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Games Like Cubic Chess

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Indie, Puzzle, Chess.

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Cubic Chess is a twist on traditional Chess, setting the pieces onto a 3d cubic board, you can rotate, revolve and plan around the board itself and is perfect for players that want a new way to think of their favorite game, without too many more bells and whistles.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: GameKwng
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Dev: StaplesVR
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    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.

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  2. #2 Chess Multiple Boards
    96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
    Dev: Holo Oyun
    Windows · Mac

    Chess battle is re-imagined as 3D! In this variation of chess, we have up-to 8 parallel boards and the pieces can travel between them.

    Why similar: Strategy 45.5%, Chess 35.9%, Indie 18.6%

  3. #3 King-Dom
    97% matchNo user reviews2018
    Dev: maddma
    Windows

    A two-player online (choose an opponent from your Steam friends list) Chess, in an edgeless landscape called "Kingland", with upgrades.

    Why similar: Strategy 49.6%, Chess 43.2%, Indie 7.2%

  4. #4 Finger Guessing King
    94% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2020
    Dev: Yang Sun
    Windows

    A kind of leisure competitive game similar to guessing boxing, which has the element of luck and tests the wisdom and strategy of players.

    Why similar: Strategy 49.8%, Competitive 29.9%, Indie 20.3%

  5. #5 Hang The Kings
    93% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 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 49.9%, Strategy 42.8%, Puzzle 7.3%

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    94% matchMixed64% of 39 reviews2014
    Dev: ChessbasePub: Viva Media
    Windows

    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!

    Why similar: Strategy 52%, Chess 48%

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    91% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: FlapBox Studios
    Windows

    Allow your chatters to actively participate and engage with your chess stream simply by typing the moves they would like to see in the chat. :) All without the use of 3th party applications. Includes a highscore, match history, twitch emotes, twitch bot, auto moderating and tons of customization.

    Why similar: Chess 43.8%, Strategy 31.1%, Indie 18.7%, Puzzle 6.4%

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    92% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2016
    Dev: .M.Y.W.
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    The game develops logical thinking. Taught to think through the moves in advance.

    Why similar: Strategy 63.9%, Indie 26.9%, Puzzle 9.2%

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    91% match6 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2018
    Dev: Rynder Games
    Windows

    Swapper Tiles is a First Person Puzzle game where you find yourself trapped in a cage with your only chance to escape is to complete the challenges set. The game revolves around completing puzzles by swapping tiles around to create a path between them. Demo available on Steam.

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    90% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2016
    Dev: Axis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Meld is a mind-bending puzzle game featuring 200+ levels and a build-in editor so you can create your own and play levels made by others!

    Why similar: Strategy 68.8%, Indie 19.9%, Puzzle 11.3%

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    89% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2019
    Dev: Haubna
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Poly Mole is a puzzle game in which you have to guide your mole through a ton of different levels. Play levels from the community, create your own or test yourself in the campaign.

    Why similar: Strategy 59.4%, Indie 24.2%, Puzzle 16.4%

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    89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
    Dev: Aaron Leal
    Windows

    Concept 20 is a mix of gameplays with just one objective, get the ball or block into the yellow box.

    Why similar: Strategy 66.9%, Indie 27.8%, Puzzle 5.3%

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    88% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2017
    Dev: Renaissance Game Studio
    Windows · Mac

    "Refract" is a puzzle game in which you use the primary colored laser beams and reflect them or refract them to the cuboid of thet corresponding color.

    Why similar: Strategy 59.9%, Indie 23.3%, Puzzle 16.8%

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    86% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2017
    Dev: Nemeton Singularity Simulations
    Windows

    Command the armies of Men, Goblins and the Dead as they battle for supremacy on battlefields across the lands of Arcwellion. Will you build a mighty kingdom and lead the armies of men to stand against the storm? Or will you command the invading hordes on the path to conquest?

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

  15. #15 Card Battle Spirit Link
    84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: Speedrobo Games
    Windows

    Get ready for a new kind of digital multiplayer card game. No shuffled decks, no random card packs. In Card Battle Spirit Link, strategy is the key!

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    86% matchMixed53% of 32 reviews2014
    Dev: Scott ThuneliusPub: Chronic Logic
    Windows

    Kingdom Elemental takes core game play elements from real-time strategy, tactics, and role-playing games and combines them into a game that is easy to pick up and play. It is designed to be lighthearted and humorous with fun, re-playable game play. Try out the Destiny Mode and challenge levels for more variety.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    84% matchMixed46% of 40 reviews2017
    Dev: Luotsi EntertainmentPub: Digital Tribe
    Windows

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    85% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2015
    Dev: HyperDrive Games
    Windows

    SciFi RTS Space Combat game with a HUGE focus on the storyline in an open world (galaxy) gameplay mode. 4 different career paths, chosen by your actions during the story, force you to rethink your tactics and develop new strategies.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    83% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2019
    Dev: RenZhai(人宅)Pub: RenZhai
    Windows

    There is a mysterious continent full of songs and laughter, a huge God stone stands in the center of the continent, guarding the local residents from generation to generation, the good scenery is not long, the God stone is missing, the mainland without the God stone Guardian lost the vitality of the past, a large number of evil forces hit

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    81% matchVery Positive97% of 57 reviews2018
    Dev: Mika Mobile, Inc.
    Windows · Mac

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    82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2019
    Dev: Paul Kearley
    Windows · Mac

    The Wizard's Tower is a Tower Defence game that gives you direct control over the Towers. Using three different elements to maximum effect to stop your foes from destroying your main Tower.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    82% matchMostly Negative31% of 16 reviews2017
    Dev: Clear Light Games
    Windows

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    81% matchMixed66% of 290 reviews2018
    Dev: 上海班图网络科技有限公司
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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    79% matchVery Positive91% of 78 reviews2019
    Dev: Ben Allen
    Windows

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    80% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2017
    Dev: Rubicon Development
    Windows

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    78% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2019
    Dev: SparkGames
    Windows

    Protect your server from the malicious software intrusion. Improve your utility programs in time, rollout patches — and you will stand fearless even against the algorithms of your most devious enemies.

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    79% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2016
    Dev: Brothers Flint
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    78% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2017
    Dev: Gal Hajaj
    Windows

    A Simple Real-Time-Strategy Game Like in the good old days, with 20 types of units. The goal is simply to conquer all territories on the map, which is also your AI opponent's goal...

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2018
    Dev: F chord 繁弦
    Windows

    Polygon style SLG game.You can choose knight Viking samurai one of them for victory.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    76% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2015
    Dev: Sirlin Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    77% matchNo user reviews2019
    Dev: Gary & EddyPub: EGCL
    Windows

    A real-time strategy (RTS) game which comes from our love of 50s Sci-fi films. Set in Antarctica you control a team of top scientists researching penguins. Disaster strikes when a satellite carrying an unknown space virus crashes near a penguin colony.

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    76% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2016
    Dev: The Glitch Factory
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
    Dev: Tradosoft
    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    75% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2017
    Dev: Eldritch Phantasmagoric Games
    Windows

    Plan and build your path through physics based puzzles. Create your own solutions to over 300 levels spread out through 10 distinct areas, each with their own unique hazards, effects and game-play.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    73% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2019
    Dev: Red twice potato
    Windows

    An army of the undead attacked the defenseless village of cute kittens

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

  36. #36 Rubico
    63% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Game Runners
    Windows

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

  37. #37 Twinfold
    72% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2018
    Dev: Kenny Sun
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2018
    Dev: Elijah Goering
    Windows

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    73% matchMixed63% of 84 reviews2017
    Dev: Munchkin's Lair
    Windows

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    61% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PositionMatters
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Strategy 70.3%, Indie 29.7%

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    74% matchNo user reviews2019
    Dev: NonyDev
    Windows

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    71% matchMixed67% of 55 reviews2018
    Dev: Gyro-Games Inc.
    Windows

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    69% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2019
    Dev: Sunho Kim
    Windows · Mac

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    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
    Dev: Double Digit Games
    Windows

    Tavern Table Tactics is a tactical computer board game that combines a traditional two-player board game setting with tactical RPG combat.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2016
    Dev: Mintaka SoftworksPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows

    Capture and hold resources, secure and defend strategic locations, explore large maps and try to outsmart a cunning AI in this new turn-based naval strategy game.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

  46. #46 Hellfire Fortress
    60% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Gold & Lumber Games UG
    Windows · Mac

    In the Hellfire Fortress classic 1 vs 1 mode you’ll face sheer endless waves of demons and thus the goal is straight forward: Your Fortress needs to survive longer than your opponent’s! It’s your task to set up an army and strategically invest in economy while constantly leveling up your Fortress.

    Why similar: Strategy 70.1%, Indie 29.9%

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    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 40 reviews2015
    Dev: NerialPub: BulkyPix
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    70% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2018
    Dev: Crematorium of Time
    Windows

    Control a squad of fearless soldiers with unique abilities to stop a mad scientist who is ready to open a portal for creatures from hell. A classical turn-based system and procedural generation of levels which would require various tactical decisions to beat the game.

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    69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2018
    Dev: Munchkin's Lair
    Windows

    Assemble a team of mercenaries and challenge the computer or another player in a quick turn-based battle. Unlock new mercs, find the best skill combos, and watch your adorable tiny soldiers blow themselves up in a variety of hex-mapped, low-poly environments.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

  50. #50 In The Dead Of Night - Urszula's Revenge
    70% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2015
    Dev: Axed Game Studio
    Windows

    In The Dead of Night is a story driven top down game that merges the best elements of RTS with Tower Defence. Take control of the town to gather resources and build your defences before Urszula’s zombies charge upon you at nightfall.

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    54% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Matthew Satterfield
    Windows

    A pirate themed chess puzzle game where strategically placing a limited number of pieces is key to breaking open all treasure chests and completing each level.

    Why similar: Chess 51.4%, Strategy 36%, Puzzle 8.1%, Indie 4.5%

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    68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2017
    Dev: Adage Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Radar Defense is the first Strategy Tower Defense Game with a “seek and destroy” game mechanic. Use your Radar to find and identify the threat, or use your intuition to guess the position and the types of the enemy units. Destroy them with the right weapon.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

  53. #53 Heidentum
    67% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2019
    Dev: Kirchesch
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Heidentum is a multiplayer strategy game where you choose your Paganism and fight for it until your enemies are defeated.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    67% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2018
    Dev: aftermonk
    Windows · Mac

    50+ levels of tactical combat boiled down to its addicting, puzzle-like core. Solve the battlefield.

    Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%

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    54% 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 55.9%, Strategy 32.7%, Puzzle 7.6%, Indie 3.8%

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