The Best Chess Games for PC Windows

Update : Gambit Shifter added at rank #10.
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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate (2022)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.


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

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Chessformer (2022)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows

Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing king, who is lazy and never moves, so don't worry about losing any pieces.

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  • chess
  • movement
  • grid
  • logic
  • board-game
  • puzzle
  • mouse
  • relaxing
  • 2d

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The 13th Doll: A Fan Game of The 7th Guest (2019)

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cd-i dos Linux Mac OS PC Windows

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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Bridge to Another World: Secrets of the Nutcracker (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS

Big Fish Editor's Choice! This title was selected for its exceptional quality and overwhelmingly positive reviews from our Game Club beta testers.Friendly Fox Studios brings you an enchanting new installment in the Bridge to Another World series! When Marie visits Drosselmeyer’s toy workshop for the first Christmas since she was a little girl, she finds her childhood friend, Fritz, missing. Soon, the clues lead her to Spielland, the toy castle they imagined playing in together as children. But Spielland was just pretend… or was it? Can you help Marie make her way through a fantasy world of angry mice and living toys to rescue her best friend Fritz, her godfather Drosselmeyer, and learn the secret of the Nutcracker? Crack open this magical new Hidden-Object Puzzle Adventure and find out! This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won’t find in the standard version. As a bonus, Collector's Edition purchases count toward three stamps on your Monthly Game Club Punch Card! The Collector’s Edition includes:

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  • hidden-object
  • light-hearted
  • investigation
  • chess
  • character
  • horizontal
  • vertical
  • christmas
  • interactive
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • point-and-click
  • story
  • magic
  • drama

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Chess Ultra (2017)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Introducing Chess Ultra; the most breathtaking chess game ever made. Experience stunning 4K visuals, seamless online multiplayer, Grandmaster approved AI and full VR compatibility.


  • chess
  • tabletop
  • cross-platform
  • board-game

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Quarto (2018)

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PC Windows

Each piece has 4 different characteristics that make them unique (color, shape, size, hollow or solid). An amazing replayability: change the rules and winning formula, for always unique games,.


  • board
  • chess
  • horizontal
  • abstract
  • vertical
  • strategy

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Chessplosion (2021)

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PC Windows

Chessplosion is an arcade action puzzle game where you drop chess piece-shaped bombs to create chain reactions and trap opponents. Defeat enemies and bosses in Adventure Mode, break targets with limited bombs in Puzzle Mode, dodge explosions in Survival Mode, or fight friends and AI in Battle Mode.

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  • chess
  • bullet-hell
  • top-down
  • pvp
  • pixel
  • multiplayer
  • local
  • colourful
  • puzzle
  • arcade
  • cute

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Unlock The King (2019)

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Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

A originally designed puzzle game inspired by Chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

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  • sokoban
  • chess
  • movement
  • minimalist
  • logic
  • futuristic
  • tabletop
  • board-game
  • grid
  • atmospheric
  • puzzle
  • sci-fi
  • turn-based
  • simple
  • tactical

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Khet 2.0 (2014)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

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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Gambit Shifter (2024)

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PC Windows

The game includes 80+ hand-crafted levels, a focus-inspiring original soundtrack, and requires no prior chess knowledge. Jump straight into the action with a quick, simple tutorial, and puzzle your way through 80+ unique levels.


  • cozy
  • chess
  • logic
  • minimalist
  • movement
  • abstract
  • stylized
  • relaxing
  • colourful
  • puzzle
  • tabletop
  • grid
  • cute
  • isometric

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