Games Like Battle Chess 4000

Challenge 20 chess masters from around the world to duels across the board. Defeat them one by one, prove your skills, and fight your way to the top to become the ultimate CHECKBORNE Champion.

Why similar: Chess 48.8% ★, Board Game 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Strategy 9.6%, Family Friendly 2.3%

Olympiad Chess evolves classical chess into a unified 4v4 team sport. Across shared middle ranks, pieces migrate between boards to flank opponents and save teammates. A true multi-board competitive variant built to completely revolutionize FIDE team chess format!

Why similar: Chess 48.5% ★, Board Game 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 5.7%, Multiplayer 5.1%

Chex is a strategic board game currently based on Gliński's hexagonal variant of chess. Players must use their pieces to capture their opponent's king. The hexagonal board introduces new challenges and opportunities.

Why similar: Chess 53.4% ★, Board Game 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 5.5%, Tabletop 4.9%

Play Capture-the-King Raumschach, invented in 1907 and made more playable by futuristic visuals! Spread out cells and helpful highlighting maximize the player's ability to visualize the board. The game features public and private lobbies.

Why similar: Chess 28.8% ★, Board Game 26.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Strategy 14.3%, Futuristic 8.9%

At the turn of the century, Fritz fascinated the chess world with victories over Garry Kasparov and then-reigning World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The "most popular chess program" offers you everything you will need as a dedicated chess enthusiast.

Why similar: Chess 58.4% ★, Board Game 23%, Strategy 10.5%, Multiplayer 4.2%, 2D 3.1%

MetaChess is chess that lets you build your own army and rewrite the board. With alternate roles for every piece, it creates billions of new possible games possibilities. No more memorized openings, no more solved meta. Every decision matters. Outdraft, outthink, and outplay your opponent.

Why similar: Chess 51.2% ★, Board Game 20.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Strategy 6.5%, Multiplayer 5%

Four Kings One War is a 1 or 2 player strategy game inspired by chess. Each player controls two armies as though they were one and get's two moves per turn. This opens up guerrilla style tactics and hidden attacks. This is strategy for the modern mind, outside the 64th square.

Why similar: Chess 45.1% ★, Strategy 21.7%, Board Game 21.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Singleplayer 0.8%

A turn-based strategy board game for 2 or 4 players, with online and local multiplayer. Command soldiers, towers, and kings to outmaneuver your opponent and capture their king or claim their corner.

Why similar: Chess 41.4% ★, Board Game 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Strategy 8.4%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Play the ancient game of "Hnefatafl" in style on your PC, in Singleplayer mode against the AI or Multiplayer over the internet. "Hnefatafl" is a strategic, chess-like boardgame with assumed origins all the way back to the Viking era.

Why similar: Chess 40.8% ★, Board Game 23.8%, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Cute Chess is all the fun of regular chess but with cute little characters, scene designs and music to make the game even more fun. Improve your chess skills by practising against computers with a range of different difficulties or take your skills online and compete against friends.

Why similar: Chess 55.4% ★, Board Game 19.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Cartoony 5.5%, Tabletop 3.9%

Thumper Chess is a free to play chess game with basic animated pieces. Better looking and more fun chess sets, maps, animations, etc... are available in cheap DLC content.

Why similar: Chess 46.1% ★, Board Game 29.4%, Strategy 16.6%, Multiplayer 7.9%

The world's most popular board game enhanced with unique pieces, various maps and new game modes. Experience gorgeous graphics, engaging campaign, challenging puzzles and diverse battles.

Why similar: Chess 48.4% ★, Board Game 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Multiplayer 7%, Strategy 6.6%

Lead ten animal armies in 3D chess. Challenge the computer across five difficulties or play a friend locally. Learn with Danger Sense and 100 guided lessons, solve 100 mate-in-two puzzles, and conquer the nine-battle Gauntlet.

Why similar: Chess 57.7% ★, Board Game 20.4%, Strategy 8.7%, Multiplayer 4.5%, Local Multiplayer 3.3%

3D Chess Online combines the magical world of chess with a modern and three-dimensional experience! Determine your strategy and fight against your opponents worldwide in this simulator equipped with realistic graphics.

Why similar: Chess 46.6% ★, Board Game 19.8%, Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Multiplayer 5.7%

Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!

Why similar: Chess 53.7% ★, Board Game 19.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Tabletop 4.6%

A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.

Why similar: Chess 48.1% ★, Board Game 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy 6.8%, Tabletop 4.2%

Chess, but with wizards. Every piece has HP and Attack and spell cards bend the rules. Outplay a friend in hotseat, over LAN, or online and climb the leaderboard.

Why similar: Chess 48.1% ★, Board Game 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy 6.7%, Tabletop 3.9%

Whether you’re a beginner or a veteran, this fully featured chess game from Capstone has all the tools and features you need to learn and master the game of chess. Challenge an opponent with five adjustable skill levels from beginner to grandmaster.

Why similar: Chess 44.2% ★, Board Game 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Strategy 7%, Tabletop 5%

Sans Issue is a 2D game mixing chess and card-deck building. Use cards to summon new pieces, move your pieces in new ways, and change the board's terrain. Earn new cards via the campaign, create custom decks using the deckbuilder, and play against your friends both locally and over Steam.

Why similar: Chess 51.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Board Game 12.6%, Strategy 7.4%, Multiplayer 4.7%

Je Di Bo is a chaotic, deep turn-based card strategy where chess-like logic meets unpredictability. Move pieces, upgrade their ranks, and dominate the board. But beware: every 7 turns, Karma rolls the dice and completely changes the rules of engagement. Can you outsmart the chaos?

Why similar: Chess 38.6% ★, Board Game 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Tabletop 5.9%

There are NO TURNS in this wild version of Chess! Pieces move across the board in real-time, so you'll need to think fast to protect your King!

Why similar: Chess 55.2% ★, Board Game 22%, Strategy 9%, Multiplayer 6.4%, PvP 3.1%

It took 2,000 years for someone to make chess better! The most challenging game on earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered field. Everyone who's ever had a knight take a pawn has seen that capture as more than one piece replacing another on the board.

Why similar: Chess 50.2% ★, Board Game 32%, Strategy 11.2%, Tabletop 6.5%

A unique and casual chess experience with new rules and luck-based mechanics which requires fresh strategies, tactics, and ingenuity to conquer.

Why similar: Chess 49.3% ★, Board Game 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 10.1%, Colorful 2.8%

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.

Why similar: Chess 56.7% ★, Board Game 30%, Strategy 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Not a chess. It is a war strategy. Tamerlane Chess is the digital version of the board Timur used to shape his battlefield tactics. With a larger board, unique pieces, and deep strategy, every move demands the mindset of a true commander.

Why similar: Chess 46.5% ★, Board Game 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Strategy 8.1%, Multiplayer 5.2%

Play Classic chess expanded with 9 unique classes, Mana, spells, traps and passive abilities. Outsmart your opponent, create unexpected positions, compete online across PC and mobile.

Why similar: Chess 51.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Board Game 14.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Multiplayer 4.4%

Warriors clash in an epic chess battle where the fallen can be revived through the King’s Mana! Choose your battlefield, I mean your board, craft your ultimate strategy, harness your Mana, and defeat your enemy to claim glory!

Why similar: Chess 45.2% ★, Board Game 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 6.6%, Multiplayer 6.1%

Enter the mafia underworld of 2D Chess, where animals take on the roles of mob bosses. Play 10+0 minute games online on the Lichess server. Analyze your moves with Stockfish. Checkmate with style in this captivating cartel-themed chess adventure!

Why similar: Chess 58.4% ★, Board Game 20.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Multiplayer 3.2%, Colorful 2.8%

Play in the dark or under open skies. Sharp Chess is a clean, distraction-free chess experience — Stockfish AI, nature and dark themes. At home or on the go with Steam Deck.

Why similar: Chess 61.8% ★, Board Game 25.1%, Strategy 11.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%

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 58.4% ★, Board Game 24.6%, Strategy 15.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.

Why similar: Chess 58.1% ★, Board Game 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Strategy 10.5%, Tabletop 1.9%

Mad Chess is a turn-based strategy game that vastly expands on the classic game of chess. Explore a colorful fantasy world, recruit up to 20 unique factions, fight-off an alien invasion in a single-player story mode or battle your friends online!

Why similar: Chess 43.1% ★, Board Game 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Multiplayer 6%, Strategy 5.5%

A turn-based tactical game in the style of chess, with roguelike elements, where you command a fleet in dynamic strategic battles to break humanity's cycle of defeat.

Why similar: Chess 51% ★, Board Game 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy 5%, Futuristic 3.1%

CHESS, BUT... NO TURNS, NO CHECK OR CHECKMATE, CAN'T MOVE THE SAME PIECE TWICE, 10×10 BOARD, 2 EXTRA KNIGHTS & PAWNS, PAWNS MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION

Why similar: Chess 55% ★, Board Game 17.2%, Strategy 7.8%, Multiplayer 6.9%, Tabletop 4.9%

Face the demon queen Lilith in high-stakes, asymmetrical chess matches. Capture all of her pieces, EXCEPT ONE! Carefully sacrifice your own pieces, use special items, and outthink Lilith’s unpredictable moves to gain the upper hand.

Why similar: Chess 57.9% ★, Board Game 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Strategy 7.9%, Tabletop 3.8%

A chess-based roguelike tactics game where you empower pieces with cards, build tag synergies, and shape each run through strategic choices.

Why similar: Chess 55.5% ★, Board Game 22.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Strategy 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Experience K-CHESS OMEGA, the ultimate Korean Chess (Janggi) simulator featuring a cutting-edge, self-learning AI. Test your strategic limits against an intelligence that evolves with every move. From beginners to pros, prove your mastery on the board!

Why similar: Chess 36.6% ★, Board Game 28.7%, Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Multiplayer 7.9%

A chess game where you can combine your own pieces by capturing them. The combined piece moves as both pieces that got combined or with new rules when combining two pieces of same type. It's improving chess by making it more exciting & dynamic.

Why similar: Chess 43% ★, Board Game 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy 5.9%, Multiplayer 4.5%

This project was inspired by Oats Jenkins' video on Youtube titled "I Made a BETTER Chess". In their video, they revised the pieces and rules. This project is that idea, turned into a video game!

Why similar: Chess 50.8% ★, Board Game 20.9%, Strategy 6.9%, Cartoony 5.7%, Tabletop 5.1%

A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.

Why similar: Chess 58.3% ★, Board Game 18.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Multiplayer 6.6%, 2D 2.1%

You know how the pieces move. You don't know how they die. A chess roguelike where every piece bleeds. Level them, perk them or lose them forever. Take the enemy King's head, or bleed their army dry. One path saves you. One damns you. Hell keeps score.

Why similar: Chess 65% ★, Board Game 18.7%, Strategy 9.1%, PvP 2.4%, Multiplayer 2.1%

Study piece movements, checkmate conditions and tactics; learn Janggi inside out! Solve endgame puzzles and play against AI opponents, perfecting your Janggi strategy.

Why similar: Chess 58.4% ★, Board Game 23%, Strategy 11.8%, 2D 3.1%, Family Friendly 2.9%

Enjoy a pure, distraction-free chess experience with Just Chess! Includes a built-in engine, UCI support and engine profiles, and a Puzzle Arena with 4M+ puzzles. Lichess integration lets you challenge players, play Chess960, and watch live games and broadcasts.

Why similar: Chess 54.9% ★, Board Game 22.4%, Multiplayer 6.3%, Tabletop 4.5%, PvP 4.4%

Chess on hexagonal field with local play, online multiplayer & against AI. Based on Gliński's chess variant.

Why similar: Chess 48.4% ★, Board Game 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Strategy 6.8%, Tabletop 4.8%

GoblinChess is a new type of chess game where we introduce ten different magical cards to the gameplay, and some chaos if you want. You can play online or against the built in robot.

Why similar: Chess 50.8% ★, Board Game 22.6%, Strategy 12%, Tabletop 4.1%, Multiplayer 3.8%

Customize your board with a host of new pieces. Start with an aggressive forward assault, Or perhaps a defensive fortress designed to weather the storm. Will you outwit, outmanoeuvre, or out-explode your way to victory?

Why similar: Chess 51.4% ★, Board Game 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy 8.5%, PvP 4.4%

Vantageous is a competitive board game, where you have to strategize your piece placement, stack your pieces to increase their range and outsmart your opponent. You can play on the same device, online or against the computer! Play against your friends or challenge the rank ladder!

Why similar: Chess 42.3% ★, Board Game 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Strategy 6.3%, Multiplayer 6%

Escape custom chess boards with your king while your opponent hunts you down. Play campaigns, solve puzzles, compete locally or ranked online, and build your own puzzles and campaigns in the editor.

Why similar: Chess 52.4% ★, Board Game 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Strategy 7.6%, Multiplayer 5.1%

Japanese legend tells of a great battle between two mighty Dragon Lord armies, locked in combat on the peaks of Mount Hotaka, competing to win the hand of the Princess Kushinada, the last and most beautiful of eight sisters.

Why similar: Chess 35.4% ★, Board Game 27.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy 10.3%, Multiplayer 7.6%

A new patch just dropped for the ancient game of Chess. The Definitive Edition adds new pieces, chaotic cards, and modernized rules. Reshape the board and bring down the enemy Kings, heirs, and pretenders. Master the first major update in centuries.

Why similar: Chess 58.9% ★, Board Game 14.8%, Strategy 11%, Multiplayer 8%, PvP 3.9%

Do you think chess is a man's game, comrade? THINK AGAIN! The Soviet Queens are here to crush your ego and show you true elegance on the board. Enroll NOW!

Why similar: Chess 55.6% ★, Board Game 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Strategy 10.4%, Sci-fi 2.2%

Triple Chess reimagines classic chess with three stacked boards and vertical movement, creating deeper strategy, new tactics, and thrilling multi-level battles.

Why similar: Board Game 29%, Chess 26% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Strategy 15.5%, Tabletop 7.1%

Chaos Chess is a new chess variant that turns every capture into a battle. Think twice before attacking and prepare for the consequences. Build your army, fight through four custom campaigns, and challenge players worldwide in a tactical RPG twist on classic chess.

Why similar: Chess 49.2% ★, Board Game 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 6.8%, Multiplayer 5.1%

The sequel to Chess we've all been waiting for! Yes, that's right, 3D chess with Catgirls! Play online with a friend today! A highly refined game for the delight of your intellectual capacity.

Why similar: Chess 58.6% ★, Board Game 23%, Strategy 8.4%, Multiplayer 8%, PvP 2.1%

No more taking turns. Both players move at once in this tactical chess variant where military power-ups reshape the battlefield every round

Why similar: Chess 45.5% ★, Board Game 23%, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Tabletop 4.9%

Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.

Why similar: Chess 53.1% ★, Board Game 23.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Tabletop 5.9%, 2D 3.3%

Play with living, battling characters! Combat Chess takes the basic chess game and adds an imaginative element for players. Beautifully done in rendered 3D graphics, Combat Chess adds stunning animation sequences during gameplay.

Why similar: Chess 59.2% ★, Board Game 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Tabletop 3.3%

A chess game where you lead a customizable fantasy army through 1,500 levels of curated puzzles. Face checkpoint commanders in full matches, recruit new races, and customize your hero and army. Key chess concepts encountered are logged in a Sage Ledger for education and future reference.

Why similar: Chess 58.6% ★, Board Game 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Strategy 6.3%, Tabletop 2.3%