Games like Sci-fi Chess
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Sci-fi Chess for fans of sports, strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Sci-fi Chess also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, free-to-play picks, more from Green-eyed Taxi. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
Get personalized picks →About Sci-fi Chess: Chess in three-dimensional space with advanced artificial intelligence of the opponent. The main feature of the game is advanced AI, which can not be won.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sci-fi Chess.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Clicker Heroes
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sci-fi Chess.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
TrackMania Nations Forever
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.
Kingdom: Classic
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sci-fi Chess.
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Learn to Fly 3
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sci-fi Chess.
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
Mr.Mine
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sci-fi Chess.
Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!
Endless Sky
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sci-fi Chess.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
Realm Grinder
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Sci-fi Chess.
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!
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Other recommendable Steam games by Green-eyed Taxi, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Station 228
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Another title from Green-eyed Taxi, the studio behind Sci-fi Chess. Shares Indie and Casual with Sci-fi Chess.
Help the guard Ramses get out of this damn station. You need to go home to your family. Your awaits an incredible journey.
Retro Miami
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Another title from Green-eyed Taxi, the studio behind Sci-fi Chess. Shares Indie and Casual with Sci-fi Chess.
Retro Miami - it's an adrenaline thriller, full of primitive brutality, deadly gunshots and roofing fights.
Frequently asked about Sci-fi Chess
- Who developed Sci-fi Chess?
- Sci-fi Chess was developed by Green-eyed Taxi and published by Narko Games.
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