
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.
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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.

Thumper Chess
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.

Swords & Shields AdvBattleBoard
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.
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 43.7% ★, Board Game 24.6%, Strategy 23.4%, 3D 4.5%, Casual 3.7%
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 53% ★, Board Game 24.7%, Strategy 15.6%, Casual 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Bring chess to life in a fantasy battlefield where every capture becomes an animated duel. Command mythical armies, outmaneuver your opponent, and experience the timeless strategy of chess through cinematic combat and immersive 3D boards.
Why similar: Chess 33.2% ★, Board Game 29.8%, Strategy 21.6%, Casual 9.4%, 3D 4.7%
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 59.6% ★, Board Game 20.7%, Strategy 15.9%, 3D 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 45.5% ★, Strategy 32.7%, Board Game 19%, Casual 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 57% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Strategy 16.8%, Casual 7.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 60.3% ★, Board Game 21.6%, Strategy 17.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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 50.1% ★, Board Game 28.2%, Strategy 16.7%, Casual 4.9%
TAKE YOUR CHESS GAME TO NEW LEVELS! Whether you're a beginner, club player or professional Grandmaster, FRITZ FOR FUN 13 has what you need!
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 58.4% ★, Board Game 18.2%, Strategy 16%, Casual 7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Various board games based on chess, checkers and others on different boards.
Why similar: Chess 49.6% ★, Board Game 40.7%, Casual 9.7%
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 61.7% ★, Board Game 22.3%, Strategy 9.4%, Casual 3.2%, 3D 2.7%
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 57.8% ★, Board Game 20%, Strategy 12.4%, Casual 6.3%, 3D 3.4%
The King's Game is a 3D experience where variations of chess are played with a unique fog of war mechanic. Pieces are concealed from your opponent within three game modes; standard two-player chess, a unique circular board three-player chess variant, and a hex chess variant.
Why similar: Chess 30.1% ★, Board Game 27.3%, Strategy 24.2%, Casual 13%, 3D 4.5%
Divinity Chess stands at the forefront of chess interfaces, offering an immersive 3D experience and full integration with powerful analytic engines like Stockfish. With a vast database of grandmaster games, players can explore the depths of chess history to hone their skills.
Why similar: Chess 58.7% ★, Board Game 16.9%, Strategy 16.5%, 3D 4.3%, Casual 2.9%
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 73.5% ★, Strategy 21.3%, Casual 4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 59.9% ★, Strategy 17.6%, Board Game 16.9%, Casual 5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Hang The Kings is a chess-inspired puzzle game. Capture all pieces of the same color before eliminating its King.
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 61.1% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Board Game 13.2%, Casual 5.9%, 3D 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 60.3% ★, Board Game 20.9%, Strategy 18.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
From piece movements, to drops, promotion and strategic formations, you'll learn Shogi inside out! Play against a wide variety of AI opponents, developing your Shogi playing style.
Why similar: Chess 57.3% ★, Board Game 21.1%, Strategy 20.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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 62.2% ★, Board Game 19.6%, Strategy 17.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Chess, but White moves TWICE!
Why similar: Chess 37.2% ★, Board Game 25.9%, Strategy 23.1%, Casual 12.8%, Singleplayer 1%
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 57.4% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Strategy 16%, Casual 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Lady Bongcloud... She is generous, cute, and loves the "Bongcloud Attack", in which the king moves first and goes forward to show his bravery.
Why similar: Chess 33.5% ★, Board Game 27.2%, Strategy 26.6%, Casual 11.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
A two-player online (choose an opponent from your Steam friends list) Chess, in an edgeless landscape called "Kingland", with upgrades.
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 61.1% ★, Board Game 21.5%, Strategy 14.9%, 3D 2.5%
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 61.7% ★, Board Game 19.2%, Strategy 18.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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 62.1% ★, Strategy 17.4%, Board Game 13.8%, Casual 6.8%
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 54.3% ★, Board Game 20%, Strategy 16.6%, Casual 9.2%
War of Chess is an online 1v1 chess game featuring animated character pieces
Why similar: Chess 38.2% ★, Board Game 29.5%, Strategy 27.4%, 3D 4.9%
Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.
Why similar: Chess 61% ★, Board Game 18.9%, Strategy 16.7%, 3D 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 63.1% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Strategy 12.8%, Casual 2.6%, 3D 2.4%
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 62.4% ★, Board Game 21.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Casual 4.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 47.2% ★, Strategy 27.4%, Board Game 24.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
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 56.8% ★, Board Game 22.1%, Strategy 12.3%, Casual 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Study piece movements, checkmate conditions and tactics; learn Xiangqi inside out! Play against a wide variety of AI opponents, developing your Xiangi playing style.
Why similar: Chess 62.8% ★, Board Game 20.7%, Strategy 15.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 61.9% ★, Board Game 22.3%, Strategy 11.8%, Casual 3%, Singleplayer 1%
chess simulator game
Why similar: Chess 70.2% ★, Board Game 19.5%, Casual 6%, 3D 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Enjoy a pure, distraction-free chess experience with Just Chess! Includes a built-in engine, UCI support and UCI engine profiles, and a Puzzle Arena with 4M+ puzzles. Lichess integration lets you challenge players and watch live tournament broadcasts.
Why similar: Chess 61.2% ★, Board Game 22%, Strategy 7.1%, 3D 4.7%, Casual 3.8%
Play classic chess against girls who tease, provoke, and challenge you.
Why similar: Chess 60.3% ★, Board Game 20.9%, Strategy 11.9%, Casual 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 65.5% ★, Board Game 23.9%, Casual 6.1%, Strategy 4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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!
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 62.4% ★, Board Game 19.7%, Strategy 17.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 56.2% ★, Board Game 22%, Strategy 19.8%, 3D 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Master Xiangqi anytime! Thrilling games, custom boards & challenging AI.
Why similar: Chess 61.2% ★, Board Game 18.4%, Strategy 13.7%, Casual 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 62.3% ★, Board Game 22.4%, Strategy 10.6%, 3D 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 82.7% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Singleplayer 1%
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 69.8% ★, Strategy 14%, Board Game 13.2%, Casual 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 58.4% ★, Board Game 22.8%, Strategy 14.8%, 3D 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Whether you're new to chess or a seasoned master, welcome to Chess Infinity—the art of timeless strategy. Immerse yourself in serene environments, sharpen your skills with an adaptive AI mentor, and connect with players worldwide. Embrace endless challenges that transcend eras and borders.
Why similar: Chess 57.1% ★, Board Game 22.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Casual 4.3%, 3D 3.7%
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 62.2% ★, Strategy 22.4%, Board Game 15%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Dive into Gomoku: The Classic Five in a Row!
Why similar: Chess 31% ★, Board Game 29%, Strategy 25.4%, Casual 13.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Play classic chess on Steam: challenge AI opponents, invite friends online, solve puzzles, customize your board, and unlock achievements.
Why similar: Chess 43.2% ★, Board Game 32.1%, Casual 13.8%, Strategy 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
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!
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 58.7% ★, Board Game 19.6%, Strategy 12%, Casual 5.1%, 3D 3.3%
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 37.1% ★, Board Game 30.2%, Strategy 27.5%, 3D 5.1%