Games like Simply Chess
If Simply Chess is your kind of game, the closest matches are Khet 2.0, Chess Ultra and Tatsu — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its satisfying visuals and music, chill and contemplative. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Simply Chess: 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.
Players who liked Simply Chess also play
Steam players who put hours into Simply 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.
Khet 2.0
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simply Chess.
Top pick for Simply Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Officially licensed version of the “Mensa Select” award-winning board game! The Laser Game Khet 2.0: Mind blowing laser fun for players ages 9-99. Using simple rules that can be learned in minutes players alternate turns moving Egyptian themed mirrored pieces, after which they fire their laser with the goal of blasting their opponents...
Chess Ultra
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Simply Chess.
Second-strongest match for Simply Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Introducing Chess Ultra; the most breathtaking chess game ever made. Experience stunning 4K visuals, seamless online multiplayer, Grandmaster approved AI and full VR compatibility.
Tatsu
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Simply Chess.
Third-strongest match for Simply Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Japanese legend tells of a great battle between two mighty Dragon Lord armies, locked in combat on the peaks of Mount Hotaka, competing to win the hand of the Princess Kushinada, the last and most beautiful of eight sisters.
Hive
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simply Chess.
Ranked #4 for Simply Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Officially licensed version of the "Mensa Select" award-winning board game! Hive is a board game with a difference. There is no board! The pieces are added to the playing area thus creating the board.
Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simply Chess.
Ranked #5 for Simply Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Simply Chess.
The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award winning game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The player can then decide to place one of his followers, called Meeples.
Wingspan
WHY THIS
Shares turn based strategy and a relaxing mood with Simply Chess.
Ranked #6 for Simply Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
Concordia: Digital Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simply Chess.
Ranked #7 for Simply Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️
Small World
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simply Chess.
Ranked #8 for Simply Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Simply Chess.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Simply Chess.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Simply Chess.
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?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Simply Chess.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Simply Chess.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from BlueLine Games
Other recommendable Steam games by BlueLine Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hive
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simply Chess.
Another title from BlueLine Games, the studio behind Simply Chess. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Officially licensed version of the "Mensa Select" award-winning board game! Hive is a board game with a difference. There is no board! The pieces are added to the playing area thus creating the board.
Khet 2.0
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simply Chess.
Another title from BlueLine Games, the studio behind Simply Chess. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Officially licensed version of the “Mensa Select” award-winning board game! The Laser Game Khet 2.0: Mind blowing laser fun for players ages 9-99. Using simple rules that can be learned in minutes players alternate turns moving Egyptian themed mirrored pieces, after which they fire their laser with the goal of blasting their opponents...
Othello
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simply Chess.
Another title from BlueLine Games, the studio behind Simply Chess. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
The classic abstract strategy game comes to Steam! Othello is an ageless game that takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master. Place tiles surrounding your opponents tiles to flip them to your color. Get to the end with more tiles of your color and you are the winner!
Tatsu
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Simply Chess.
Another title from BlueLine Games, the studio behind Simply Chess. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Japanese legend tells of a great battle between two mighty Dragon Lord armies, locked in combat on the peaks of Mount Hotaka, competing to win the hand of the Princess Kushinada, the last and most beautiful of eight sisters.
Lost Cities
WHY THIS
Another title from BlueLine Games, the studio behind Simply Chess. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Officially licensed version of the award winning Lost Cities by Reiner Knizia. Plan your expeditions wisely to outpace your rival's pursuits! After 3 rounds of adventuring, the player that had the most successful expeditions is the winner!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Chess Ultra
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Simply Chess.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Introducing Chess Ultra; the most breathtaking chess game ever made. Experience stunning 4K visuals, seamless online multiplayer, Grandmaster approved AI and full VR compatibility.
Hive
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simply Chess.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Officially licensed version of the "Mensa Select" award-winning board game! Hive is a board game with a difference. There is no board! The pieces are added to the playing area thus creating the board.
Wingspan
WHY THIS
Shares turn based strategy and a relaxing mood with Simply Chess.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
Concordia: Digital Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Simply Chess.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Simply Chess.
Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️
Frequently asked about Simply Chess
- Does Simply Chess have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Simply Chess supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer).
- What games are most similar to Simply Chess?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Simply Chess are Khet 2.0, Chess Ultra, Tatsu.
- Who developed Simply Chess?
- Simply Chess was developed by BlueLine 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 Simply Chess.
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