Best Chess Games on Steam
Games about chess, chess variants, or strategy built from chess-like pieces.
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15D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel - 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!
Jul 22, 2020
In this game, you can…
- have ten active timelines where a single move can put five past kings in check at once.
- watch the AI create nine parallel dimensions, then checkmate it three moves in the past in two different dimensions.
- move a king into an alternate dimension, creating a parallel present where there are now two enemy kings to deal with.
- send a queen back to the start of the game to try to win before the present ever happens.
- answer a time-travel queen by positioning a bishop in a different timeline to capture it in an alternate present.
- checkmate an opponent five turns in the past, after the present has already spiraled into multiple timelines.
- make moves that shift pieces across timelines so one turn can involve moving five pieces between dimensions.
- use a move that threatens a king that used to exist, winning by targeting where it was rather than where it is.
2Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate - Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
May 12, 2022
In this game, you can…
- play as a lone king with a double-barrel shotgun.
- kill a piece and spend its soul to move like it.
- pick one upgrade for yourself and one for the enemy every floor, so you're boosting your gun while also mutating their army.
- reload without moving to hold position.
- throw grenades, toss chess pieces, and then use soul moves from the pieces you killed to escape a collapsing board.
- build runs with blades, sniping, stealth, and yeeting in a chess match.
- unlock new shotguns, secret floors, special encounters, and a true secret ending.
3King of the Bridge - 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!
Mar 8, 2024
In this game, you can…
- catch the troll cheating, then cheat on your next turn as a reward.
- take the enemy king and watch another piece become the new king, so the match keeps escalating until black runs out of pieces.
- walk a bishop around to leave landmines on every square it visits, then have those mines keep warping the board long after.
- win a game because the troll king steps back onto the board by choosing a landmine over moving into check.
- accuse the troll in real time, figuring out whether a move was illegal or just allowed by the rulebook's twisted rules.
- unlock rulebook entries by making the wrong move, filling blank pages as the game punishes your chess instincts into new rules.
- play an opening that collapses into a logic puzzle where pawns, rooks, and queens all have extra rules that rewrite how they work.
- go for different endings, including a No Cheating run that changes how the whole match plays out.
4KNIGHTS - KNIGHTS is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience.
May 30, 2016
In this game, you can…
- tackle 75 new daily puzzles a day, split into three sets of 25.
- solve boards with only one empty space, where that single slot has to cycle every piece into place.
- clear a path by moving golden knights out of the way in the exact order.
- place red and blue knights onto matching colored tiles.
- thread a knight's L-shaped route around blocked squares that turn whole lanes into dead ends.
- trace two or three moves ahead, sometimes working backward, until the whole board's move chain clicks.
- move a knight off its correct tile to unlock routes for the rest, then put everything back in place.
- solve puzzles on a 5x5 board so crowded you start mapping connections to avoid getting lost.
5Chess Evolved Online - secretly the most overpowered game in existence
Feb 22, 2021
In this game, you can…
- build a custom army from 500+ units, then upgrade pieces mid-match into stronger forms with new moves.
- swap the positions of your pieces, revive a fallen unit, and still win after your king is gone.
- cast a fireball, hatch a phoenix, then teleport the enemy king directly in front of your army for a sudden collapse.
- plant trees to restore morale while your lich floods the board with cheap skeletons that buy time for the forest to spread.
- run a loop where a phoenix gets captured, leaves an egg behind, then a beacon recalls it to hatch and steal another piece.
- use pieces that freeze, poison, evaporate, attract, push, teleport, or revive as part of your normal move on the board.
- send a pawn across the board, promote it, and transform it into a different champion piece that reshapes your army.
6Unlock The King - An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
Nov 20, 2019
In this game, you can…
- activate pressure plates that physically move chunks of the board before you can even route the King.
- chain multiple switches by triggering and releasing plates in the correct sequence to reshape the level.
- uncover hidden target squares and pressure plates buried under other pieces, then maneuver the right piece onto them.
- clear a route by shuffling chess pieces so the King can walk to the exit.
- set up the whole board, then watch the King take the open path on his own.
- solve puzzles where only specific pieces can trigger certain plates, like a bishop-only or rook-only switch.
- use knights as the key to unlock routes by jumping in L-shapes over clogged lanes and tight corridors.
- finish the last level in just three moves, then watch the platforms reshape as a final payoff.
7Hyper Chess - There are NO TURNS in this wild version of Chess! Pieces move across the board in real-time, so you'll need to think fast to protect your King!
Aug 6, 2025
In this game, you can…
- hunt down the enemy king and end the game by actually capturing it.
- watch pieces with different speeds bump and collide, changing fights mid-move.
- send a rook or bishop through a whole line and take multiple pieces in one movement.
- move pieces in real time while your move meter fills and drains.
- bulldoze your own pawns with your queen to break out early, even if it destroys your pieces.
- win from almost nothing by timing a burst of moves, like racing a lone pawn straight into the enemy king.
- turn pawns into near-instant killers that can delete any piece that gets too close.
- bank meter, then unload a rapid burst of actions before your opponent can answer, flipping defense into an instant assault.
8Chessformer - Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing king, who is lazy and never moves, so don't worry about losing any pieces.
Jan 18, 2022
In this game, you can…
- move like chess pieces, then watch them fall under gravity until they land.
- stack chess pieces into improvised towers to climb out of pits.
- pick your own starting pieces, so solving begins before the first move.
- capture a king who never moves, just by knocking into it.
- build a climbing scaffold by placing pieces so others can land on them and keep ascending.
- avoid grabbing keys, because the key itself can be the hazard.
- promote a pawn at the top and swap it into another piece mid-level.
- jump a knight over walls into sealed-off areas no other piece can enter.
- hold down a switch with one piece so another can slip through the opened path.
93D Math - Ultra - Mathematic Ultra - is both simple and complex challenges!
Jun 16, 2020
In this game, you can…
- grind through over 200 challenge to-do lists, each stacking 3–5 tasks that ramp up in difficulty as you climb.
- play a math trainer that's actually in real 3D space, not just a flat app with a 3D label.
- study a desk packed with formulas, then open a special breakdown that shows how each one was derived.
- train with dynamic mini-games like N-back, grid pattern recognition, matching, and crossword-style math puzzles.
- race yourself to do fast mental arithmetic, then use it to win little "calculation battles" in everyday situations.
- tackle a daily question that drops a fresh, unpredictable problem into your routine.
- chain a session by picking a table, jumping between logic and number drills, and pushing from quick warmups into harder tiers without leaving the room.
- use number-pad drills to build speed so you can do real calculations without a calculator, even when your hands are busy.
10Sudoku Zenkai / 数独全卡 - Sudoku Zenkai is a game for everyone, from beginning to advanced players. It brings a new dimension to sudoku - you can solve puzzles with your friends, wherever they are! You can start a new puzzle with a friend or call one over to help when you get stuck.
Apr 2, 2018
In this game, you can…
- solve a sudoku puzzle cooperatively with one friend, starting together or calling them in mid-puzzle when you get stuck.
- swap the entire puzzle from numbers to symbol sets like roman numerals, Greek letters, kanji, fruits, or flowers.
- rewind to the last valid board state after a mistake, then keep going with mistakes marked and hints available if you want.
- invite exactly one friend and have the puzzle start automatically the moment they join your game.
- place notes and watch them auto-update as you fill cells, removing impossible candidates across the board automatically.
- generate fresh random puzzles endlessly at multiple difficulty levels, so there's always a new board waiting.
- toggle helper systems on and off mid-play, from mistake marking and duplicate highlighting to note automation and timers.
- climb from beginner boards into Insane and Zenkai puzzles that demand advanced techniques like X-wings and hidden doubles.
