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24 alternatives to Not Chess
A puzzling chess-like game
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Not Chess launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2025 · knightride.rakhim.org · its alternatives →
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2022 · dogbunnypuzzle.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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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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Recursive!▲96A puzzle game about recursion, patterns, and programming.
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2025 · rvlabs.ca · its alternatives →
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Half chess▲76A casual chess game where games only last 5 minutes
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Tough puzzles, riddles and trivia for your brain
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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This is a game I wrote over the last month and a bit. The effort allocation was pretty different from what I've done in the past. The game design snapped together very quickly: I had the initial idea, played a couple of games on a spreadsheet to get a feel for the idea, and made one change based on those plays. After that everything felt just right through multiple rounds of playtesting. Likewise the puzzle generation is nowhere near as elaborate as in my previous game, fairly simple methods worked well and provided good variety. Instead I ended up spending silly amounts of time on curating…
2024 · huewords.snellman.net · its alternatives →
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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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Solve logical mystery riddles by asking AI yes/no questions
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Chess Twist▲29I 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 →
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A minimalistic puzzle game inspired by Picross and Sudoku.
2021 · ordinarypuzzles.com · its alternatives →
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Cubes' simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Coolest strategy game that combines tic-tac-toe and chess
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Most challenging puzzles you'll ever play
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Crane Sudoku▲59Simple Sudoku game with focus on play anywhere, any time
2022 · crane-sudoku.app · its alternatives →
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Quiz Hut▲66A quiz game with some interesting puzzle games
2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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