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Games like Chess Destroyer

If Chess Destroyer is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Lone Piece, Unlock The King and Chess Brain — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Chess Destroyer: Do you love chess and want to play it with some new rules but the same moves? Then this game is for you!

2020StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDWindows · macOSby AbsoluteZero LLC
Chess Destroyer — Steam game cover

Players who liked Chess Destroyer also play

Steam players who put hours into Chess Destroyer also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. A Lone Piece

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Chess Destroyer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    Easy to learn. Hard to master. A Lone Piece is a chess themed puzzle game where you control a single pawn caught in the middle of opposing hostile pieces. Your main job is to escape the board, but sometimes offence is the best defense. Become more than just A Lone Piece.

    2023StrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Unlock The King

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Chess Destroyer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess Destroyer.

    An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Chess Brain

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Chess Destroyer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces! Every second all the pieces will move!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Rookery

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Chess Destroyer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Chess Destroyer.

    An exciting and fast-paced chess roguelite, full of ridiculous abilities! Explode your opponent's pieces, spawn queens all over the board, move twice in a row... But watch out for the bosses, who have crazy powers of their own!

    2024Strategy9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Puzzle & Chess

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Chess Destroyer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    Puzzle & Chess is a relaxing and minimalist game that mixes puzzle challenges with chess moves. Click on pieces, solve the puzzles with a pleasant and relaxing environment. You don't need to know how to play chess to have fun. No score, no timer and no pressure.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Chess Morph: The Queen's Wormholes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Chess Destroyer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    An original puzzle game inspired by chess. Control a lonely Queen with shapeshifting abilities and defeat the enemy army. Move wisely, explore the wormholes on the board, take the enemy shape and kill them all.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Lazy Chess

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Chess Destroyer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    Lazy Chess is a new non-profit chess game that narrows your choices down to the best 2 possible moves per turn. The moves provided can always win the game, but how strong are your decisions? Fewer moves. More fun.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Pawnbarian

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Chess Destroyer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!

    2021StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Chess Destroyer at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chess Destroyer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chess Destroyer on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Chess Destroyer.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chess Destroyer on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Chess Destroyer.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chess Destroyer on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chess Destroyer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chess Destroyer on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Chess Destroyer.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chess Destroyer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess Destroyer.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chess Destroyer on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess Destroyer.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess Destroyer.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess Destroyer.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Chess Destroyer.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess Destroyer.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Chess Destroyer

How much does Chess Destroyer cost?
Chess Destroyer is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Chess Destroyer?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chess Destroyer are A Lone Piece, Unlock The King, Chess Brain.
Who developed Chess Destroyer?
Chess Destroyer was developed by AbsoluteZero LLC.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Chess Destroyer.

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