- #1 Enkhbayar's Olympiad Chess: Multi-Board Team Matches
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enkhbayar
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 47.6% ★, Board Game 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 7%, PvP 6.4%
- #2 Lilith's Game
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TikoPub: Tiko Developments
Windows
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 48.6% ★, Board Game 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, PvE 5.4%
- #3 Combat Chess
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Minds Eye ProductionsPub: Strategy First
Windows
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 48.5% ★, Board Game 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%
- #4 Rogue Mate
95% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MiThiKaL Productions
Windows
A roguelite chess RPG where your pieces gain unique abilities. Earn upgrades, unlock branching skill trees, and build your warband across runs as you fight through 20 boss encounters, each one playing by their own rules.
Why similar: Chess 39.1% ★, Tactical RPG 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Board Game 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #5 Dice chess
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Actual indie game
Windows
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 42.3% ★, Board Game 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Combat 6.4%
- #6 RPG Chess
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oskar Aleksander Melbye
Windows
A turn-based RPG, except it's also chess! Every capture becomes a 1v1 battle decided by stats, elements and abilities. Build your team, climb the roguelite campaign, or duel friends and CPUs.
Why similar: Chess 33.3% ★, Board Game 11.7%, Tactical RPG 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #7 ChessSnake
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HowDeerYou
Windows
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 48.4% ★, Board Game 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Strategy 6.9%
- #8 MetaChess
92% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: MetaChess
Windows · Mac
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 48.5% ★, Board Game 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, PvP 7%
- #9 A Wizard-Chess Tournament
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stefan Badenhorst
Windows · Linux
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 43.4% ★, Board Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, PvP 4.8%
- #10 Immortal Chess
91% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Arcane Square Games
Windows · Mac
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 46.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Board Game 9.9%, Strategy 6.2%
- #11 Infernal Chess
90% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Infernal Chess is a dark fantasy chess game set in the fiery depths of hell. Battle on a volcanic chessboard with creature-themed pieces and master strategic gameplay as you navigate the intense atmosphere of the inferno!
Why similar: Chess 40.3% ★, Board Game 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9%
- #12 CHECKBORNE - A CHESS ADVENTURE
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dadzio Software Solutions
Windows · Linux
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 52.6% ★, Board Game 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.2%
- #13 Je Di Bo
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Evgeny Nichipuruk
Windows · Mac
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 35.8% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Strategy 6.9%
- #14 Last Gambit
88% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Mads
Windows · Linux
Build an impossible army: knights that become unicorns, queens that cross the edges, phoenixes that rise again. Lead it through a roguelite Story of bosses, merchants and perks that bend the rules, then put it to the test online.
Why similar: Chess 37.6% ★, Board Game 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.3%
- #15 Chesslike
87% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Habit Gaming
Windows · Linux
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 53.1% ★, Board Game 13%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%, Strategy 8%
- #16 RanaRangam: Where Chess Pieces Bleed
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Bogaram Rakesh
Windows
RanaRangam reimagines chess as a tactical battle of health, attacks, and step-by-step commands. Instead of instant captures, pieces can be commanded to any valid tile and then advance one step per turn, turning movement, combat, and board control into a deeper tactical battle.
Why similar: Chess 39.4% ★, Board Game 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 7.3%
- #17 ChessRPG
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nessarosa
Windows
ChessRPG is a revisited chess game in pixel art. Each player chooses a medieval fantasy people, gaining access to pieces with various characteristics that turn every match into a fresh tactical battle.
Why similar: Chess 47.1% ★, Board Game 10.6%, RPG 7.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%, Strategy 6.2%
- #18 Kingdom Chess
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infected Mind Dev
Windows
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 46.8% ★, Board Game 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Multiplayer 5.7%
- #19 Kill King
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anton KatkovPub: Not yet
Windows
Participate in a one-on-one battle with other players or fight against AI and complete the first chapter of the campaign. Give orders to your army and watch them fight. Kill King is a fresh look at the world's most popular game - chess. Enjoy the turn-based strategy battle with RPG elements.
Why similar: Chess 37.3% ★, Tactical RPG 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Turn-Based Combat 7.2%
- #20 Advancing Chess
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LeviathanStasis
Windows · Linux
Experience the beloved game of chess in ways never before seen! Starting with just your King and a Pawn, you’ll strategically assemble your board with pieces of your choice. But be warned, you’ll be facing off against boards uniquely crafted by other players, there’s no telling what to expect!
Why similar: Chess 52.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, PvP 6.6%, Multiplayer 5.8%
- #21 Chessemble
83% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Giga Glitch
Windows
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 47% ★, Board Game 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, PvP 7.5%
- #22 GoblinChess
82% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Panaq AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 46.5% ★, Board Game 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Strategy 8.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6%
- #23 EcoChess
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Timeless Ideas
Windows
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 50.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Board Game 5.6%, Strategy 5.3%
- #24 Last Crown Gambit
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Feona Games
Windows
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 51.7% ★, Board Game 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 7.3%, PvE 6.5%
- #25 KINGS QUARTERS
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zion D. Hill
Windows · Linux
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 41.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Board Game 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Strategy 6.4%
- #26 Chess Visualized
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: The Lunar Carver
Windows
A playable Chess board that visualizes where each piece can go and what every move does
Why similar: Chess 45.6% ★, Board Game 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, PvP 7.1%
- #27 Board of the Kings: A Chess RPG
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Checkmate
Windows
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 45% ★, Tactical RPG 13.4%, Board Game 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Strategy 5.8%
- #28 Milichess
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Prairieville Games
Windows
A toy-table tactical strategy game where commanders move soldiers, tanks, engineers, radar, SAM sites, and aircraft across fogged battlefields. Outmaneuver your opponent through positioning, terrain, supply pressure, and air missions in MiliChess, Req. Ammo, or classic Chess modes.
Why similar: Chess 42% ★, Board Game 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, PvP 7.1%
- #29 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 56.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Board Game 10.5%, Strategy 7.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%
- #30 Vantageous
78% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Alec Schneider
Windows
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 39.8% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
- #31 Chex
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: KonsolKongenPub: Stuen
Windows
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 57.7% ★, Board Game 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Tabletop 5.7%, Strategy 4.5%
- #32 Chess of Mana
75% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: Monk Monkey
Windows
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 44% ★, Board Game 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, PvP 5.2%
- #33 Protocol Aegirum
77% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Nacho Riquelme
Windows
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 49.3% ★, Board Game 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 4.8%
- #34 Sans Issue
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squelchito Studios
Windows
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 50.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Board Game 9.6%, PvP 6.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.8%
- #35 Stress Chess
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: FourOrbStudios
Windows
"The real chess was the friends we made along the way." - Randy Mc'Chess
Why similar: Chess 46.8% ★, Board Game 12.2%, Tactical RPG 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%
- #36 Warboard
74% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IBELF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command history on a chessboard. Unique piece stats shape your strategy, while dynamic Board Effects can turn the battle in an instant. Create custom matches, challenge your friends, and experiment with different piece sets to fight your way.
Why similar: Chess 40.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Board Game 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 7.1%
- #37 Dark Chess
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: Tall Troll Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is an asymmetric puzzle-strategy game featuring fog of war. Survive a story-driven campaign filled with custom boards, traps, and rule-breaking Kings and Queens of the past. Stealth, calculated risks and outsmarting the unknown are your only ways to win.
Why similar: Chess 37.3% ★, Board Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Dark Fantasy 7.5%
- #38 Chess Empire
73% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Alpaca Games
Windows
A new kind of chess where you earn gold each turn to buy units and upgrade them with unique abilities. Fog of war hides enemy positions unless your pieces are close enough.
Why similar: Chess 39.5% ★, Board Game 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 6.6%
- #39 Mad Chess
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Kenjataimu Studio
Windows
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 42% ★, Board Game 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, PvP 5.4%
- #40 Sharp Chess
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Melmax LLC
Windows
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 60.5% ★, Board Game 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Strategy 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #41 Damage Xiangqi
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ichigeki Games
Windows
Xiangqi (Chinese chess), reimagined as HP-based combat. Every piece has HP, Attack and Defense. Take 3 actions per turn, deal randomized damage, brace for counterattacks. The Cannon bombards over a screen; Soldiers power up across the river. Battle a 4-tier CPU or friends online.
Why similar: Chess 32.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Strategy 11.8%, Board Game 10.5%
- #42 Backstabbing King
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Flown
Windows
Strategize your way through a variety of encounters, each with various twists. Kill all of the other pieces on the board through night and day until only the two kings remain.
Why similar: Chess 52.7% ★, Board Game 11%, Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%
- #43 Tamerlane Chess
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gamegine
Windows
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 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%, Strategy 6.2%
- #44 Grandmasters Ascent
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zugzwang Studios
Windows
Unleash the fusion of classic Chess strategy and electrifying card game mechanics. Navigate a familiar board with the unpredictability of your card deck. Choose your moves, strategize your plays, and outwit opponents in this riveting blend of tactics and chance. Ready for the ultimate duel?
Why similar: Chess 43% ★, Board Game 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 7.5%, PvP 7.2%
- #45 Chess of Fortune
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: devOfFortune
Windows
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 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Strategy 7.7%
- #46 BOT.vinnik Chess: USSR vs the World
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep Green GamesPub: Abyssal Studios
Windows
The World has united their strongest Grandmasters to challenge us! But they forget one thing: the Soviet School of Chess has no equal. Take your seat, comrade. It is time to show the globe who truly rules the 64 squares!
Why similar: Chess 60.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Board Game 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Strategy 6.2%
- #47 ChessWorlds
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: firststef
Windows
How would you play chess if the board was a magical fantasy world? Command living chess pieces across four strange realms, use the terrain as a weapon, and gather allies with incredible powers. A single-player tactics game where you win by building your best synergistic army.
Why similar: Chess 50.1% ★, Tactical RPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Strategy 6.7%
- #48 King's Skirmish
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cobem
Windows
A turn-based chess battler where every capture becomes a tactical duel. Use unique piece abilities, reposition your own pieces, play against bots, challenge friends locally, or progress through Story Mode.
Why similar: Chess 23.6% ★, Board Game 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%
- #49 3D Chess Online
69% matchMixed57% of 28 reviews2023
Dev: Yusuf Islam SeyhanPub: Inspector Studios
Windows
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 47.8% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Strategy 6.5%, Tabletop 6.2%
- #50 Chess: Definitive Edition
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Aphoenicis
Windows · Linux
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 56.8% ★, Board Game 10.9%, Strategy 8.1%, PvP 7.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%
- #51 Peace by Piece
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Przemek Cholewa
Windows
Restore peace - one piece at a time. Start a rebellion with a handful of loyalists in this chess roguelike, and grow your army as you free a war-torn kingdom. Gain banners that bend the rules and build devastating synergies as you race to topple a tyrant before his army returns!
Why similar: Chess 48.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Board Game 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Strategy 5.7%
- #52 Chess Nuke
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Duwit
Windows
This is NOT a Chess, don't aim to CHECKMATE, but focus on MERGING the pieces to become a NUCLEAR BOMB
Why similar: Chess 51.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Board Game 5.8%
- #53 Prisoners Chess
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Oh Baby Games
Windows
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 64.2% ★, Board Game 14.1%, Strategy 6.9%, Dark Fantasy 6%, PvP 4.4%
- #54 MAFIA Chess
70% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: MAFIA Chess
Windows
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 58.8% ★, Board Game 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Strategy 8.9%, Multiplayer 2.7%
- #55 The Rookery
66% matchVery Positive94% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Glyder Games
Windows · Mac
An exciting and fast-paced chess roguelite, full of ridiculous abilities! Explode your opponent's pieces, spawn queens all over the board, move twice in a row... But watch out for the bosses, who have crazy powers of their own!
Why similar: Chess 56% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Board Game 9.7%, Strategy 5.2%
- #56 Battle Chess 4000
69% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the Chess Game of Tomorrow!
Why similar: Chess 49.2% ★, Board Game 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 6.8%, Multiplayer 5.1%
- #57 Chess 2
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KeeleePub: TD Indie
Windows
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 50.4% ★, Board Game 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, PvP 8.2%, Tabletop 5.4%
- #58 Waves of Chess
65% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Amusing Noodle Games
Windows
A roguelike chess game where players see how far one set of pieces will take them. A short, run based game that respects the classic, but with a few fun twists. Compete against friends and the world on the leaderboards, how far will you go?
Why similar: Chess 59.6% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 2.3%
- #59 Strike Chess
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CodingWithKantecki
Windows · Mac
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 44.1% ★, Board Game 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%, Strategy 8.4%