Games like Chess
If Chess is your kind of game, the closest matches are Reversi, Meow Over Moo and Gomoku — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, chill and competitive. 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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Steam players who put hours into Chess 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.
Meow Over Moo
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Chess.
Unleash tactical mayhem in a ruthless cat-vs-cow board game! Experience cute, 1v1 pure strategy with symmetric factions, deterministic combat, and zero first-player advantage. From relaxed play to competitive mastery, every move counts in this perfectly balanced, turn-based showdown.
Chinese Chess - Xiangqi
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess.
Master Xiangqi anytime! Thrilling games, custom boards & challenging AI.
Fortune Avenue
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Chess.
A competitive board game where players vote to shape their destiny. Transform caravans into 5-star hotels, collect wonders, and earn bounties for bankrupting opponents. Use airports to outmaneuver rivals, organize World Cups to multiply your rent. Can you turn your empire into a global monopoly?
Leylines
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Chess.
As powerful wizard ruling a small nation, you plot to take over the world! In this 4X turn-based strategy, rule seven diverse races, from shapeshifting Theria to spider-riding Dwarves. Expand by building more cities, battle rival wizards, and cast 80 earth-shattering spells to ensure your victory.
King's Skirmish
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Chess.
A turn-based chess battler where every capture becomes a tactical duel. Use unique piece abilities, reposition your own pieces, play against bots, challenge friends locally, or progress through Story Mode.
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Chess at current Steam store prices.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Chess on Steam right now.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Chess on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Chess.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Chess on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Chess.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Chess on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Chess on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Chess.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Chess on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Superflight
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Chess on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Chess.
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Chess.
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!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Chess.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
Limbus Company
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
AdVenture Capitalist
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Chess.
Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!
Dota Underlords
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess.
Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.
Fallout Shelter
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
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More from Popoko VM Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Popoko VM Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Go
WHY THIS
Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Chess. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess.
Classic Weiqi, Igo, Baduk, 圍棋 Discover Go Like Never Before! Welcome to a world where strategy and skill meet in the ancient game of Go, now available at your fingertips.
Chinese Chess - Xiangqi
WHY THIS
Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Chess. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess.
Master Xiangqi anytime! Thrilling games, custom boards & challenging AI.
Dyno Burst: Bubble Shooter
WHY THIS
Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Chess. Shares Casual with Chess.
Shoot, match, and burst colorful eggs in a dinosaur bubble puzzle.
Frequently asked about Chess
- Does Chess run on Steam Deck?
- Chess is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Chess cost?
- Chess is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Chess have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Chess supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Chess?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chess are Reversi, Meow Over Moo, Gomoku.
- Who developed Chess?
- Chess was developed by Popoko VM Games.
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.
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