Games like Knight Swap
If Knight Swap is your kind of game, the closest matches are Knight Swap 2, Unlock The King and Chess Brain — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and relaxing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Knight 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?
Players who liked Knight Swap also play
Steam players who put hours into Knight Swap also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Knight Swap 2
WHY THIS
Top pick for Knight Swap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Knight Swap.
The sequel of the successful Knight Swap, with more levels, more gameplay mechanics, and even more fun. The goal in each level is to move the opposing knights to where the others are placed (and vice versa) using the features of the board.Can you swap the knights?
Unlock The King
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Knight Swap.
Second-strongest match for Knight Swap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Knight Swap.
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
Chess Brain
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Knight Swap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knight Swap.
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!
Chessformer
WHY THIS
Shares piece selection and a relaxing mood with Knight Swap.
Ranked #4 for Knight Swap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Knight Swap.
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.
Zen Chess: Mate in One
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Knight Swap.
Ranked #5 for Knight Swap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Knight Swap.
Zen Chess: Mate in One is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-one problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Mind Games
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Knight Swap.
Ranked #6 for Knight Swap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Knight Swap.
Mind games is a great set of extremely hard brain twisting puzzles! Warning: this game is for smarties! Only one out of ten people can solve the first puzzle!
Pawnbarian
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Knight Swap.
Ranked #8 for Knight Swap fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knight Swap.
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Knight Swap
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Sokoban 3D
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Knight Swap cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Knight Swap.
Move the cubes to their correct locations and solve the levels.
BoxIsland: Sokoban
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Knight Swap cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knight Swap.
On the enigmatic Box Island, an ancient civilization has left behind puzzle-filled ruins. Players take on the role of a young explorer, yet the island is shrouded in a mystical force - only by pushing boxes can one unravel the island's secrets and escape this challenging labyrinthine world!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Knight Swap at current Steam store prices.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Knight Swap on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Knight Swap.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Knight Swap on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Knight Swap.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Knight Swap on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Knight Swap.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Knight Swap on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Knight Swap.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Knight Swap on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Knight Swap.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knight Swap.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knight Swap.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Knight Swap.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knight Swap.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knight Swap.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Knight Swap.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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More from Minimol Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Minimol Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Zen Chess: Mate in One
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Knight Swap.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Knight Swap. Shares Casual with Knight Swap.
Zen Chess: Mate in One is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-one problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Unlock The King
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Knight Swap.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Knight Swap. Shares Strategy and Casual with Knight Swap.
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
Colorgrid
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Knight Swap.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Knight Swap. Shares Strategy and Casual with Knight Swap.
Colorgrid is a puzzle game about mixing colors in a Lab. Find the correct positions for your lasers and mirrors to get the right mix of colors in each material.
Chessarama
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Knight Swap.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Knight Swap. Shares Strategy and Casual with Knight Swap.
Chessarama is a collection of chess-inspired puzzle and strategy games that use chess pieces and their established move sets, then reimagines their goals and themes. Solve challenges, unlock collectibles, and compete against each other on the leaderboards. Welcome to Chessarama!
Daylife in Japan - Pixel Art Jigsaw Puzzle
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Knight Swap.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Knight Swap. Shares Casual with Knight Swap.
Daylife in Japan is a minimalist jigsaw puzzle game with pixel art GIFs instead of images.
Zen Chess: Mate in Two
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Knight Swap.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Knight Swap. Shares Strategy and Casual with Knight Swap.
Zen Chess: Mate in Two is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-two problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Zen Chess: Mate in Three
WHY THIS
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Knight Swap. Shares Strategy and Casual with Knight Swap.
Zen Chess: Mate in Three is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-three problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Zen Chess: Mate in Four
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Knight Swap.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Knight Swap. Shares Strategy and Casual with Knight Swap.
Zen Chess: Mate in Four is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-four problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Frequently asked about Knight Swap
- How much does Knight Swap cost?
- Knight Swap is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Knight Swap?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Knight Swap are Knight Swap 2, Unlock The King, Chess Brain.
- Who developed Knight Swap?
- Knight Swap was developed by Minimol Games.
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