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183 games like Chess

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01 Polaris Sector Cover

2016 · PC

Polaris Sector

70%

Can anyone build an empire in a place like this? Other factions are naturally suspicious of newcomers and may wage war at the first sign of unidentified craft. Here, a natural death is an uncommon luxury.

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Chess

70% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

02 Sovereignty: Crown of Kings Cover

The old Empire is crumbling. Younger hungrier realms wait like vultures for their chance to pick at the carcass. Thus begins the grand campaign of Sovereignty. Rule your realm wisely and decisively. Play as the Boruvian Empire and try to recapture former Imper...

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Chess

70% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

03 Business Magnate Cover

2019 · PC

Business Magnate

70%

Business Magnate is a tycoon business simulation game where you can create all types of businesses: Cars, rockets, phones, tanks, trucks, airplanes, computers, ships and more. Design, produce, market and sell them. You can even run multiple companies at the sa...

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Chess

70% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

04 Bronze Age Cover

2017 · Android, Linux, Mac

Bronze Age

66%

Two small classics from Clarus Victoria published in 2013, Stone Age and Bronze Age, are now available on Steam! Manage an ancient tribe in the African Savannah, build the first city in the Fertile Crescent, guide your people across prehistory and lead them to...

Your match for

Chess

66% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

05 Chess.com Cover

2007 · Android, browser, iOS

Chess.com

61%

Chess.com is an online chess platform where players can compete against others or computer opponents in real-time and correspondence matches. The site offers training tools including tactical puzzles, interactive lessons, and video content. It supports various...

Your match for

Chess

61% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Card & Board Game Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

06 Altus Chess: Archaic Beginnings Cover
61%

Classical chess plays one move at a time. Altus plays in resonance. Link pieces through quantum-inspired entanglement and trigger cascading resonance reactions across the board. A premium single-player chess experience that preserves every classical rule while...

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Chess

61% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Card & Board Game Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

07 Supreme Ruler Ultimate Cover

2014 · Mac, PC

Supreme Ruler Ultimate

59%

Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make ev...

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Chess

59% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

08 Chessmaster Cover

2003 · PS2, XBOX

Chessmaster

58%

Chessmaster includes plenty of features to improve your chess skills, no matter what level you are. In Chess School, you can learn basic and advanced tactics before challenging computer-controlled opponents in single-player or multiplayer modes. The game inclu...

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Chess

58% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Card & Board Game Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

09 Kasparov Chessmate Cover

2003 · Mac, PC

Kasparov Chessmate

57%

The game is backed by grand chessmaster, Garry Kasparov. Players can create a personal profile using their own name, MSN nickname for online/network play, country and a facial icon. Select a side black or white and game type: "Local" against the computer or ot...

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Chess

57% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Card & Board Game Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

11 Prisoners Chess Cover

2026 · Mac, PC

Prisoners Chess

57%

You know how the pieces move. You don't know how they die. A chess roguelike where every piece bleeds. Level them, perk them or lose them forever. Take the enemy King's head, or bleed their army dry. One path saves you. One damns you. Hell keeps score.

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Chess

57% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Card & Board Game Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

12 Magic Chess Cover

2026 · PC

Magic Chess

56%

Magic Chess, inspired by Chess and Chinese Chess, breaks free from traditional boundaries by introducing brand-new pieces and items, resulting in over 1,000,000 possible combinations. The game supports Single Player, Custom Matches, Local Multiplayer, and Onli...

Your match for

Chess

56% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Card & Board Game Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

13 Video Chess Cover

1979 · Atari2600

Video Chess

54%

Video Chess is a video game released by Atari in 1979 for the Atari 2600, based on the rules of chess.

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Chess

54% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Card & Board Game Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

14 Chess Cover

2017 · Linux, Mac, PC

Chess

54%

The classic strategy game with gorgeous graphics, online gaming and intuitive interface.

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Chess

54% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Card & Board Game Genre Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

15 Chess Club Manager Cover

Year unknown · Linux, PC

Chess Club Manager

53%

Tycoon game to build and manage your own chess club from the ground up. Recruit amateurs, train them into champions, expand your facility, and rise to global fame.

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Chess

53% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
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16 The Chessmaster Cover

1992 · Genesis/MegaDrive, SFAM, SNES

The Chessmaster

52%

The Chessmaster is a game where the player has the chance to play against the CPU controlled Chessmaster at a standard game of chess. To play the game the player must pick up the chess pieces with there hand cursor and place it in the desired location, within...

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Chess

52% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Card & Board Game Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

17 MetaChess Cover

2026 · Mac, PC

MetaChess

50%

MetaChess is chess that lets you build your own army and rewrite the board. With alternate roles for every piece, it creates billions of new possible games possibilities. No more memorized openings, no more solved meta. Every decision matters. Outdraft, outthi...

Your match for

Chess

50% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Card & Board Game Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

18 Life is Feudal: Forest Village Cover

Life is Feudal: Forest Village is RTS city builder game with survival aspects in a realistic harsh medieval world. Shape, build and expand your settlement, grow various food to prevent your villagers from avitaminosis and starvation. Possess them for additiona...

Your match for

Chess

49% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

19 Startup Company Cover

2020 · Linux, Mac, PC

Startup Company

49%

Startup Company is a business simulation sandbox game where you’re the CEO of a new company. Your job is to build your very own website and compete against the largest tech giants on the planet!

Your match for

Chess

49% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

20 Mashinky Cover

2018 · PC

Mashinky

49%

Mashinky is a transport strategy game about trains. The goal is to create your own transport empire on a procedurally generated map. It’s a unique blend of realistic graphics combined with an isometric construction mode and board game-like rules.

Your match for

Chess

49% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
Simulator Genre Strategy Genre Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

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