The Best Chess Games

Update : Once a Pawn a King added at rank #1.
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Once a Pawn a King (2025)

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Once a Pawn a King is a roguelike, turn-based strategy game with party-building mechanics, where chess meets chaos. Venture into the ever-shifting castle of the evil White King on a quest to rescue the beloved Black King, who was recently taken by the tyrant.

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  • turn-based
  • perma-death
  • movement
  • chess
  • rogue-like
  • procedural
  • dungeon-crawler
  • hand-drawn
  • party
  • stylized
  • medieval
  • strategy
  • top-down
  • dark
  • grid

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Passant: A Chess Roguelike (2025)

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j PC Windows

Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.

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

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Hyper Chess (2025)

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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!

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  • chess
  • board-game
  • multiplayer
  • strategy
  • pvp
  • arcade
  • local
  • 1980s
  • cute

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Chess of Fortune (2025)

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A unique and casual chess experience with new rules and luck-based mechanics which requires fresh strategies, tactics, and ingenuity to conquer.

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  • chess
  • strategy
  • turn-based
  • board-game
  • casual
  • clicker
  • tactical
  • minimalist
  • logic
  • class

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Mechanical Chess: Real-time (2025)

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"Who wins: a chess grandmaster's strategy or a pro-gamer's reflexes?" In Mechanical Chess, you need both. Shattering the old rules, we've removed turns for pure real-time battles. Your mind is the strategist, your hands are the weapon. Enter the arena and prove your mastery!

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  • real-time
  • chess
  • esport
  • strategy
  • tutorial
  • tabletop
  • board-game
  • pve
  • pvp
  • isometric
  • competitive
  • cartoony

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Black Pieces Move First (2025)

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Chess, but with a unique twist: you freely control a rebellious black pawn, determined to change the rules of the game. Dozens of chess sokoban puzzles with a touch of action and a tale of revenge.

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  • chess
  • sokoban
  • lore
  • hand-drawn
  • cartoony
  • board-game

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Auto GUI Battler (2025)

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PC Windows

A single player only PvE autobattler that is purely GUI (graphical user inteface). Keep or reroll dealt cards (units). Combine units to level them up. Upgrade items. Survive 50 randomized rounds that are highly replayable. No synergy system, no other maps/campaigns, no meta-progression.

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  • auto-battler
  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • chess
  • board-game
  • deckbuilder
  • pve
  • replay-value
  • minimalist
  • strategy

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ChessBlaze (2025)

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Mac OS PC Windows

ChessBlaze is a strategy game based on Chess but with a major twist: TURNS DO NOT EXIST! Who needs turns if you can have energy instead. Every move costs energy, no need to wait for opponents response. Some game-modes feature "PowerTiles". They offer unique abilities for pieces entering them!

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  • chess
  • tactical
  • real-time
  • strategy
  • arcade
  • board-game
  • multiplayer
  • colourful

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Just Chess (2025)

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PC Windows

Enjoy a pure and distraction-free chess experience with Just Chess! Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, this game offers a simple and accessible way to play chess in a modern 3D setting.

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  • chess
  • board-game
  • strategy
  • logic
  • casual
  • single-player

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Chinese Chess - Xiangqi (2025)

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Master Xiangqi anytime! Thrilling games, custom boards & challenging AI.


  • chess
  • board-game
  • souls
  • tactical
  • pvp
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • logic

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