Games like Barrel Chess

Miss the replayable and competitive pull of Barrel Chess? Give these games a try when the craving hits.

Cheaper than Barrel Chess

ChessCraft

ChessCraft

Never play the same game of chess again! ChessCraft is a chess AI sandbox. Create your own chess boards, rules, and pieces.

96% of 81 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
The Chess Variants Club

The Chess Variants Club

Play and discover 12 popular chess variants, improve your chess skills with hundreds of chess puzzles, or simply play regular chess with your…

83% of 41 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Gigachess

Gigachess

Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!

82% of 85 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
King of the Bridge

King of the Bridge

Learn a chess variant that keeps changing on you, catch the troll bending the rules, and bend them right back on your way to every ending.

95% of 1,702 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$2.99
Chess Mega Bundle

Chess Mega Bundle

Play hundreds of chess variants online or locally.

50% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Radial Chess

Radial Chess

Radial Chess is a chess game that preserves all traditional rules and mechanics while reimagining the board as a radial spatial structure, where…

$2.99
Schachkampf - Fantasy Chess

Schachkampf - Fantasy Chess

Solve more than 3.000.000 chess puzzles and fight an AI which is challenging for beginners and pros.

75% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
3D Chess

3D Chess

A unique chess trip with exciting instant duels awaits you - test your mettle on the chessboard.

52% of 131 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Chess Multiple Boards

Chess Multiple Boards

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.

50% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Shift Chess

Shift Chess

This is a chess variant in which players can “control the board” as a move action.

$4.99
The Ouroboros King

The Ouroboros King

The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes.

81% of 480 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Absurd Chess

Absurd Chess

Compete against up to 100 players in various, REALLY absurd chess modes never seen before!

50% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$0.49

Hidden gems like Barrel Chess

King of the Bridge

King of the Bridge

Learn a chess variant that keeps changing on you, catch the troll bending the rules, and bend them right back on your way to every ending.

95% of 1,702 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$2.99
Passant: A Chess Roguelike

Passant: A Chess Roguelike

Build strange piece combos, twist the rules with badges and push through round after round until you face the final boss.

79% of 371 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$11.99
Gambonanza

Gambonanza

Gambonanza takes chess, shrinks the board and throws the rulebook out the window.

74% of 1,697 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$14.99
Chessarama

Chessarama

Chessarama is a collection of chess-inspired puzzle and strategy games that use chess pieces and their established move sets, then reimagines their…

90% of 121 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Chess

Chess

Play relaxed matches against the AI or a friend, with puzzles and custom boards to keep every session fresh.

78% of 110 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$7.99
The Ouroboros King

The Ouroboros King

The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes.

81% of 480 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Chess Evolved Online

Chess Evolved Online

Spend your army points on a lineup of pieces with their own moves and abilities, then test it against other players or AI in matches where nothing…

91% of 810 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16Free
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel

5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel

Outwit opponents by moving pieces through the past, branching new boards, and guarding several kings at once.

96% of 8,157 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$11.99
Chess Ultra

Chess Ultra

Play the classic board game in hand-crafted sets, against a ten-level AI, other players or VR.

76% of 1,844 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16$12.99
Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition

Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition

Chess! One of the world’s most popular games, has just got even better!

74% of 233 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$15.99
Check vs Mate

Check vs Mate

Commanders, assemble your armies! CHECK vs. MATE calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the…

66% of 113 Steam reviews are positive$24.99
3D Chess

3D Chess

A unique chess trip with exciting instant duels awaits you - test your mettle on the chessboard.

52% of 131 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

Newest games like Barrel Chess

CHESS2

CHESS2

CHESS, BUT... NO TURNS, NO CHECK OR CHECKMATE, CAN'T MOVE THE SAME PIECE TWICE, 10×10 BOARD, 2 EXTRA KNIGHTS & PAWNS, PAWNS MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION

100% of 7 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Cat Chess

Cat Chess

Classic chess played by two rival cat clans, with full rules, move hints, a scalable bot, online and local matches, and a challenge campaign.

87% of 485 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$6.99
Shattered Chess

Shattered Chess

Chain massive combos, build game-breaking synergies, and survive rule-changing bosses in this fast-paced roguelike twist on chess.

100% of 28 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
CHESST

CHESST

A fantasy chess variant. An enchanted board where pawns hide magical secrets. Hatch dragons, transform enemy pieces into unicorns.

100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Gambonanza

Gambonanza

Gambonanza takes chess, shrinks the board and throws the rulebook out the window.

74% of 1,697 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$14.99
Chees

Chees

What if your chess pieces lied to you? In CHEES, rooks crawl like pawns, queens leap like knights, and every game shuffles the rules.

100% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Chess Go

Chess Go

In the world of games, every wonder is possible—but for the truly extraordinary, look no further than Hyper Board Games!

69% of 13 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Passant: A Chess Roguelike

Passant: A Chess Roguelike

Build strange piece combos, twist the rules with badges and push through round after round until you face the final boss.

79% of 371 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$11.99
Hyper Chess

Hyper Chess

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!

92% of 322 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$2.99
Chess, Texas

Chess, Texas

A Wild West chess adventure where every duel is settled on the board.

81% of 27 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
The Chess

The Chess

The ChessThemed Chess offers a relaxing, minimalist chess experience with multiple boards, piece sets, AI opponents, and multiplayer.

77% of 119 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2Free
Just Chess

Just Chess

Enjoy a pure, distraction-free chess experience with Just Chess!

89% of 9 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$11.99