Chess Brain
Games like Chess Brain

Games like Chess Brain

A short chess-puzzle game about drawing a safe king path as pieces move every second, with very positive casual puzzle reviews.

Chessformer
A relaxed ~2-hour grid-based puzzle platformer where you use chess-piece moves to capture a stationary king.
2022-01-18
- Puzzle
- Strategy

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Chess Brain
Games like Chess Brain

Games like Chess Brain

A short chess-puzzle game about drawing a safe king path as pieces move every second, with very positive casual puzzle reviews.

Chessformer
A relaxed ~2-hour grid-based puzzle platformer where you use chess-piece moves to capture a stationary king.
2022-01-18
- Puzzle
- Strategy

Indie

Chess Sudoku

A casual sudoku-chess hybrid with three movement-based puzzle modes, including a challenging Queen Sudoku without a tutorial.

2020-03-02

Puzzle
Strategy
Indie
Text

Gambit Shifter

A cozy, low-difficulty chess-based puzzle game with 80+ hand-crafted levels, playable solo in around five hours.

2024-02-19

Puzzle
Indie

Passant: A Chess Roguelike

A challenging single-player chess roguelike where collecting pieces and items reshapes each run; reviewers logged a median of about 5.5 hours.

2025-08-11

Strategy
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Shattered Chess

A compact single-player roguelike chess game focused on chaining combos, building synergies, and adapting to rule-changing bosses, with an addictive run-based loop.

2026-06-05

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie

Unlock The King

A short, chill chess-inspired puzzle game about moving pieces to create a path for the king.

2019-11-20

Puzzle
Strategy
Card & Board Game

Zen Chess: Mate in One

A chilled, minimalist chess puzzle game focused on mate-in-one problems, with a compact play session around six hours.

2018-04-10

Puzzle
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric

BOT.vinnik Chess: Combination Lessons

A short, sarcastic chess puzzle game of tactical combination lessons that most players finish in under an hour.

2020-06-18

Strategy
Indie

Mate'Morphosis

A short, pixel-art chess-inspired puzzler where capturing a piece transforms you into it, known for clever, occasionally maddening levels and an energy system.

2026-01-09

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)

BOT.vinnik Chess: Winning Patterns

A compact single-player chess-training game with a Soviet theme that drills winning patterns, though its move explanations can be thin.

2020-09-30

Strategy
Indie

Gigachess

A compact chessboard hero-defense puzzler where you command chess pieces against endless pawn waves, with a catchy soundtrack and escalating difficulty.

2015-12-15

Puzzle
Strategy
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Chesscape Room

A tense chess-variant escape game where you guide your king to safety across custom boards, with puzzles, PvP, and an editor.

2026-01-26

Strategy
Simulator

Chessformer