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Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online vs Chess: The Lost Pieces

Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online and Chess: The Lost Pieces both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 Strategy, Indie, Casual on Steam. Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online (2018) is 5 years older than Chess: The Lost Pieces (2023). 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: King of Crowns Chess Online

Choose Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online launched in 2018.

Choose Chess: The Lost Pieces

Choose Chess: The Lost Pieces if you want the Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Chess: The Lost Pieces launched in 2023.

Both Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online and Chess: The Lost Pieces sit in Strategy, Indie, 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.

Side-by-side comparison

Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online vs Chess: The Lost Pieces — Steam metadata comparison
Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online — Steam game coverChess: King of Crowns Chess OnlineChess: The Lost Pieces — Steam game coverChess: The Lost Pieces
Released20182023
GenresStrategy, Indie, CasualStrategy, Indie, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedUnrated
PricePrice unknown7.99 USD
Steam reviews4 reviews60% positive (10 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-playerMulti-player
DevelopersnoneYağız Selimoğlu

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Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online vs Chess: The Lost Pieces — FAQ

Should I play Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online or Chess: The Lost Pieces first?
If you want chronology, Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online (2018) came out before Chess: The Lost Pieces (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Chess: King of Crowns Chess Online and Chess: The Lost Pieces similar?
They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.