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Games Like Hang The Kings

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Chess, Casual, Singleplayer.

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Hang The Kings is a chess-inspired puzzle game. Capture all pieces of the same color before eliminating its King.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 77% — of 65 reviews
Released: 2019-10-25
Developer: Minimol Games
Genres: Casual, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    If regular chess has become stale and you're looking for a unique, new challenge, Chess++ is the game for you! Play a game against the AI in a chess board with 3 dimensions, new movesets, and new rules.

    Why similar: Chess 55.4%, Strategy 29.5%, Casual 15.1%

  5. #5 Check vs Mate
    80% matchMixed66% of 122 reviews2012
    Dev: Targem GamesPub: Topware Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 42.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Commanders, assemble your armies! CHECK vs. MATE calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the present day multimedia world. Animated fantasy figurines assemble in magical worlds and await your command!

    Why similar: Strategy 42.6%, Chess 36.8%, Casual 20.6%

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    67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Marmotsoft
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    Blindfold Chess is a minimalist strategy game where you play chess entirely from memory. Practice with blindfold exercises, improve your visualization, and battle Stockfish AI or online players without ever seeing the board.

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    71% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2023
    Dev: Inlogic SoftwarePub: Silesia Games
    Windows

    A simple yet satisfying game of chess that anyone can play - and learn from. Challenge a powerful chess AI, play against your friends, and try to get through a massive tower of puzzles!

    Why similar: Chess 50.4%, Strategy 27.1%, Casual 15.1%, Puzzle 7.4%

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    A chess variant where you can transform pieces on the fly to add excitement to the classic game.

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  9. #9 Mate'Morphosis
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    Mate'Morphosis is a pixel art, chess-inspired puzzle game built around the concept of becoming the piece you capture. Outsmart each board, adapt to evolving mechanics, and hunt down the rival king across every stage.

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    Why similar: Strategy 57.9%, Casual 32.2%, Puzzle 9.9%

  11. #11 King-Dom
    78% matchNo user reviews2018
    Dev: maddma
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    A two-player online (choose an opponent from your Steam friends list) Chess, in an edgeless landscape called "Kingland", with upgrades.

    Why similar: Chess 51.4%, Strategy 48.6%

  12. #12 King's Hand
    66% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Anomie Game Studio
    Windows

    King's Hand is a turn-based, roguelike battler that fuses the strategy of chess with deckbuilding and a dash of chaos. Face increasingly challenging waves of tactical chess gameplay with a twist!

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  13. #13 FourKnightVariant
    63% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: WhimSoul Games
    Windows

    Master the Knight’s challenge! Move a knight across the 2D chessboard, visiting as many squares as possible within limited moves. Plan ahead, think like a strategist — are you a swift King or a true Knight?

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    72% matchNo user reviews2023
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    Windows

    A casual puzzle played with 4 sided chits with a swords or a shield on an edge played on a classic chess board. when chits clash they may rotate or capture the other, your objective is to capture the crown chits, there are 4 on both sides.

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A unique chess-RPG-puzzle hybrid set inside a corrupted 90s computer. Battle an evil chess invasion across 24 handcrafted levels, purge glitched worlds and bosses, and restore the system. Minimal Bauhaus visuals and a deep drone soundtrack shape a tense, atmospheric journey.

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    Dev: Rapid-IT
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Dev: MAFIA Chess
    Windows

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    Windows

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    61% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    62% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: devOfFortune
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    66% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2018
    Dev: Niko Kivilahti
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    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

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    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

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    63% matchPositive84% of 43 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    50% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
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    61% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2021
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    60% matchNo user reviews2024
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