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Games like CHESS.0

If CHESS.0 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Deep Tactics - Journey of the Wizard, Globe Games and Hexteria — picked from the ranked list below. 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 CHESS.0: CHESS.0 is a modern take on classic chess, featuring a neon-styled interface, smooth controls, a responsive chess engine, and immersive synthwave sound design that enhances every move for a visually and audibly engaging experience.

StrategyIndieCasualWindowsby dbug
CHESS.0 — Steam game cover

Players who liked CHESS.0 also play

Steam players who put hours into CHESS.0 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. Deep Tactics - Journey of the Wizard

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for CHESS.0 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CHESS.0.

    Enter the fascinating world of turn-based tactical games and let yourself be carried away into a captivating story about heroes, castles and wizards. With a sophisticated AI and a variety of unique units, the game offers impressive depth of play and strategic variety.

    StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Globe Games

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for CHESS.0 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with CHESS.0.

    A suite of turn based games and puzzles on a spherical grid: Chess, Go, and Othello.

    2025Strategy2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Hexteria

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for CHESS.0 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CHESS.0.

    Hexteria is a casual Turn-Based Strategy and Puzzle game. The concept is simple: each turn you rotate one tile on the hexagonal board, in order to take over your opponents' tiles. Play against your friends or the AI, or challenge yourself with the Single Player Campaign!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Sente

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for CHESS.0 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CHESS.0.

    Sente is a strategic board game where every player moves at the same time. Your victory isn't about acting first, it's about thinking ahead. Inspired by the clarity of Chess and Go, with a wholly original ruleset and support for 1–6 players.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. QBased GORILLAS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for CHESS.0 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CHESS.0.

    QBased GORILLAS is a retro-inspired 3D turn-based artillery game built around fully destructible voxel buildings and couch-friendly competition.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Boeckham's Football Manager

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for CHESS.0 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CHESS.0.

    An old-school football manager in the style of the management games of the 90s. Lead your team through the seasons, shaped by dynamic story events. Develop your club and yourself to gain reputation and conquer your league and the world.

    2025SportsStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. XOverse

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for CHESS.0 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CHESS.0.

    Dive into this innovative version of the classic with exciting new modes and features that will keep you entertained for hours. Customize your game board, mix up the game styles, and challenge your friends for endless fun!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Small War

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for CHESS.0 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with CHESS.0.

    You need to choose your camp and build the building! Build combat units through barracks and factories, and then manipulate combat units to destroy enemy bases!

    2026StrategyIndie5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CHESS.0.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CHESS.0.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CHESS.0.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CHESS.0.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with CHESS.0.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with CHESS.0.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about CHESS.0

Does CHESS.0 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — CHESS.0 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to CHESS.0?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside CHESS.0 are Deep Tactics - Journey of the Wizard, Globe Games, Hexteria.
Who developed CHESS.0?
CHESS.0 was developed by dbug.

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.0.

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