
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.
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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.

Chess++
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.

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.
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 57.4% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Strategy 12.7%, Casual 8.3%, 3D 3.2%
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 56.7% ★, Board Game 16.1%, Local Multiplayer 10.3%, Strategy 9.2%, Family Friendly 2.5%
Bring chess to life in a fantasy battlefield where every capture becomes an animated duel. Command mythical armies, outmaneuver your opponent, and experience the timeless strategy of chess through cinematic combat and immersive 3D boards.
Why similar: Chess 35.3% ★, Board Game 26.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Local Multiplayer 12.4%, Casual 8%
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 58.2% ★, Board Game 22.6%, Strategy 9.5%, Casual 4.6%, Puzzle 3.9%
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 58.2% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Local Multiplayer 9.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Multiplayer 4.2%
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 56.8% ★, Board Game 16.6%, Local Multiplayer 9.8%, Strategy 7.7%, Multiplayer 4.2%
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 49.3% ★, Board Game 23.1%, Strategy 14.6%, Multiplayer 5.4%, 3D 4.2%
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 65.1% ★, Board Game 18.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Multiplayer 3%, 3D 2.9%
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 49.5% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Local Multiplayer 11.7%, Strategy 7.3%, Multiplayer 3.8%
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 60.1% ★, Board Game 17.3%, Strategy 7.2%, Casual 5.3%, Multiplayer 5.2%
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 63% ★, Board Game 16.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Casual 6.9%, Multiplayer 2.2%
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 54.6% ★, Board Game 15.2%, Local Multiplayer 8.4%, Strategy 6.2%, Multiplayer 5.1%
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 63.3% ★, Board Game 16.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Casual 6.1%, PvP 2.1%
Isometric Chess is a challenging chess variant that expands the game into the third dimension in a unique way.
Why similar: Chess 31.2% ★, Board Game 24.8%, Strategy 14.7%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, PvP 4.9%
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 59.5% ★, Board Game 17.8%, PvP 4.4%, Multiplayer 4.3%, 3D 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 60.9% ★, Board Game 18.3%, Strategy 6.4%, PvP 4.3%, Multiplayer 3.8%
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 68.1% ★, Board Game 20.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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 52% ★, Board Game 15%, Local Multiplayer 9%, Strategy 7.5%, Casual 4.3%
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 70.5% ★, Board Game 14.9%, Strategy 8.2%, PvP 2.4%, 3D 2.1%
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 78.3% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Puzzle 3.8%, Casual 3.4%, Singleplayer 1%
Master Xiangqi anytime! Thrilling games, custom boards & challenging AI.
Why similar: Chess 59.6% ★, Board Game 14.9%, Strategy 7.4%, Local Multiplayer 6.8%, Casual 4.9%
The King's Game is a 3D experience where variations of chess are played with a unique fog of war mechanic. Pieces are concealed from your opponent within three game modes; standard two-player chess, a unique circular board three-player chess variant, and a hex chess variant.
Why similar: Chess 32.2% ★, Board Game 24.4%, Strategy 14.4%, Casual 11.2%, Family Friendly 4.6%
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 63.1% ★, Board Game 11.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Casual 5.5%, Multiplayer 5.4%
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 55% ★, Board Game 18%, Strategy 10.7%, Local Multiplayer 6.9%, PvP 2.7%
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 63.8% ★, Board Game 18%, Strategy 6.2%, Multiplayer 4.3%, PvP 4.3%
Play classic chess on Steam: challenge AI opponents, invite friends online, solve puzzles, customize your board, and unlock achievements.
Why similar: Chess 41.6% ★, Board Game 25.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.1%, Casual 10.5%, Strategy 5.3%
Various board games based on chess, checkers and others on different boards.
Why similar: Chess 54.3% ★, Board Game 37.2%, Casual 8.5%
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 56.6% ★, Board Game 17.1%, Strategy 6.3%, PvP 4.6%, Casual 3.7%
chess simulator game
Why similar: Chess 71.1% ★, Board Game 16.5%, Casual 4.9%, Family Friendly 3.3%, 3D 2.4%
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 57.7% ★, Board Game 27.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Casual 4.6%
A fantasy chess variant. An enchanted board where pawns hide magical secrets. Hatch dragons, transform enemy pieces into unicorns. Outwit clever computer opponents: Jester, Bard, or Wizard —or pass and play. Beginner-friendly to deliciously strategic. Handcrafted pixel art. Local gameplay, so retro!
Why similar: Chess 58.9% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Local Multiplayer 11.1%, Strategy 7.3%, Casual 4.7%
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 67.8% ★, Board Game 20.5%, Strategy 5.7%, Casual 2.8%, 3D 2.5%
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 66.3% ★, Board Game 19.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Family Friendly 3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 55.2% ★, Strategy 22%, Board Game 19.2%, Casual 2.1%, Indie 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 54.1% ★, Board Game 16.9%, Local Multiplayer 12.1%, Casual 4.5%, PvP 4.4%
Learn chess by reliving the greatest games of all time. Train with 70+ tutorials, 150+ puzzles, and interactive quests where you guess the moves of legends like Tal, Fischer, and Carlsen. Includes variants, analysis tools, and 2D/3D boards.
Why similar: Chess 59.3% ★, Board Game 19.3%, Strategy 8.3%, Local Multiplayer 5.5%, Puzzle 2.9%
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 58.2% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Strategy 9.9%, Casual 7.9%, Local Multiplayer 4.1%
Master the movement of the chess knight in a strategic puzzle built around planning, positioning, and board coverage. Choose your starting square, plan your jumps, conquer the board, and take on increasingly demanding challenges.
Why similar: Chess 59.9% ★, Board Game 19.5%, Strategy 7.2%, Casual 6.1%, Puzzle 3.3%
Welcome to the Chess Game of Tomorrow!
Why similar: Chess 57.7% ★, Board Game 20.4%, Strategy 8.7%, Multiplayer 4.5%, Local Multiplayer 3.3%
Reversi - A Board Game of Strategy and Tactics!
Why similar: Chess 30.5% ★, Board Game 25%, Strategy 14.1%, Casual 10.9%, Local Multiplayer 10.9%
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 63.3% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Strategy 9.8%, Casual 6.7%, Puzzle 2.3%
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 66.4% ★, Board Game 15.9%, Strategy 10.3%, 3D 4.1%, Casual 2.6%
Whether you're new to chess or a seasoned master, welcome to Chess Infinity—the art of timeless strategy. Immerse yourself in serene environments, sharpen your skills with an adaptive AI mentor, and connect with players worldwide. Embrace endless challenges that transcend eras and borders.
Why similar: Chess 58.4% ★, Board Game 19.2%, Strategy 6.9%, PvP 4.5%, Casual 3.6%
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 68.5% ★, Board Game 12.4%, Strategy 10.2%, Casual 5.4%, 3D 2%
Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.
Why similar: Chess 60.3% ★, Board Game 19.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Local Multiplayer 4.8%, 3D 3.3%
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 66.8% ★, Board Game 13.6%, Strategy 6.7%, Local Multiplayer 5.6%, 3D 3.8%
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 66.5% ★, Board Game 19.2%, Strategy 6.7%, Puzzle 3.6%, Casual 3.5%
Dive into Gomoku: The Classic Five in a Row!
Why similar: Chess 31.8% ★, Board Game 24.8%, Strategy 14.4%, Local Multiplayer 13.1%, Casual 11.2%
Chess, but continuous! Avalog is a free game for playing analog chess with others, either locally or online. As well as a 'classic' mode, there is a 'draft' mode, where players pick pieces from 5 different factions.
Why similar: Chess 56.2% ★, Board Game 15.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Strategy 7.7%, Multiplayer 5.2%
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 70.1% ★, Board Game 18.4%, Strategy 10.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 58.5% ★, Board Game 15.2%, Local Multiplayer 8.9%, Strategy 6.8%, PvP 3.2%
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 65.1% ★, Board Game 14.9%, Strategy 7.6%, Multiplayer 5.2%, PvP 5.1%
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 67.9% ★, Board Game 17.6%, Strategy 11.2%, Puzzle 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
RanaRangam reimagines chess as a tactical battle of health, attacks, and step-by-step commands. Instead of instant captures, pieces can be commanded to any valid tile and then advance one step per turn, turning movement, combat, and board control into a deeper tactical battle.
Why similar: Chess 51.4% ★, Board Game 16.4%, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Strategy 6.1%, Multiplayer 4.2%
Hang The Kings is a chess-inspired puzzle game. Capture all pieces of the same color before eliminating its King.
Why similar: Chess 63.7% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Casual 14%, Puzzle 3.7%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 59.2% ★, Board Game 17.7%, Strategy 7%, Local Multiplayer 5.2%, PvP 4.3%
Training software to improve your chess. You can do tactics, calculus, capture and analyze FENs, learn principles, openings and more!
Why similar: Chess 62% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Local Multiplayer 8.1%, Strategy 6.2%, Multiplayer 2.6%