Games like Fritz 18 Steam Edition
If Fritz 18 Steam Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lazy Chess, The Chess Variants Club and ChessBase 18 Steam Edition — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Fritz 18 Steam Edition: At the turn of the century, Fritz fascinated the chess world with victories over Garry Kasparov and then-reigning World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The "most popular chess program" offers you everything you will need as a dedicated chess enthusiast.
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Lazy Chess
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Top pick for Fritz 18 Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
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.
The Chess Variants Club
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Second-strongest match for Fritz 18 Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Play and discover 12 popular chess variants, improve your chess skills with hundreds of chess puzzles, or simply play regular chess with your friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.
ChessBase 18 Steam Edition
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Third-strongest match for Fritz 18 Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
ChessBase is a personal, stand-alone chess database that has become the standard throughout the world. Everyone uses ChessBase, from the World Champion to the amateur next door. It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it.
Fritz - Your chess coach
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Ranked #4 for Fritz 18 Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Fritz. Your chess trainer! Chess is fun with me! With AI help you learn to play brilliant winning games even as a beginner. Or play at professional level without help. Always with a humorous commentary. I also find opponents for you on the chess server and give you tactics training.
Unlock The King
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Ranked #5 for Fritz 18 Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
Chess Brain
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Ranked #6 for Fritz 18 Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
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!
Ultimate General: Civil War
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Ranked #7 for Fritz 18 Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
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Ranked #8 for Fritz 18 Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a brutal take on one of the greatest turn based strategy games of all time. Regicide fuses multiple phases of gameplay with dynamic action. Maneuver your army into place and unleash a devastating array of tactical abilities to crush your enemies.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Fritz 18 Steam Edition at current Steam store prices.
Baldur's Gate 3
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Priced ~44% under Fritz 18 Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power.
Bloons TD 6
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Priced ~83% under Fritz 18 Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
Schedule I
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Priced ~75% under Fritz 18 Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Satisfactory
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Priced ~50% under Fritz 18 Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
RimWorld
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Priced ~56% under Fritz 18 Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
Factorio
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Priced ~56% under Fritz 18 Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
Dispatch
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Priced ~70% under Fritz 18 Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!
Balatro
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Priced ~85% under Fritz 18 Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
Shape of Dreams: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
Limbus Company
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
Dota Underlords
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.
Fallout Shelter
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
Clicker Heroes
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
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Other recommendable Steam games by ChessBase GmbH, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
FritzChess 15
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Another title from ChessBase GmbH, the studio behind Fritz 18 Steam Edition. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
What does the modern chess player need? A sparring partner, a trainer, an up-to-date database and access to an online chess server! Fritz, probably the world’s most popular chess program (think back to FRITZ’s unforgettable victories against Kasparov, Kramnik & Co) offers just that for beginners and tournament players alike: it plays...
Fritz Chess 16 Steam Edition
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Another title from ChessBase GmbH, the studio behind Fritz 18 Steam Edition. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
When is chess the most enjoyable? When you win! When Fritz entered his first tournaments some 25 years ago, humans still had a real chance of taking the engine down. Only a few years down the line, Fritz was already beating grandmasters left, right and center, but ever since his 4:2 victory over Kramnik in 2006, Fritz has been considered...
Fritz Chess 17 Steam Edition
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Another title from ChessBase GmbH, the studio behind Fritz 18 Steam Edition. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
At the turn of the century, Fritz fascinated the chess world with victories over Garry Kasparov and then-reigning World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The "most popular chess program" offers you everything you will need as a dedicated chess enthusiast.
ChessBase 16 Steam Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from ChessBase GmbH, the studio behind Fritz 18 Steam Edition. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
ChessBase is a personal, stand-alone chess database that has become the standard throughout the world. Everyone uses ChessBase, from the World Champion to the amateur next door. It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it.
Fritz&Chesster - Learn to Play Chess
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Another title from ChessBase GmbH, the studio behind Fritz 18 Steam Edition. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
The chess classic: This is how children learn chess through play! Strategic thinking, tricky brain training, exciting competitive situations, lots of fun and a good portion of chess knowledge - all this and more is contained in this unusual chess adventure!
ChessBase 17 Steam Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from ChessBase GmbH, the studio behind Fritz 18 Steam Edition. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
ChessBase is a personal, stand-alone chess database that has become the standard throughout the world. Everyone uses ChessBase, from the World Champion to the amateur next door. It is the program of choice for anyone who loves the game and wants to know more about it.
Fritz - Your chess coach
WHY THIS
Another title from ChessBase GmbH, the studio behind Fritz 18 Steam Edition. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Fritz. Your chess trainer! Chess is fun with me! With AI help you learn to play brilliant winning games even as a beginner. Or play at professional level without help. Always with a humorous commentary. I also find opponents for you on the chess server and give you tactics training.
Fritz 19 SE
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Another title from ChessBase GmbH, the studio behind Fritz 18 Steam Edition. Shares Strategy with Fritz 18 Steam Edition.
Attacker, coward, swindler or endgame wizard: I'll show you how to win against anyone! After my World Championship victories in 2022 and 2023, I am the reigning Chess Software World Champion and am now looking forward to showing you how to become even stronger against your opponent!
Frequently asked about Fritz 18 Steam Edition
- How much does Fritz 18 Steam Edition cost?
- Fritz 18 Steam Edition is listed on Steam at 79.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Fritz 18 Steam Edition have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Fritz 18 Steam Edition supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Fritz 18 Steam Edition?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fritz 18 Steam Edition are Lazy Chess, The Chess Variants Club, ChessBase 18 Steam Edition.
- Who developed Fritz 18 Steam Edition?
- Fritz 18 Steam Edition was developed by ChessBase GmbH.
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