60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Multiplayer, PvP, Board Game.
"Who wins: a chess grandmaster's strategy or a pro-gamer's reflexes?" In Mechanical Chess, you need both. Shattering the old rules, we've removed turns for pure real-time battles. Your mind is the strategist, your hands are the weapon. Enter the arena and prove your mastery!
Chess Arena
40-player real-time chess battle royale on a massive chessboard. Outplay enemies with chess tactics and game-changing ability kits. Master the chaos as the storm closes in to be the last King standing!
Real-time Shogi
Welcome to a world of Shogi freed from the limits of turns. From an infinite number of possibilities, find the shortest path to victory. Your tactical reading and sharp judgment will dominate the board. This is a new challenge for even the most seasoned Shogi fans.
40-player real-time chess battle royale on a massive chessboard. Outplay enemies with chess tactics and game-changing ability kits. Master the chaos as the storm closes in to be the last King standing!
Why similar: Chess 20.6% ★, Competitive 16.4%, Action RTS 14.5% ★, eSports 11.5% ★, RTS 10.8%
Welcome to a world of Shogi freed from the limits of turns. From an infinite number of possibilities, find the shortest path to victory. Your tactical reading and sharp judgment will dominate the board. This is a new challenge for even the most seasoned Shogi fans.
Why similar: Action RTS 30.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 17%, RTS 14.5%, Board Game 13.6%, Tabletop 10.6%
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 44.1% ★, Board Game 16.6%, Arcade 6.7%, PvP 6.5%, Strategy 6.5%
Chess, but instead of taking turns each piece has an individual cooldown. Additional pieces and upgrades can be bought after each battle in the campaign.
Why similar: Chess 32% ★, Action RTS 21.8% ★, RTS 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, Board Game 10.5%
Are you ready to take on the challenge and become a Checkers champion?
Why similar: eSports 34.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.1%, Board Game 13.2%, Tabletop 11.8%, Strategy 7.9%
Visit Birnchen and Mr. Blue in their playroom and fight each other for a bowl of candy in this colorful RTS! Whether it's fruity attack or stormy chaos, you choose the side!
Why similar: Action RTS 25% ★, eSports 20.4% ★, RTS 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, PvP 8.1%
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 46.8% ★, Board Game 15.6%, Tabletop 11.6%, Strategy 7.7%, Cute 5.9%
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 41.4% ★, Board Game 16%, Tabletop 14.5%, PvP 9.6%, Strategy 5%
A fast-paced, real-time strategy game inspired by chess, where units follow classic movement rules but fight with health, cooldown-based attacks, and powerful pillar abilities in matches that typically last 1–2 minutes,
Why similar: Action RTS 25.3% ★, Chess 15.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, RTS 12.8%, Isometric 10%
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 34.8% ★, Competitive 15.2%, Board Game 14.5%, Tabletop 10.1%, Isometric 7.5%
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 35% ★, Competitive 18.9%, Tabletop 15.9%, Board Game 14.8%, PvP 6.1%
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 33.3% ★, Board Game 20.4%, Tabletop 17.7%, Competitive 11.2%, Strategy 7.5%
Take advantage of the Magic Chess Online experience and enjoy stunning graphics. Well-known and animated environments, ranked modes, annual championships, and much more! The most complete and modern chess game ever created!
Why similar: Chess 30.7% ★, eSports 19.5% ★, Competitive 18%, Board Game 12.6%, PvP 7.6%
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 43.4% ★, Board Game 26%, Tabletop 19.6%, Strategy 8.7%, Casual 2.3%
Command armies of wizards, gather resources, and build magical structures to dominate the battlefield. Use powerful spells, customize your hero, and outsmart opponents in intense solo or multiplayer battles.
Why similar: Action RTS 34.1% ★, Competitive 24.5%, RTS 16.6%, PvP 10.9%, Strategy 6.5%
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 42.4% ★, Tabletop 17.9%, Board Game 17%, Strategy 6.8%, PvP 6.8%
Enjoy a pure, distraction-free chess experience with Just Chess! Includes a built-in engine, UCI support and UCI engine profiles, and a Puzzle Arena with 4M+ puzzles. Lichess integration lets you challenge players and watch live tournament broadcasts.
Why similar: Chess 48.1% ★, Board Game 18.4%, Tabletop 13.9%, PvP 10.1%, 3D 4.4%
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 53.3% ★, Board Game 20.6%, Tabletop 17%, Strategy 4.9%, 3D 2.8%
Realms is a strategy game where all actions are taken simultaneously then resolved all at once. With up to 8 players, there's no waiting for your turn here. Battle for land and for riches, upgrade your kingdom and follow your strategy to conquer other realms - become the one to rule them all.
Why similar: Action RTS 20.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Board Game 12.2%, RTS 12.1%, Tabletop 11.6%
Warena is a real-time card battler with tactical depth. Deploy troops, cast spells, and push toward the enemy castle as your opponent pushes back. 1v1 PvP and single-player campaign.
Why similar: Action RTS 22.7% ★, Competitive 18.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, RTS 13%, Isometric 10.1%
Play board games in virtual reality. Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, etc. Check out the game description and announcements for a continuously updated list of games and features.
Why similar: Chess 42.4% ★, Board Game 16.9%, Tabletop 16%, PvP 10%, Cartoony 6.4%
An unquenchable multiplayer strategy game where bugs clash over the sweet nectar of sugary beverages. From Beetle Brigade to Spidey Party, you will artfully master strengths and shortcomings to topple boba shops and coffee bars. The countertop mayhem has begun.
Why similar: Chess 24.1% ★, Competitive 21.1%, RTS 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, PvP 9.3%
Embark on a journey of brotherhood and redemption in The Valiant, a squad-based RTS set in 13th Century Europe and the Middle East. Command and level-up your medieval knights as you fight through an epic SP campaign, then take your skills online in both cooperative and competitive MP modes.
Why similar: Action RTS 27.5% ★, RTS 24.8%, Competitive 17.2%, Strategy 8.9%, PvP 6%
Clankerfront is a classic isometric RTS where AI research went too far and awakened the world’s home appliances against humanity. Build bases, command armies, fight solo or co-op, and defend the front from the clankers.
Why similar: Action RTS 33.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.1%, RTS 15.7%, Isometric 10.2%, PvP 9.6%
Multiplayer RTS with massive battles: full squads control, realistic unit behavior and fun.
Why similar: Action RTS 25.9% ★, eSports 20.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, RTS 14.1%, PvP 8.8%
ATAK is a real time strategy action game with fast paced battles and chaotic outcomes. Fight your way through the singleplayer campaign, challenge a friend in a custom battle or explore a multitude of minigames.
Why similar: Action RTS 26.4% ★, Competitive 22.4%, Isometric 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, PvP 9.1%
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 52.6% ★, Board Game 15.9%, Tabletop 12.1%, PvE 9.5%, Strategy 6.4%
Outnumber, outsmart, or outmaneuver opposing forces and capture flags in an approachable-yet-complex, fast-paced battle of wits! Jelly Troops hones the RTS genre down to its purest form, where positioning, quick thinking, and on-the-fly adjustments are the key to victory.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.5% ★, RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, PvP 9.2%, PvE 8%
Annexation is a fast-paced real-time strategy game with old-school roots. Build bases, train armies, and outmaneuver your enemy to claim victory. Start by playing the campaign and then challenge yourself in Arcade Missions, which bring the intensity of multiplayer RTS into a single-player setting.
Why similar: Action RTS 37.6% ★, RTS 19.9%, Isometric 11.5%, PvE 10.7%, Strategy 8%
A fast-paced TRTS multiplayer chess game with simultaneous moves, real-time tactics, and dynamic FFA or Team battles for up to 8 players. Play on square or hex boards, join matchmaking or custom lobbies, and outmaneuver opponents in this evolving Early Access title.
Why similar: Board Game 21.5%, RTS 20%, Chess 19.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, Strategy 10.4%
League of Masters is a new take on the Auto Chess genre. Our game is a dynamic PvP experience with a deep progression system. Challenge friends and foes in an epic battle of wits that will determine who the true strategist is.
Why similar: Chess 27.7% ★, eSports 18.4% ★, Competitive 17.7%, Isometric 11.8%, PvP 8.2%
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 49.2% ★, Board Game 13.1%, Tabletop 12%, Isometric 7.8%, Arcade 6.5%
A turn-based RPG, except it’s also chess! Instead of capturing, your pieces fight in battles based on stats, elements and abilities. Build your team in roguelite adventure runs, or battle friends and CPU's in 1v1 matches!
Why similar: Chess 36% ★, Competitive 20%, Board Game 15.6%, Tabletop 13.3%, PvP 7%
CIRCLE EMPIRES returns! Expand your empire, circle by circle, in this fast-paced follow-up to the hit RTS. Gather resources, build armies, and defeat bosses (or your friends) in a world that changes with every game. With unique units and biomes, it's an addictive battle of wits and tactics.
Why similar: Action RTS 24.5% ★, Competitive 19.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.2%, RTS 14%, PvP 8.2%
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 47.1% ★, Board Game 19.7%, Tabletop 13.2%, Strategy 10%, PvP 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 55.1% ★, Board Game 21.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Casual 5.4%, 3D 4.4%
Chess game with classes, Mana, spells, traps and skills. Build your strategy, disrupt your opponent and compete across platforms in tactical matches. Choose the class that suits best your play style.
Why similar: Chess 50% ★, Competitive 13.7%, Board Game 13.1%, PvP 9.3%, Strategy 7.8%
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 54.5% ★, Board Game 12.9%, Tabletop 10.6%, PvP 9.6%, Strategy 9.1%
A real-time strategy game in which you fight to secure the victory of your Bacteria over the Cell Defense Force and other enemy Bacteria in a world where your units are your only resource, and where your mobile base will not be enough to keep you alive.
Why similar: Action RTS 28.7% ★, RTS 26.7%, Real Time Tactics 20%, Strategy 10.3%, Cartoony 9.5%
Smelogs Playground is a Free-to-Play Real-Time Strategy game with charming aesthetics and a simple but effective gameplay mechanism. Take over the playful and rocky Smelogs to compete against each other for fun and honor!
Why similar: Action RTS 32.7% ★, RTS 21.4%, Real Time Tactics 13%, PvP 10.5%, Strategy 6.9%
Prime Domination is a real-time strategy game where you build your base, manage finance, produce powerful military units, and battle against AI or other players in large-scale multiplayer matches with up to 10 commanders.
Why similar: Action RTS 30.1% ★, RTS 22.4%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, Strategy 8.4%, PvP 7.9%
Ratatata is an isometric Tower Defense game where you lead a space rat kingdom fending off a ruthless cat invasion! Fight across diverse environments and adapt your strategies to survive the relentless waves of these fierce felines!
Why similar: Action RTS 30.3% ★, RTS 19.9%, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, Isometric 13%, Strategy 7.1%
Blast through enemies, build defenses, launch fighters, and upgrade your way to victory in this fast-paced space shooter/action RTS hybrid.
Why similar: Action RTS 34.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.8%, RTS 17.7%, PvP 10.9%, Strategy 7.2%
Command knights, aliens, and other historically dubious nations in a free real-time tower conquest game rebuilt from a 2009 iPad original. Grow armies, capture towers, and outmaneuver adaptive AI through 30 campaign levels.
Why similar: Action RTS 38.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 22.2%, RTS 15.6%, PvE 9.8%, Strategy 5.3%
Experience the most exhilarating third-person, free-form combat! Players can use uniquely designed characters and a combat system that is easy to learn but hard to master. This allows you to effortlessly grasp combat techniques while engaging in exciting and diverse battles with other players!
Why similar: eSports 20.6% ★, Competitive 20.3%, Action RTS 20.1% ★, PvP 8.3%, PvE 6.4%
Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.
Why similar: Chess 54.3% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Tabletop 16%, Strategy 8.9%, 3D 2.9%
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 46.7% ★, Board Game 28%, Strategy 15%, 3D 5.7%, Action 2.4%
The sequel to Chess we've all been waiting for! Yes, that's right, 3D chess with Catgirls! Play online with a friend today! A highly refined game for the delight of your intellectual capacity.
Why similar: Chess 54.6% ★, Board Game 20.1%, Strategy 7.1%, Cute 6%, PvP 5.1%
A strategy game unlike any other, Phantom Havoc encourages you to build a persistent fleet, explore the world, and to rebuild civilization. Protect the last remaining survivors of humanity as you search for a new home on a hostile world.
Why similar: Action RTS 30.8% ★, RTS 20.3%, Real Time Tactics 18.4%, Strategy 6.8%, PvP 6.2%
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 56.1% ★, Tabletop 13%, Board Game 12.7%, Strategy 6.7%, PvE 5.3%
Isometric Chess is a challenging chess variant that expands the game into the third dimension in a unique way.
Why similar: Board Game 28.3%, Chess 27.8% ★, Strategy 14.2%, PvP 12.6%, Isometric 11.6%
A hundred chess games on Steam. One of them gives you 40 AI opponents up to 2550 Elo, live open lobbies, async play, a league mode and lessons that turn beginners into threats. You already know which one this is.
Why similar: Chess 40.1% ★, Board Game 17.2%, eSports 11.6% ★, Tabletop 10.4%, Competitive 8.2%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 48.4% ★, Board Game 18.5%, Tabletop 14.7%, PvP 10.1%, Strategy 6.2%
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 45.6% ★, Tabletop 29.1%, Board Game 14.4%, Strategy 7.4%, Casual 3.6%
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 51.2% ★, Board Game 11.9%, Tabletop 10.7%, Competitive 10.3%, PvP 9.3%
EXIMIUS is a FPS/RTS hybrid that focuses on squad-based combat. The game features an intense 5v5 multiplayer experience with each team comprising of 4 Squad Officers and one Commander.
Why similar: eSports 18.1% ★, Competitive 16.9%, RTS 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 13.7%, Isometric 12.4%
Checkers meets twin-stick chaos! Control turret pieces, shoot enemies, and outplay opponents in fast-paced strategy duels. Practice solo against the AI, challenge friends locally, or compete online using Remote Play Together.
Why similar: Competitive 21.7%, Board Game 21%, Tabletop 14.4%, PvP 11.2%, Arcade 9%
