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

Why similar: Chess 47.7% ★, Board Game 13.5%, Tabletop 10%, Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%

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 40% ★, Board Game 16%, Tabletop 10.5%, Strategy 10.4%, Wargame 7.5%

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 53.1% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Tabletop 5.3%

Training software to improve your chess. You can do tactics, calculus, capture and analyze FENs, learn principles, openings and more!

Why similar: Chess 47.2% ★, Software 27.6% ★, Board Game 14.7%, Strategy 5.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.2%

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 55% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Tabletop 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Strategy 5.8%

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 57.4% ★, Board Game 18.5%, Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%, Minimalist 5.3%

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 54% ★, Board Game 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Strategy 6.6%, Tabletop 6.5%

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 54.3% ★, Board Game 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Tabletop 8.7%, Strategy 7.7%

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 58.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Board Game 9.9%, Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.1%

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

Why similar: Chess 49% ★, Board Game 17%, Tabletop 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Strategy 8.4%

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 38.6% ★, Board Game 12.2%, Tabletop 11.5%, Wargame 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%

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 48.7% ★, Board Game 24.6%, Tabletop 15.3%, Strategy 11.3%

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 43.2% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Tabletop 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%, Strategy 6.2%

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 43.5% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Tabletop 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Strategy 7.2%

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 48.5% ★, Board Game 15.8%, Tabletop 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Strategy 6.8%

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 46.8% ★, Board Game 15.8%, Tabletop 13.8%, Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.2%

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 52.3% ★, Board Game 14.6%, Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.4%

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 15.5%, Tabletop 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%

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 46.8% ★, Board Game 16.2%, Abstract 8%, Strategy 7.1%, Tabletop 6.4%

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 55.4% ★, Software 19.5% ★, Board Game 14.3%, Strategy 10.8%

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 57% ★, Board Game 11.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.2%

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 55.9% ★, Board Game 12.3%, Tabletop 7.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.5%, Strategy 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 38.8% ★, Board Game 20%, Tabletop 14.4%, Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%

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 54.6% ★, Board Game 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.6%

Stealthmate is a turn-based stealth puzzle game where chess movement becomes your toolkit for infiltration. Read enemy patrols, predict danger, plan the perfect route, and guide your pieces to safety through handcrafted puzzles and Daily Challenges.

Why similar: Chess 38.3% ★, Board Game 24.7%, Strategy 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Puzzle 6.8%

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 56.9% ★, Board Game 23.9%, Strategy 11.7%, Puzzle 7.6%

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 53.3% ★, Strategy 13.4%, Board Game 11.6%, Puzzle 5.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%

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 44.5% ★, Board Game 16.2%, Tabletop 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%

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 53.7% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Minimalist 3.8%

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

Why similar: Chess 47.2% ★, Board Game 15%, Tabletop 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%, Strategy 6.9%

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 57.4% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Family Friendly 2.2%

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 59% ★, Board Game 16.6%, Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%, Logic 2.8%

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 43.7% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Tabletop 9.8%, Wargame 8.4%, Strategy 6.4%

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 55.8% ★, Board Game 15.3%, Strategy 6.3%, Puzzle 5.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.5%

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 49% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Tabletop 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%

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 55.4% ★, Board Game 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Strategy 7%

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 50.3% ★, Board Game 16.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%

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 50.4% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Tabletop 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%

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 59.9% ★, Board Game 17%, Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%, Old School 1.7%

Welcome to the Chess Game of Tomorrow!

Why similar: Chess 49.6% ★, Board Game 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Strategy 9.3%, 1990's 4.5%

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 48% ★, Board Game 14.9%, Tabletop 11.6%, Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%

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 57.6% ★, Board Game 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Minimalist 3.5%

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 54% ★, Board Game 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 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 65.4% ★, Board Game 20.4%, Strategy 12.2%, 2D 2%

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 49.2% ★, Strategy 24.6%, Board Game 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%

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 59.3% ★, Board Game 16.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Tabletop 10.2%, Logic 2.6%

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 59.8% ★, Board Game 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Tabletop 9.7%, Strategy 8.2%

Play and discover 12 popular chess variants, improve your chess skills with hundreds of chess puzzles, or simply play regular chess with your friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.

Why similar: Chess 43.4% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Tabletop 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Strategy 5.8%

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 50.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Board Game 11.3%, Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%

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!

Why similar: Chess 78.5% ★, Tabletop 13.5%, Strategy 7.9%

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 16.6%, Strategy 12.2%, Puzzle 4.6%, Minimalist 4.3%

"The real chess was the friends we made along the way." - Randy Mc'Chess

Why similar: Chess 50.4% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Tabletop 9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.5%

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 54.7% ★, Board Game 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 8.2%, Tabletop 8%

Lead your chess army beyond the 8x8 board into a heavily guarded, enchanted fortress, solving environmental puzzles across dilapidated ruins, portals, overgrown gardens, collapsing caves, cities and trap-filled dungeons until you reach the throne and face the King.

Why similar: Chess 29.2% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Tabletop 15.3%, Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%

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 59.6% ★, Board Game 18.6%, Strategy 7.5%, Puzzle 6.3%, Minimalist 3.4%

Help the Knights to rescue their Kings and Queens in the beautiful and dangerous Vikings Lands. An innovative game concept inspired by chess: infiltrate mindfully, rescue quickly, and get out alive if you can.

Why similar: Chess 40.5% ★, Board Game 13.3%, Tabletop 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%

An original puzzle game inspired by chess. Control a lonely Queen with shapeshifting abilities and defeat the enemy army. Move wisely, explore the wormholes on the board, take the enemy shape and kill them all.

Why similar: Chess 39.9% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Tabletop 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, Strategy 7.5%

Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.

Why similar: Chess 56.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Tabletop 9.1%, Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%

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 62% ★, Board Game 20.7%, Strategy 17.3%