Games like Simply Chess
by BlueLine Games
The classic board game comes to Steam with asynchronous online play and 100 levels of AI. If you are a chess enthusiast or someone who just likes to play a game now and again, this is what you've been looking for. This is Simply Chess.
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$11.995D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
Jul 22 · Conor Petersen, Thunkspace, LLC
Both: Chess · Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy
It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past!
ChessTime TravelTime ManipulationBoard GameDifficultPuzzleMultiplayerTurn-Based StrategyStrategyPsychological👍 8,097
$1.99Samurai Chess
Apr 16 · Minimol Games
Both: Chess · Turn-Based Strategy · Board Game
The classical game of chess... now with samurai warriors! Play chess against your friends or versus the computer, unlock new scenarios and chess pieces, and prove yourself to be a real samurai.
ChessPuzzleMartial ArtsMedievalTurn-Based StrategyStrategyTabletopCasualBoard GameSimulation
$4.99Combat Chess
Feb 23 · Minds Eye Productions
Both: Chess · Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy
Play with living, battling characters! Combat Chess takes the basic chess game and adds an imaginative element for players. Beautifully done in rendered 3D graphics, Combat Chess adds stunning animation sequences during gameplay.
ChessRetro3DStrategyDark FantasyTurn-Based TacticsBoard GamePvPTurn-Based StrategyTabletop
$12.99Chess Ultra
Jun 21 · Ripstone
Both: Chess · Board Game
Introducing Chess Ultra; the most breathtaking chess game ever made. Experience stunning 4K visuals, seamless online multiplayer, Grandmaster approved AI and full VR compatibility.
StrategyChessIndieBoard GameTabletopMultiplayerSimulationVRCasualSports👍 1,832
$29.99Battle Chess: Game of Kings™
Dec 11 · Olde Sküül, Sculptured Software
Both: Board Game · Chess
It took 2,000 years for someone to make chess better! The most challenging game on earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered field. Everyone who's ever had a knight take a pawn has seen that capture as more than one piece replacing another on the board.
StrategyBoard GameTabletopChessCasualMultiplayer👍 360
$9.99Khet 2.0
Oct 1 · BlueLine Games
Both: Board Game · Chess
Officially licensed version of the “Mensa Select” award-winning board game! The Laser Game Khet 2.0: Mind blowing laser fun for players ages 9-99. Using simple rules that can be learned in minutes players alternate turns moving Egyptian themed mirrored pieces, after which they fire their laser with the goal of blasting their opponents...
Asynchronous MultiplayerBoard GameTabletopIndieStrategyChessAbstractCasualSingleplayerMultiplayer👍 117
$4.99Schachkampf - Fantasy Chess
Jun 28 · KeyboardKrieger
Both: Chess · Turn-Based Strategy · Board Game
Solve more than 3.000.000 chess puzzles and fight an AI which is challenging for beginners and pros. Unlock different startign positions to give your chess game a new twist. All that in the style of famous 90s JRPGs.
ChessTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsPixel GraphicsPuzzleBoard GameLocal MultiplayerLogicTurn-Based CombatTactical
MONOPOLY® PLUS
Sep 7 · Ubisoft Pune
Both: Board Game · Family Friendly · Turn-Based Strategy
EMBARK ON A JOURNEY TO OWN IT ALL! Build your empire on a colorful and 3D lively city animated by funny sidekicks! MONOPOLY® PLUS brings the classic franchise to a new level on PC with amazing animations, customizable house rules!
Board GameMultiplayerFamily FriendlyCasualTurn-Based StrategyLocal MultiplayerTabletopSingleplayerCapitalismStrategy👍 13,404
$2.99Chess Sphere
Dec 7 · Betamaximus-128
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Chess · Board Game
Chess Sphere is online multiplayer.
StrategyTurn-Based StrategyChessCasualBoard GameVRGrand StrategyRTSTurn-Based Tactics3D
Othello
Mar 19 · BlueLine Games
Both: Board Game
The classic abstract strategy game comes to Steam! Othello is an ageless game that takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master. Place tiles surrounding your opponents tiles to flip them to your color. Get to the end with more tiles of your color and you are the winner!
StrategyCasualIndieBoard Game
$9.99The Ouroboros King
Feb 27 · Oriol Cosp Games
Both: Board Game · Chess · Turn-Based Strategy
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
Turn-Based TacticsRogueliteDifficultBoard GameChessTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeStrategy2DFantasy👍 471
$9.99Hive
Mar 20 · BlueLine Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Board Game
Officially licensed version of the "Mensa Select" award-winning board game! Hive is a board game with a difference. There is no board! The pieces are added to the playing area thus creating the board.
Asynchronous MultiplayerTurn-Based StrategyHex GridBoard GameStrategyTabletopAbstractMultiplayerSingleplayerTurn-Based👍 244
$19.99Gremlins, Inc.
Mar 10 · Charlie Oscar Lima Tango Interactive Entertainment
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy
This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.
Board GameTabletopCard GameStrategyMultiplayerTurn-BasedTurn-Based StrategyCompetitiveModdableSatire👍 6,666
$2.99King of the Bridge
Mar 8 · Finn Schuuring
Both: Chess · Board Game
Face off against the bridge troll in his bizarre game of chess! Decrypt, Twist and Enforce the rules as your devious opponent attempts to break them in King of the Bridge!
PuzzleStrategyChessComedyBoard GameMultiple EndingsFantasy2.5DAdventureSouls-like👍 1,668
$9.99Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
May 12 · PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Both: Chess · Turn-Based Strategy
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
ChessTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeStrategyAction RoguelikeArcadePixel GraphicsTabletopChoices MatterRetro👍 5,920
Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition
May 24 · Days of Wonder
Both: Board Game · Family Friendly
CONNECT MORE THAN CITIES! Set off with your friends and family to re(discover) Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition, the classic boardgame. In this railway adventure, you’ll need to be the quickest to link up your cities and reach your destinations.
Board GameStrategyTabletopCasualMultiplayerTurn-BasedIndieTrainsFamily FriendlySingleplayer👍 3,431
$2.99Chess Knights: Viking Lands
Aug 13 · Minimol Games
Both: Chess · Turn-Based Strategy · Board Game
Help the Knights to rescue their Kings and Queens in the beautiful and dangerous Vikings Lands. An innovative game concept inspired by chess: infiltrate mindfully, rescue quickly, and get out alive if you can.
Turn-Based TacticsPuzzleMythologyChessTurn-Based StrategyMedievalTabletopBoard GameHistoricalAbstract
-65%$0.69Captures
Aug 26 · cosmic_dust
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy · Chess
A chess-based puzzle game.
SportsBoard GameStrategy RPGTurn-Based StrategyTactical RPG2DTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerChessStrategy
$9.99Archon Classic
Nov 2 · React Games
Both: Board Game · Chess
Inspired by chess, but adding combat that YOU control, Archon was the original Battle Chess. You must try to outmaneuver your opponent using teams of fantasy creatures or monsters in this epic struggle of Light and Dark.
StrategyIndieRemakeRetro4 Player LocalClassicBoard GameLocal MultiplayerChess👍 158
$9.99Pawnbarian
Sep 24 · j4nw
Both: Chess · Board Game
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
RoguelikeTurn-Based CombatChessCard GamePuzzleBoard GameRogueliteStrategyCard BattlerTurn-Based Tactics👍 450
$9.99Just Go
Aug 9 · Studio Amateur
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy
You will experience from absolute Novice to Top Go player, and show your talents in major Go leagues! The game also includes notable Go matches in history for you to explore. The full-dubbing tutorial for beginners will let you appreciate the charm of Go!
CasualSimulationStrategyBoard GameTurn-Based StrategyCard GamePuzzleImmersive Sim3D3D Platformer👍 3,232
-20%$3.19Snap Chess
3 days ago · Big Ice Games
Both: Chess · Turn-Based Strategy
A small transparent chessboard that sits in the corner of your desktop. Solve a puzzle when you have a minute, or play a game against Stockfish. While you work, the board fades and stays out of the way. Difficulty adjusts on its own.
ChessPuzzleRelaxingProgrammingCasualMinimalistStrategySingleplayerTurn-Based StrategyIdler
FreeLast Gambit
Aug 27 · Mads
Both: Chess · Turn-Based Strategy · Board Game
Chess, but you build the army yourself: pieces that evolve, unicorns, catapults that hurl your own men. Then you take it online, one on one or even two on two. Roguelite.
Early AccessTurn-Based TacticsChessRoguelikeTurn-Based StrategyPvPRogueliteStrategyBoard Game2D
$19.99Axis & Allies 1942 Online
Nov 9 · Beamdog
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy
Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.
WargameBoard GameStrategyTurn-Based StrategyTabletopWorld War IITurn-Based TacticsHistoricalAsynchronous MultiplayerCo-op👍 4,812
$13.99No Time to Relax
Aug 21 · Porcelain Fortress
Both: Board Game
No Time to Relax is a life simulation game where up to 4 players online or locally compete against each other in the ultimate game of life.
MultiplayerBoard Game4 Player LocalFunnyCasualSimulationLocal MultiplayerStrategyIndieSingleplayer👍 2,487
$6.49THE GAME OF LIFE
Nov 3 · Marmalade Game Studio Ltd
Both: Board Game · Family Friendly
THE GAME OF LIFE showcases a beautifully rendered digital game board, cards and spinner that capture the fun of the Classic game full of adventure & surprises! THE GAME OF LIFE will take players on a journey where fortunes can be won…and lost!
Board GameMultiplayerTabletopCasualFamily FriendlyAdventureSimulationTurn-BasedCard GameAddictive👍 2,216
Brass: Birmingham
Dec 1 · Cublo
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy
Welcome to the Industrial Revolution! Lead your fast-growing business enterprise, build and develop new industries, multiply your income and don’t get distracted by your rivals. Show everyone you are the real deal!
Board GameStrategyTabletopTurn-Based TacticsTacticalTurn-Based StrategyEconomyBuildingHistoricalSingleplayer👍 645
$9.99Chess Infinity
Dec 10 · Rockwater Games
Both: Chess · Board Game
Whether you're new to chess or a seasoned master, welcome to Chess Infinity—the art of timeless strategy. Immerse yourself in serene environments, sharpen your skills with an adaptive AI mentor, and connect with players worldwide. Embrace endless challenges that transcend eras and borders.
SportsChessBoard GameStrategyPuzzlePvP3DTurn-Based TacticsThird PersonCasual
FreeFPS Chess
Jul 16 · Meta Fork, Evergreen Games
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy
Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.
FPSPvPFree to PlayMultiplayerShooterBoard GameStrategyTabletopTurn-Based Strategy3D
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
Sep 8 · Hammerfall Publishing
Both: Chess · Turn-Based Strategy
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a brutal take on one of the greatest turn based strategy games of all time. Regicide fuses multiple phases of gameplay with dynamic action. Maneuver your army into place and unleash a devastating array of tactical abilities to crush your enemies.
GoreStrategyChessTurn-Based StrategyIndieTurn-Based TacticsMultiplayerSci-fiTacticalAsynchronous Multiplayer👍 1,603
FreeChessTan
2 days ago · Darren Huai
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy
Settle a kingdom, roll for resources, and build an army with real chess movesets on a hex battlefield. ChessTan fuses Catan-style economy with chess-style combat for 2-4 players — outbuild your rivals, then checkmate the last Nexus standing. Play locally, online with friends, or through Steam.
StrategyBoard GameTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics2DMultiplayerSingleplayerFree to PlayPvP
$19.99Tabletop Simulator
Jun 5 · Berserk Games
Both: Board Game
Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!
TabletopBoard GameSimulationMultiplayerSandboxCard GameVRTrading Card GameModdablePhysics👍 48,743
$0.99FourPlay Chess
Apr 30 · Smunty Studios
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy
Chess like you have never seen it before. FourPlay Chess is a 4 player party evolution of chess, form a coalition with 2v2 co-op Team Battle mode or go solo in a 4 player free-for-all massacre. Win games, earn higher ranks and display your dominance. Will you become the true King?
SportsTurn-Based TacticsPvPPuzzleTabletopStrategyBoard GameTurn-Based Strategy3DRealistic
$0.99回纹战棋
Aug 1 · 都要恰饭的
Both: Chess · Turn-Based Strategy
There are 11 classes in the war board game. Each class has 4 skills, one passive, and 24 equipment (8 equipment have active skills). You can switch to the third-person perspective when fighting.
ChessTurn-Based TacticsJRPGTurn-Based StrategySingleplayerCasualStrategyStrategy RPG3DAnime
$2.99Chess Knights: High Noon
Dec 15 · Minimol Games
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy · Chess
In Chess Knights: High Noon you are one of the deadliest gunslingers of the Old West. Use your instincts and fast trigger skills to hunt and kill all the Wanted Ones. Do it for fame or simply for a fistful of dollars.
WesternTurn-Based TacticsPuzzleShoot 'Em UpBoard GameHistoricalHeistTurn-Based StrategyChessAssassins
$1.99Monopolist: Technological Revolution
Jul 26 · UA Games
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy · Family Friendly
Imagine being a monopolist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the game Monopolist: Technological revolution - wins the one who will earn the first 50000$ or eliminate other players from the game, forcing them to go bankrupt.
StrategyIndieSimulationBoard GameTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based TacticsVoxel3DFamily FriendlyEconomy
$0.99Ludo Online: Classic Multiplayer Dice Board Game
Oct 30 · Peter Todorov
Both: Board Game
Ludo Online is a strategy board game for two to six players, in which the players race their four pawns from start to finish according to the rolls of a single dice.
Board GameIndieCasualTabletopMultiplayer👍 336
$9.99Small World
Dec 11 · Days of Wonder
Both: Board Game
CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.
Board GameStrategyTabletopCasualIndieTurn-BasedMultiplayerSingleplayerFantasyLocal Multiplayer👍 931
$0.99Chess Royale
Nov 16 · Mewton Games
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy
👑 A non-standard chess game in which kings have magical powers. The player needs to cut down the enemy king, building a victorious tactics by combining the queue of moves and magical abilities.
StrategyCasualBoard GamePuzzleTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics2DFantasyLogicPirates
$1.99Ragnarok Chess
May 4 · Minimol Games
Both: Turn-Based Strategy · Board Game
The classical game of chess... now played in the beautiful Viking lands! Play chess against your friends or versus the computer, unlock new scenarios and chess pieces, and prove yourself to be the most fearless Viking alive!
SportsMythologyTurn-Based TacticsMedievalWarPvPPuzzleTurn-Based StrategyStrategyBoard Game
$2.99Chess Knights: Shinobi
Nov 18 · Minimol Games
Both: Chess · Board Game
Chess Knights: Shinobi is an original turn-based puzzle game inspired by Chess. Become a Ninja in feudal Japan and prove your skills in the art of infiltration, sabotage, and assassination.
PuzzleNinjaChessTurn-Based TacticsStealthBoard GameTabletopAssassinsHistoricalStylized
$5.99Paladin's Oath
Mar 2 · Fire Biscuit Games
Both: Board Game · Turn-Based Strategy
Complex Strategy Fantasy card game RPG inspired by board games like Mage Knight or Gloomhaven. Combines elements of RPG, light deck-building, puzzle and strategy. Absolutely no micro-transactions, virtual currencies or any of that, ever. Text to speech support for visually impaired on Windows
RPGStrategyBoard GameStrategy RPG2DDark FantasyCard GameExplorationTurn-Based StrategyCard Battler👍 125
$6.99Journey of Greed
Oct 23 · Dird Games
Both: Board Game
This is a perfect hybrid of social board game and strategy card game. Steal, set traps, assassinate, escape, mind games... Compete online with three other players at each adventure and use every mean possible to gain the most coins.
StrategyIndieCard GameTrading Card GameBoard GameMultiplayerTurn-Based👍 1,179










