# Games like Dark Chess

> The closest matches to Dark Chess: The Ouroboros King, 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel, Chess Ultra, Check vs Mate, and Master of 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. [The Ouroboros King](https://imho.run/games/2096510/the-ouroboros-king) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Dark Chess. 355 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2096510/)
2. [5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel](https://imho.run/games/1349230/5d-chess-with-multiverse-time-travel) — Also Chess and Time Travel, like Dark Chess. 6,493 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349230/)
3. [Chess Ultra](https://imho.run/games/518060/chess-ultra) — A frequent pick in Dark Chess players' libraries, and another Action. 1,040 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/518060/)
4. [Check vs Mate](https://imho.run/games/211070/check-vs-mate) — Shares fog of war with Dark Chess. 211 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211070/)
5. [Master of Chess](https://imho.run/games/2248900/master-of-chess) — A frequent pick in Dark Chess players' libraries, and another Sports. 162 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2248900/)
6. [Chambers of Devious Design](https://imho.run/games/1650860/chambers-of-devious-design) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Dark Chess. 65 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1650860/)
7. [Warhammer 40,000: Regicide](https://imho.run/games/322910/warhammer-40-000-regicide) — Also Chess and Turn-Based Tactics, like Dark Chess. 984 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322910/)
8. [For The King](https://imho.run/games/527230/for-the-king) — A frequent pick in Dark Chess players' libraries, and another RPG. 11,548 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/)
9. [Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked](https://imho.run/games/3124340/demeo-x-dungeons-dragons-battlemarked) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Dark Chess. 666 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124340/)
10. [Pawnbarian](https://imho.run/games/1142080/pawnbarian) — A frequent pick in Dark Chess players' libraries, and another Strategy. 328 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142080/)
11. [Gigachess](https://imho.run/games/415910/gigachess) — Shares puzzle mode with Dark Chess. 67 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415910/)
12. [Hyper Chess](https://imho.run/games/3830210/hyper-chess) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Dark Chess. 253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3830210/)
13. [Inkshade](https://imho.run/games/3141310/inkshade) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Dark Chess. 535 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3141310/)
14. [Passant: A Chess Roguelike](https://imho.run/games/3353100/passant-a-chess-roguelike) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Dark Chess. 281 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3353100/)
15. [King of the Bridge](https://imho.run/games/2523120/king-of-the-bridge) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Dark Chess. 1,193 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2523120/)
16. [Roll Player - The Board Game](https://imho.run/games/1939940/roll-player-the-board-game) — Also Artificial Intelligence and Board Game, like Dark Chess. 137 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939940/)
17. [Wargroove](https://imho.run/games/607050/wargroove) — Also Turn-Based Tactics and Turn-Based Strategy, like Dark Chess. 2,370 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/607050/)
18. [Battle Chess: Game of Kings™](https://imho.run/games/200150/battle-chess-game-of-kings) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Dark Chess. 266 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200150/)
19. [Chaos Reborn](https://imho.run/games/319050/chaos-reborn) — Also Board Game and Turn-Based Tactics, like Dark Chess. 595 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319050/)
20. [Headquarters: World War II](https://imho.run/games/1840800/headquarters-world-war-ii) — Shares fog of war with Dark Chess. 280 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1840800/)
21. [Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition](https://imho.run/games/300630/pure-chess-grandmaster-edition) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Dark Chess. 102 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/300630/)
22. [Athena Crisis](https://imho.run/games/2456430/athena-crisis) — Shares fog of war with Dark Chess. 97 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2456430/)
23. [The Conquest of Go](https://imho.run/games/1264970/the-conquest-of-go) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Dark Chess. 238 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1264970/)
24. [Armello](https://imho.run/games/290340/armello) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Dark Chess. 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=1151130&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1151130&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1151130&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1151130
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1151130
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Dark Chess

THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is an asymmetric puzzle-strategy game featuring fog of war. Survive a story-driven campaign filled with custom boards, traps, and rule-breaking Kings and Queens of the past. Stealth, calculated risks and outsmarting the unknown are your only ways to win.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1151130
- **Developer:** Tall Troll Games
- **Publisher:** Tall Troll Games, Hawthorn Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 28, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1151130/dark-chess)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1151130&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151130/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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