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Games like Super X Chess

If Super X Chess is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chess 2, The Chess Variants Club and Chess Remix - Chess variants — 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 Super X Chess: A chess game where you can combine your own pieces by capturing them. The combined piece moves as both pieces that got combined or with new rules when combining two pieces of same type. It's improving chess by making it more exciting & dynamic.

2018StrategyIndie12.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Mlyst
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Players who liked Super X Chess also play

Steam players who put hours into Super X Chess 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. Chess 2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Super X Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Super X Chess.

    Chess 2 combines chess-like tactics with territory control, economy, diplomacy, and special units. Expand across the map, build your position, and outplay opponents in singleplayer or multiplayer.

    2026StrategySteam ↗
  2. The Chess Variants Club

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Super X Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Super X Chess.

    Play and discover 12 popular chess variants, improve your chess skills with hundreds of chess puzzles, or simply play regular chess with your friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.

    2020SportsStrategyIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Chess Remix - Chess variants

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience the thrill of playing Chess like never before with Chess Remix. Try out different versions of Chess from around the world, historic board games, modern variations or even create your own original games

    2023StrategyIndieCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Chess Visualized

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Super X Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Super X Chess.

    A playable Chess board that visualizes where each piece can go and what every move does

    2025StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Chess Mega Bundle

    WHY THIS

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

    Play hundreds of chess variants online or locally.

    2021Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Grandmaster Chess

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Super X Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Super X Chess.

    Whether you’re a beginner or a veteran, this fully featured chess game from Capstone has all the tools and features you need to learn and master the game of chess. Challenge an opponent with five adjustable skill levels from beginner to grandmaster.

    2021Strategy6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Hex of Steel

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Super X Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Super X Chess.

    Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!

    2020StrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. For The King

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Super X Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Super X Chess.

    For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Super X Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Super X Chess.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Super X Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Super X Chess.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~42% under Super X Chess on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Super X Chess.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Super X Chess on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Super X Chess.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Super X Chess on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Super X Chess.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Super X Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Super X Chess.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Super X Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Super X Chess.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Super X Chess on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Super X Chess.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Super X Chess.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Super X Chess.

    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 ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Super X Chess.

    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 ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Super X Chess.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Super X Chess.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Super X Chess.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Super X Chess

How much does Super X Chess cost?
Super X Chess is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Super X Chess have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Super X Chess supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Super X Chess?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Super X Chess are Chess 2, The Chess Variants Club, Chess Remix - Chess variants.
Who developed Super X Chess?
Super X Chess was developed by Mlyst.

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 Super X Chess.

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