- #1 Checkmate Challenge
97% 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 84.3% ★, Strategy 12%, 2D 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #2 Hang The Kings
96% 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 62.8% ★, Strategy 24%, Puzzle 8%, Casual 5.2%
- #3 King-Dom
96% 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 64.9% ★, Strategy 33.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #4 Fritz Chess 14
95% 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 90.5% ★, Strategy 9.5%
- #5 Swords & Shields AdvBattleBoard
94% 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 70.4% ★, Strategy 15%, Puzzle 10.5%, Casual 2.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #6 Fritz for Fun 13
93% matchMixed64% of 39 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 63.5% ★, Strategy 30.6%, Casual 5.9%
- #7 Pirate Chest Chess
92% 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 63.4% ★, Strategy 19.8%, Puzzle 8.8%, 2D 3.4%, Casual 2.5%
- #8 Chess++
91% 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 73.5% ★, Strategy 21.3%, Casual 4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #9 Fritz Chess 17 Steam Edition
89% 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 80.2% ★, Strategy 15.5%, 2D 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #10 MAFIA Chess
89% 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 76.3% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Casual 3.2%, 2D 2.5%, Indie 0.9%
- #11 Cubic Chess
88% 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 60% ★, Strategy 28%, Puzzle 7.7%, Indie 4.4%
- #12 Backstabbing King
87% 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 70.2% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Puzzle 8.4%, 2D 1.8%, Indie 0.8%
- #13 Sharp Chess
86% 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 81.8% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #14 BOT.vinnik Chess: USSR vs the World
85% 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 81.2% ★, Strategy 11.8%, Puzzle 5.5%, Casual 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #15 Four Kings One War
84% 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 63.8% ★, Strategy 33.2%, Indie 1.3%, Casual 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #16 Chess Exerciser
84% 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 76% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Puzzle 6.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #17 Chessformer
82% 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 75.6% ★, Strategy 10%, Puzzle 9%, 2D 3.2%, Casual 1.5%
- #18 Questy Chess
82% 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 73.1% ★, Strategy 14.7%, Puzzle 8.3%, 2D 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #19 Chess Corp
81% 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 76.2% ★, Strategy 15.7%, Puzzle 3.9%, 2D 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #20 Chesslike
81% 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 77.7% ★, Strategy 16.5%, 2D 2.2%, Casual 2%, Indie 0.9%
- #21 Tactorius
79% 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 76% ★, Strategy 20.8%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #22 Chess Royal
79% matchPositive83% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: Inlogic SoftwarePub: Silesia Games
Windows
A simple yet satisfying game of chess that anyone can play - and learn from. Challenge a powerful chess AI, play against your friends, and try to get through a massive tower of puzzles!
Why similar: Chess 67.6% ★, Strategy 19.8%, Puzzle 8.6%, Casual 4%
- #23 Chesster
80% 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 86% ★, Strategy 12.4%, Indie 1.6%
- #24 Waves of Chess
77% 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 80.1% ★, Strategy 16.2%, 2D 2.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #25 Let's Learn Janggi (Korean Chess)
78% 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 78.7% ★, Strategy 17.2%, 2D 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #26 BOT.vinnik Chess: Legendary Queens
76% 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 73.8% ★, Strategy 15%, Puzzle 6%, Casual 3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #27 Chess vs Chat
77% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: FlapBox Studios
Windows
Allow your chatters to actively participate and engage with your chess stream simply by typing the moves they would like to see in the chat. :) All without the use of 3th party applications. Includes a highscore, match history, twitch emotes, twitch bot, auto moderating and tons of customization.
Why similar: Chess 63.5% ★, Strategy 20%, Puzzle 8.1%, Indie 4.6%, 2D 3.7%
- #28 Mate'Morphosis
75% 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 72% ★, Puzzle 9.9%, Strategy 9.3%, 2D 3.2%, Indie 2.1%
- #29 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
74% 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 79.7% ★, Strategy 15.5%, Casual 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Indie 0.9%
- #30 Chess
75% 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 81.8% ★, Puzzle 8.3%, Strategy 6.2%, 2D 2.5%, Casual 1.3%
- #31 Chess Multiple Boards
76% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Holo Oyun
Windows · Mac
Chess battle is re-imagined as 3D! In this variation of chess, we have up-to 8 parallel boards and the pieces can travel between them.
Why similar: Chess 59.7% ★, Strategy 33.7%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #32 MetaChess
73% 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 76.6% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Puzzle 7.2%, 2D 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #33 SokoChess Black
73% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Daisy GamesPub: Martin Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
SokoChess Black is a puzzle game about pushing and capturing Chess pieces while overcoming various obstacles. Enjoy 70 different handcrafted levels with a unique twist on the Chess formula.
Why similar: Chess 70.2% ★, Strategy 14.1%, Puzzle 10.3%, 2D 2.2%, Casual 1.4%
- #34 Placement
74% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: Albin Bernhardsson
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Placement is a minimalist logic puzzle game based on chess.
Why similar: Chess 86.9% ★, Casual 7.3%, Indie 5.8%
- #35 Blindfold Chess
72% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Marmotsoft
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 73.8% ★, Strategy 15.1%, Puzzle 5.4%, Casual 2.8%, 2D 1.3%
- #36 FourKnightVariant
71% 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 71.7% ★, Strategy 11.3%, Puzzle 8.9%, 2D 3.1%, Casual 2.8%
- #37 Cute Chess
73% 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 80.5% ★, Strategy 15.9%, Casual 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #38 Chess: Definitive Edition
71% 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 80.2% ★, Strategy 16.2%, Casual 2.6%, Indie 0.9%
- #39 Let's Learn Shogi
71% 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 76.2% ★, Strategy 20.1%, 2D 2.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #40 Urja
72% matchMixed51% of 181 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 60.2% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Puzzle 10.8%, Casual 3.8%, Indie 2.7%
- #41 Chess of Doom
70% 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 80.7% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Indie 1.9%, 2D 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #42 Grandmaster's Revenge
70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Two in One
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 82.3% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, Strategy 8.6%
- #43 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 72.8% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Puzzle 7.9%, 2D 3%, Indie 1.9%
- #44 The Rookery
67% matchVery Positive95% of 103 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 80.3% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Puzzle 5.7%, 2D 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #45 Chess Defense
69% 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 78.3% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Casual 2.3%, Indie 0.9%
- #46 Divinity Chess
68% 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 81.1% ★, Strategy 16.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Casual 1.2%
- #47 Caïssa Board
70% 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 80.5% ★, Strategy 16%, 2D 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #48 ChessSnake
68% 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 80.5% ★, Strategy 16.3%, 2D 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #49 Let's Learn Xiangqi (Chinese Chess)
68% 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 81.5% ★, Strategy 14.9%, 2D 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #50 Chess v Checkers
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Emerald Knight Interactive LLC
Windows
Chess v Checkers is a mashup of two popular games Chess and Checkers. Play as either side on the game board through three distinct game modes.
Why similar: Chess 81.7% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, 2D 3.6%, Casual 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #51 Check vs Mate
69% matchMixed65% of 123 reviews2012
Dev: Targem GamesPub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 43.0 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 57.5% ★, Strategy 36.1%, Casual 6.4%
- #52 Chess You
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio SoSeong
Windows
Play classic chess against girls who tease, provoke, and challenge you.
Why similar: Chess 78.4% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Puzzle 4.2%, Casual 2.6%, 2D 2.3%
- #53 Back Rank Chess
67% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Nocky
Windows · Mac
Do you like the Endgame in chess? Here's a brand new chess variant! Defend the back rank against the onslaught of enemy pawns. Easy to learn , advanced artificial intelligence , 66 hand-crafted stages.
Why similar: Chess 78.5% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Puzzle 5.8%, 2D 1.9%, Casual 1.9%
- #54 Lilith's Game
66% 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 84.1% ★, Strategy 12.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Casual 1.1%, Indie 0.9%