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201 games like Chess

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01 Cosmic Consensus Cover

Year unknown · Platform unknown

Cosmic Consensus

91%

An online board game published by Berkeley Systems in which a group of players race to the top of the ziggurat, their number of steps each turn determined by the popularity of their answer to an opinion-based poll question, and the traps and bonuses set on eac...

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Chess

91% Starker DNA-Match
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02 Microsoft Spider Solitaire Cover

Spider Solitaire, also known as Microsoft Spider Solitaire (Spider in the About box in some versions), is a solitaire card game that is included in Microsoft Windows. It is a version of Spider. As of 2005, it was the most played game on Windows PCs, surpassing...

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Chess

87% Starker DNA-Match
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Card & Board Game Genre Single player Mode
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03 Turochamp Cover

Year unknown · Platform unknown

Turochamp

83%

Turochamp is a chess program developed by Alan Turing and David Champernowne in 1948. It was created as part of research by the pair into computer science and machine learning. Turochamp is capable of playing an entire chess game against a human player at a lo...

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Chess

83% Starker DNA-Match
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04 Not Chess Cover

2020 · Android, iOS

Not Chess

83%

Wait, if this game is NOT chess, then what is it? It's a mind blowing puzzle game with some simple chess rules and a few special ingredients to make it fun and challenging for everyone!

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Chess

83% Starker DNA-Match
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Card & Board Game Genre Single player Mode
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05 The Chessmaster Cover

1989 · NES

The Chessmaster

83%

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Chess

83% Starker DNA-Match
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06 Chess Cover

2009 · iOS

Chess

83%

Chess is #1 popular game in the world. According to FIDE, about 600 million people play chess and it is the most widespread game on the planet. "The Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the cour...

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Chess

83% Starker DNA-Match
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Card & Board Game Genre Single player Mode
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07 Chessmaster Live Cover

2008 · X360

Chessmaster Live

75%

Chessmaster LIVE is a chess game for Xbox LIVE that allows players to compete against friends and opponents worldwide. The game features various 3D and 2D sets, virtual characters, and online multiplayer. It also includes puzzle-solving and scenario modes for...

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Chess

75% Sehr nah dran
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08 Hoyle Majestic Chess Cover
75%

A chess game with a heavy fantasy theme; the player travels across a map and follows quests that show you how to properly play chess.

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Chess

75% Sehr nah dran
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Card & Board Game Genre Single player Mode
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09 Chess 4 Uzebox Cover

2011 · Platform unknown

Chess 4 Uzebox

75%

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Chess

75% Sehr nah dran
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10 The Chessmaster Cover

1991 · Game Boy

The Chessmaster

75%

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Chess

75% Sehr nah dran
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11 Chess Academy Cover

1991 · famicom

Chess Academy

67%

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Chess

67% Spannender Match
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12 Super Mario Party Cover

2018 · Switch

Super Mario Party

59%

Turn the tables on opponents as you race across the board to collect the most stars in the original four-player Mario Party series board game mode. Discover 80 mini-games packed with wildly different challenges, play with others online and enjoy this full-on f...

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Chess

59% Spannender Match
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13 Mario Party 4 Cover

2002 · NGC

Mario Party 4

59%

Toad, Koopa, and other party-planning pranksters have hidden birthday presents for their closest friends inside the Party Cube. To win the presents, Mario, Yoshi, Peach, and other Mushroom Kingdom favorites will have to plunge into a circus of minigame tricker...

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Chess

59% Spannender Match
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14 Mario Party 5 Cover

2003 · NGC

Mario Party 5

59%

Help Mario and his friends restore peace to Dream World while racing around all-new game boards and finding new surprises.

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Chess

59% Spannender Match
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15 Microsoft Solitaire Cover

1990 · PC

Microsoft Solitaire

59%

Solitaire, also known as Microsoft Solitaire is a computer game included with Microsoft Windows, based on a card game of the same name.

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Chess

59% Spannender Match
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Card & Board Game Genre Single player Mode
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16 Super Mario Party Jamboree Cover
59%

Get ready for the biggest party yet in Super Mario Party Jamboree for Nintendo Switch. From running through merry-go-rounds to motion-control minigolf, this jamboree is jam-packed with over 110 minigames – the most of any Mario Party game to date! With seven...

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Chess

59% Spannender Match
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17 Games8x8 Cover

2025 · Android, iOS

Games8x8

59%

For games in one app: Chess, Suva, Oxoxo (Gomoku), International draughts.

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Chess

59% Spannender Match
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18 Risk: Global Domination Cover

2015 · Android, Mac, PC

Risk: Global Domination

52%

Everybody wants to rule the world! Now you can with a new way to play the classic game of RISK. Defend your territories, draft troops, and launch attacks for the ultimate conquest against friends, family, and foes. Want to battle new opponents across the world...

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Chess

52% Spannender Match
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19 Troll Chess Sekai Cover

2026 · PC

Troll Chess Sekai

52%

One day, you gain the power to cast a troll spell in a chess game. Eager to try it out, you head to the chess club—where rivals range from novice Mirai to the mysterious owner who surpasses human skill. The rules of chess are no longer safe. Will you seize vic...

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Chess

52% Spannender Match
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Card & Board Game Genre Single player Mode
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20 Conjuror: The Game Cover

Year unknown · Platform unknown

Conjuror: The Game

49%

Conjuror is an free to play, strategy based card game, set in a fantasy realm.

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Chess

49% Mutiger Treffer
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