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Games like Unlock The King

If Unlock The King is your kind of game, the closest matches are Unlock The King 2, Unlock The King 3 and Chess Brain — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and contemplative. 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.

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About Unlock The King: An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDWindows · macOSby Minimol Games
Unlock The King — Steam game cover
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Accessible for non chess playersElectronic board feels modern and dynamicGradual difficulty curve keeps puzzles engagingAtmosphericChillContemplative

Players who liked Unlock The King also play

Steam players who put hours into Unlock The King 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.

  1. Unlock The King 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Unlock The King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    The sequel of the successful Unlock The King, now in a tridimensional board. An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

    2020StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Unlock The King 3

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Unlock The King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Unlock The King.

    A new sequel of the successful Unlock The King, now with 3D boards based on Rubik's Cubes. An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

    2020Casual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Chess Brain

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Unlock The King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Knight Swap

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Unlock The King.

    Ranked #4 for Unlock The King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    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?

    2019StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Chess Brain: Dark Troops

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Unlock The King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    This game develops the ability to predict movement in Chess, using a playful and immersive concept. The dark troops march in a single sound. They are more organized and smarter

    2021StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Knight Swap 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Unlock The King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    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?

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Chesskoban - Chess Puzzles

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Unlock The King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Chess Morph: The Queen's Wormholes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Unlock The King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    An original puzzle game inspired by chess. Control a lonely Queen with shapeshifting abilities and defeat the enemy army. Move wisely, explore the wormholes on the board, take the enemy shape and kill them all.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Unlock The King at current Steam store prices.

  1. Miss Neko

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock The King on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Unlock The King.

    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:)

    2019ActionCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. QUICKERFLAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock The King on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Unlock The King.

    QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Save Jesus

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock The King on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Unlock The King.

    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!

    2016IndieCasual0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Barro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock The King on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Unlock The King.

    Choose your little car and race!

    2018IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gachi Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock The King on Steam right now.

    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?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Barro 22

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock The King on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Unlock The King.

    Jump!

    2021IndieCasualRacing0.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Love wish

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~51% under Unlock The King on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Unlock The King.

    Love Wish is an easy, fun and challenging jigsaw puzzle.♪(^∇^*) Put the pieces together to restore the full picture of the girls. Collect their photos and animations and remember this wonderful moment❤

    2020ActionIndieCasual0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. aMAZE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Unlock The King on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Unlock The King.

    aMaze is a straight-forward and surprisingly-difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze.

    2017StrategyIndieAdventure0.55 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Unlock The King.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Unlock The King.

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 100 Asian Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Unlock The King.

    🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

    2023ActionSportsStrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Lily's Well

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

    2022IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Unlock The King.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Minimol Games

Other recommendable Steam games by Minimol Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Zen Chess: Mate in One

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Unlock The King.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Unlock The King. Shares Casual with Unlock The King.

    Zen Chess: Mate in One is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-one problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    2018Casual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Colorgrid

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Unlock The King.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Unlock The King. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    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.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Knight Swap

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Unlock The King.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Unlock The King. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    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?

    2019StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Chessarama

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Unlock The King.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Unlock The King. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    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!

    2023StrategyCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Daylife in Japan - Pixel Art Jigsaw Puzzle

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Unlock The King.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Unlock The King. Shares Casual with Unlock The King.

    Daylife in Japan is a minimalist jigsaw puzzle game with pixel art GIFs instead of images.

    2019Casual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Zen Chess: Mate in Two

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Unlock The King.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Unlock The King. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    Zen Chess: Mate in Two is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-two problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Zen Chess: Mate in Three

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Unlock The King. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    Zen Chess: Mate in Three is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-three problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Zen Chess: Mate in Four

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Unlock The King.

    Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind Unlock The King. Shares Strategy and Casual with Unlock The King.

    Zen Chess: Mate in Four is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-four problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Unlock The King

How much does Unlock The King cost?
Unlock The King is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Unlock The King?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Unlock The King are Unlock The King 2, Unlock The King 3, Chess Brain.
Who developed Unlock The King?
Unlock The King was developed by Minimol Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Unlock The King.

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