Games like Shift Chess

Miss the competitive and replayable pull of Shift Chess? These games offer a similar pull for your backlog.

Cheaper than Shift Chess

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
Chess Royal

Chess Royal

A simple yet satisfying game of chess that anyone can play - and learn from.

86% of 42 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
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 positive$2.99
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 AI

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
Ragnarok Chess

Ragnarok Chess

The classical game of chess... now played in the beautiful Viking lands!

71% of 28 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Grandmaster Chess

Grandmaster Chess

Whether you’re a beginner or a veteran, this fully featured chess game from Capstone has all the tools and features you need to learn and master the…

90% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
Chess Knight 2

Chess Knight 2

A medieval world of strategy and tactics await you to engage in epic battles of wits as you master the moves and the strategies in a conquest to…

57% of 23 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Wild Wild Chess

Wild Wild Chess

The classical game of chess... now played in the Wild West! Play chess against your friends or versus the computer, unlock new scenarios and chess…

90% of 21 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Chessia

Chessia

Are you a chess master? Or a chess enthusiast? Maybe you just play chess from time to time. Whoever you are, Chessia is here for you.

0% of 3 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Samurai Chess

Samurai Chess

The classical game of chess... now with samurai warriors! Play chess against your friends or versus the computer, unlock new scenarios and chess…

80% of 30 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Ajedrez

Ajedrez

It is a chess game with the possibility of playing two players or playing against the computer.

100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$0.99

Hidden gems like Shift Chess

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 483 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$6.99
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 positive$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 369 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$6.59
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
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: 1Free
Chess

Chess

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

77% of 108 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$7.99
Free Chess

Free Chess

Free Chess is a free physics based chess simulator where you are free to play the game of chess with the freedom of however you like.

75% of 128 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Chess'Extra

Chess'Extra

Chess'Extra is a new free chess game with a 10x10 board and 2 new pieces: Priest and Assassin.

88% of 214 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4Free
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 8,150 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 1,840 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!

73% of 234 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

Newest games like Shift 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 6 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Chess Folk

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 21 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$11.99
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 483 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$6.99
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
Chess Kingdom

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…

90% of 60 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
CalvinChess

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

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

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
MetaChess

MetaChess

MetaChess is chess that lets you build your own army and rewrite the board.

75% of 8 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Master of Chess

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

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: 17$6.59
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 positive$2.99