Choose 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
Choose 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 6,493 Steam reviews back the pick.
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel vs Mad Chess
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel and Mad Chess both land in 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 are Indie games on Steam. 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel (2020) is 7 years older than Mad Chess (2027). 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Mad Chess has no Deck rating yet. 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 Mad Chess
Choose Mad Chess if you want a Strategy and RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Mad Chess launched in 2027.
Both 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel and Mad Chess sit in Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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
 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel |  Mad Chess | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2027 |
| Genres | Indie | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 96.7% positive (6,493 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Conor Petersen, Thunkspace, LLC | Kenjataimu Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel (2020) is 7 years older than Mad Chess (2027).
- 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Mad Chess has no Deck rating yet.
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel vs Mad Chess — FAQ
- Should I play 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel or Mad Chess first?
- If you want chronology, 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel (2020) came out before Mad Chess (2027). 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 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel and Mad Chess similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Does 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Mad Chess doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.