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24 alternatives to Empire Chess

Master Strategy. Build Your Empire.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Chessmaster AI▲232

   Transform Your Chess Skills with AI-Powered Training

   Jan 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stealth Chess▲86

   The ancient royal game of conquering kingdoms

   2023 · stealthchess.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Run An Empire▲82

   A real-world strategy running game, now playable in the UK.

   2016 · runanempire.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   1D Chess▲66

   Test your skills and strategy with 1D Chess

   2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Tactical Chess▲67

   Recreating battles from history in chess

   2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Magic Chess 3D▲69

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

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   3Chess▲106

   Play three player chess online free for web and mobile

   2023 · 3-chess.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Chesscademy▲135

   A fun and free way to learn chess.

   2014 · chesscademy.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   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 →

10. 10
    GoChess▲173

    The most powerful Chess board ever invented

    2023 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Run an Empire 3.0▲133

    Turn runs into adventures

    2018 · runanempire.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Aimchess▲129

    Learn chess your way with AI tools and data driven approach.

    2020 · aimchess.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Empire: The Game of New York▲75

    Risk style battle game set in NYC

    2015 · gundredgames.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Free Online Chess▲22

    Play chess online for free against computer or friend!

    Jan 2026 · free-online-chess.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Not Chess▲76

    A puzzling chess-like game

    2020 · notchess.crevasse.co · its alternatives →

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    Chessmate▲79

    Chess for macOS

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Run an Empire▲64

    The Real-World Territory Control Game

    2014 · kickstarter.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 →

19. 19
    Board Defenders▲75

    Puzzel games based on the chess rules

    2015 · ludusstudio.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    King Chess▲4

    The traditional and the best game of brain you will love

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Invasion: Modern Empire▲66

    Modern Empire is a thrilling online war simulation and strat

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Half chess▲76

    A casual chess game where games only last 5 minutes

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure▲69

    The first story-based Fantasy Chess game on Steam.

    2018 · dungeonlords.com · its alternatives →

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    Chess▲8

    offline chess game app

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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