Are Chess Ultra and Immersion Chess similar?

They overlap on Sports, Strategy, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.

Is Immersion Chess free?

Yes — Immersion Chess is a free-to-play Steam title. Chess Ultra is paid (12.99 USD).

Does Chess Ultra run on Steam Deck?

Yes — Chess Ultra is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Immersion Chess doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.

Chess Ultra vs Immersion Chess

Chess Ultra and Immersion Chess both land in Sports, Strategy, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Sports, Strategy, Casual on Steam. Both released in 2017. Chess Ultra scores higher on Steam reviews (73.7% positive) than Immersion Chess (55.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Chess Ultra

Choose Chess Ultra if you want an Action, Indie, and Adventure game with Steam Turn Notifications, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,040 Steam reviews back the pick.

Choose Immersion Chess

Choose Immersion Chess if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Immersion Chess launched in 2017.

Both Chess Ultra and Immersion Chess sit in Sports, Strategy, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Chess Ultra vs Immersion Chess — Steam metadata comparison
	Chess Ultra	Immersion Chess
Released	2017	2017
Genres	Action, Sports, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual	Sports, Strategy, Free To Play, Casual
Platforms	Windows	Windows
Steam Deck	Deck Verified	Unrated
Price	12.99 USD	Free to play
Steam reviews	73.7% positive (1,040 reviews)	55.6% positive (81 reviews)
Multiplayer	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer	Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Developers	Ripstone	Immersion

Side by side

Both share Sports, Strategy, Casual on Steam.
Both released in 2017.
Chess Ultra scores higher on Steam reviews (73.7% positive) than Immersion Chess (55.6% positive).
Immersion Chess is free; Chess Ultra is paid (12.99 USD).
Chess Ultra is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Immersion Chess has no Deck rating yet.