Games like The Chess Variants Club
If The Chess Variants Club is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lazy Chess, 3D Chess Online and Cat Chess — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its elegant and sophisticated design, explore obscure chess variants and challenging. 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 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 friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.
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Steam players who put hours into The Chess Variants Club 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.
Lazy Chess
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Top pick for The Chess Variants Club fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Chess Variants Club.
Lazy Chess is a new non-profit chess game that narrows your choices down to the best 2 possible moves per turn. The moves provided can always win the game, but how strong are your decisions? Fewer moves. More fun.
3D Chess Online
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Second-strongest match for The Chess Variants Club fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Chess Variants Club.
3D Chess Online combines the magical world of chess with a modern and three-dimensional experience! Determine your strategy and fight against your opponents worldwide in this simulator equipped with realistic graphics.
Cat Chess
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Chess Variants Club fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with The Chess Variants Club.
Play the ancient and thrilling game of Chess but with... cats! Lead your furry friends to the Purrfect battle of brains and whiskers!
Decent Checkers
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Ranked #4 for The Chess Variants Club fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
Checkers is a timeless classic, steeped in rich history. This release supports 4 rulesets and includes PvE, PvP, and puzzle modes. From the casual checkers enthusiast to the competitive master, this game is sure to provide hours of entertainment and mental stimulation.
3D Chess
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Shares a contemplative mood with The Chess Variants Club.
Ranked #5 for The Chess Variants Club fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with The Chess Variants Club.
A unique chess trip with exciting instant duels awaits you - test your mettle on the chessboard. Checkmate your opponent with only a few moves and solve challenging chess puzzles in amazing 3D worlds.
Egyptian Senet
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Shares a contemplative mood with The Chess Variants Club.
Ranked #6 for The Chess Variants Club fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with The Chess Variants Club.
The Mysterious Afterlife Journey And The Favorite Pastime Of The Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Don't Miss The Opportunity To Play The World's Oldest Board Game From Ancient Egypt.
Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition
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Shares a contemplative mood with The Chess Variants Club.
Ranked #7 for The Chess Variants Club fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with The Chess Variants Club.
Chess! One of the world’s most popular games, has just got even better! Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition is a stunning celebration of the greatest strategy game of all time.
Chambers of Devious Design
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Shares a whimsical mood with The Chess Variants Club.
Ranked #8 for The Chess Variants Club fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Chess Variants Club.
Chambers of Devious Design is a tactical tile placement game where you build evil lairs for an evil mastermind. Come up with creative designs, optimize placements and sabotage your competitors!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Chess Variants Club at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~80% under The Chess Variants Club on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Chess Variants Club.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
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Priced ~60% under The Chess Variants Club on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chess Variants Club.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~70% under The Chess Variants Club on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Chess Variants Club.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~80% under The Chess Variants Club on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~60% under The Chess Variants Club on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~80% under The Chess Variants Club on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under The Chess Variants Club on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Chess Variants Club.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under The Chess Variants Club on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chess Variants Club.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
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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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Chess Variants Club.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chess Variants Club.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chess Variants Club.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Chess Variants Club.
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.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chess Variants Club.
‘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
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind The Chess Variants Club. Shares Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
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 contemplative mood with The Chess Variants Club.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind The Chess Variants Club. Shares Strategy and Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
Colorgrid
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with The Chess Variants Club.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind The Chess Variants Club. Shares Strategy and Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
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.
Knight Swap
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Shares a whimsical mood with The Chess Variants Club.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind The Chess Variants Club. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Chess Variants Club.
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?
Chessarama
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with The Chess Variants Club.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind The Chess Variants Club. Shares Strategy and Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
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
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind The Chess Variants Club. Shares Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
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 contemplative mood with The Chess Variants Club.
Another title from Minimol Games, the studio behind The Chess Variants Club. Shares Strategy and Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
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 The Chess Variants Club. Shares Strategy and Casual with The Chess Variants Club.
Zen Chess: Mate in Three is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-three problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
Frequently asked about The Chess Variants Club
- How much does The Chess Variants Club cost?
- The Chess Variants Club is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does The Chess Variants Club have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — The Chess Variants Club supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to The Chess Variants Club?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Chess Variants Club are Lazy Chess, 3D Chess Online, Cat Chess.
- Who developed The Chess Variants Club?
- The Chess Variants Club was developed by Minimol Games.
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