Choose FourPlay Chess
Choose FourPlay Chess if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. FourPlay Chess launched in 2022.
FourPlay Chess and 液态围棋 both land in Sports, Strategy, Simulation 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 share Sports, Strategy, Simulation on Steam. FourPlay Chess (2022) is 4 years older than 液态围棋 (2026). 液态围棋 is free; FourPlay Chess is paid (0.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose FourPlay Chess if you want the Online Co-op and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. FourPlay Chess launched in 2022.
Choose 液态围棋 if you want an Indie and Free To Play game with Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 液态围棋 launched in 2026.
Both FourPlay Chess and 液态围棋 sit in Sports, Strategy, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and 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.
FourPlay Chess | 液态围棋 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Simulation, Casual | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 0.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Smunty Studios | Nianyi Wang |
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