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Games like Fritz Chess 14

If Fritz Chess 14 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Battle Chess: Game of Kings™, Simply Chess and Unlock The King — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and intense. 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 Fritz Chess 14: FRITZ CHESS 14! The Ultimate Chess SoftwarePlay against FRITZ or play online at FRITZ CHESS 14 is the most comprehensive chess program in the world. Whether you are new to the game or a Grandmaster, FRITZ 14 is suitable for all skill levels!

2014Strategy39.99 USDWindowsby ChessBase
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6 month playchesscom membership includedChessbase reader compatibility for seamless integrationEngine driven game annotations in plain englishChallengingContemplativeIntense

Players who liked Fritz Chess 14 also play

Steam players who put hours into Fritz Chess 14 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. Battle Chess: Game of Kings™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Fritz Chess 14.

    Top pick for Fritz Chess 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    It took 2,000 years for someone to make chess better! The most challenging game on earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered field. Everyone who's ever had a knight take a pawn has seen that capture as more than one piece replacing another on the board.

    2015StrategyCasual29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Simply Chess

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Fritz Chess 14.

    Second-strongest match for Fritz Chess 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    The classic board game comes to Steam with asynchronous online play and 100 levels of AI. If you are a chess enthusiast or someone who just likes to play a game now and again, this is what you've been looking for. This is Simply Chess.

    2015StrategyIndieFree To PlaySteam ↗
  3. Unlock The King

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Fritz Chess 14.

    Third-strongest match for Fritz Chess 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Chess Brain

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Fritz Chess 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces! Every second all the pieces will move!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Knight Swap

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Fritz Chess 14.

    Ranked #5 for Fritz Chess 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another. One hundred hand-crafted levels in a beautiful minimalist set. Can you swap the knights?

    2019StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Cat Chess

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Fritz Chess 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    Play the ancient and thrilling game of Chess but with... cats! Lead your furry friends to the Purrfect battle of brains and whiskers!

    2026SportsStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  7. Prismarch

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Fritz Chess 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    A colorful chess roguelike! Engage in dopaminergic, cinematic strategy while you fulfill a chess power fantasy - your pieces gain abilities as you construct a juiced up roster capable of surviving the onslaught! Only - seven mysterious prismatic kings stand before you and the one true crown...

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. RPG Chess

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Fritz Chess 14 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    A turn-based RPG, except it’s also chess! Instead of capturing, your pieces fight in automated battles based on stats, elements and abilities. Build your team in roguelite tower runs, or battle friends or CPU's in 1v1 matches!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Fritz Chess 14 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~65% under Fritz Chess 14 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Schedule I

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fritz Chess 14 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Fritz Chess 14 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fritz Chess 14 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Don't Starve Together

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Fritz Chess 14 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Fritz Chess 14 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~84% under Fritz Chess 14 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Fritz Chess 14 on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 100 Asian Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

    2023ActionSportsStrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    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 ↗
  3. Hello Neighbor Alpha 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.

    2019StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

More from ChessBase

Other recommendable Steam games by ChessBase, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Fritz for Fun 13

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Fritz Chess 14.

    Another title from ChessBase, the studio behind Fritz Chess 14. Shares Strategy with Fritz Chess 14.

    TAKE YOUR CHESS GAME TO NEW LEVELS! Whether you're a beginner, club player or professional Grandmaster, FRITZ FOR FUN 13 has what you need!

    2014StrategyCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. ChessBase 13 Academy

    WHY THIS

    Another title from ChessBase, the studio behind Fritz Chess 14.

    ChessBase Academy is the ultimate chess database program for all kinds of players, from amateurs to world champions! Expand your knowledge of the game with ChessBase!

  3. ChessBase 13 Pro

    WHY THIS

    Shares database management and a contemplative mood with Fritz Chess 14.

    Another title from ChessBase, the studio behind Fritz Chess 14.

    ChessBase Pro the ultimate chess database program for all kinds of players, from amateurs to world champions! Expand your knowledge of the game with ChessBase!

Frequently asked about Fritz Chess 14

How much does Fritz Chess 14 cost?
Fritz Chess 14 is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Fritz Chess 14 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Fritz Chess 14 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Fritz Chess 14?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fritz Chess 14 are Battle Chess: Game of Kings™, Simply Chess, Unlock The King.
Who developed Fritz Chess 14?
Fritz Chess 14 was developed by ChessBase and published by Viva Media.

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 Fritz Chess 14.

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