- #1 The Ouroboros King
96% matchVery Positive81% of 564 reviews2023
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
Why similar: Chess 44.6% ★, Board Game 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Difficult 14.6%, Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite incorporates chess pieces into a deep, tactical army-building experience that rewards strategic positioning.
- #2 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,903 reviews2020
Dev: Conor Petersen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past!
Why similar: Chess 61% ★, Board Game 14.5%, Difficult 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.2%, Multiplayer 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the most complex, high-dimensional variant of chess, appealing to players who enjoy the extreme tactical depth of Regimental Chess.
- #3 Four Kings One War
96% matchMixed54% of 197 reviews2021
Dev: StaplesVR
Windows · Mac
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 53.8% ★, Strategy 23.9%, Board Game 22.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game expands the scope of chess by allowing for larger armies and more complex board interactions.
- #4 ChessCraft
94% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Stuart SpencePub: Frame of Mind
Windows · Linux
Never play the same game of chess again! ChessCraft is a chess AI sandbox. Create your own chess boards, rules, and pieces. Play against the computer or your friends online, or win loot by playing one of 80 built-in chess boards in adventure mode.
Why similar: Chess 49.3% ★, Board Game 19.2%, Artificial Intelligence 8.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a powerful sandbox for creating massive, custom-rule chess games with unique board layouts and piece behaviors.
- #5 Chess'Extra
93% matchVery Positive89% of 209 reviews2020
Dev: JFxGames
Windows
Chess'Extra is a new free chess game with a 10x10 board and 2 new pieces: Priest and Assassin. Additional game modes "Traps", "Reinforcements", "Fog of war" and "Random positions" are available. Basic Chess available.
Why similar: Board Game 51.5%, Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Artificial Intelligence 11%, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It significantly expands the board size and piece count, creating a grand-strategy feel similar to Regimental Chess.
- #6 Battle Chess: Game of Kings™
94% matchMixed52% of 376 reviews2015
Dev: Olde SküülPub: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows
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 56.7% ★, Board Game 31.6%, Strategy 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the spectacle of combat, turning every capture into a unique, animated battle sequence.
- #7 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
91% matchVery Positive91% of 7,339 reviews2022
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 79.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This innovative roguelike reimagines chess as a one-versus-many tactical battle where you must outmaneuver an entire army.
- #8 Chess Sphere
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 64 reviews2018
Dev: Betamaximus-128
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chess Sphere is multiplayer online across multiple platforms.
Why similar: Chess 54.4% ★, Board Game 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Strategy 8.1%, Multiplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It challenges traditional chess conventions by utilizing a non-standard board geometry that changes how pieces interact.
- #9 Viking Chess: Hnefatafl
90% matchVery Positive89% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: Diamond Sky GamesPub: Rain Games
Windows · Mac
Play the ancient game of "Hnefatafl" in style on your PC, in Singleplayer mode against the AI or Multiplayer over the internet. "Hnefatafl" is a strategic, chess-like boardgame with assumed origins all the way back to the Viking era.
Why similar: Chess 48.7% ★, Board Game 24.8%, Strategy 17.5%, Multiplayer 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A historical board game that features asymmetric army movement and objective-based gameplay.
- #10 Chess Infinity
89% matchMixed60% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Rockwater GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows
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 57.1% ★, Board Game 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Strategy 7.5%, Multiplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the possibilities of infinite board play, pushing the boundaries of traditional chess movement.
- #11 Feud
87% matchVery Positive90% of 224 reviews2024
Dev: Bearwaves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Feud is a turn-based strategy game. Swap pieces on a four-by-four grid to isolate your opponent's pieces, or go straight for their King. Hone your skills against three AI characters with distinct play-styles, then challenge your friends online or on the same screen.
Why similar: Chess 41.3% ★, Board Game 25%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: This abstract strategy game strips combat down to its tactical essentials, feeling like a streamlined, competitive chess variant.
- #12 Gigachess
89% matchVery Positive82% of 96 reviews2015
Dev: Drixxel Soft
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!
Why similar: Chess 46.1% ★, Board Game 19.8%, Difficult 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a fast-paced, board-based strategy experience that emphasizes quick tactical decisions.
- #13 Dark Chess
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: Tall Troll Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is an asymmetric puzzle-strategy game featuring fog of war. Survive a story-driven campaign filled with custom boards, traps, and rule-breaking Kings and Queens of the past. Stealth, calculated risks and outsmarting the unknown are your only ways to win.
Why similar: Chess 51.7% ★, Board Game 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Artificial Intelligence 7.7%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: By adding fog-of-war mechanics to chess, it increases the tactical tension and requires more careful army management.
- #14 Chessformer
86% matchVery Positive100% of 320 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 58.7% ★, Board Game 20.1%, Difficult 14.6%, Strategy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: It approaches chess through a puzzle-based lens, focusing on movement mechanics and spatial awareness.
- #15 Into the Breach
85% matchVery Positive94% of 22,058 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 59.1%, Strategy 40.9%
Why You'll Like It: While not a chess game, its grid-based tactical combat and focus on predicting enemy moves provide a similar high-stakes puzzle experience.
- #16 Wargroove
86% matchVery Positive83% of 5,251 reviews2019
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 38.3%, Strategy 22.8%, Online Co-Op 21.9%, Multiplayer 17%
Why You'll Like It: This turn-based strategy game features army-level unit management and tactical positioning that feels like a more complex evolution of board-game warfare.
- #17 FPS Chess
83% matchVery Positive84% of 43,138 reviews2022
Dev: Meta ForkPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.
Why similar: Chess 51.7% ★, Board Game 26.7%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a chaotic, action-oriented take on the chess theme, focusing on direct player control during captures.
- #18 Free Chess
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: GrimmGitz
Windows
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 58.1% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Strategy 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A basic, functional chess simulation for players looking for a standard, no-frills experience.
- #19 Checkmate Showdown
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 236 reviews2023
Dev: BadRez GamesPub: ManaVoid Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Chess meets Fighting games. Crush your opponents in the arena and on the chessboard in this online multiplayer competitive tactical fighting game that mixes the strategic elegance of Chess with the fast-paced execution of fighting games.
Why similar: Chess 56.4% ★, Board Game 18.7%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Strategy 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It blends traditional chess strategy with active, fighting-game combat mechanics for a unique competitive experience.
- #20 Hyper Chess
81% matchVery Positive92% of 336 reviews2025
Dev: Grouch
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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 60.9% ★, Board Game 21.2%, Strategy 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style take on chess that speeds up the pace of play for a more intense, action-oriented feel.
- #21 Chess Ultimate
81% matchVery Positive88% of 280 reviews2024
Dev: Jesse Lugassy
Windows · Mac
Chess just got an upgrade! Chess Ultimate, where precision strategy meets colorful chaos. Build your team from a roster of unique, quirky characters to defend your King while plotting your opponent’s downfall. Easy to pick up, endlessly fun to master, and a fresh take on the classic game of wits.
Why similar: Chess 44.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 24.3%, Strategy 22%, Multiplayer 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern 3D take on traditional chess that emphasizes visual clarity and standard tactical play.
- #22 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
80% matchVery Positive80% of 362 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 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 66.3% ★, Board Game 14.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It applies roguelike progression and randomized elements to chess pieces, forcing players to adapt their strategy constantly.
- #23 The Chess
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: NowakGames
Windows
The ChessThemed Chess offers a relaxing, minimalist chess experience with multiple boards, piece sets, AI opponents, and multiplayer. Play in 3D or 2D, learn the game’s history, and explore RPG-themed DLC. Free to Play – Download now and enjoy endless strategy!
Why similar: Chess 45% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Board Game 10.1%
- #24 3D Chess
82% matchMixed57% of 174 reviews2016
Dev: bumblebeePub: familyplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A unique chess trip with exciting instant duels awaits you - test your mettle on the chessboard. Checkmate your opponent with only a few moves and solve challenging chess puzzles in amazing 3D worlds.
Why similar: Chess 58.7% ★, Board Game 22.6%, Strategy 10.5%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, accessible chess simulation that focuses on the classic game in a modern 3D environment.
- #25 Chess Brain: Dark Troops
79% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Caio Flavio
Windows · Mac
This game develops the ability to predict movement in Chess, using a playful and immersive concept. The dark troops march in a single sound. They are more organized and smarter
Why similar: Chess 60.6% ★, Board Game 22.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-focused chess variant that emphasizes tactical problem-solving over standard competitive play.
- #26 Chess
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Popoko VM Games
Windows · Mac
Play classic chess on Steam: challenge AI opponents, invite friends online, solve puzzles, customize your board, and unlock achievements.
Why similar: Chess 42.7% ★, Board Game 33%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Strategy 6.3%
- #27 Once a Pawn a King
76% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Clover BitePub: indie.io
Windows
Chess is broken. Gather the Black Army, build a party of chess pieces, and battle through fractured boards in this asymmetric turn-based roguelike. Empower your army, adapt your strategy each run, and unravel the mystery behind a world trapped in an endless match.
Why similar: Chess 63.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Difficult 12.5%, Strategy 8.7%
- #28 Favor Chess
79% matchMixed62% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Javissoft
Windows · Mac
Assemble your own unique chess army to use against your foes. Use new strategies and pieces to compete against players around the globe in a game of pure skill, where cleverness and adaptation are rewarded.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A tabletop-style chess variant that focuses on accessibility and simple, effective board mechanics.
- #29 Idle Chess Story
78% matchMixed52% of 58 reviews2019
Dev: Joaquin TelleriaPub: ManuJoaco
Windows
Creatures from all over the Galaxy make their way to play on the annual idle chess tournament. In Idle Chess Story You take control of a team of chess units with special abilities to win over your opponents and increase your rank.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, progression-based take on chess that allows for a more relaxed, long-term strategic experience.
- #30 Chessarama
74% matchVery Positive88% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Chessarama is a collection of chess-inspired puzzle and strategy games that use chess pieces and their established move sets, then reimagines their goals and themes. Solve challenges, unlock collectibles, and compete against each other on the leaderboards. Welcome to Chessarama!
Why similar: Chess 33.9% ★, Board Game 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Difficult 15.6%, Strategy 12%
- #31 The Rookery
73% matchVery Positive96% of 101 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 64.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Board Game 12.8%, Strategy 7.2%
- #32 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: Pixel Wizards
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a 4K graphics strategy game with tactical depth, breadth, and challenge like nothing you have played before: the perfect mix of Chess, tactical setups and quests inpired by classic RPGs
Why similar: Chess 57.9% ★, Board Game 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Strategy 9.3%, Multiplayer 5.4%
- #33 Pawn of the Dead
75% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Aslan Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pawn of the Dead introduces a twist to classic chess: White pieces captured by the Black undead army rises again to fight for them! Protect your ranks, adapt to asymmetrical battlefields, and witness the story of the White King facing his worst enemy: His reflection.
Why similar: Chess 64.2% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Strategy 8.3%
- #34 即时象棋:旧棋新弈 Hyper Chinese Chess
70% matchVery Positive81% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: 上弦月工作室AscentGamesPub: 上海上弦琼弧网络科技有限公司
Windows
Turn-based play is central to Chinese Chess. HyperChineseChess removes this rule—battle AI or players in real-time, using quick thinking to win. Experience classic chess reimagined!
Why similar: Board Game 51.2%, Strategy 28.8%, 2.5D 14%, Multiplayer 6%
- #35 Auto Chess
71% matchMixed66% of 987 reviews2022
Dev: Chengdu longyuan Network Technology Co.Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Original Auto Chess
Why similar: Strategy 45.9%, Multiplayer 30.3%, Chess 23.8% ★
- #36 The Chess Variants Club
73% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Play and discover 12 popular chess variants, improve your chess skills with hundreds of chess puzzles, or simply play regular chess with your friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.
Why similar: Chess 53.1% ★, Board Game 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Strategy 6.4%, Multiplayer 5.7%
- #37 Ajedrez una tarde de Otoño
73% matchMixed51% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Luis Pedro Lopez Perez
Windows
chess simulator game
Why similar: Chess 78.4% ★, Board Game 21.6%
- #38 Stormbound
72% matchMixed70% of 1,217 reviews2018
Dev: Paladin StudiosPub: Stormbound B.V.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Cards and chess collide in Stormbound. Turn-based tactical gameplay, collecting cards and beautiful 2D Art. Level up your army to conquer the ladder.
Why similar: Board Game 32.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Difficult 24%, Strategy 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.7%
- #39 Chess Evolved Online
70% matchVery Positive91% of 794 reviews2021
Dev: TheGrandestine
Windows
secretly the most overpowered game in existence
Why similar: Chess 73.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Artificial Intelligence 3.1%, Strategy 2%
- #40 Mate'Morphosis
67% matchVery Positive96% of 55 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 66.7% ★, Difficult 19%, Strategy 7.5%, Board Game 6.8%
- #41 Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 276 reviews2016
Dev: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chess! One of the world’s most popular games, has just got even better! Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition is a stunning celebration of the greatest strategy game of all time.
Why similar: Chess 55% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Strategy 7.5%
- #42 Gambonanza
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,467 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Gambonanza is a tactical roguelike that sets chess pieces on a tiny board. Forget traditional chess and embrace the chaos of breaking the balance! Spend your money on rule-bending upgrades, board tiles and pieces. Experiment with illegal combinations and face off against iconic bosses!
Why similar: Chess 55.9% ★, Board Game 21.9%, Difficult 14.8%, Strategy 7.5%
- #43 Danmo Three Kingdoms: Battle of Wits
67% matchNo user reviews81% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: 墨春秋Pub: 量子艺界(QUANTUM ARTS)
Windows
A Three Kingdoms-themed tactical chess game with light strategy and easy controls. Step into the era as a strategist, use over 200 historical figures—each with unique traits and counters—to form teams, revisit key battles, and shape outcomes with your tactics.
Why similar: Board Game 45.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.6%, Strategy 21.9%, Multiplayer 6%
- #44 Sex Chess
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,431 reviews2022
Dev: Evil Boobs Cult
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hell is about to get invaded and the sinners trapped inside are about to be freed. But the clueless liberators had no idea how cunning the Devil is. This time, the war between Light and Darkness will be waged not on the battlefield, but on a chess board.
Why similar: Chess 33.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 32.9%, Strategy 23.8%, Multiplayer 9.9%
- #45 Hnefatafl
69% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Philippe Schober
Windows · Mac · Linux
The ancient boardgame of the Vikings. Thousands of variants, offline and online cross-platform play with leaderboards and tournaments. Are you ready for the challenge? Prepared to earn your way to Valhalla?
Why similar: Chess 54.8% ★, Board Game 22.4%, Artificial Intelligence 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Strategy 6.7%
- #46 Chess Brain
68% matchVery Positive90% of 164 reviews2020
Dev: Caio Flavio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces! Every second all the pieces will move!
Why similar: Chess 56.1% ★, Board Game 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Strategy 7.5%, 2.5D 4.7%
- #47 Stress Chess
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: FourOrbStudios
Windows
"The real chess was the friends we made along the way." - Randy Mc'Chess
Why similar: Chess 62.5% ★, Board Game 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Strategy 5%
- #48 Archon Classic
71% matchVery Positive81% of 192 reviews2010
Dev: React Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Inspired by chess, but adding combat that YOU control, Archon was the original Battle Chess. You must try to outmaneuver your opponent using teams of fantasy creatures or monsters in this epic struggle of Light and Dark.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #49 Check vs Mate
71% matchMixed66% of 122 reviews2012
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 42.4 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Commanders, assemble your armies! CHECK vs. MATE calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the present day multimedia world. Animated fantasy figurines assemble in magical worlds and await your command!
Why similar: Chess 65% ★, Strategy 35%
- #50 Chess Ultra
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,304 reviews2017
Dev: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 54% ★, Board Game 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Strategy 8.9%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #51 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,055 reviews2021
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 49.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.
Why similar: Board Game 38.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.1%, Online Co-Op 16%, Strategy 12.4%, Multiplayer 12.2%
- #52 Master of Chess
64% matchVery Positive83% of 291 reviews2025
Dev: BRANE
Windows · Mac
Play chess with help from your AI character, solve chess puzzles, build an unrivaled openings repertoire, and win tournaments worldwide. Become World Champion in the first and only chess career simulator!
Why similar: Chess 39.4% ★, Board Game 29%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.4%, Strategy 9.2%
- #53 ALL Chess
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: XDG GAME STUDIO
Windows
Create, collect and play board games from around the world, you can customise board sizes, piece moves and their unique look. There's 20+ classic board games and countless future games of yours!
Why similar: Board Game 44%, Strategy 25.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.9%, Multiplayer 8.6%
- #54 League of Masters: Auto Chess
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 207 reviews2024
Dev: Games of Masters
Windows
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 59.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Strategy 9.8%