- #1 Chess You
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio SoSeong
Windows
Play classic chess against girls who tease, provoke, and challenge you.
Why similar: Chess 50.5% ★, Board Game 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Strategy 6.7%
- #2 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 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 55.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Strategy 10%, Board Game 8.4%, Logic 5.4%
- #3 MAFIA Chess
96% 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 56.5% ★, Board Game 12.4%, Strategy 11.1%, Cartoon 6.5%, Logic 5.6%
- #4 Swords & Shields AdvBattleBoard
95% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Mark AinsworthPub: (Mark Ainsworth)
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.
Why similar: Chess 57.1% ★, Board Game 18.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Puzzle 7.1%, Casual 3.9%
- #5 Chess Royal
94% matchPositive83% of 36 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 49.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 13.3%, Logic 11.1%, Casual 6.7%
- #6 MetaChess
94% match6 user reviews83% of 6 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 55.6% ★, Board Game 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Strategy 7.1%, Choices Matter 5%
- #7 Chess++
93% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: JLogical Games
Windows
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 59.8% ★, Strategy 16%, Board Game 15.5%, Casual 7.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #8 FourKnightVariant
92% 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?
Why similar: Chess 52% ★, Board Game 14.2%, Linear 7.8%, Strategy 7.6%, Puzzle 5.3%
- #9 BOT.vinnik Chess: Legendary Queens
91% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Deep Green GamesPub: Abyssal Studios
Windows
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 54.7% ★, Board Game 11.8%, Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Casual 5%
- #10 Shatranj Pro
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: iradastudio
Windows
Shatranj Pro 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 72.2% ★, Strategy 14%, Puzzle 6.5%, 2D 3.1%, Casual 2.7%
- #11 Chex
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 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 61.2% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy 6.2%, Casual 2.2%
- #12 Chess of Fortune
89% 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 51.2% ★, Board Game 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Strategy 10.5%, Casual 6%
- #13 Four Kings One War
89% matchMixed54% of 197 reviews2021
Dev: StaplesVR
Windows · Mac
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 49% ★, Strategy 23.5%, Board Game 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Casual 1.6%
- #14 Cute Chess
88% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: RikkiGames Limited
Windows
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 59.4% ★, Board Game 12.9%, Strategy 10.8%, Cartoon 5.9%, Logic 5.5%
- #15 Backstabbing King
86% 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 55.6% ★, Strategy 13.4%, Board Game 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%, Linear 6.4%
- #16 Chess Exerciser
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Rapid-IT
Windows
Become a better chess player with learning by repetition. Exercise from 3.000+ opening lines and discover their best continuation. Learn tactics from millions of puzzles split into 38 categories and 11 difficulty levels. Master 18.000+ endgame positions sorted by category and difficulty.
Why similar: Chess 59.3% ★, Board Game 12.9%, Strategy 11.7%, Logic 6.3%, Choices Matter 4.5%
- #17 Chess 3: The Final Chapter
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeamTwoStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A chess roguelike where the opponent shows you its moves. Gain Insight to unlock board-altering Techniques in a procedural skill tree and set up devastating traps Stockfish can’t see coming.
Why similar: Chess 56.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Strategy 7.2%, Logic 5.1%
- #18 BOT.vinnik Chess: USSR vs the World
84% 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 64.5% ★, Strategy 8.6%, Board Game 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Logic 4.6%
- #19 The Rookery
83% matchVery Positive95% of 103 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 58.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Board Game 8.2%, Strategy 7.1%, Logic 5.5%
- #20 Fritz Chess 17 Steam Edition
84% matchMixed67% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: ChessBase GmbH
Windows
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 67.7% ★, Board Game 16.4%, Strategy 12.1%, 2D 2.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #21 Chessformer
82% matchVery Positive100% of 321 reviews2022
Dev: Robert Alvarez
Windows
Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing king, who is lazy and never moves, so don't worry about losing any pieces.
Why similar: Chess 60.3% ★, Board Game 14.6%, Strategy 7.3%, Puzzle 6%, Logic 5.7%
- #22 Atonement
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Nexus Media
Windows
Atonement is an interactive graphic novel set in the Wild West. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. There are 3 storylines featuring a manhunt, a bank job, and a train robbery.
Why similar: Western 33.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Adventure 8.5%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%
- #23 Chessemble
81% 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 54.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Board Game 11%, Strategy 8.9%, Casual 4%
- #24 Immortal Chess
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arcane Square Games
Windows · Mac
Chess game with classes, Mana, spells, traps and skills. Build your strategy, disrupt your opponent and compete across platforms in tactical matches. Choose the class that suits best your play style.
Why similar: Chess 57.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 10%, Board Game 9.9%, Logic 4.9%
- #25 Chess Bomb
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: NovaScreen
Windows
Chess Bomb is a unique puzzle game where bombs take the shape of chess pieces. Strategically use these explosive chess bombs to fend off waves of invading monsters threatening the chess kingdom.
Why similar: Chess 50.7% ★, Board Game 14.4%, Logic 8.4%, Strategy 7.7%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #26 Space Chess
79% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Jacob Bambeck
Windows · Mac
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 35.1% ★, Board Game 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Strategy 17.4%, Logic 9.5%
- #27 Chesstris
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DragonDrak Games
Windows
Chess meets Tetris in a series of handcrafted puzzles. Drop chess pieces to checkmate rival kings while avoiding checkmating your own. Become a beloved champion or a despised victor, find true love or ruin friendships. In Chesstris, your choices in and out of puzzles shape your destiny!
Why similar: Chess 54.8% ★, Logic 11.9%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Board Game 7.2%, Strategy 6.5%
- #28 Battle Chess 4000
78% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to the Chess Game of Tomorrow!
Why similar: Chess 54.5% ★, Board Game 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Strategy 9.9%, 2D 3%
- #29 Rulehouse
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dalichrome
Windows
Think you know chess? Forget some of that. Rule House is a pawn chess adventure where every stage rewrites the game. Travel the globe and beyond, master an ever-changing board where new pieces, twisted variants, and cunning opponents keep you guessing from first move to last.
Why similar: Chess 56.9% ★, Board Game 15%, Strategy 10.2%, Choices Matter 6.3%, Logic 5%
- #30 Sharp Chess
76% 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 68.5% ★, Board Game 17.1%, Strategy 13.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #31 Puzzle & Chess
76% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Beni Games
Windows
Puzzle & Chess is a relaxing and minimalist game that mixes puzzle challenges with chess moves. Click on pieces, solve the puzzles with a pleasant and relaxing environment. You don't need to know how to play chess to have fun. No score, no timer and no pressure.
Why similar: Chess 49.8% ★, Board Game 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Logic 10%, Strategy 6.9%
- #32 Caber
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrés Giraldo
Windows
Caber is a novel logic puzzle inspired by the 8 queens problem, transform your computer in a metal challenge that improves your memory, perception and logic skills.
Why similar: Chess 46.5% ★, Choices Matter 14%, Logic 11.5%, Casual 11.4%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #33 Tour - Chess Puzzles
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alberithmic
Windows · Linux
Visit all the light squares exactly once to solve the puzzles in this game. Inspired by the classic Knight's Tour challenge, but taken to new levels with a wide variety of special tiles and pieces.
Why similar: Chess 60.9% ★, Logic 12.9%, Board Game 9.8%, Puzzle 7.2%, Casual 6%
- #34 ChessSnake
74% 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 62% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, 2D 2%
- #35 Last Crown Gambit
74% 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 61.7% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Strategy 7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #36 Lilith's Game
73% 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 64.5% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Strategy 8.7%, Casual 1.9%
- #37 Chess v Checkers
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Emerald Knight Interactive LLC
Windows
Chess v Checkers is a mashup of two popular games Chess and Checkers. Play as either side on the game board through three distinct game modes.
Why similar: Chess 63.1% ★, Board Game 11.7%, Logic 10.1%, Puzzle 5.9%, Casual 4.5%
- #38 Dice chess
73% matchNo user reviews2026
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 55.8% ★, Board Game 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Strategy 7.9%, Logic 4.3%
- #39 Chess Corp
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Piotr Dul
Windows
ChessCorp - an indie puzzle game that takes you to a pixel art world to solve the mystery of your existence. Tackle AI-generated chess puzzles, develop your own thinking machine, and win the Grand Tournament. This is the only way.
Why similar: Chess 64.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy 12.3%, Logic 3%, Puzzle 2.7%
- #40 Mate'Morphosis
70% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: WiseMonkeESPub: Wise Monke Entertainment Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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.
Why similar: Chess 60.1% ★, Logic 13.7%, Strategy 7.2%, Puzzle 6.8%, Board Game 4.3%
- #41 Hang The Kings
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Hang The Kings is a chess-inspired puzzle game. Capture all pieces of the same color before eliminating its King.
Why similar: Chess 60.7% ★, Strategy 21.4%, Casual 11.5%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #42 Turnabout Tactics
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Interlink Games
Windows
A chess puzzle game where you play both sides, no opponent, no checkmate. Each level sets its own objectives. Some pieces explode when captured, others freeze or shield the squares around them, and some move right through other pieces. Rewind freely until every objective is met at once.
Why similar: Chess 54.7% ★, Board Game 14.7%, Logic 10.9%, Strategy 8%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #43 A Lone Piece
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Marko HaajaPub: Kuura Playhouse
Windows
Easy to learn. Hard to master. A Lone Piece is a chess themed puzzle game where you control a single pawn caught in the middle of opposing hostile pieces. Your main job is to escape the board, but sometimes offence is the best defense. Become more than just A Lone Piece.
Why similar: Chess 51.4% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Logic 9.6%, Strategy 8.3%
- #44 Chess Tools
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Tom Sykes
Windows
Learn chess by reliving the greatest games of all time. Train with 70+ tutorials, 150+ puzzles, and interactive quests where you guess the moves of legends like Tal, Fischer, and Carlsen. Includes variants, analysis tools, and 2D/3D boards.
Why similar: Chess 58.3% ★, Board Game 15.9%, Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%, Puzzle 5.2%
- #45 Viking Chess: Hnefatafl
71% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Diamond Sky GamesPub: Rain Games
Windows · Mac
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 48.9% ★, Strategy 19%, Board Game 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #46 Thumper Chess
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thumper Games
Windows
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 55.2% ★, Board Game 21.7%, Strategy 19.8%, Casual 3.3%
- #47 Kingdom Chess
69% 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 58.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Board Game 13.6%, Strategy 8%, Casual 3.5%
- #48 Tactorius
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ludius Constructs
Windows
Tactorius is a spell-driven chess roguelite. Summon pieces, rewrite movement, and warp the rules with 150+ spells across 7 escalating towers. No two runs play the same.
Why similar: Chess 65.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Strategy 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #49 Chesslike
68% 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 67% ★, Board Game 13.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Casual 3.9%, 2D 1.9%
- #50 Boardfall zero
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Follow the fun
Windows
Try Boardfall for free! Progressively harder waves of enemies fall from the sky. Capture them to earn gold, and then purchase your own reinforcements to drop onto the board.
Why similar: Chess 47.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Board Game 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Cartoon 6.8%
- #51 Let's Learn Janggi (Korean Chess)
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
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 66.7% ★, Board Game 16.2%, Strategy 13.4%, 2D 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #52 Waves of Chess
66% 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 68.6% ★, Board Game 15.1%, Strategy 12.8%, 2D 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #53 Chessferatu
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Half-Cocked Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chessferatu is a chess opening training game where you study, battle, and improve by playing real opening lines against themed opponents, then keep fighting when theory ends with live move evaluation and engine refutations.
Why similar: Chess 67.7% ★, Board Game 17.3%, Choices Matter 5.2%, Casual 4.3%, Strategy 2.8%
- #54 Knight King Assassin
69% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2018
Dev: Niko Kivilahti
Windows
Knight King Assassin is a minimal puzzle game inspired by rock-paper-scissors and chess. Your objective is to clear the board from all the symbols by moving them while taking into account their place in the hierarchy.
Why similar: Chess 51.2% ★, Logic 13.7%, Board Game 12.5%, Casual 7.4%, Puzzle 7%
- #55 Chesscape Room
66% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Figmenthol
Windows
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 59.5% ★, Board Game 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Strategy 8.6%, Puzzle 4.2%
- #56 Checkmate Challenge
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Erik Fast
Windows
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 84.8% ★, Strategy 11.2%, 2D 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #57 Battle Chess: Game of Kings™
68% matchMixed52% of 377 reviews2015
Dev: Olde SküülPub: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows
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 59.4% ★, Board Game 23.3%, Strategy 13.3%, Casual 4%