Choose The Chess Variants Club
Choose The Chess Variants Club if you want a Sports, Indie, and Simulation experience. The Chess Variants Club launched in 2020.
The Chess Variants Club vs Decent Checkers
The Chess Variants Club and Decent Checkers both land in Strategy, Casual 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 Strategy, Casual on Steam. The Chess Variants Club (2020) is 3 years older than Decent Checkers (2023). The Chess Variants Club scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than Decent Checkers (85.7% 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 Decent Checkers
Choose Decent Checkers if you want the Online PvP and LAN PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Decent Checkers launched in 2023.
Both The Chess Variants Club and Decent Checkers sit in Strategy and Casual 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 |  Decent Checkers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.7% positive (23 reviews) | 85.7% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Minimol Games | evbishop |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Casual on Steam.
- The Chess Variants Club (2020) is 3 years older than Decent Checkers (2023).
- The Chess Variants Club scores higher on Steam reviews (95.7% positive) than Decent Checkers (85.7% positive).
- Decent Checkers is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than The Chess Variants Club (1.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
The Chess Variants Club vs Decent Checkers — FAQ
- Should I play The Chess Variants Club or Decent Checkers first?
- If you want chronology, The Chess Variants Club (2020) came out before Decent Checkers (2023). 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 Decent Checkers similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Casual 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.