Choose Omnichess: Chess Variants
Choose Omnichess: Chess Variants if you want a Casual experience. Omnichess: Chess Variants launched in 2022.
Omnichess: Chess Variants vs Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi)
Omnichess: Chess Variants and Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) both land in Strategy, 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 share Strategy, Indie on Steam. Omnichess: Chess Variants (2022) is 1 year older than Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) (2023). Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Omnichess: Chess Variants (9.99 USD vs. 49.99 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 Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi)
Choose Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) launched in 2023.
Both Omnichess: Chess Variants and Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online 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
 Omnichess: Chess Variants |  Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 49.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 6 reviews | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | Omnimind | Zero |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Omnichess: Chess Variants (2022) is 1 year older than Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) (2023).
- Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Omnichess: Chess Variants (9.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Omnichess: Chess Variants vs Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) — FAQ
- Should I play Omnichess: Chess Variants or Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) first?
- If you want chronology, Omnichess: Chess Variants (2022) came out before Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) (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 Omnichess: Chess Variants and Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.
- Do both Omnichess: Chess Variants and Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Omnichess: Chess Variants ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op; Chinese Chess Party (Xiangqi) ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.