- #1 Shatranj Puzzles
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: iradastudio
Windows
Shatranj Puzzles 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 78.9% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Puzzle 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #2 Prisoners Chess
96% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Oh Baby Games
Windows
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 73.5% ★, Traditional Roguelike 10.1% ★, Strategy 7.8%, Roguelike 5%, Dark 3.3%
- #3 Chess of Doom
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New Dawn Interactive
Windows
Chess of doom is a chess-based roguelike where you're outnumbered at every turn. Harness the dungeon's power to battle enemy hordes, familiar and strange. Die, learn, master, conquer!
Why similar: Chess 68.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Strategy 9.2%, Roguelike 7.6%, Dark 2.5%
- #4 Fritz Chess 14
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 123 reviews2014
Dev: ChessBasePub: Viva Media
Windows
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 93.1% ★, Strategy 6.9%
- #5 Checkmate Challenge
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Erik Fast
Windows
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 90.4% ★, Strategy 9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #6 Backstabbing King
92% 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 69% ★, Strategy 12.6%, PvE 9.6%, Puzzle 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #7 Helios Chess
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Error707Studios
Windows
Helios Chess is a chess roguelike where you have to upgrade your pieces, buy augments and play chess like you never have before. If your new to chess this can also help enhance your skills and knowledge.
Why similar: Chess 64.6% ★, Traditional Roguelike 17.6% ★, Strategy 9.2%, Roguelike 7%, Dark 1.5%
- #8 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 76.6% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Roguelike 8.5%, PvE 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #9 Swords & Shields AdvBattleBoard
90% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Mark AinsworthPub: (Mark Ainsworth)
Windows
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 75.9% ★, Puzzle 11.7%, Strategy 11.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #10 Waves of Chess
87% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Amusing Noodle Games
Windows
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 79.2% ★, Strategy 11.3%, Roguelike 9.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #11 Hang The Kings
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 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 71.4% ★, Strategy 19.1%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #12 Chesscent
86% matchNo user reviews64% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Alex did it
Windows · Mac
Chesscent is a pixel art turn-based strategy roguelite that blends classic chess with rule-breaking cards. Face impossible rivals, embrace defeat, and unlock new permanent abilities to change the outcome of the match.
Why similar: Chess 70% ★, Card Game 16.8%, Strategy 8.8%, Abstract 4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #13 King-Dom
89% 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: Chess 73.5% ★, Strategy 26.5%
- #14 Sans Issue
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squelchito Studios
Windows
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 71.1% ★, Card Game 16.7%, Strategy 7.8%, Abstract 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #15 Chess: Definitive Edition
84% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Aphoenicis
Windows · Linux
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 78% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Card Game 10.9%
- #16 Fritz Chess 17 Steam Edition
85% matchMixed66% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: ChessBase GmbH
Windows
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 87.6% ★, Strategy 11.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #17 Blindfold Chess
84% match6 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: DarkSky Studios
Windows
Blindfold Chess is a minimalist strategy game where you play chess entirely from memory. Practice with blindfold exercises, improve your visualization, and battle Stockfish AI or online players without ever seeing the board.
Why similar: Chess 73.1% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Abstract 8%, Puzzle 5.6%, Dark 2.5%
- #18 BOT.vinnik Chess: USSR vs the World
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep Green GamesPub: Abyssal Studios
Windows
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 85.1% ★, Strategy 8.7%, Puzzle 6%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #19 Prismarch
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Noah Magner
Windows
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 80.1% ★, Strategy 8.1%, Roguelike 6.2%, PvE 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #20 Sharp Chess
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Melmax LLC
Windows
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 86.8% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #21 Dunchess
80% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Chateau Pixel SL
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chess, but with spells, items and dungeons that fight back. Play online matches on boards full of vision crystals, teleports and fog, where every piece has abilities the original never had.
Why similar: Chess 66.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Strategy 6.1%, Roguelike 4.7%, Puzzle 4.7%
- #22 Chess++
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: JLogical Games
Windows
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 82.6% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #23 Lilith's Game
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TikoPub: Tiko Developments
Windows
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 80.7% ★, PvE 10.3%, Strategy 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #24 Chess Exerciser
79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Rapid-IT
Windows
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 80.2% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Puzzle 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #25 Grandmaster's Revenge
79% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Middle Way Games
Windows
They say one person in the field is not a warrior. And what if this one is called to fight by the White Grandmaster himself, endowed with super powers and even the ground on which he steps helps him. Find out in the new skirmish of the Grandmasters and regain control over all the clans of Whitehills
Why similar: Chess 83.6% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, Strategy 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #26 Chess vs All
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: else games
Windows
A tactical tower defense roguelike game where chess pieces defend against waves from other games. Place strategic pieces, play powerful cards, build synergistic decks, and survive procedurally generated runs of increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Chess 59.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Strategy 9.6%, Roguelike 8.4%, Card Game 6.8%
- #27 Tour - Chess Puzzles
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alberithmic
Windows · Linux
Visit all the light squares exactly once to solve the puzzles in this game. Inspired by the classic Knight's Tour challenge, but taken to new levels with a wide variety of special tiles and pieces.
Why similar: Chess 77.6% ★, Puzzle 11.4%, Abstract 10.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #28 Pirate Chest Chess
76% 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 73% ★, Strategy 16%, Puzzle 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #29 Pawnimals
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Floyd Bishop
Windows
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 85.5% ★, Strategy 9.7%, Puzzle 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #30 The Rookery
74% matchVery Positive94% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Glyder Games
Windows · Mac
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 79.8% ★, Strategy 7.3%, Roguelike 6.4%, Puzzle 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #31 Chess 3: The Final Chapter
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeamTwoStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Outsmart the world's strongest chess engine, Stockfish. See its plan, then turn that plan against it, using abilities from a procedural skill tree in this turn-based strategy roguelike.
Why similar: Chess 78.4% ★, Roguelike 8.3%, Strategy 7.6%, Puzzle 5.6%
- #32 Chesster
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2016
Dev: Team ChessterPub: Surprise Attack
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chess meets match-three to create a deep and strategic new experience. Faced with a board full of chess pieces, you must create rows or columns of matching pieces to score points. Pieces move the same way as in chess and “take” the piece in their target destination, clearing it from the board.
Why similar: Chess 90.8% ★, Strategy 9.2%
- #33 Questy Chess
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Dadako
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique chess-RPG-puzzle hybrid set inside a corrupted 90s computer. Battle an evil chess invasion across 24 handcrafted levels, purge glitched worlds and bosses, and restore the system. Minimal Bauhaus visuals and a deep drone soundtrack shape a tense, atmospheric journey.
Why similar: Chess 79.3% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Puzzle 9.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #34 Chessformer
73% matchVery Positive100% of 323 reviews2022
Dev: Robert Alvarez
Windows
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 82% ★, Puzzle 10.1%, Strategy 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #35 Chess Dungeons
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: Remix Games
Windows
Help the white pieces escape by solving chess puzzles ranging from beginner-level to more experienced challenges in this dungeon-themed sokoban-style game.
Why similar: Chess 73.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 18.9%, Puzzle 7%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #36 Fritz for Fun 13
75% matchMixed65% of 40 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: Chess 74.7% ★, Strategy 25.3%
- #37 Chess
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chess Master
Windows
A professional chess simulator. It offers games against advanced AI, analyses of world-class chess games, and games played by chess grandmasters. You can solve and create chess puzzles.
Why similar: Chess 86.4% ★, Puzzle 9.1%, Strategy 4.6%
- #38 Advancing Chess
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LeviathanStasis
Windows · Linux
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 82.6% ★, Strategy 8.8%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #39 GoblinChess
70% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Panaq AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 72.5% ★, Card Game 14.2%, Strategy 13%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #40 Chess Corp
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Piotr Dul
Windows
ChessCorp - an indie puzzle game that takes you to a pixel art world to solve the mystery of your existence. Tackle AI-generated chess puzzles, develop your own thinking machine, and win the Grand Tournament. This is the only way.
Why similar: Chess 83% ★, Strategy 12%, Puzzle 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #41 Urja
72% matchMixed51% of 182 reviews2015
Dev: Breaking Fourth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The king is deceitful, the queen is wicked, and the bishop unholy. In every land it’s the same. Corrupted knights and power hungry pawns. It’s time for change. You've waited long enough. Be brave. Be daring. Be the last one standing.
Why similar: Chess 62.6% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Abstract 9.3%
- #42 Chess Defense
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ENBS Dev team
Windows
Chess Defense is a strategy tower defense game where chess pieces become your towers.
Why similar: Chess 80.1% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Roguelike 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #43 MAFIA Chess
71% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: MAFIA Chess
Windows
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 86.6% ★, Strategy 13%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #44 Kingside Break
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YuJam Games
Windows
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 82.4% ★, Puzzle 10%, Strategy 6.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #45 King of the Bridge
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,778 reviews2024
Dev: Finn Schuuring
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Face off against the bridge troll in his bizarre game of chess! Decrypt, Twist and Enforce the rules as your devious opponent attempts to break them in King of the Bridge!
Why similar: Chess 71% ★, Puzzle 10.1%, Strategy 8.2%, PvE 6.4%, Mystery 3.8%
- #46 Last Crown Gambit
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Feona Games
Windows
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 80.8% ★, PvE 11.7%, Strategy 7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #47 Cubic Chess
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameKwng
Windows · Mac · Linux
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.
Why similar: Chess 68.5% ★, Strategy 22.4%, Puzzle 9%
- #48 Zen Chess: Mate in Four
70% matchMixed65% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Zen Chess: Mate in Four is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-four problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Why similar: Chess 78.7% ★, Puzzle 9%, Strategy 6.6%, Abstract 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #49 Tactorius
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ludius Constructs
Windows
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 83.4% ★, Strategy 16%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #50 Turnabout Tactics
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Interlink Games
Windows
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 70.6% ★, Abstract 11%, Puzzle 10%, Strategy 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #51 Mate'Morphosis
66% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: WiseMonkeESPub: Wise Monke Entertainment Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mate'Morphosis is a pixel art, chess-inspired puzzle game built around the concept of becoming the piece you capture. Outsmart each board, adapt to evolving mechanics, and hunt down the rival king across every stage.
Why similar: Chess 77.8% ★, Puzzle 11.1%, Strategy 7.1%, PvE 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #52 Grandmasters Ascent
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zugzwang Studios
Windows
Unleash the fusion of classic Chess strategy and electrifying card game mechanics. Navigate a familiar board with the unpredictability of your card deck. Choose your moves, strategize your plays, and outwit opponents in this riveting blend of tactics and chance. Ready for the ultimate duel?
Why similar: Chess 64.6% ★, Card Game 17.9%, PvE 8.7%, Strategy 7.8%, Dark 1%
- #53 Zen Chess: Mate in Three
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Zen Chess: Mate in Three is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-three problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Why similar: Chess 78.4% ★, Puzzle 9%, Strategy 6.8%, Abstract 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #54 CHECKBORNE - A CHESS ADVENTURE
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dadzio Software Solutions
Windows · Linux
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 86.4% ★, Strategy 12.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #55 Divinity Chess
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Divinity Sky
Windows · Mac
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 84.7% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Mystery 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%