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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 · 3-chess.com · its alternatives →
2
Chesscademy▲135
A fun and free way to learn chess.
2014 · chesscademy.com · its alternatives →
3
Not Chess▲76
A puzzling chess-like game
2020 · notchess.crevasse.co · its alternatives →
4
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 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Board Defenders▲75
Puzzel games based on the chess rules
2015 · ludusstudio.com · its alternatives →
7
Stealth Chess▲86
The ancient royal game of conquering kingdoms
2023 · stealthchess.com · its alternatives →
8
1D Chess▲66
Test your skills and strategy with 1D Chess
2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
9
GoChess▲173
The most powerful Chess board ever invented
2023 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
10
My 6 Weeks Project, MultiplayerChess.com▲79
Play chess online for free on Chess.com with over 250 million members from around the world. Have fun playing with friends or challenging the computer!
2011 · multiplayerchess.com · its alternatives →
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Chess & Chat▲163
A new chess puzzle to solve every day
2022 · its alternatives →
12
Square Off▲144
World’s smartest chess board
2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
13
Kung Fu Chess▲140
Kung Fu Chess, a real-time chess game. Contribute to paladin8/kfchess-cc development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
Magic Chess 3D▲69
Meet a new game for chess lovers:magic and classic gameplay!
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Chesses▲7
Your pieces do the strangest things!
2019 · pippinbarr.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
18
Monsiv▲74
Fast, simple game but with real deep strategy
2018 · monsiv.com · its alternatives →
19
Chess▲8
offline chess game app
2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
20
Don-Key-Ko! Are you smarter than a Gorilla?▲61
Coolest strategy game that combines tic-tac-toe and chess
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
Halfchess▲69
Learn to be a better Chess player, playable in your browser
2017 · halfchess.com · its alternatives →
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ChessMe board game 2nd Edition – chess without board▲21
2015 · mancereus.github.io · its alternatives →
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Tactical Chess▲67
Recreating battles from history in chess
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
24
Counting Kingdom▲55
A tower defense strategy game that teaches math.
2015 · countingkingdomgame.com · its alternatives →

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