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Games like Janggi

If Janggi is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dice chess, Paper Flags and pWordle — 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 Janggi: Janggi - Korean Chess

2026StrategyCasual6.79 USDWindows · macOSby Popoko VM Games
Janggi — Steam game cover

Players who liked Janggi also play

Steam players who put hours into Janggi 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. Dice chess

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Janggi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Paper Flags

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Janggi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    A two-player abstract strategy game on a 9×9 board. Fold your pieces to advance diagonally. Unfold them into flags — moving like rooks across rank and file. Plant three flags on your opponent's back row, or cut their forces to three.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSteam ↗
  3. pWordle

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Janggi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    pWordle is a fun and challenging word puzzle game inspired by the popular game Wordle and is available in multiple languages. With a virtual keyboard, Word of the Day, and Freeplay mode, a jukebox, gallery, players can unlock images and earn Steam achievements while improving their vocabulary.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Janggi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    Sudoku Zenkai is a game for everyone, from beginning to advanced players. It brings a new dimension to sudoku - you can solve puzzles with your friends, wherever they are! You can start a new puzzle with a friend or call one over to help when you get stuck.

    2018StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Conquest of Go

    WHY THIS

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

    Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world.

    2025StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Chess Brain

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Janggi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    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 ↗
  7. Unlock The King

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Janggi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

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

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Knight Swap

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Janggi fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    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 ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Janggi 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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under Janggi on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Janggi.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~71% under Janggi on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Janggi.

    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.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Janggi on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under Janggi on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Janggi.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~85% under Janggi on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Superflight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Janggi on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Janggi.

    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!

    2017ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Refunct

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~56% under Janggi on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Janggi.

    Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

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

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  3. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    WHY THIS

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

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 100 Asian Cats

    WHY THIS

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

    🏮🐈 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 ↗
  8. We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]

    WHY THIS

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

    a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles

    2019IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Popoko VM Games

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

  1. Chess

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Janggi. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    Chess: The Grand Strategy Game - Your Pocket Edition for Mastery and Fun!

    2024StrategyCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Shogi

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Janggi. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    Master the art of Shogi! Dive into Japan's classic strategy board game.

    2024StrategyCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Go

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Janggi. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    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.

    2024StrategyCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Chinese Chess - Xiangqi

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Janggi. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    Master Xiangqi anytime! Thrilling games, custom boards & challenging AI.

    2025StrategyCasual7.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Lines 98

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Janggi. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    Rediscover a Classic: Color Lines Reimagined

    2025StrategyCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Gomoku

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Janggi. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    Dive into Gomoku: The Classic Five in a Row!

    2025StrategyCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Reversi

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Janggi. Shares Strategy and Casual with Janggi.

    Reversi - A Board Game of Strategy and Tactics!

    2025StrategyCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Dyno Burst: Bubble Shooter

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Popoko VM Games, the studio behind Janggi. Shares Casual with Janggi.

    Shoot, match, and burst colorful eggs in a dinosaur bubble puzzle.

    2026ActionIndieCasual3.39 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Janggi

How much does Janggi cost?
Janggi is listed on Steam at 6.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Janggi?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Janggi are Dice chess, Paper Flags, pWordle.
Who developed Janggi?
Janggi 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 Janggi.

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