Choose Floor Chess
Choose Floor Chess if you want a Sports experience. Floor Chess launched in 2023.
Floor Chess vs FPS Chess
Floor Chess and FPS Chess both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. FPS Chess (2022) is 1 year older than Floor Chess (2023). FPS Chess is free; Floor Chess is paid (8.99 USD). 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 FPS Chess
Choose FPS Chess if you want an Action, Free To Play, and Casual game with Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 30,371 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Floor Chess and FPS Chess sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and LAN 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
 Floor Chess |  FPS Chess | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2022 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy | Action, Strategy, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 8.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | — | 85.2% positive (30,371 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Random Theory Games | Meta Fork, Evergreen Games |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- FPS Chess (2022) is 1 year older than Floor Chess (2023).
- FPS Chess is free; Floor Chess is paid (8.99 USD).
- FPS Chess is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Floor Chess has no Deck rating yet.
Floor Chess vs FPS Chess — FAQ
- Should I play Floor Chess or FPS Chess first?
- If you want chronology, FPS Chess (2022) came out before Floor Chess (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 Floor Chess and FPS Chess similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.
- Is FPS Chess free?
- Yes — FPS Chess is a free-to-play Steam title. Floor Chess is paid (8.99 USD).