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Games like ChessBox

If ChessBox is your kind of game, the closest matches are Give Me Five, Challenge Speedball and Rinha de IA — 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 ChessBox: The match alternates between 2 minutes of chess and 2 minutes of boxing. First to KO or Checkmate the opponent wins. Brains or brawn? In ChessBox, one will win.

2027ActionSportsStrategyWindowsby Solodev
ChessBox — Steam game cover

Players who liked ChessBox also play

Steam players who put hours into ChessBox 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. Give Me Five

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for ChessBox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with ChessBox.

    Give Me Five is a competitive slapping game. Invite friends for intense, turn-based face-slapping duels until one drops, or dive into the story mode to deliver palm-striking justice—punishing everyday scumbags and saving a world on the brink of ruin.

    ActionSportsSteam ↗
  2. Challenge Speedball

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for ChessBox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with ChessBox.

    Challlenge Speedball is a cooperative multiplayer game based on the competition paintball variation called Speedball.

    2021ActionSportsStrategy1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Rinha de IA

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for ChessBox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with ChessBox.

    A 3D fighting arena where the AI controls the fighters: pick a language model through OpenRouter, hand it a fighter, and watch the AI think, fight and trash-talk live. Every model has its own reflexes and personality. Solo against another model/character, or online against another player's AI.

    2026ActionSportsStrategySteam ↗
  4. Mark Out! The Wrestling Card Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for ChessBox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with ChessBox.

    COLLECT, CRAFT, and BATTLE your way to the top in this wrestling move collectible card game that lets you innovate like never before. Enter the ring a rookie...leave as the GOAT!

    2023ActionSportsStrategy3.74 USDSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Fighting Championship (VFC)

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for ChessBox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with ChessBox.

    VFC captures the spirit of classics like Street Fighter and Tekken with a fresh VR twist. Enjoy finely tuned gameplay that rewards real-life skills while delivering exciting, over-the-top action. Play online or train with unique NPCs—jump in and have fun your way! discord at discord.gg/2r9tz4b

    2018ActionSportsIndie15.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. ARVIS Punch 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for ChessBox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with ChessBox.

    Train in our virtual gym to become the best fighter. Defeat every one of our fighters, and get ready to face other players!

    2024ActionSportsIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. BattleSail

    WHY THIS

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

    Fight pirate ships in turn-based naval battles during the Golden Age of Piracy. Earn gold, hunt hidden treasures, lead your fleet through a story campaign, and challenge friends in local and online multiplayer.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Undisputed

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for ChessBox fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with ChessBox.

    Become Undisputed in the most authentic boxing game to date! Featuring true to life visuals, bone-jarring action, and more licensed boxers than ever before, Undisputed gives you unprecedented control to master every inch of the ring.

    2024ActionSportsSimulation49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 ↗
  3. Counter-Strike 2

    WHY THIS

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

    For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

    WHY THIS

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

    Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.

    2015ActionFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. THE FINALS

    WHY THIS

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

    THE FINALS is the world’s first Dynamism Shooter, a free-to-play, fast-paced, physics-driven, first-person shooter set on the stage of the biggest Gameshow of the future! Fight for Fans and fortune in fully-destructible, virtual Arenas that guarantee no two rounds will ever play the same!

    2023ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Paladins®

    WHY THIS

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

    Paladins is the ultimate fantasy team-based shooter experience, with over 50 customizable Champions fighting in 5v5 action across a diverse Realm of modes and maps!

    2018ActionStrategyAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  7. Muck

    WHY THIS

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

    Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. SCP: Secret Laboratory

    WHY THIS

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

    Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

    2017ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ChessBox

Does ChessBox have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — ChessBox supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, LAN PvP).
What games are most similar to ChessBox?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ChessBox are Give Me Five, Challenge Speedball, Rinha de IA.
Who developed ChessBox?
ChessBox was developed by Solodev.

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 ChessBox.

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