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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Chess, Strategy, Singleplayer, Board Game.

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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.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2026-09-03
Developer: iradastudio
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
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    A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.

    Why similar: Chess 84.4% ★, Strategy 11.9%, 2D 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  2. #2 Hang The Kings
    96% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2019
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    Hang The Kings is a chess-inspired puzzle game. Capture all pieces of the same color before eliminating its King.

    Why similar: Chess 62.9% ★, Strategy 23.8%, Puzzle 8.1%, Casual 5.2%

  3. #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 65.1% ★, Strategy 33.1%, Indie 1.9%

  4. #4 Fritz Chess 14
    95% matchMostly Positive71% of 123 reviews2014
    Dev: ChessBasePub: Viva Media
    Windows

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    Why similar: Chess 90.5% ★, Strategy 9.5%

  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 70.5% ★, Strategy 14.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Casual 2.1%, Singleplayer 2%

  6. #6 Fritz for Fun 13
    93% matchMixed65% of 40 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 63.7% ★, Strategy 30.5%, Casual 5.9%

  7. #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 63.5% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Puzzle 8.8%, 2D 3.4%, Casual 2.5%

  8. #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 73.7% ★, Strategy 21.1%, Casual 4%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  9. #9 Fritz Chess 17 Steam Edition
    89% matchMixed66% of 83 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 80.4% ★, Strategy 15.4%, 2D 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  10. #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 76.5% ★, Strategy 16.2%, Casual 3.2%, 2D 2.5%, Indie 0.9%

  11. #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 60.1% ★, Strategy 27.8%, Puzzle 7.7%, Indie 4.4%

  12. #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 70.3% ★, Strategy 18.2%, Puzzle 8.4%, 2D 1.8%, Indie 0.8%

  13. #13 Pawnimals
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Floyd Bishop
    Windows

    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.

    Why similar: Chess 78.3% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Puzzle 3.8%, Casual 3.4%, Singleplayer 1%

  14. #14 Sharp Chess
    85% 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 82% ★, Strategy 17%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  15. #15 BOT.vinnik Chess: USSR vs the World
    84% 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 81.3% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Puzzle 5.6%, Casual 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  16. #16 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 64% ★, Strategy 33%, Indie 1.3%, Casual 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  17. #17 Chess Exerciser
    83% 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 76.1% ★, Strategy 16.2%, Puzzle 6.6%, Singleplayer 1%

  18. #18 Chessformer
    82% matchVery Positive100% of 323 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 9.9%, Puzzle 9.1%, 2D 3.2%, Casual 1.5%

  19. #19 Questy Chess
    81% 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 73.2% ★, Strategy 14.5%, Puzzle 8.3%, 2D 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%

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    Dev: Oh Baby Games
    Windows

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    Why similar: Chess 86.2% ★, Strategy 12.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    79% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows · Linux

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    Windows

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  26. #26 Let's Learn Janggi (Korean Chess)
    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 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 78.9% ★, Strategy 17.1%, 2D 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  27. #27 Chesster
    78% 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 86.1% ★, Strategy 12.3%, Indie 1.6%

  28. #28 Waves of Chess
    75% 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 80.2% ★, Strategy 16.1%, 2D 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  29. #29 Grandmaster's Revenge
    76% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Middle Way Games
    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 81.2% ★, Strategy 9.4%, Puzzle 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  30. #30 Chess vs Chat
    76% 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 63.6% ★, Strategy 19.9%, Puzzle 8.2%, Indie 4.6%, 2D 3.7%

  31. #31 BOT.vinnik Chess: Legendary Queens
    74% 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 73.9% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Puzzle 6%, Casual 3%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  32. #32 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 373 reviews2025
    Dev: Marc Makes Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 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 79.8% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Casual 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Indie 0.9%

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    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 10%, Strategy 9.2%, 2D 3.1%, Indie 2.1%

  34. #34 Chess
    73% 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 6.1%, 2D 2.5%, Casual 1.2%

  35. #35 Chess Multiple Boards
    74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
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    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 59.9% ★, Strategy 33.5%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  36. #36 Kingside Break
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: YuJam Games
    Windows

    A chess game where you lead a customizable fantasy army through 1,500 levels of curated puzzles. Face checkpoint commanders in full matches, recruit new races, and customize your hero and army. Key chess concepts encountered are logged in a Sage Ledger for education and future reference.

    Why similar: Chess 77.6% ★, Puzzle 9.2%, Strategy 9%, 2D 2%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  37. #37 MetaChess
    71% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
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    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 76.7% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Puzzle 7.3%, 2D 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  38. #38 SokoChess Black
    71% 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%, Puzzle 10.4%, 2D 2.1%, Casual 1.4%

  39. #39 Blindfold Chess
    70% match6 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: DarkSky Studios
    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 73.9% ★, Strategy 15%, Puzzle 5.5%, Casual 2.8%, 2D 1.3%

  40. #40 Placement
    72% 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%

  41. #41 FourKnightVariant
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: WhimSoul Games
    Windows

    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 71.8% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Puzzle 8.9%, 2D 3.1%, Casual 2.8%

  42. #42 Chess: Definitive Edition
    69% 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 80.3% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Casual 2.6%, Indie 0.9%

  43. #43 Cute Chess
    71% 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 80.6% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Casual 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  44. #44 Let's Learn Shogi
    69% 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 76.3% ★, Strategy 20%, 2D 2.8%, Singleplayer 1%

  45. #45 Chess Tools
    68% 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 72.9% ★, Strategy 13.2%, Puzzle 7.9%, 2D 2.9%, Indie 1.9%

  46. #46 Chess of Doom
    69% 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 80.8% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Indie 1.9%, 2D 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  47. #47 Urja
    70% matchMixed51% of 182 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 60.3% ★, Strategy 22.4%, Puzzle 10.8%, Casual 3.8%, Indie 2.7%

  48. #48 Stealthmate: A chess puzzle
    68% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: The Late Lab
    Windows

    Stealthmate is a turn-based stealth puzzle game where chess movement becomes your toolkit for infiltration. Read enemy patrols, predict danger, plan the perfect route, and guide your pieces to safety through handcrafted puzzles and Daily Challenges.

    Why similar: Chess 55.7% ★, Strategy 27%, Puzzle 11.2%, 2D 4.7%, Indie 1.4%

  49. #49 The Rookery
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 105 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 80.4% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Puzzle 5.7%, 2D 2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  50. #50 Divinity Chess
    67% 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 81.2% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Casual 1.2%

  51. #51 Chess Defense
    68% 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 78.5% ★, Strategy 16%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Casual 2.3%, Indie 0.9%

  52. #52 Hostile Boards
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ChessFinity
    Windows

    A chess deckbuilding puzzle roguelike where every board is a shifting lock. Deploy pieces from your hand, chain captures and clear each configuration before turns expire. Pieces used to open one layer become locked within it, leaving fewer tools for the next - can you escape the boards retaliation?

    Why similar: Chess 78.9% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Puzzle 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  53. #53 Let's Learn Xiangqi (Chinese Chess)
    67% 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 81.6% ★, Strategy 14.8%, 2D 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  54. #54 Chess v Checkers
    65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 81.6% ★, Puzzle 9.3%, 2D 3.5%, Casual 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%

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