Choose Battle vs Chess
Choose Battle vs Chess if you want a Casual experience. Battle vs Chess launched in 2012.
Battle vs Chess vs Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
Battle vs Chess and Warhammer 40,000: Regicide both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Battle vs Chess (2012) is 3 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015). 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 Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
Choose Warhammer 40,000: Regicide if you want an Action and Indie game with Shared/Split Screen, Online PvP, and Shared/Split Screen PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Warhammer 40,000: Regicide launched in 2015.
Both Battle vs Chess and Warhammer 40,000: Regicide sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Battle vs Chess |  Warhammer 40,000: Regicide | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2015 |
| Genres | Strategy, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | 67.2% positive (984 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Targem Games | Hammerfall Publishing |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Battle vs Chess (2012) is 3 years older than Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015).
Battle vs Chess vs Warhammer 40,000: Regicide — FAQ
- Should I play Battle vs Chess or Warhammer 40,000: Regicide first?
- If you want chronology, Battle vs Chess (2012) came out before Warhammer 40,000: Regicide (2015). 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 Battle vs Chess and Warhammer 40,000: Regicide similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.