- #1 Back Rank Chess
96% 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 60% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%, Tactical 5.6%
- #2 King's Hand
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anomie Game Studio
Windows
King's Hand is a turn-based, roguelike battler that fuses the strategy of chess with deckbuilding and a dash of chaos. Face increasingly challenging waves of tactical chess gameplay with a twist!
Why similar: Chess 68.3% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.1%, PvE 1.9%
- #3 Chess Corp
95% 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 63.6% ★, Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Tactical 6.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.5%
- #4 Tactorius
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ludius Constructs
Windows
Summon new pieces, move multiple times, trample opponents, and unleash 100+ arcana - a tactical chess roguelite where the AI casts back. Climb the Gauntlet one floor at a time.
Why similar: Chess 63.2% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.1%, Indie 1.3%
- #5 Checkmate Challenge
94% 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 82.2% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Tactical 4.2%, 2D 1.9%
- #6 Global Chess
93% match9 user reviews60% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Joseph Kinsella
Windows
A chess-based global conquest game
Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Chess 22.9% ★, Wargame 17.8%, Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #7 Divinity Chess
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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 64.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Strategy 13.1%
- #8 Chess of Doom
91% 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 66.4% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Procedural Generation 3.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.1%
- #9 Sharp Chess
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 72.3% ★, Strategy 15%, Minimalist 7.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%
- #10 Fritz Chess 14
89% 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%
- #11 Fairylion: a Chess RPG
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omshinwa
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sci-fi modern Chess RPG. Recruit pilots, learn their stories, befriend them, sacrifice them. Learn chess, practice your endgames, discover new pieces and special powers. Use your mechs to defend the Middle Kingdom from the Holy Empire!
Why similar: Chess 47.7% ★, Tactical RPG 13.6%, Wargame 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Strategy 6.8%
- #12 MetaChess
88% match3 user reviews67% of 3 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 65.5% ★, Strategy 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%, Tactical 4.4%
- #13 The Rookery
86% 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 65.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%, Tactical 6.2%
- #14 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
86% matchVery Positive80% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 68.6% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.8%, Choices Matter 1.6%
- #15 King-Dom
87% 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 65.3% ★, Strategy 33.2%, Indie 1.4%
- #16 ChessSnake
85% 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 65.8% ★, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%, Minimalist 4.5%
- #17 Chess of Fortune
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: devOfFortune
Windows
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 59.6% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.7%, Minimalist 4.5%
- #18 Grandmaster's Revenge
84% 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 69.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.6%, Strategy 7.1%, Procedural Generation 4.4%
- #19 Advancing Chess
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LeviathanStasis
Windows · Linux
Experience the beloved game of chess in ways never before seen! Starting with just your King and a Pawn, you’ll strategically assemble your board with pieces of your choice. But be warned, you’ll be facing off against boards uniquely crafted by other players, there’s no telling what to expect!
Why similar: Chess 67.6% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%, Tactical 2.8%
- #20 Mini Battlegrounds
82% matchMixed65% of 591 reviews2018
Dev: IOA Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Mini Battlegrounds is a multiplayer last-man-standing battle royale full of adrenaline-packed combat! With simple controls, this game is easy to pick up for new players, while maintaining a high skill cap to entertain the seasoned veterans of the genre.
Why similar: Battle Royale 49.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 36.9%, Strategy 12.1%, Indie 1.3%
- #21 Backstabbing King
81% 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 64.6% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.1%, PvE 3.3%
- #22 EcoChess
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Timeless Ideas
Windows
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 64.5% ★, Strategy 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%, Tactical 5.6%
- #23 Pieces of the Kingdom
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Birdworks
Windows · Mac
What if Chess…was a roguelite? Assemble your party and battle your way across a broken kingdom in a fantastical, tactical take on Chess. Loot epic gear, recruit powerful pieces with unique abilities, and strategize your way to victory.
Why similar: Chess 70.2% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 2.4%, PvP 1.8%
- #24 Chessemble
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Giga Glitch
Windows
Customize your board with a host of new pieces. Start with an aggressive forward assault, Or perhaps a defensive fortress designed to weather the storm. Will you outwit, outmanoeuvre, or out-explode your way to victory?
Why similar: Chess 60.8% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Tactical 6.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%
- #25 Fritz Chess 17 Steam Edition
80% 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 77.3% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Tactical 5.5%, 2D 2.4%
- #26 The Chess
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 102 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 36.7% ★, Grand Strategy 23.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Strategy 8.9%, War 7.4%
- #27 Auto Battle Royale
79% matchMixed59% of 34 reviews2019
Dev: ByKing
Windows
Kill or run away, and the last survivor is the winner!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 60%, Battle Royale 22% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Indie 1.9%
- #28 Glow Chess
78% matchNegative8% of 13 reviews2018
Dev: 13-lab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immortal classic - a game that has been for many thousands of years - Chess - comes back in a new form, now with neon lights!
Why similar: Chess 47.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 28.1%, Strategy 8.6%, Minimalist 4.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.3%
- #29 Chess Nuke
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Duwit
Windows
RECRUIT, MERGE, and NUKE your board. Build game-breaking pieces and annihilate the enemy in this CHESS Roguelike.
Why similar: Chess 63.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 7.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%, Wargame 5.2%
- #30 RanaRangam: Where Chess Pieces Bleed
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bogaram Rakesh
Windows
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 52.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Wargame 8.9%, Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6%
- #31 Die pig die
77% matchMostly Negative33% of 317 reviews2018
Dev: Vector bundle
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Die pig die Battle Royale is a multiplayer's online game where 16 players will have to carry out certain missions before jump to the battlefield of Battle Royale. A frenetic and tense round that will end up with only one player standing up the ground.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 50.9%, Battle Royale 47.8% ★, Indie 1.3%
- #32 Lilith's Game
76% 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 70.4% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%, PvE 3.3%
- #33 九劫曲:诅咒之地 NineTrials Test Server
75% matchMixed53% of 283 reviews2019
Dev: 深圳市爱玩游戏科技有限公司
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
There are immortals everywhere in Shenzhou. One day, A curse comes. The cursed people will have a mark on their body, known as "indescribable mark". Until the full moon night, the cursed person will be inhaled into the alien world. Players play one of the immortals and start their own journey to survive.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 70.4%, Battle Royale 29.6% ★
- #34 Four Kings One War
74% matchMixed54% of 195 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 59% ★, Strategy 30.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Indie 0.9%
- #35 Strike Chess
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CodingWithKantecki
Windows · Mac
No more taking turns. Both players move at once in this tactical chess variant where military power-ups reshape the battlefield every round
Why similar: Chess 54.3% ★, Strategy 14.5%, Wargame 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.5%
- #36 Battle Royale: Survivors 究极求生:大逃杀
74% matchMixed45% of 552 reviews2018
Dev: momoStorm Entertainment
Windows
Battle Royale: Survivors is a last-man-standing top down shooter pvp survival game. Players are taken as prisoners and thrown to an abandoned island. Players must fight with whatever they can find on the island. Whoever survivals to be the last lone survivor wins the game.
Why similar: Battle Royale 48.3% ★, Massively Multiplayer 40.3%, Strategy 10.3%, Indie 1.1%
- #37 Minds of Nations
73% matchMixed67% of 564 reviews2023
Dev: OmnemPub: Soul Playing Games
Windows
Grand Strategy Game. How does reincarnation affect the evolution of a state ? Control the material well-being of your country with a backbone of spiritual growth. Religion. Economy. Diplomacy. War. Souls. Karma. Ideology. Tech. Stories. Single-Player. MMO.
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 63.6%, Strategy 18.9%, Grand Strategy 12.7% ★, Wargame 2.7%, Indie 2.1%
- #38 Chess Empire
71% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Alpaca Games
Windows
A new kind of chess where you earn gold each turn to buy units and upgrade them with unique abilities. Fog of war hides enemy positions unless your pieces are close enough.
Why similar: Chess 50.6% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Strategy 8.6%, Tactical 6.5%
- #39 攻城.三国.志
70% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: 問鼎九州工作室
Windows · Mac
以一种全新的真实视角,纵览全局,带你重回乱世三国之中,经营城池,招兵买马,率领亲自招募的武将征战沙场,和千万玩家一起,在三国真实地图上,攻城掠地,一统天下!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 41.5%, Strategy 13.1%, Grand Strategy 12.8% ★, Wargame 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
- #40 Hang The Kings
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 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 66.8% ★, Strategy 25.3%, Minimalist 7.9%
- #41 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 67.9% ★, Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%, Minimalist 5.2%, 2D 1.9%
- #42 Chess 2: The Sequel
72% matchMixed48% of 117 reviews2014
Dev: Ludeme Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 92.9 hrs≥1hr: 15%
The next step in the evolution of chess tuned for more viable options, strategic interest, and years and years of expert play.
Why similar: Chess 88.7% ★, Strategy 10.2%, Indie 1.1%
- #43 BOT.vinnik Chess: Legendary Queens
69% matchPositive92% of 13 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 68.1% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Minimalist 4.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.2%
- #44 Infestation: Battle Royale
70% matchMixed49% of 338 reviews2020
Dev: Fredaikis ABPub: OP Productions LLC
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Infestation: Battle Royale is a free-to-play, zombie-infested Battle Royale game. Fight in groups of 3 or solo until only one team remains standing. Discover a wide selection of maps, guns and customizations. Join in and let the good memories come back in this massively revamped all-time classic!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 53.8%, Battle Royale 44.4% ★, Indie 1.8%
- #45 Unknown Surge
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Just Play GamesPub: Mind Reader Studios
Windows
First MMO FPS Game from Bangladesh
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 71.2%, Battle Royale 26.3% ★, Indie 2.5%
- #46 MAFIA Chess
69% 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 75.3% ★, Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%, 2D 1.9%, Indie 0.6%
- #47 Board of the Kings: A Chess RPG
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Checkmate
Windows
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 60.3% ★, Tactical RPG 14.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.2%
- #48 Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army
68% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Ecliptec Mobile Ltd.
Windows
Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey down memory lane, with Mobile Soldiers: Plastic Army, bringing the beloved childhood table-top game to life in a new 3D experience that fits in your pocket. Brace yourself for fun that combines nostalgia with the excitement of mobile gaming!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.4% ★, Wargame 18.6%, Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%
- #49 WarDoom ssp Wargame
69% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Mark AinsworthPub: (Mark Ainsworth)
Windows
2D Hard core, Hex & Chit, Turn Based Wargame with A.I. or Hotseat. Move units or stacks around, attack using all the info from live database and unit breakdowns. set your battle objectives in the battle report. A detailed Editor effect live game systems
Why similar: Grand Strategy 38.2% ★, Strategy 23%, Wargame 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, 2D 2.7%
- #50 Refight:The Last Warship
67% matchMixed64% of 315 reviews2019
Dev: 梵天游戏
Windows
It's a warship survival TPS game with an exciting Battle Royale gameplay for solo players, teams and groups alike. Search for resources while sailing on the Crisis-ridden Sea. The last player standing becomes the King of the Sea!
Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 51%, Battle Royale 24.7% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Wargame 8%, PvP 1%
- #51 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 72.5% ★, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%, Minimalist 4.7%, 2D 1.9%
- #52 TOTAL ZUGZWANG
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LOKUST AZUL LIMITED
Windows
This is Chess on a conveyor belt -- an ingenious roguelike, melding tactical strategy and explosive action! Deal with a mind-bending scrolling board that pulls towards you relentless waves of foes and perils. Prepare for their violent collision with your pieces. Prepare for TOTAL ZUGZWANG.
Why similar: Chess 52.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 8.8%, Tactical 7.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%
- #53 Chess Visualized
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: The Lunar Carver
Windows
A playable Chess board that visualizes where each piece can go and what every move does
Why similar: Chess 62.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%, Minimalist 3.8%