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24 alternatives to Knightly - Daily Chess Puzzle Game

Daily chess puzzle game with Wordle-style deduction

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

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    Hi HN, Matle is a daily chess puzzle inspired by Wordle. You're shown a checkmate position with 5 hidden squares, and your goal is to guess what’s on them to complete the mate. Someone kindly shared it here a few months ago before I had the chance to post it myself. I’m the creator, and wanted to share a few new features based on feedback, and hear your thoughts. You can now view the original game behind each puzzle, get explanations for why a guess isn’t checkmate, and see daily solving stats. Would love to hear what you think: https://matle.io

    2025 · matle.io · its alternatives →

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    A new chess puzzle to solve every day

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    Gerrymandle is a free daily gerrymandering puzzle. Draw the district lines to win more seats than your opponents, with a new puzzle every day.

    Jun 2026 · gerrymandle.cc · its alternatives →

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    Chess knight puzzles. 900+ levels. No ads. Just thinking.

    Feb 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi, I wanted to share a simple game I wrote. It's a sliding pieces puzzle like many others. I have focused a lot on making the experience smooth and minimalistic and the levels being challenging in a way a sudoku or chess puzzles could be. I had no prior knowledge of game development and while it feels like someone competent could build this game in a week I spent over two years and hundreds of hours to bring this game to life. My journey went through: - thinking it will be a PC game - being overwhelmed by the amount of different game frameworks - hiring an indie dev to bootstrap the game in…

    2023 · kuboble.com · its alternatives →

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    Swapple - A daily puzzle game where you transform patterns by swapping rows and columns. Challenge yourself to solve it in as few moves as possible!

    2025 · swapple.fuglede.dk · its alternatives →

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    A puzzling chess-like game

    2020 · notchess.crevasse.co · its alternatives →

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    Countle▲152

    Countle is a daily puzzle game, a la Wordle, where you use 6 given numbers to produce of a sequence of calculations to reach a target number. In other words, it's a daily round of the "Numbers Game" from the British game show Countdown. Sample numbers round: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfa3MHLLSWI A new puzzle appears every day!

    2022 · countle.org · its alternatives →

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    Guessly▲96

    A daily mini guessing game that roasts you when you fail

    Jan 2026 · guessly.me · its alternatives →

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    Runely▲6

    Daily word puzzle. Spin. Collect 60 fantasy cards.

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

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    Fascinating puzzle game based on the Knight's tour problem

    2024 · knightsgraph.vercel.app · its alternatives →

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    Hey folks, I built Hisorty, a small daily game where you sort historical events in chronological order (strongly inspired by Wordle mechanics). Each day you get 6 events and 3 attempts to place them correctly. I found it surprisingly tricky to design those puzzles so the difficulty is just about right. Would love feedback on: - difficulty balance - UI/UX - whether the concept feels engaging long-term Happy to answer any questions about how I built it.

    Apr 2026 · hisorty.app · its alternatives →

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    Minimalist daily chess habit game

    Dec 2025 · dailychessblitz.com · its alternatives →

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    A challenging puzzle game based on the rules of chess

    2015 · montoyaindustries.com · its alternatives →

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    Hey HN, About twenty years ago, while I was in college, I first stumbled upon James Propp's Self-Referential Aptitude Test [1] and absolutely loved it. Ever since then, I've had this idea of turning that concept into a daily game, and I've finally built it: https://www.logiquiz.com/ The game interface checks each question against the answers you've given, so it doesn't spoil anything by giving away the answers. There are five different tests each day, from very easy to very hard. I'd love to hear what you think! [1]: https://faculty.uml.edu/jpropp/srat-Q.txt

    2025 · logiquiz.com · its alternatives →

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    deduce▲66

    A daily Wordle-like puzzle for AI agents

    Apr 2026 · its alternatives →

  18. 18NL

    I've been playing Wordle and remembered this puzzle game I used to play with my grandfather. It's inspired by the block puzzles in many newspapers but made to be shorter: just guess the nine letter word. So I made a quick thing to play with my family like we used to. I thought you guys might enjoy it.

    2022 · nineletterwordgame.com · its alternatives →

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    Play the daily Set card puzzle. Find 6 Sets from 12 cards, race the clock, and compete on the leaderboard. A new puzzle every day — free, no download required.

    Sep 2026 · setpuzzle.com · its alternatives →

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    rearrange the chess pieces so that the number of pieces threatening each square matches the large number in that square? pieces move freely https://chedoku.com/#dailypuzzle

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    When I was in high school, my dad showed me how to play Knight Tour on a piece of paper. Many years passed before I decided to create the Knight's Graph app. “Knight's Graph” is an intellectual puzzle game based on the classic knight tour problem, known since the 18th century. Your task is to move the chess knight across the board so that each square is visited exactly once. Test your logical and strategic skills in an exciting game where every game is a new challenge! The app is already available for download on the App Store. Google Play will be available a little later. App Store:…

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Test your deductive reasoning and logical thought processes

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Mathler▲79

    A daily math puzzle inspired by wordle

    2022 · mathler.com · its alternatives →

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