# Games like Lazy Chess

> The closest matches to Lazy Chess: Warhammer 40,000: Regicide, Hyper Chess, Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition, 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel, and Quilts and Cats of Calico. 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. [Warhammer 40,000: Regicide](https://imho.run/games/322910/warhammer-40-000-regicide) — Also Chess and Turn-Based Tactics, like Lazy Chess. 984 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322910/)
2. [Hyper Chess](https://imho.run/games/3830210/hyper-chess) — Also Chess and Real Time Tactics, like Lazy Chess. 253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3830210/)
3. [Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition](https://imho.run/games/300630/pure-chess-grandmaster-edition) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Lazy Chess. 102 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/300630/)
4. [5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel](https://imho.run/games/1349230/5d-chess-with-multiverse-time-travel) — A frequent pick in Lazy Chess players' libraries, and another Indie. 6,493 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1349230/)
5. [Quilts and Cats of Calico](https://imho.run/games/1993180/quilts-and-cats-of-calico) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Lazy Chess. 277 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1993180/)
6. [Dark Chess](https://imho.run/games/1151130/dark-chess) — A frequent pick in Lazy Chess players' libraries, and another Strategy. 72 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151130/)
7. [The Conquest of Go](https://imho.run/games/1264970/the-conquest-of-go) — Also Board Game and Education, like Lazy Chess. 238 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1264970/)
8. [Wingspan](https://imho.run/games/1054490/wingspan) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Lazy Chess. 6,321 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054490/)
9. [Gomoku Let's Go](https://imho.run/games/1555400/gomoku-let-s-go) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Lazy Chess. 50 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1555400/)
10. [Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)](https://imho.run/games/236690/blood-bowl-2-legendary-edition-classic) — Also Board Game and Turn-Based Tactics, like Lazy Chess. 4,833 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236690/)
11. [For The King](https://imho.run/games/527230/for-the-king) — A frequent pick in Lazy Chess players' libraries, and another RPG. 11,548 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/)
12. [Chambers of Devious Design](https://imho.run/games/1650860/chambers-of-devious-design) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Lazy Chess. 65 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1650860/)
13. [Tsuro - The Game of The Path](https://imho.run/games/1397470/tsuro-the-game-of-the-path) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Lazy Chess. 91 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1397470/)
14. [Tumblestone](https://imho.run/games/269710/tumblestone) — A frequent pick in Lazy Chess players' libraries, and another Action. 93 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269710/)
15. [Armello](https://imho.run/games/290340/armello) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Lazy Chess. 5,464 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290340/)
16. [Richman 11](https://imho.run/games/2074800/richman-11) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Lazy Chess. 56 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2074800/)
17. [Roll Player - The Board Game](https://imho.run/games/1939940/roll-player-the-board-game) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Lazy Chess. 137 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939940/)
18. [FPS Chess](https://imho.run/games/2021910/fps-chess) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Lazy Chess. 30,371 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2021910/)
19. [Wargroove](https://imho.run/games/607050/wargroove) — Also Turn-Based Tactics and Tactical, like Lazy Chess. 2,370 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/607050/)
20. [Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/2213300/might-magic-clash-of-heroes-definitive-edition) — Also Tactical, like Lazy Chess. 194 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2213300/)
21. [Rento Fortune: Online Dice Board Game (大富翁)](https://imho.run/games/663390/rento-fortune-online-dice-board-game) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Lazy Chess. 343 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/663390/)
22. [KNIGHTS](https://imho.run/games/476240/knights) — Also Chess and Tabletop, like Lazy Chess. 388 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/476240/)
23. [Make Way](https://imho.run/games/1445790/make-way) — A frequent pick in Lazy Chess players' libraries, and another Action. 1,003 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1445790/)
24. [Tricky Towers](https://imho.run/games/437920/tricky-towers) — A frequent pick in Lazy Chess players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,383 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/437920/)

## 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=1558020&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1558020&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1558020&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1558020
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1558020
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Lazy Chess

Lazy Chess is a new non-profit chess game that narrows your choices down to the best 2 possible moves per turn. The moves provided can always win the game, but how strong are your decisions? Fewer moves. More fun.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1558020
- **Developer:** Christopher Cinq-Mars Jarvis
- **Publisher:** Cinq-Mars Media
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Mar 12, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1558020/lazy-chess)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1558020&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1558020/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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