# Games like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl

> The closest matches to Viking Chess: Hnefatafl: Chess Ultra, Warhammer 40,000: Regicide, For The King, The Ouroboros King, and Dark Chess. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Chess Ultra](https://imho.run/games/518060/chess-ultra) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 1,040 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/518060/)
2. [Warhammer 40,000: Regicide](https://imho.run/games/322910/warhammer-40-000-regicide) — Also Chess and Turn-Based Strategy, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 984 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322910/)
3. [For The King](https://imho.run/games/527230/for-the-king) — Also Board Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 11,548 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/)
4. [The Ouroboros King](https://imho.run/games/2096510/the-ouroboros-king) — A frequent pick in Viking Chess: Hnefatafl players' libraries, and another Strategy. 355 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2096510/)
5. [Dark Chess](https://imho.run/games/1151130/dark-chess) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 72 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151130/)
6. [Hyper Chess](https://imho.run/games/3830210/hyper-chess) — A frequent pick in Viking Chess: Hnefatafl players' libraries, and another Action. 253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3830210/)
7. [Old World](https://imho.run/games/597180/old-world) — Also Historical and Turn-Based Strategy, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 3,708 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/)
8. [Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI](https://imho.run/games/289070/sid-meier-s-civilization-vi) — Also Historical and Turn-Based Strategy, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 105,864 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/)
9. [5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel](https://imho.run/games/1349230/5d-chess-with-multiverse-time-travel) — A frequent pick in Viking Chess: Hnefatafl players' libraries, and another Indie. 6,493 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349230/)
10. [Antihero](https://imho.run/games/505640/antihero) — Also Board Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 413 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/505640/)
11. [Wargroove](https://imho.run/games/607050/wargroove) — Also Turn-Based Strategy, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 2,370 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/607050/)
12. [KARDS - The WW2 Card Game](https://imho.run/games/544810/kards-the-ww2-card-game) — Also Board Game and Historical, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 10,259 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544810/)
13. [Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)](https://imho.run/games/236690/blood-bowl-2-legendary-edition-classic) — A frequent pick in Viking Chess: Hnefatafl players' libraries, and another Sports. 4,833 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236690/)
14. [Hex of Steel](https://imho.run/games/1240630/hex-of-steel) — Also Board Game and Historical, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 469 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240630/)
15. [Panzer Corps 2](https://imho.run/games/1072040/panzer-corps-2) — Also Historical and Turn-Based Strategy, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 1,815 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/)
16. [Solium Infernum](https://imho.run/games/1893810/solium-infernum) — Also Board Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 1,067 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893810/)
17. [Headquarters: World War II](https://imho.run/games/1840800/headquarters-world-war-ii) — Also Board Game and Historical, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 280 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1840800/)
18. [FPS Chess](https://imho.run/games/2021910/fps-chess) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 30,371 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2021910/)
19. [RISK: Global Domination](https://imho.run/games/1128810/risk-global-domination) — Also Board Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 21,300 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128810/)
20. [Space Hulk: Tactics (Classic)](https://imho.run/games/492230/space-hulk-tactics-classic) — Also Board Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 593 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/492230/)
21. [Axis & Allies 1942 Online](https://imho.run/games/898920/axis-allies-1942-online) — Also Board Game and Historical, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 4,230 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/898920/)
22. [Valor & Victory](https://imho.run/games/963870/valor-victory) — Also Board Game and Historical, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 111 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/963870/)
23. [Wingspan](https://imho.run/games/1054490/wingspan) — Also Board Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Viking Chess: Hnefatafl. 6,321 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054490/)
24. [Armello](https://imho.run/games/290340/armello) — A frequent pick in Viking Chess: Hnefatafl players' libraries, and another RPG. 5,464 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290340/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1133070&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1133070&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1133070&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1133070
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1133070
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Viking Chess: Hnefatafl

Play the ancient game of "Hnefatafl" in style on your PC, in Singleplayer mode against the AI or Multiplayer over the internet. "Hnefatafl" is a strategic, chess-like boardgame with assumed origins all the way back to the Viking era.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1133070
- **Developer:** Diamond Sky Games
- **Publisher:** Rain Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Shared/Split Screen, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 5, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1133070/viking-chess-hnefatafl)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1133070&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133070/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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