- #1 Fritz Chess 17 Steam Edition
97% matchMixed67% of 82 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 66.2% ★, Board Game 20%, Strategy 9.1%, 3D 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #2 Chess++
96% 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 61.6% ★, Board Game 20%, Strategy 12.7%, 3D 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #3 Swords & Shields AdvBattleBoard
96% 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 62.4% ★, Board Game 25.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #4 Lilith's Game
95% 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 62% ★, Board Game 15.4%, Horror 6.7%, Strategy 6.5%, Dark Fantasy 5.2%
- #5 Sharp Chess
94% 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 67.5% ★, Board Game 21.1%, Strategy 10%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #6 Thumper Chess
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thumper Games
Windows
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 53.5% ★, Board Game 26.3%, Strategy 14.7%, 3D 5.4%
- #7 Last Crown Gambit
91% 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 61.3% ★, Board Game 19.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.9%, Strategy 5.4%, 3D 3.6%
- #8 ellie on the ruins
91% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: alg
Windows
It's an open-world third-person shooter.It also includes horror, action and so on. Fighting zombies and other monsters, Each monster has its own unique action.
Why similar: 3D Fighter 23.9%, Third-Person Shooter 22.5%, 3D Platformer 14.7%, Action RPG 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%
- #9 Combat Chess
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Minds Eye ProductionsPub: Strategy First
Windows
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 64.1% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Strategy 6%, 3D 4.3%
- #10 Chex
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: KonsolKongenPub: Stuen
Windows
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 68.6% ★, Board Game 21.7%, Strategy 5.4%, 3D 3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #11 Chess Exerciser
89% 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 66.2% ★, Board Game 18%, Strategy 10.1%, Choices Matter 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #12 Type One
88% match7 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Giuseppe VezziPub: UProject23
Windows
Science Fiction - Third Person shooter - developed with the unreal engine 5 ( by one person ). Solve the puzzles, free Robix and fight the enemies
Why similar: Looter Shooter 25.5% ★, 3D Fighter 18.1%, Third-Person Shooter 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, 3D Platformer 11.8%
- #13 MAFIA Chess
87% 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 69.3% ★, Board Game 19%, Strategy 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #14 Battle Chess: Game of Kings™
86% matchMixed52% of 377 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 60.1% ★, Board Game 29.5%, Strategy 10.3%
- #15 Infernal Chess
86% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Infernal Chess is a dark fantasy chess game set in the fiery depths of hell. Battle on a volcanic chessboard with creature-themed pieces and master strategic gameplay as you navigate the intense atmosphere of the inferno!
Why similar: Chess 52.8% ★, Board Game 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%, Dark 6.4%, Horror 5.8%
- #16 Waves of Chess
84% 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 69.5% ★, Board Game 19.2%, Strategy 10%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #17 Divinity Chess
84% 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 67.1% ★, Board Game 16.8%, Strategy 9.7%, 3D 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #18 Let's Learn Janggi (Korean Chess)
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
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 67.8% ★, Board Game 20.5%, Strategy 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #19 Radial Chess
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: George Friedman
Windows
Radial Chess is a chess game that preserves all traditional rules and mechanics while reimagining the board as a radial spatial structure, where players compete against AI or locally in a transformed geometric interpretation of classic chess.
Why similar: Chess 44.4% ★, Board Game 21.9%, 3D Platformer 11.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Choices Matter 5.4%
- #20 MetaChess
82% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: MetaChess
Windows · Mac
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 66% ★, Board Game 20.7%, Strategy 6.5%, Choices Matter 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #21 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 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 69.1% ★, Board Game 13.1%, Strategy 9.6%, Choices Matter 3.8%, 3D 2.3%
- #22 Four Kings One War
82% 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 57% ★, Strategy 21%, Board Game 20.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #23 Shatranj Pro
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: iradastudio
Windows
Shatranj Pro 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 85.1% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #24 Caïssa Board
81% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Dominique Lorre
Windows
Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.
Why similar: Chess 67.9% ★, Board Game 18.3%, Strategy 9.6%, 3D 3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #25 Ajedrez una tarde de Otoño
79% matchMixed51% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Luis Pedro Lopez Perez
Windows
chess simulator game
Why similar: Chess 75.9% ★, Board Game 18.5%, 3D 3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #26 Chessferatu
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Half-Cocked Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chessferatu is a chess opening training game where you study, battle, and improve by playing real opening lines against themed opponents, then keep fighting when theory ends with live move evaluation and engine refutations.
Why similar: Chess 70% ★, Board Game 22.3%, Choices Matter 4.6%, Strategy 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #27 Circular Logic Games
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Windows
Various board games based on chess, checkers and others on different boards.
Why similar: Chess 58.2% ★, Board Game 41.8%
- #28 Hyper Chess
76% matchVery Positive92% of 346 reviews2025
Dev: Grouch
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
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 67.9% ★, Board Game 20.9%, Strategy 8.5%, 3D 2.7%
- #29 War Chess
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ASCPub: Piko Interactive LLC
Windows
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 43.1% ★, Board Game 33.8%, Strategy 14.4%, 3D 6%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #30 Let's Learn Shogi
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 32 reviews2020
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
From piece movements, to drops, promotion and strategic formations, you'll learn Shogi inside out! Play against a wide variety of AI opponents, developing your Shogi playing style.
Why similar: Chess 65.4% ★, Board Game 21%, Strategy 12.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #31 Catgirl Chess
76% matchPositive90% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Abracadabra Arts
Windows
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 68% ★, Board Game 20.5%, Strategy 7.5%, 3D 4%
- #32 Cute Chess
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: RikkiGames Limited
Windows
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 70.2% ★, Board Game 19.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #33 Parlor Board 3D
75% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Kinaz RezekPub: REZEK
Windows
3D Board Game with Dice
Why similar: Board Game 31.1%, 3D Platformer 20.2%, Strategy 16.4%, Text-Based 15.3%, Dark 9.4%
- #34 Rust'N Ruin
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WeeKen Studio
Windows
Dive into 'Rust’N Ruin' an atmospheric 3D adventure in a post-apocalyptic steampunk world. Sneak and run through a world where all living creatures have turned against humans. Dodge monsters, and robots; find a way home. Be quick in danger and be clever with puzzles. Brace for boss epic battles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, 3D Platformer 17.4%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #35 Chess 3: The Final Chapter
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeamTwoStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A chess roguelike where the opponent shows you its moves. Gain Insight to unlock board-altering Techniques in a procedural skill tree and set up devastating traps Stockfish can’t see coming.
Why similar: Chess 66.7% ★, Resource Management 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Strategy 6.6%, Board Game 6.2%
- #36 Fritz Chess 14
75% 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% ★, Strategy 7%
- #37 Chesslike
73% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Habit Gaming
Windows · Linux
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 70.8% ★, Board Game 17.4%, Strategy 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #38 Checkmate Challenge
73% 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 89.2% ★, Strategy 9%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #39 Rulehouse
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dalichrome
Windows
Think you know chess? Forget some of that. Rule House is a pawn chess adventure where every stage rewrites the game. Travel the globe and beyond, master an ever-changing board where new pieces, twisted variants, and cunning opponents keep you guessing from first move to last.
Why similar: Chess 63.4% ★, Board Game 20.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #40 Just Chess
71% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Pupugames
Windows · Linux
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 67.5% ★, Board Game 21.1%, 3D 5.2%, Strategy 4%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #41 Hand with hand
73% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: 山高水远
Windows
'SaveHer' is a shooting collection type of game. You need to break through the obstacles and explore all kinds of dangerous places. You will get all kinds of guns to save the girls trapped in different dimensions.
Why similar: 3D Fighter 28.5%, 3D Platformer 17%, Action RPG 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #42 Let's Learn Xiangqi (Chinese Chess)
72% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Study piece movements, checkmate conditions and tactics; learn Xiangqi inside out! Play against a wide variety of AI opponents, developing your Xiangi playing style.
Why similar: Chess 69.8% ★, Board Game 20%, Strategy 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #43 BOT.vinnik Chess: Mid-Century USSR Championships
71% matchPositive92% of 36 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Green GamesPub: Abyssal Studios
Windows · Mac
We meet again, chess enthusiast comrade! If chess knowledge is what you seek, you have come to the right place. Let's see if you are worthy of standing on the shoulders of the soviet giants!
Why similar: Chess 59.4% ★, Board Game 19.9%, Text-Based 12.4%, Strategy 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #44 The Sling and The Stone™
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Edwy Denny
Windows
The Sling and The Stone™ is an action-adventure game where players craft powerful stones and use a sling to fight enemies, rising from zero to hero in a thrilling journey of revenge and rescue, culminating in a surprising meeting with a greater force.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.5%, Action RPG 19.4%, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, 3D Platformer 17.6%, Action-Adventure 12.9%
- #45 Chessformer
70% matchVery Positive100% of 321 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 70.9% ★, Board Game 21.4%, Strategy 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #46 The Last Opening
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VI Game Forge
Windows
You are dead. To return, you must survive 40 nights in the woods, making brutal choices by day and playing chess against Death each night. The forest is cold. The nights are long. Win, and you may see the dawn. Lose… and the world forgets you.
Why similar: Chess 57.7% ★, Board Game 17%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Exploration 5.1%, Choices Matter 4.6%
- #47 Chess Club Valley
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: LoadUpGames.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chess Club Valley is a 2D open-world Chess RPG where battles are played on the board. Explore an action-packed overworld and dungeons, challenge quirky characters and Super Bosses in chess, and level up through 20+ hours of adventure.
Why similar: Chess 72.7% ★, Action RPG 16.1%, Action-Adventure 5%, Exploration 4.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #48 ChessSnake
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HowDeerYou
Windows
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 69.9% ★, Board Game 19.3%, Strategy 10%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #49 Chess Tools
69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Tom Sykes
Windows
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 64.6% ★, Board Game 22%, Strategy 8.4%, 3D 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #50 BOT.vinnik Chess: Legendary Queens
67% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: Deep Green GamesPub: Abyssal Studios
Windows
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 69.1% ★, Board Game 18.7%, Strategy 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #51 DepthLess
68% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: mustoni
Windows
A surreal first-person platformer horror game where you descend into nightmarish architecture, solve spatial puzzles, and survive grotesque creatures.
Why similar: 3D Fighter 23.4%, Third-Person Shooter 19.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, 3D Platformer 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
- #52 BOT.vinnik Chess: USSR vs the World
69% 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 78.3% ★, Board Game 12.9%, Strategy 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #53 FourKnightVariant
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: WhimSoul Games
Windows
Master the Knight’s challenge! Move a knight across the 2D chessboard, visiting as many squares as possible within limited moves. Plan ahead, think like a strategist — are you a swift King or a true Knight?
Why similar: Chess 65.7% ★, Board Game 22.4%, Strategy 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Choices Matter 1.7%
- #54 Chess Go
67% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: 超维创客 hyperinventor
Windows
In the world of games, every wonder is possible—but for the truly extraordinary, look no further than Hyper Board Games! Imagine this: pieces don’t just move forward, backward, left, or right—they also move up and down, "flying" through the air and "jumping" across multi-level boards!
Why similar: Chess 54.1% ★, Board Game 25.6%, 3D Platformer 12.1%, 3D 4.2%, Strategy 2.5%
- #55 GoblinChess
67% 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 63.8% ★, Board Game 21.8%, Strategy 11.6%, 3D 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #56 Prismarch
67% 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 74.7% ★, Board Game 13.8%, Strategy 7.6%, 3D 3%, Singleplayer 1%