Choose 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
Choose 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel if you want the Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 6,493 Steam reviews back the pick.
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel vs Chess Remix - Chess variants
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel and Chess Remix - Chess variants 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 3 years older than Chess Remix - Chess variants (2023). 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Chess Remix - Chess variants (11.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 Chess Remix - Chess variants
Choose Chess Remix - Chess variants if you want a Strategy and Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Chess Remix - Chess variants launched in 2023.
Both 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel and Chess Remix - Chess variants sit in 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
 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel |  Chess Remix - Chess variants | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.7% positive (6,493 reviews) | 8 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Conor Petersen, Thunkspace, LLC | Alexander Everett |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel (2020) is 3 years older than Chess Remix - Chess variants (2023).
- 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Chess Remix - Chess variants (11.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Chess Remix - Chess variants has no Deck rating yet.
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel vs Chess Remix - Chess variants — FAQ
- Should I play 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel or Chess Remix - Chess variants first?
- If you want chronology, 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel (2020) came out before Chess Remix - Chess variants (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 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel and Chess Remix - Chess variants 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. Chess Remix - Chess variants doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.