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24 alternatives to Chess

Chess is a popular game of strategy between 2 players.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Chess launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   3Chess▲106

   Play three player chess online free for web and mobile

   2023 · its alternatives →

2. 2KF
   Kung Fu Chess▲140

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Chesscademy▲135

   A fun and free way to learn chess.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Not Chess▲76

   A puzzling chess-like game

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5IM
   I made a little puzzle game about a rogue chess knight▲155

   2025 · knightride.rakhim.org · its alternatives →

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   Half chess▲76

   A casual chess game where games only last 5 minutes

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Stealth Chess▲86

   The ancient royal game of conquering kingdoms

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   1D Chess▲66

   Test your skills and strategy with 1D Chess

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   GoChess▲173

   The most powerful Chess board ever invented

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Chess & Chat▲163

    A new chess puzzle to solve every day

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Square Off▲144

    World’s smartest chess board

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Magic Chess 3D▲69

    Meet a new game for chess lovers:magic and classic gameplay!

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chesses▲7

    Your pieces do the strangest things!

    2019 · its alternatives →

14. 14CT
    Chess Twist▲29

    I continue my experiment of transposing classic games onto an irregular grid. I've previously released variants of minesweeper and checkers. And now I'd like to share my variant of Chess. Chess can be a pretty punishing game, but I thought this was nevertheless a way to make it even more challenging by making it trickier to anticipate your opponent, even though both players still have the same information. From the playtests I've done, that challenge is pretty compelling. It also seems to be more fun at 2 people, where both players keep surprising one another.

    2024 · polyreplay.com · its alternatives →

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    Yalta chess▲2

    Play chess with three players

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Monsiv▲74

    Fast, simple game but with real deep strategy

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Chess▲8

    offline chess game app

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Don-Key-Ko! Are you smarter than a Gorilla?▲61

    Coolest strategy game that combines tic-tac-toe and chess

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Halfchess▲69

    Learn to be a better Chess player, playable in your browser

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Tactical Chess▲67

    Recreating battles from history in chess

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Chess with Friends▲61

    Invite your friends to play chess with you in real time!

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22PC
    Play Chess Without Moving Pieces▲36

    2017 · ba.net · its alternatives →

23. 23VC
    Visualizing Chess Games▲58

    2024 · louisabraham.github.io · its alternatives →

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    SparkChess▲56

    A game of chess everyone can enjoy

    2018 · its alternatives →

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