# Games like Five Elements Chess

> The closest matches to Five Elements Chess: Floppy Knights, Duelyst, Gordian Quest, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles, and Balatro. 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. [Floppy Knights](https://imho.run/games/1057800/floppy-knights) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 195 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057800/)
2. [Duelyst](https://imho.run/games/291410/duelyst) — A frequent pick in Five Elements Chess players' libraries, and another Strategy. 3,201 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291410/)
3. [Gordian Quest](https://imho.run/games/981430/gordian-quest) — A frequent pick in Five Elements Chess players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,811 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/981430/)
4. [Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles](https://imho.run/games/1755830/astrea-six-sided-oracles) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 1,031 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1755830/)
5. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
6. [Out Of Hands](https://imho.run/games/1839810/out-of-hands) — Also Card Battler and Surreal, like Five Elements Chess. 256 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839810/)
7. [Pirates Outlaws](https://imho.run/games/1046300/pirates-outlaws) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 295 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1046300/)
8. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
9. [Hadean Tactics](https://imho.run/games/1260590/hadean-tactics) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 784 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260590/)
10. [Tumblestone](https://imho.run/games/269710/tumblestone) — Also Match 3, like Five Elements Chess. 93 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269710/)
11. [Roguebook](https://imho.run/games/1076200/roguebook) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 1,911 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076200/)
12. [Wingspan](https://imho.run/games/1054490/wingspan) — Also Card Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Five Elements Chess. 6,321 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1054490/)
13. [Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game](https://imho.run/games/1948800/yi-xian-the-cultivation-card-game) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 834 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1948800/)
14. [Battle Suit Aces](https://imho.run/games/2870530/battle-suit-aces) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 242 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870530/)
15. [Armello](https://imho.run/games/290340/armello) — Also Card Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Five Elements Chess. 5,464 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290340/)
16. [Everdell](https://imho.run/games/1722840/everdell) — Also 2.5D and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 369 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1722840/)
17. [Lumines Arise](https://imho.run/games/2370000/lumines-arise) — A frequent pick in Five Elements Chess players' libraries, and another Action. 630 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2370000/)
18. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
19. [Ash of Gods: The Way](https://imho.run/games/1293460/ash-of-gods-the-way) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 192 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293460/)
20. [KARDS - The WW2 Card Game](https://imho.run/games/544810/kards-the-ww2-card-game) — Also Card Game and Turn-Based Combat, like Five Elements Chess. 10,259 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544810/)
21. [Pawnbarian](https://imho.run/games/1142080/pawnbarian) — Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Five Elements Chess. 328 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142080/)
22. [Gremlins, Inc.](https://imho.run/games/369990/gremlins-inc) — Also Card Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Five Elements Chess. 1,224 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/369990/)
23. [Poker Fate - Anime Girls Texas Hold'em](https://imho.run/games/4042800/poker-fate-anime-girls-texas-hold-em) — Also Card Battler and 2.5D, like Five Elements Chess. 79 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4042800/)
24. [Inkulinati](https://imho.run/games/957960/inkulinati) — Also Turn-Based Strategy, like Five Elements Chess. 306 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/957960/)

## 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=1611690&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1611690&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1611690&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1611690
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1611690
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Five Elements Chess

A spell-duel game that combines the Five Elements theory and match-three gameplay.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1611690
- **Developer:** Candleman Games
- **Publisher:** Candleman Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Full controller support, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, PvP, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Family Sharing, Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- **Released:** Sep 23, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1611690/five-elements-chess)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1611690&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1611690/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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