Choose 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
Choose 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP side of the pairing. 6,493 Steam reviews back the pick.
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel vs Chess Pills
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel and Chess Pills 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 2 years older than Chess Pills (2022). 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Chess Pills (86.2% 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 Chess Pills
Choose Chess Pills if you want a Strategy game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 67% cheaper on the Steam Store. Chess Pills launched in 2022.
Both 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel and Chess Pills sit in Indie on Steam, 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 |  Chess Pills | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.7% positive (6,493 reviews) | 86.2% positive (29 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Conor Petersen, Thunkspace, LLC | Deep Green Games |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel (2020) is 2 years older than Chess Pills (2022).
- 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel scores higher on Steam reviews (96.7% positive) than Chess Pills (86.2% positive).
- Chess Pills is currently ~67% cheaper on Steam than 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel (3.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Chess Pills has no Deck rating yet.
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel vs Chess Pills — FAQ
- Should I play 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel or Chess Pills first?
- If you want chronology, 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel (2020) came out before Chess Pills (2022). 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 Chess Pills 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 Chess Pills have multiplayer like 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel?
- No. 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Chess Pills is listed as single-player only.
- Does 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Chess Pills doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.