Games like MetaChess
If MetaChess left you wanting something competitive and replayable, you have options. These games line up well for what comes next.
ChessCraft
Never play the same game of chess again! ChessCraft is a chess AI sandbox. Create your own chess boards, rules, and pieces. Play against the computer or your friends online, or win loot by playing one of 80 built-in chess boards in adventure mode.
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable, Minimalist
96% of 81 Steam reviews are positive$5.99Favor Chess
Assemble your own unique chess army to use against your foes. Use new strategies and pieces to compete against players around the globe in a game of pure skill, where cleverness and adaptation are rewarded.
Competitive, Replayable
62% of 53 Steam reviews are positiveFreeALL Chess
Create, collect and play board games from around the world, you can customise board sizes, piece moves and their unique look. There's 20+ classic board games and countless future games of yours!
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable
70% of 44 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99Chess 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 810 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16FreeShift Chess
This is a chess variant in which players can “control the board” as a move action. The game supports online play, matches against AI, and local analysis.
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable, Minimalist
$4.99The 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 friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable, Minimalist
83% of 41 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Chess Mega Bundle
Play hundreds of chess variants online or locally.
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable, Minimalist
50% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$4.99CHESS2
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
Competitive, Replayable, Minimalist
100% of 7 Steam reviews are positiveFreeChess Remix - Chess variants
Experience the thrill of playing Chess like never before with Chess Remix. Try out different versions of Chess from around the world, historic board games, modern variations or even create your own original games
Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable, Minimalist
56% of 9 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Chess 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 313 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13FreeHyper 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$2.99Chessemble
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?
Competitive, Replayable
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Cheaper than MetaChess
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
Chess Mega Bundle
Play hundreds of chess variants online or locally.
50% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
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
Chaos Chess
Chaos Chess is a new chess variant that turns every capture into a battle. Think twice before attacking and prepare for the consequences.
$3
Dicey Chess
A chess game in which the throw of the dice decides how far you can move.
100% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
CalvinChess
It's chess, but the rules keep changing! Add new rules, adapt to events, and watch as the board and its pieces change with each move made.
100% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
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
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
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
Stress Chess
"The real chess was the friends we made along the way." - Randy Mc'Chess
100% of 5 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
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
Hidden gems like MetaChess
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: 9$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
Chess Ultimate
Draft a team of quirky characters, each with its own ability, and play matches that never repeat themselves.
87% of 313 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 371 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$11.99
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
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
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
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
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
Chess'Extra
Chess'Extra is a new free chess game with a 10x10 board and 2 new pieces: Priest and Assassin.
88% of 215 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4Free
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
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
Newest games like MetaChess
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…
96% of 23 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$11.99
Immortal Chess
Play Classic chess expanded with 9 unique classes, Mana, spells, traps and passive abilities.
67% of 21 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Last Gambit
Build an impossible army: knights that become unicorns, queens that cross the edges, phoenixes that rise again.
82% of 50 Steam reviews are positiveFree
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: 9$6.99
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
Chess Kingdom
A hundred chess games on Steam. One of them gives you 40 AI opponents up to 2550 Elo, live open lobbies, async play, a league mode, a mini board…
88% of 60 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
CalvinChess
It's chess, but the rules keep changing! Add new rules, adapt to events, and watch as the board and its pieces change with each move made.
100% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Chess AI
A chess game featuring an adaptive AI opponent that scales to your skill level.
100% of 7 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
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
Waves of Chess
A roguelike chess game where players see how far one set of pieces will take them.
94% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
World War Chess
This is 1000+ player chess! You are in a war, where every player matters and contributes!
75% of 20 Steam reviews are positiveFree