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Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Knight IO

a real-time, funny & casual, cross-platform game

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Knight IO launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Hi HN! I'm the developer of rdx, a mildly popular ad-free, privacy and user friendly Reddit client. This time, I made something for a very specific use case: solving chess puzzles with no internet. Why? Well, my Wi-Fi is terrible in the bathroom—and that's where I do some of my best thinking. I tried printing out “mate in X” puzzles to solve offline, but they weren’t fun without interaction. So I built OffChess. OffChess is an iPhone/Android app that contains over 100,000 chess puzzles, fully offline and completely ad-free. You can solve puzzles by category (Mate in…

    2025 · offchess.com · its alternatives →

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    itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you covered.

    2013 · itch.io · its alternatives →

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    Hi all, I’ve been working on this project for a while but haven't shared it properly on Hacker News. It is a casual gaming platform focused on simple multiplayer games that can be played in person with a central screen (like a TV) or remotely via video chat. You can also play on your smart Android based TVs via the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gametje (it was just released recently so could be buggy). It is also available directly in Discord: https://discord.com/discovery/applications/12153230008666071... as an…

    Nov 2025 · gametje.com · its alternatives →

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    I'm making a platform for simple open source games you can play anywhere. Games are all just JavaScript classes and you can read the source of every game on the platform. I started working on initial "games" (mostly rendering tests) in 2018 and eventually built all of the platform stuff around it to make it easy to share games. There's also an in-browser editor available for you to make and publish games all from the browser. Would love some feedback on the games and studio features as well as the platform overall. All of the code is available at https://github.com/homegamesio

    Jul 2026 · homegames.io · its alternatives →

  5. 5MF

    An arcade-style dungeon crawler

    2011 · cardinalquest.com · its alternatives →

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    With all the turmoil in the game engine world recently, I thought I'd quickly post to show progress on our game platform dotbigbang.com. It's a fully integrated game platform where the multiplayer game editor and games all run on the web. You can make multiplayer games and share them with just a link with no setup at all. Breakdown of major features here: https://twitter.com/bobbydigitales/status/152647067103481856... We have comprehensive docs at http://docs.dotbigbang.com and a cosy Discord server at https://dotbigbang.com/discord All…

    2023 · dotbigbang.com · its alternatives →

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    Dungeon tap shooter

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Kingdom▲109

    A 2D multiplayer virtual gaming world with AI NPC

    2023 · nomstead.com · its alternatives →

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    Thought I would post in celebration of 1 year of my website being online. I've been working on it on and off and currently the website allows users to play Hex, Tumbleweed, Amazons, and Connect 6 against friends or against practice bots. I've been a long time player of some of these games and I felt for a long time that the world could use a few more popular abstract strategy games compared to Chess or Go. If you try it, let me know what you think. I'm always looking for new games or new features to add :)

    2025 · abstractboardgames.com · its alternatives →

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    I made a game (https://polyfight.io/) which revolves around a player (a tank) leveling up and upgrading by killing shapes and other tanks (partially inspired by https://diep.io). It has a bunch of features, a vast number of tanks, an inbuilt chatting system, clans to make teams with your friends, a colour scheme maker, controllable sandboxes which can be public or private, a last man standing gamemode, and an inbuilt 1v1 system with its own ELO rankings and a global leaderboard. The game has a few players right now, and I'd hope to spread the joy players have with…

    2024 · polyfight.io · its alternatives →

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    A mounted combat challenge

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Play against the AI game show master and win a few dollars

    2023 · ichkhikhang.net · its alternatives →

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    Pick up and play real­time casual RPG

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    You’re a knight on a heroic quest for the Combo Crown

    2015 · comboquest.com · its alternatives →

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    Control a mechanical bird messenger in a steampunk world

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Albion Online is the first truly cross-platform MMO

    2015 · albiononline.com · its alternatives →

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    dots.io▲75

    Pixel art battle online

    2020 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Play your table-top games online with distant friends.

    2015 · playsetsapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Become the ultimate Portal Knight!

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

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    A simple browser RTS game. Defend your base. Capture flags.

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    The best new .io game? =o

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Offline board game

    2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    New .io multiplayer game now on mobile

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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