Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Chess
Be the Prince of Darkness!
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 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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A seeded chess-pathfinding roguelite. Guide Prince Chazz across the board, dodging enemy pieces, and race the per-seed leaderboard.
Jun 2026 · princechazz.com · its alternatives →
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Chessmaster AI▲232Transform Your Chess Skills with AI-Powered Training
Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Play chess in iMessage for free!
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Play chess directly from your keyboard 🐴
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Laser is a turn based game similar to chess, with different piece movement rules, starting position, and win conditions. It's named after the laser piece, which can shoot diagonally through every piece on the board except for the wall, which blocks it. The detailed rules are on the website. I made the website as a super minimal way to play online against friends. Nobody really knows about it so it might be hard to find a game, but maybe you will against someone on HN if people read this. It uses the lichess.org chessboard UI which is super pretty and allows you to draw on the board, make…
2023 · playlaser.xyz · its alternatives →
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BrainyChess▲83Play, practice, analyze, and save chess games online!
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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The ancient royal game of conquering kingdoms
2023 · stealthchess.com · its alternatives →
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2025 · knightride.rakhim.org · its alternatives →
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2016 · chessboardifygame.xyz · its alternatives →
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2020 · rootshirechess.glitch.me · its alternatives →
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A Dark Room▲90The most immersive text-based game ever.
2015 · adarkroom.doublespeakgames.com · its alternatives →
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Play Chess directly in iMessage ♙ ♔ ♕ ♖ ♗ ♘
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Free smart chess board — runs on the phone in your pocket.
Jul 2026 · chessgaze.com · its alternatives →
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ChessUp▲82An incredible chess board with a built-in chess instructor
2021 · playchessup.com · its alternatives →
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Halfchess▲69Learn to be a better Chess player, playable in your browser
2017 · halfchess.com · its alternatives →
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Create board game rules and covers with machine learning
2020 · its alternatives →
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