
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.
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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.

Battle Chess: Game of Kings™
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.

CHECKBORNE - A CHESS ADVENTURE
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.
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 26.6%, Tabletop 17.1%, Strategy 6.1%, Casual 1.4%
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 55.8% ★, Board Game 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Strategy 6.2%, Tabletop 6.2%
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 55.6% ★, Board Game 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Tabletop 7.5%, Strategy 3.7%
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 55.5% ★, Board Game 17%, Tabletop 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Strategy 5.9%
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 57.8% ★, Board Game 15.9%, Tabletop 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Strategy 4.4%
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 60.1% ★, Board Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Strategy 6.1%, Tabletop 5.4%
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 50.1% ★, Board Game 18.2%, Tabletop 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%, Strategy 5%
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 41% ★, Board Game 22.9%, Tabletop 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Strategy 5.8%
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!
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 61.8% ★, Board Game 22.3%, Strategy 9.3%, Casual 3.2%, 3D 2.7%
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 61.1% ★, Board Game 18.4%, Tabletop 11.8%, Strategy 6.3%, Casual 2.1%
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 67.6% ★, Board Game 22.7%, Strategy 6.8%, 3D 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 52.8% ★, Board Game 18.4%, Tabletop 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Strategy 4.2%
Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.
Why similar: Chess 55% ★, Board Game 20.6%, Tabletop 16.5%, Strategy 5.1%, 3D 2.3%
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 61% ★, Board Game 14.5%, Tabletop 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Strategy 4.2%
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 48.5% ★, Board Game 18.6%, Tabletop 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy 4.4%
chess simulator game
Why similar: Chess 67.7% ★, Board Game 18.3%, Tabletop 9.5%, 3D 1.8%, Casual 1.7%
Triple Chess reimagines classic chess with three stacked boards and vertical movement, creating deeper strategy, new tactics, and thrilling multi-level battles.
Why similar: Chess 27.2% ★, Board Game 26%, Tabletop 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 9.1%
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 62.1% ★, Board Game 28.1%, Strategy 6.9%, Casual 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
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 59.5% ★, Board Game 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy 3.8%, 3D 2.3%
Welcome to the Chess Game of Tomorrow!
Why similar: Chess 53.4% ★, Board Game 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 5.5%, Tabletop 4.9%
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 49.7% ★, Board Game 18.2%, Tabletop 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Strategy 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 51.2% ★, Board Game 17.1%, Tabletop 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Strategy 5%
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 58.8% ★, Board Game 20.5%, Tabletop 13.2%, 3D 3%, Strategy 2.6%
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 69.6% ★, Board Game 17.1%, Tabletop 5.6%, Strategy 5.5%, 3D 1.7%
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 61.1% ★, Board Game 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Tabletop 6.6%, Strategy 3.7%
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 53.9% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Tabletop 11.7%, Strategy 4.3%
Chess on hexagonal field with local play, online multiplayer & against AI. Based on Gliński's chess variant.
Why similar: Chess 52% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Tabletop 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Strategy 4.1%
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 68.2% ★, Board Game 23.7%, Strategy 7.4%, 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 52.5% ★, Board Game 21.3%, Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Casual 0.7%
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 54.8% ★, Board Game 20.8%, Tabletop 12%, Strategy 7.3%, Fantasy 3.8%
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 48.4% ★, Board Game 20.9%, Tabletop 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Strategy 6.8%
Are you a chess master? Or a chess enthusiast? Maybe you just play chess from time to time. Whoever you are, Chessia is here for you.
Why similar: Chess 51.9% ★, Tabletop 25.8%, Board Game 14.9%, Strategy 5.3%, Casual 2.2%
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 54.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Board Game 13%, Tabletop 7.5%, Strategy 4.7%
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 56.5% ★, Board Game 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy 4.4%, Fantasy 3.4%
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 54.3% ★, Board Game 29.7%, Strategy 11%, 3D 3.7%, Casual 1.3%
Various board games based on chess, checkers and others on different boards.
Why similar: Chess 54% ★, Board Game 43%, Casual 3%
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 59% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Board Game 12.4%, Tabletop 9.6%, Strategy 4.8%
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 58.9% ★, Board Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 5.8%, Tabletop 3.9%
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 62.5% ★, Board Game 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Strategy 4.5%, Casual 0.9%
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 50.6% ★, Board Game 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Tabletop 11.1%, Strategy 4%
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 56.7% ★, Board Game 20%, Tabletop 15.5%, Strategy 4.3%, 3D 2.2%
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 63.8% ★, Board Game 21.8%, Tabletop 6.8%, Strategy 5.9%, 3D 1.7%
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 67.8% ★, Board Game 20.5%, Strategy 5.7%, Casual 2.8%, 3D 2.5%
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 65.5% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Tabletop 11.8%, Strategy 4.9%, Fantasy 2.3%
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 31.7% ★, Board Game 20.9%, Tabletop 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Strategy 7.1%
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 59.8% ★, Board Game 14.5%, Tabletop 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Strategy 4.3%
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 47.2% ★, Board Game 18.1%, Tabletop 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 4%
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 62.6% ★, Board Game 16.7%, Tabletop 15%, Strategy 5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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 61.8% ★, Board Game 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Strategy 6.5%, Casual 2.4%
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 47.6% ★, Board Game 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Tabletop 10.7%, Strategy 6.2%
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 57.5% ★, Board Game 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Strategy 6.6%, Casual 2.8%
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 66.5% ★, Board Game 14.3%, Tabletop 10.1%, Strategy 7%, Casual 2.1%
Free Chess is a free physics based chess simulator where you are free to play the game of chess with the freedom of however you like.
Why similar: Chess 57.5% ★, Board Game 17.4%, Tabletop 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.9%, Strategy 2.2%
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 49% ★, Board Game 16.9%, Tabletop 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Strategy 3.9%
Play classic chess against girls who tease, provoke, and challenge you.
Why similar: Chess 62.7% ★, Board Game 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Strategy 4.7%, Casual 1.9%
Chess that isn't flat. Move up and down, between levels, and attack from all directions. All the pieces you know with extra moves that add interesting complexity. Several different volumes to choose from ranging from 4x4x4 to 8x8x8. 4d checkers, 3d chess and checkers are included.
Why similar: Chess 47.9% ★, Board Game 19%, Tabletop 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 3.8%