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24 alternatives to Chess

Be the Lord of Chaos!

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.

1
Dungeon Chess▲2
Send your army into darkness!
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Chess▲1
Be the Prince of Darkness!
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
BrainyChess▲83
Play, practice, analyze, and save chess games online!
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
Chessmaster AI▲232
Transform Your Chess Skills with AI-Powered Training
Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
5
Dungeon Chess▲2
A dark RPG inspired chess game
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Chessboardify – Make the grid a chessboard▲95
2016 · chessboardifygame.xyz · its alternatives →
7
I made a little puzzle game about a rogue chess knight▲155
2025 · knightride.rakhim.org · its alternatives →
8
Chess & Chat▲163
A new chess puzzle to solve every day
2022 · its alternatives →
9
GoChess▲173
The most powerful Chess board ever invented
2023 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
10
Chesscademy▲135
A fun and free way to learn chess.
2014 · chesscademy.com · its alternatives →
11
Chess Tent▲91
A virtual chess gym for everyone
2022 · chesstent.com · its alternatives →
12
Square Off▲144
World’s smartest chess board
2017 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →
13
Play Chess Without Moving Pieces▲36
Guess AI Engine Tournament Position, Fun Stury Tool. Play Chess Without Moving Pieces. Crazy Chess is a Variant of Random Fisher and Really Bad Chess. Because of the rearranged pieces, players cannot use typical chess opening moves. study tool to understand chess, and learning how to read the board.
2017 · ba.net · its alternatives →
14
Tactical Chess▲67
Recreating battles from history in chess
2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
15
Halfchess▲69
Learn to be a better Chess player, playable in your browser
2017 · halfchess.com · its alternatives →
16
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 →
17
BrainyChess for iMessage▲72
Play chess in iMessage for free!
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
18
Storm Chess▲63
Unique real-time chess without a queue for a move
2022 · storm-chess.com · its alternatives →
19
3Chess▲106
Play three player chess online free for web and mobile
2023 · 3-chess.com · its alternatives →
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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 →
21
ChessGPT▲72
Unbeatable chess bot
2023 · chessgpt.ai · its alternatives →
22
Chessmate▲79
Chess for macOS
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
1D Chess▲66
Test your skills and strategy with 1D Chess
2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Spicy Chess▲76
Hello! I created SpicyChess(https://spicychess.com) because I wanted a tactics training app that would have the following features: - Spaced Repetition. - Countdown time to simulate blitz Chess where you have to find the best move quickly. - The ability to save puzzles for later review. I'd love to hear any feedback that you may have !
2023 · spicychess.com · its alternatives →

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