Checkmate Kings
Checkmate Kings is a high-paced chess-like multiplayer bullet hell 👑 Shoot at your opponent, summon chess pieces, dash around the arena and crush…
75% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
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Want something that feels competitive and replayable the way Checkmate Showdown does? These games are worth a look next.
Check vs Mate
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!
Competitive
66% of 113 Steam reviews are positive$24.99FPS Chess
Chess, but every capture turns into a first-person duel. Move your pieces, plan your openings, then fight for the square with guns, swords and sniper rooks. A fast 1v1 shooter where the board decides who fights, and your aim decides who wins.
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable
84% of 44,851 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 280FreeChess Evolved Online
Chess, rebuilt as a collectible army builder. Pick from 500+ pieces with their own moves and abilities, spend your army points on a lineup only you would build, then battle other players or AI in matches with zero randomness. Easy to start, deep enough to think about for years.
Competitive, Replayable
91% of 809 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16FreeChess Ultimate
Chess, but every piece is someone new. Draft a team of quirky characters, each with its own ability, and play out matches where no two games ever go the same way. The classic game of wits gets a colorful, chaotic coat of paint, and it is easy to pick up whether you know your openings or have never touched a board.
Competitive, Replayable
87% of 310 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13FreeCheckmate Kings
Checkmate Kings is a high-paced chess-like multiplayer bullet hell 👑 Shoot at your opponent, summon chess pieces, dash around the arena and crush the enemy king! Choose from 8 characters with unique playstyles and conquer the Kings Gauntlet!
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable
75% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Chess Ultra
Chess is the same game everywhere, so this one wins on atmosphere: hand-crafted sets and rooms, a Grandmaster-approved AI across ten levels, puzzles, historic matches and full VR support. Play a slow evening game in a firelit library, or chase a checkmate in a bleak ruin. A chess board that finally looks like it deserves the game.
Competitive, Replayable
76% of 1,840 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16$12.99Passant: A Chess Roguelike
A chess roguelike where the rules bend as far as you push them. Earn strange pieces, twist the rules with badges and grab items that freeze a bishop or promote your pawn straight to queen. Beat round after round, take down the final boss and become a grandmaster. You do not need to be good at chess to have a great time.
Replayable
79% of 369 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$11.99Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Chess, but your whole army defected and all you have left is a royal shotgun. Move or shoot each turn, blast a path through the white pieces, and pick upgrades for both sides as the board grows meaner. A short, sharp strategy roguelike where every run takes about twenty minutes and every loss feels earned.
Replayable
92% of 5,975 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 65$7.49Hyper 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!
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable
92% of 322 Steam reviews are positive$2.99Battle Chess: Game of Kings™
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.
Competitive
52% of 363 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$29.99Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
Experience a 4K graphics strategy game with tactical depth, breadth, and challenge like nothing you have played before: the perfect mix of Chess, tactical setups and quests inpired by classic RPGs
Also in Co-op · Competitive
74% of 99 Steam reviews are positive$19.99Cat 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. The draw is watching smug house cats and scrappy strays waddle, pounce and slap each other off the board.
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable
87% of 483 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$6.99
Cheaper than Checkmate Showdown
Chess Ultra
Play the classic board game in hand-crafted sets, against a ten-level AI, other players or VR.
76% of 1,840 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16$12.99
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 369 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$11.99
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 positive$2.99
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Swap your whole army for a royal shotgun and blast through enemy ranks one turn at a time, in short runs that beg for one more go.
92% of 5,975 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 65$7.49
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
Gambonanza
Gambonanza takes chess, shrinks the board and throws the rulebook out the window.
74% of 1,691 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$14.99
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 483 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$6.99
The Ouroboros King
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes.
81% of 479 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
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
Chess Infinity
Whether you're new to chess or a seasoned master, welcome to Chess Infinity—the art of timeless strategy.
63% of 88 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Rooks Keep
Rooks Keep is an arena-based, melee combat game. A variety of game-modes, characters, maps and mutators are available.
84% of 19 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Hidden gems like Checkmate Showdown
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 483 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$6.99
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 positive$2.99
Master of Chess
Play chess with help from your AI character, solve chess puzzles, build an unrivaled openings repertoire, and win tournaments worldwide.
83% of 296 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
Chess Ultimate
Draft a team of quirky characters, each with its own ability, and play matches that never repeat themselves.
87% of 310 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13Free
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 369 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$11.99
Gambonanza
Gambonanza takes chess, shrinks the board and throws the rulebook out the window.
74% of 1,691 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$14.99
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
Just Xiangqi
This is a refreshing Chinese chess game with realistic graphics and a detailed audio tutorial that will keep you entertained, even as a novice.
84% of 719 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$9.99
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
Chess Survivors
Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies.
83% of 156 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Chessplosion
Chessplosion is an arcade action puzzle game where you drop chess piece bombs to create chain reactions and trap opponents.
95% of 140 Steam reviews are positive$11.99
The Ouroboros King
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes.
81% of 479 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
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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
Chess Folk
Your own offline chess club. Meet 300+ fictional rivals, compete in tournaments, learn with Susu the Panda, and relive famous games through…
95% of 22 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$11.99
Five Elements Chess
A spell-duel game that combines the Five Elements theory and match-three gameplay.
71% of 14 Steam reviews are positive$12.74
Dunchess
Chess, but with spells, items and dungeons that fight back. Play online matches on boards full of vision crystals, teleports and fog, where every…
100% of 13 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
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 483 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$6.99
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
Gambonanza
Gambonanza takes chess, shrinks the board and throws the rulebook out the window.
74% of 1,691 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$14.99
Below the Crown
Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess.
95% of 66 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Yes, My Queen
The chess roguelite. Play game-changing cards, bend the rules, save your Queen, and escape from the dungeon.
76% of 55 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
Master of Chess
Play chess with help from your AI character, solve chess puzzles, build an unrivaled openings repertoire, and win tournaments worldwide.
83% of 296 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99
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 369 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$11.99
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 positive$2.99