The Best Chess Games for Linux

Update : Avalog added at rank #7.
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The 13th Doll: A Fan Game of The 7th Guest (2019)

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Return to The 7th Guest's Stauf Mansion in this mind bending fmv puzzle game made by fans of the original series.


  • interactive
  • chess
  • movie
  • fmv
  • cluedo
  • puzzle
  • simon
  • adventure
  • control
  • maze
  • card
  • horror
  • manipulation
  • best-selling
  • achievements

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Khet 2.0 (2014)

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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...

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  • chess
  • egyptian
  • turn-based
  • asynchronous
  • board-game
  • abstract
  • solitaire
  • strategy
  • tabletop
  • multiplayer
  • education
  • 2.5d
  • family-friendly
  • tactical

3

Sudoku Zenkai (2018)

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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.

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  • solitaire
  • logic
  • chess
  • high-quality
  • tabletop
  • text
  • linear
  • abstract
  • education
  • minimalist
  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • relaxing
  • stylized
  • family-friendly

4

SokoChess White (2023)

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SokoChess White is a puzzle game about pushing Chess pieces into their destination and overcoming various obstacles. Enjoy 70 different handcrafted levels with a unique twist on the Chess formula.

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  • chess
  • sokoban
  • puzzle
  • family-friendly
  • minimalist

5

Chess Survivors (2023)

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Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies. Combine abilities, upgrades, and relics to create game-breaking builds. Think fast, die, learn, repeat!

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  • rogue-like
  • chess
  • movement
  • bullet-hell
  • grid
  • perma-death

6

5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel (2020)

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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!

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  • time
  • travel
  • chess
  • manipulation
  • survival-horror
  • board-game

7

Avalog (2023)

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Chess, but continuous! Avalog is a free game for playing analog chess with others, either locally or online. As well as a 'classic' mode, there is a 'draft' mode, where players pick pieces from 5 different factions.

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  • chess
  • deckbuilder
  • mythology
  • board-game
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • multiplayer
  • isometric
  • pixel
  • colourful
  • local
  • fantasy

8

SokoChess Black (2023)

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SokoChess Black is a puzzle game about pushing and capturing Chess pieces while overcoming various obstacles. Enjoy 70 different handcrafted levels with a unique twist on the Chess formula.

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  • sokoban
  • chess
  • logic
  • family-friendly
  • movement
  • mouse
  • puzzle
  • strategy
  • minimalist

9

The Ouroboros King (2023)

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Linux PC Windows

The Ouroboros King combines the tactical depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Build a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Covenant.

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  • chess
  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • strategy

10

ChessCraft (2021)

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Big backend upgrades (Unity, SDK, Linux). Coordinates on the chess board. Undo button in one-device human versus human. Backup and restore progress online.

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  • chess
  • editor
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • level
  • movement
  • logic
  • board-game
  • procedural
  • tabletop
  • sandbox
  • family-friendly
  • mythology
  • tutorial
  • hand-drawn

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