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An Early Access real-time tactics chess game for up to 8 players online, with a noted lack of AI and slow matchmaking.

Chess Ultimate
A chess-variant strategy game where you build quirky character teams and battle in online PvP; it's colorful and chaotic, easy to pick up but hard to master, with reviewer playtime around 18–20 hours.
2024-10-06
- Strategy
- Fantasy

Bird view / Isometric

Tactical

Indie

Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Card & Board Game

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Checkmate Showdown

An online PvP game combining chess strategy with real-time fighting, but reviewer sentiment suggests the combat feels barebones and playtimes are short.

2023-11-15

Action
Strategy
Tactical
Fighting
Side view

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Chess Evolved Online

A free-to-play PvP chess variant with deck-building and card collection, offering faster, more chaotic tactics than classic chess.

2021-02-22

Strategy
Fantasy
Tactical
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Mystery
Card & Board Game

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Chess for idiots

A silly chess variant where you move pieces in absurd ways instead of thinking, offering short chaotic multiplayer matches.

2024-02-01

Comedy
Strategy
Indie
Card & Board Game

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World War Chess

A free-to-play massively multiplayer chess game where 1000+ players team up to protect a Commander's King in short, playful matches.

2025-12-01

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Chess'Extra

A free, casual 10x10 chess variant with new Priest and Assassin pieces and extra modes, playable solo or in local/online PvP, noted for weak AI and empty lobbies.

2020-11-04

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

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Check vs Mate

A casual chess-based strategy game with animated fantasy figurines, tactical PvP, and a short, limited single-player experience.

2012-08-16

Action
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Side view
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Card & Board Game

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Hyper Chess

A real-time chess PvP game without turns, mixing strategy and action across online and split-screen multiplayer.

2025-08-06

Action
Strategy
Card & Board Game

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Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)

A chess-based tactical strategy game blending RPG quests with single-player and cross-platform multiplayer, offering a compact, challenging campaign.

2018-03-08

Warfare
Puzzle
Adventure
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie
Simulator
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Card & Board Game

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CalvinChess

A chaotic, casual chess variant with shifting rules and pieces, built for local and online multiplayer matches in short bursts.

2026-04-15

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Narik Chess

A free-to-play chess-variant PvP game with time-travel and spell mechanics, but early reviews are sparse and negative.

2026-05-06

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Chessemble

A chess-based strategy game with customizable special pieces, AI and online 1v1 modes, offering quick tactical battles with aggressive or defensive playstyles.

2025-11-25

Strategy
Indie