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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 55.6% ★, Board Game 16.8%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Minimalist 5.5%

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

Why similar: Chess 46.2% ★, Board Game 15.1%, Tabletop 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Strategy 7.9%

A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.

Why similar: Chess 44.7% ★, Board Game 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Tabletop 10.1%, Strategy 6.6%

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 52.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Board Game 12.5%, Tabletop 8.8%, Strategy 7.3%

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 55.5% ★, Board Game 17%, Tabletop 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Strategy 5.9%

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 53.2% ★, Board Game 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%, Tabletop 6.7%

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 53.9% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Tabletop 5.6%

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 46.8% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Tabletop 9.7%

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 53.9% ★, Board Game 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Strategy 9.4%, Minimalist 3.5%

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 51.6% ★, Board Game 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Strategy 13%, Minimalist 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 47% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Board Game 12.4%, Tabletop 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%

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 49% ★, Board Game 23.3%, Tabletop 16.3%, Strategy 11.3%

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 55.2% ★, Board Game 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Strategy 11.5%, Top-Down 2.7%

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 37.9% ★, Board Game 18.4%, Tabletop 14.9%, Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%

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 56.6% ★, Board Game 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Strategy 11%, Old School 2.5%

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 59.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Board Game 9.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.7%

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 55.1% ★, Board Game 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Tabletop 8%, Strategy 6.9%

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 42.9% ★, Board Game 16.2%, Tabletop 12%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%

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 54.4% ★, Board Game 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Strategy 7.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6%

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

Why similar: Chess 52.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Tabletop 9%, Strategy 7.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.8%

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 56.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Board Game 10.2%, Tabletop 9.7%, Strategy 7.8%

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 49.5% ★, Board Game 15.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%

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 57.4% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Board Game 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%

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 15.6%, Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, 2D 1.5%

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 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Tabletop 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 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 48.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Board Game 10.1%, Strategy 7.7%

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 43.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Board Game 13.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.7%

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 52.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Board Game 10.9%, Strategy 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%

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 41.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Board Game 13.6%, Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%

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 50.3% ★, Board Game 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Tabletop 13%, Strategy 7.1%

A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.

Why similar: Chess 58.2% ★, Board Game 13.8%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 5.3%

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

Why similar: Chess 48.1% ★, Board Game 14.3%, Tabletop 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Strategy 7%

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 57.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Tabletop 9.5%, Strategy 8.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.2%

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 54.3% ★, Board Game 14.2%, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.2%

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 48.8% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Tabletop 15.2%, Strategy 9%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%

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 48.4% ★, Board Game 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Strategy 6.9%

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 39.8% ★, Board Game 24.1%, Strategy 18.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, 2D 2.5%

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% ★, Tabletop 14.2%, Strategy 7.9%

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. 10 brand new chess pieces to master. How many waves can you survive?

Why similar: Chess 53.8% ★, Board Game 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Tabletop 9.7%, Strategy 7.2%

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 46.2% ★, Board Game 13.8%, Tabletop 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%

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 42.8% ★, Tabletop 14.3%, Board Game 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Strategy 6.6%

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 55.4% ★, Strategy 13.9%, Board Game 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.1%

Play offline chess with AI rivals, tournaments, lessons and 2D or 3D boards.

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

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 52.4% ★, Board Game 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Strategy 5.3%

Card Chess is a free online PvP strategy game blending classic chess with card gameplay. Inspired by chess and Magic: The Gathering, each player starts with just a king and a custom 60-card deck that lets you deploy pieces, destroy enemy pieces, draw cards, and tactically control the board.

Why similar: Chess 22.4% ★, Board Game 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Tabletop 15.7%, Strategy 10.2%

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 57.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Board Game 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Strategy 7.2%

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 48.9% ★, Board Game 14.2%, Tabletop 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Strategy 8.8%

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 66% ★, Board Game 19.4%, Strategy 12.2%, 2D 2%, Singleplayer 0.3%

A playable Chess board that visualizes where each piece can go and what every move does

Why similar: Chess 50.2% ★, Board Game 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%, Strategy 6.7%

Introducing Chess Ultra; the most breathtaking chess game ever made. Experience stunning 4K visuals, seamless online multiplayer, Grandmaster approved AI and full VR compatibility.

Why similar: Chess 47.6% ★, Board Game 15.2%, Tabletop 13.2%, Strategy 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%

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 42.3% ★, Tabletop 13.3%, Board Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Strategy 6.9%

A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,

Why similar: Chess 45% ★, Board Game 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%

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 46.1% ★, Board Game 12.7%, Tabletop 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Strategy 6.7%

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 58.8% ★, Board Game 15.2%, Strategy 6.6%, Tabletop 6%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.3%

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 49.9% ★, Strategy 24.8%, Board Game 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%

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 53% ★, Board Game 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Strategy 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%

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 59.6% ★, Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

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 47.4% ★, Board Game 15.8%, Tabletop 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Strategy 7.8%

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 53.9% ★, Board Game 11.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%, Tabletop 6.8%