Choose Fistful of Frags
Choose Fistful of Frags if you want a Free To Play game with Includes Source SDK, Steam Leaderboards, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 20,988 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fistful of Frags vs This is not Chess, It's War!
Fistful of Frags and This is not Chess, It's War! both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie on Steam. Fistful of Frags is free; This is not Chess, It's War! is paid (Price unknown). Fistful of Frags has co-op; This is not Chess, It's War! does not. 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 This is not Chess, It's War!
Choose This is not Chess, It's War! if you want a Strategy, Adventure, and Simulation experience.
Both Fistful of Frags and This is not Chess, It's War! sit in Action and Indie 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Fistful of Frags |  This is not Chess, It's War! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 91.5% positive (20,988 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Fistful of Frags Team | Charlie |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Fistful of Frags is free; This is not Chess, It's War! is paid (Price unknown).
- Fistful of Frags has co-op; This is not Chess, It's War! does not.
- Fistful of Frags is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; This is not Chess, It's War! has no Deck rating yet.
Fistful of Frags vs This is not Chess, It's War! — FAQ
- Are Fistful of Frags and This is not Chess, It's War! similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Is Fistful of Frags free?
- Yes — Fistful of Frags is a free-to-play Steam title. This is not Chess, It's War! is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Fistful of Frags run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Fistful of Frags is rated Deck Playable by Valve. This is not Chess, It's War! doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.