60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Chess, Indie, Singleplayer.
Chess has never been like this. Explore a fantasy world, customize your pieces, master factions with unique rules, and embark on an RPG adventure with an immersive story and strategic battles. Chess, reinvented.
Avalog
Chess, but continuous! Avalog is a free game for playing analog chess with others, either locally or online. As well as a 'classic' mode, there is a 'draft' mode, where players pick pieces from 5 different factions.
Sans Issue
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.
Chess, but continuous! Avalog is a free game for playing analog chess with others, either locally or online. As well as a 'classic' mode, there is a 'draft' mode, where players pick pieces from 5 different factions.
Why similar: Chess 51.9% ★, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Local Multiplayer 11.7%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%
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 57.7% ★, Deckbuilding 16.5%, Local Multiplayer 8%, Multiplayer 5.6%, Strategy 3.8%
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 68.9% ★, Local Multiplayer 17.4%, Multiplayer 5.7%, Strategy 4.7%, PvP 2%
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 66.4% ★, Local Multiplayer 10.6%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.7%, Strategy 5.9%
Crounds is a fast-paced PvP chess roguelike. Choose a powerful King, draft game-breaking upgrades, and bend the traditional rules of chess to destroy your opponent! Synergize your chaotic upgrades to create your winning strategy!
Why similar: Chess 53.7% ★, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Local Multiplayer 8.9%, Multiplayer 7.9%, PvP 4.3%
FRITZ CHESS 14! The Ultimate Chess SoftwarePlay against FRITZ or play online at FRITZ CHESS 14 is the most comprehensive chess program in the world. Whether you are new to the game or a Grandmaster, FRITZ 14 is suitable for all skill levels!
A chess roguelike where every run bends the rules. Build your army, wield powerful kings, and survive deadly variants on your way to proving a human can still beat the machine. Shape your build, outlast the chaos, and choose when to command the board yourself.
Why similar: Chess 57.7% ★, Deckbuilding 24.2%, Tabletop 5.7%, Strategy 4.4%, Turn-Based Combat 3.9%
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 61.1% ★, Deckbuilding 21%, PvP 4.6%, Strategy 4.5%, Multiplayer 3.7%
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 68.8% ★, Local Multiplayer 11.7%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Strategy 5.1%, PvP 3.4%
Shatranj Puzzles is a tactical chess puzzle game featuring 10,000 unique puzzles, 3 AI difficulty levels, and local 2-player mode. Solve challenging positions, improve your tactical vision, and progress through a massive chess puzzle experience at your own pace.
Why similar: Chess 87.4% ★, Strategy 7.7%, 2D 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%, Indie 0.8%
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 63.2% ★, Local Multiplayer 5.8%, Strategy 4.9%, Magic 4.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
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 72.1% ★, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Strategy 6.4%, Tabletop 2.8%, PvP 2.3%
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 67.1% ★, Local Multiplayer 9.4%, Tabletop 4.2%, Strategy 4.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%
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 61.8% ★, Local Multiplayer 9.2%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Tabletop 4.7%, Strategy 3.9%
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 91.4% ★, Strategy 5.4%, 2D 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
A fantasy chess variant. An enchanted board where pawns hide magical secrets. Hatch dragons, transform enemy pieces into unicorns. Outwit clever computer opponents: Jester, Bard, or Wizard —or pass and play. Beginner-friendly to deliciously strategic. Handcrafted pixel art. Local gameplay, so retro!
Why similar: Chess 64.9% ★, Local Multiplayer 12%, Fantasy 4.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%, Strategy 4.4%
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 63% ★, Local Multiplayer 7.8%, Strategy 6.7%, Multiplayer 4.9%, Tabletop 4.9%
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 72.2% ★, Multiplayer 10.1%, Strategy 4.6%, Tabletop 4.5%, PvP 4.3%
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 62% ★, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Tabletop 7.2%, Strategy 5%
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 53.2% ★, Local Multiplayer 10.2%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Medieval 5.6%, Turn-Based Combat 5.2%
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 70.8% ★, Multiplayer 9.3%, Tabletop 6%, PvP 5.4%, Strategy 4.5%
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 74.2% ★, Multiplayer 10.6%, Strategy 6.3%, PvP 4.4%, Tabletop 4%
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 83.4% ★, Strategy 6.7%, Multiplayer 6.3%, 2D 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
The chess roguelite. Play game-changing cards, bend the rules, save your Queen, and escape from the dungeon.
Why similar: Chess 57.2% ★, Deckbuilding 19.2%, Magic 5.4%, Turn-Based Combat 4.9%, Tabletop 3.6%
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 66.4% ★, Multiplayer 10.2%, Local Multiplayer 10.1%, Strategy 4.1%, Fantasy 4%
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 74.8% ★, Local Multiplayer 6.2%, Strategy 4.1%, Tabletop 4%, Medieval 3.5%
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 75.9% ★, Multiplayer 8.5%, PvP 4.9%, Strategy 4%, Tabletop 3.6%
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 85.7% ★, Strategy 5.4%, Multiplayer 2.9%, PvP 2.8%, Tabletop 2.4%
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 77.7% ★, Deckbuilding 9.8%, Strategy 6.3%, Tabletop 2.5%, PvE 1.6%
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 62.5% ★, Local Multiplayer 10.6%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Tabletop 5.9%, Strategy 4.9%
A professional chess simulator. It offers games against advanced AI, analyses of world-class chess games, and games played by chess grandmasters. You can solve and create chess puzzles.
Why similar: Chess 79.3% ★, Local Multiplayer 16.4%, Strategy 2.5%, 2D 1.8%
Chaotic board card game with too much freedom
Why similar: Chess 52% ★, Deckbuilding 19%, Local Multiplayer 8.4%, Magic 5.5%, Multiplayer 4.8%
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 58% ★, Local Multiplayer 14.3%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Turn-Based Combat 5.3%, Medieval 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 71.1% ★, Multiplayer 6.4%, Strategy 5.6%, Magic 4.7%, PvP 4.5%
Solve more than 3.000.000 chess puzzles and fight an AI which is challenging for beginners and pros. Unlock different startign positions to give your chess game a new twist. All that in the style of famous 90s JRPGs.
Why similar: Chess 55.6% ★, Local Multiplayer 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 5.8%, Medieval 5%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
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 73.2% ★, Medieval 8%, Strategy 8%, PvE 4.3%, Pixel Graphics 4%
Chessplosion is an arcade action puzzle game where you drop chess piece bombs to create chain reactions and trap opponents. Defeat enemies and bosses in Adventure Mode and the roguelike-inspired Dungeon Mode, break targets with limited bombs in Puzzle Mode, or fight friends and AI in Battle Mode.
Why similar: Chess 62.2% ★, Multiplayer 10.3%, Local Multiplayer 10%, Tabletop 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
Play board games in virtual reality. Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, etc. Check out the game description and announcements for a continuously updated list of games and features.
Why similar: Chess 64.1% ★, Local Multiplayer 14.1%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Tabletop 6.6%, PvP 5.1%
Chess Club Valley is a 2D open-world Chess RPG where battles are played on the board. Explore an action-packed overworld and dungeons, challenge quirky characters and Super Bosses in chess, and level up through 20+ hours of adventure.
Why similar: Chess 78.8% ★, RPG 6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Fantasy 3.6%, 2D 2.1%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 67.8% ★, Local Multiplayer 5.8%, Tabletop 5.7%, Turn-Based Combat 5.1%, PvP 4.8%
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 75% ★, Multiplayer 9%, Tabletop 5.9%, PvP 5.3%, Strategy 2.6%
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 65.1% ★, Multiplayer 7%, Turn-Based Combat 5.8%, Strategy 4.1%, PvP 3.8%
Master Xiangqi anytime! Thrilling games, custom boards & challenging AI.
Why similar: Chess 75.1% ★, Local Multiplayer 8.5%, Strategy 5.1%, PvP 5%, Multiplayer 3.9%
Chess is the deck. Draft an army, march it through escalating sieges, and stack stratagems until one rook move scores like an avalanche. A score-chasing roguelike where every capture feeds the combo - and checkmate is the jackpot.
Why similar: Chess 67.9% ★, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Strategy 5.3%, Turn-Based Combat 3.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%
A cozy chess career simulation where every move matters. Shape your strategy with decision cards, rise through local tournaments, and work city jobs to build the life that supports your path to becoming a champion.
Why similar: Chess 69.3% ★, Deckbuilding 21.6%, Strategy 5.5%, Pixel Graphics 1.8%, 2D 0.8%
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 80.4% ★, Strategy 6.6%, Tabletop 5.5%, Multiplayer 4.3%, PvP 2.6%
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 80.3% ★, Tabletop 5.1%, Strategy 4.9%, PvE 4.3%, Magic 3.3%
A colorful chess roguelike! Engage in dopaminergic, cinematic strategy while you fulfill a chess power fantasy - your pieces gain abilities as you construct a juiced up roster capable of surviving the onslaught! Only - seven mysterious prismatic kings stand before you and the one true crown...
Why similar: Chess 80.8% ★, Tabletop 5.1%, Strategy 4.8%, Magic 3.1%, Fantasy 2.9%
A lightning-fast roguelike deckbuilding auto-battler by Jason Rohrer. Puts the Chess back in "auto chess".
Why similar: Chess 64.1% ★, Deckbuilding 25.6%, Strategy 5.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Ultima Chess – chess as you've never seen before! Battle on the chessboard in virtual reality, where every piece comes to life and engages in a fantasy duel!
Why similar: Chess 59.3% ★, Multiplayer 8.5%, Magic 6.2%, Medieval 6%, Tabletop 6%
secretly the most overpowered game in existence
Why similar: Chess 53.9% ★, Deckbuilding 24.4%, PvP 5.9%, Magic 5%, Turn-Based Combat 3.6%
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 64.5% ★, Multiplayer 9.1%, Medieval 7.2%, Strategy 4.2%, Pixel Graphics 4%
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 84.4% ★, Tabletop 7.4%, Strategy 3.9%, Fantasy 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
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 78.4% ★, Multiplayer 8.1%, PvP 5.4%, Strategy 4.5%, 2D 1.7%
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 78.3% ★, Strategy 6.6%, Tabletop 6.5%, Turn-Based Combat 3.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%
