Choose The Chess Variants Club
Choose The Chess Variants Club if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Chess Variants Club launched in 2020.
The Chess Variants Club vs Brain Games
The Chess Variants Club and Brain Games both land in Sports, Strategy, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Sports, Strategy, Indie on Steam. The Chess Variants Club (2020) is 1 year older than Brain Games (2021). The Chess Variants Club scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than Brain Games (88.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Brain Games
Choose Brain Games if it's currently about 82% cheaper on the Steam Store. Brain Games launched in 2021.
Both The Chess Variants Club and Brain Games sit in Sports, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Chess Variants Club |  Brain Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 0.89 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.7% positive (23 reviews) | 88.2% positive (17 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Minimol Games | Serhii Khramov, Dmytro Pohrebnyi, Ivan Shutko, Illia Ustenko |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- The Chess Variants Club (2020) is 1 year older than Brain Games (2021).
- The Chess Variants Club scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than Brain Games (88.2% positive).
- Brain Games is currently ~82% cheaper on Steam than The Chess Variants Club (0.89 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
The Chess Variants Club vs Brain Games — FAQ
- Should I play The Chess Variants Club or Brain Games first?
- If you want chronology, The Chess Variants Club (2020) came out before Brain Games (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Chess Variants Club and Brain Games similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Strategy, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.