The Best Chess Games for Linux

Update : Master of Chess added at rank #9.
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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

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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

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Usurper (2018)

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A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your King is your strongest weapon. Play cards from your deck to drop units onto the battlefield and checkmate your opponent. Build your Deck, Upgrade your Ruler, and Claim the Throne.

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  • rogue-like
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • chess
  • turn-based
  • battler
  • card
  • deckbuilder
  • tactical
  • board-game
  • strategy
  • replay-value
  • tabletop
  • metroidvania

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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

6

Check and Slash (2024)

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Check and Slash combines the action and combat of a hack and slash game with the movement patterns of chess pieces. Find your way through a maze of boards, slash your enemies, dodge attacks, rescue black pieces to receive upgrades and fight against formidable opponents until you find the enemy king.

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  • rogue-like
  • chess
  • rush
  • movement
  • hack-and-slash
  • tabletop
  • board-game
  • grid
  • boss

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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

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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

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Master of Chess (2024)

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First and only chess career simulator! Play chess with help from your AI character, solve chess puzzles, build an unrivaled openings repertoire, and win tournaments worldwide. Can you become World Chess Champion?

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  • chess
  • turn-based
  • board-game
  • education
  • tactical
  • character
  • management
  • customization
  • strategy
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • simulation
  • logic
  • colourful
  • 2d

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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

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