KNIGHTS
Move knights in their L-shaped hop until every piece sits on its matching color.
93% of 778 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$0.99
Games like ThinkAhead
If the minimalist and relaxing rhythm of ThinkAhead stuck with you, this helps. Give these games a try when the craving hits.
KNIGHTS
A minimalist puzzle game built on one chess piece: the knight. Slide red and blue knights onto their matching squares, untangle the ones in your way, and work out the order of moves. No chess knowledge needed, no timer, and a fresh set of daily boards waiting once the handcrafted levels run out.
Minimalist, Relaxing
93% of 778 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$0.99Knight Swap
One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another. One hundred hand-crafted levels in a beautiful minimalist set. Can you swap the knights?
Minimalist, Relaxing
89% of 125 Steam reviews are positive$0.99Knight's Retreat
A chess game without any chess. Rearrange your troops to bring your best knights back to your Kingdom in an abstract medieval world.
Minimalist, Relaxing
93% of 74 Steam reviews are positive$2.99The Way of Knight
Think your way through the tale of Esroh the Knight in The Way of Knight, a chess-like puzzle game! Encounter new and wacky pieces; hop around leaf traps and manholes, and only be a little distracted by snacks...
Minimalist, Relaxing
100% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$2.99Chess Brain
Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces! Every second all the pieces will move!
Minimalist, Relaxing
89% of 157 Steam reviews are positive$2.99Knights Together
Knights Together is a minimalist puzzle game inspired by the chess piece knight. Although it's inspired by chess, it requires no knowledge of chess to play!. Simply move your knights around the board and make sure they come together.
Minimalist, Relaxing
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$0.69Chessformer
Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing king, who is lazy and never moves, so don't worry about losing any pieces.
Minimalist, Relaxing
100% of 306 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Gambit Shifter
Gambit Shifter is a relaxing, minimalist cozy puzzle game for chess experts and beginners alike! Take control of a single piece, solve your way through 80+ hand-crafted levels and lose yourself in the zen atmosphere as you advance.
Minimalist, Relaxing
95% of 63 Steam reviews are positive$7.99hexceed
A hex-grid puzzle game in the minesweeper family, rebuilt so every level can be solved by logic alone. Numbers, lines and walls tell you where the danger hides, and hundreds of handcrafted levels let you unwind one careful click at a time.
Minimalist, Relaxing
89% of 2,782 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 31FreeFourKnightVariant
Master the movement of the chess knight in a strategic puzzle built around planning, positioning, and board coverage. Choose your starting square, plan your jumps, conquer the board, and take on increasingly demanding challenges.
Minimalist, Relaxing
$2.99Chess 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 claim the kingdom of Chess.
Relaxing
57% of 23 Steam reviews are positive$2.99The Steps as we know them
Use the moves of chess to solve puzzles. Find your way with six different pieces, through six different worlds. Use a varying way of thinking in each world.
Minimalist, Relaxing
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Cheaper than ThinkAhead
Knight Swap
One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another.
89% of 125 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Knight's Retreat
A chess game without any chess. Rearrange your troops to bring your best knights back to your Kingdom in an abstract medieval world.
93% of 74 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Unlock The King
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
95% of 330 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Knight Swap 2
The sequel of the successful Knight Swap, with more levels, more gameplay mechanics, and even more fun.
86% of 35 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Hang The Kings
Hang The Kings is a chess-inspired puzzle game. Capture all pieces of the same color before eliminating its King.
81% of 54 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Knights Together
Knights Together is a minimalist puzzle game inspired by the chess piece knight.
100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$0.69
Chessmates
Chess become mad, can you keep control on it? Play as a chess knight, defeat chess enemies in a new chess world.
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Chess Valley
Play chess in a way you've never played. Face a board like a labyrinth and try to cross it with the king to join his army.
91% of 46 Steam reviews are positive$0.49
PEG
Blue eats blue. Red eats red. Until one of each remains. A puzzler that is deceptively simple but hard to master.
92% of 251 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Board
Board is a minimalist puzzle game that offers a relaxing short experience.
100% of 28 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Chesskoban - Chess Puzzles
Relaxing puzzle game for chess lovers and beginners using a combination of sokoban and chess mechanics. If you like Chess you will enjoy playing it!
95% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Hidden gems like ThinkAhead
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
Chessformer
Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces.
100% of 306 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Unlock The King
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
95% of 330 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
hexceed
Read the numbers, mark the hidden dangers, and clear colorful hex grids one calm, careful step at a time.
89% of 2,782 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 31Free
Chess Brain
Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces!
89% of 157 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Knight Swap
One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another.
89% of 125 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Delete
You clear 3D figures of red squares by reading the numbers and reasoning your way through, one shape at a time.
95% of 1,604 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
PEG
Blue eats blue. Red eats red. Until one of each remains. A puzzler that is deceptively simple but hard to master.
92% of 251 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
KNIGHTS
Move knights in their L-shaped hop until every piece sits on its matching color.
93% of 778 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$0.99
Ultimate Tic-Tac-Toe
You play nine tic-tac-toe boards at once, and every move sends your opponent to a board of your choosing.
83% of 1,549 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Knight's Retreat
A chess game without any chess. Rearrange your troops to bring your best knights back to your Kingdom in an abstract medieval world.
93% of 74 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Newest games like ThinkAhead
The Board is Yours
The Board is Yours is a strategic chess-based incremental game: buy squares, unlock upgrades, and chain synergies through defended pieces.
98% of 40 Steam reviews are positive$2.50
ChessWalkers
In this short yet memorable puzzle game You will take on the role of a chess pawn with unique abilities!
100% of 13 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
The Way of Knight
Think your way through the tale of Esroh the Knight in The Way of Knight, a chess-like puzzle game!
100% of 4 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Chess Quest: A Cozy Puzzle
A relaxing chess-inspired puzzle game. Move your knight through handcrafted levels, solve clever challenges, and enjoy a cozy atmosphere.
83% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
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: 17$6.59
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 Rookery
An exciting and fast-paced chess roguelite, full of ridiculous abilities!
94% of 78 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Gambit Shifter
Gambit Shifter is a relaxing, minimalist cozy puzzle game for chess experts and beginners alike!
95% of 63 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
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
SokoChess White
SokoChess White is a puzzle game about pushing Chess pieces into their destination and overcoming various obstacles.
96% of 25 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Chess Morph: The Queen's Wormholes
An original puzzle game inspired by chess. Control a lonely Queen with shapeshifting abilities and defeat the enemy army.
100% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Quadrata
Quadrata is a minimalist logic puzzle where you control two different characters with the same keys on either side and collect diamonds with a…
96% of 97 Steam reviews are positive$3.99