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Games like Chess: The Lost Pieces

If Chess: The Lost Pieces is your kind of game, the closest matches are Je Di Bo, Chess Visualized and Crounds — 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: The Lost Pieces: A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,

2023StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDWindowsby Yağız Selimoğlu
Chess: The Lost Pieces — Steam game cover

Players who liked Chess: The Lost Pieces also play

Steam players who put hours into Chess: The Lost Pieces 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. Je Di Bo

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Chess: The Lost Pieces fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    Je Di Bo is a chaotic, deep turn-based card strategy where chess-like logic meets unpredictability. Move pieces, upgrade their ranks, and dominate the board. But beware: every 7 turns, Karma rolls the dice and completely changes the rules of engagement. Can you outsmart the chaos?

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  2. Chess Visualized

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Chess: The Lost Pieces fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    A playable Chess board that visualizes where each piece can go and what every move does

    2025StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Crounds

    WHY THIS

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

    Crounds is a online PvP chess roguelike where you draft game breaking upgrades to create devastating combos and disrupt your opponents plans. After key points in the game players take turns to pick upgrades that define their strategy.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  4. Chess Gambit

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Chess: The Lost Pieces fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    Play chess like never before in a captivating medieval world. Lead animated armies and take on challenging rivals in private online matches. Test your skills with advanced AI or enjoy casual matches with friends offline. Conquer castles and reign supreme in an enchanting 3D chess experience!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Hatch'n'Wall

    WHY THIS

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

    A medieval board game where 4 knights race for the crown. Place walls, set traps, and outwit your rivals in turn-based dice combat. Play solo against AI or online with friends.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Dice chess

    WHY THIS

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

    A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. 3D Chess Online

    WHY THIS

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

    3D Chess Online combines the magical world of chess with a modern and three-dimensional experience! Determine your strategy and fight against your opponents worldwide in this simulator equipped with realistic graphics.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. CHESS with LASERS

    WHY THIS

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

    Obliterate the enemy's king with your laser by strategically moving/rotating mirrors, portals and more in this mind-bending chess-like game. Challenge your friends or battle an AI (includes Level Editor)!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Chess: The Lost Pieces at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Chess: The Lost Pieces on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Chess: The Lost Pieces on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Chess: The Lost Pieces on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Chess: The Lost Pieces on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Chess: The Lost Pieces on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Chess: The Lost Pieces on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Chess: The Lost Pieces on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Chess: The Lost Pieces on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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: The Lost Pieces.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

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

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

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

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Samsara Room

    WHY THIS

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

    You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess: The Lost Pieces.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Electoral Carnage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Chess: The Lost Pieces

How much does Chess: The Lost Pieces cost?
Chess: The Lost Pieces is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Chess: The Lost Pieces have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Chess: The Lost Pieces supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to Chess: The Lost Pieces?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chess: The Lost Pieces are Je Di Bo, Chess Visualized, Crounds.
Who developed Chess: The Lost Pieces?
Chess: The Lost Pieces was developed by Yağız Selimoğlu.

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: The Lost Pieces.

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