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Games like Chess Challenger

Looking for games like Chess Challenger? Here are top turn-based strategy recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Future Wars, The Battle of Polytopia or Hex Empire 3.

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    29%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    29% User Score Based on 272 reviews

    Battle it out on the proving grounds and get ready for Future Wars. Similar to classic titles such as Advance Wars and Battle Isle, the game takes strategy gaming away from the micro-management overkill that it has become and using simple, proven rock-paper-scissors principles, reopens the genre to everyone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Future Wars.

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  3. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    75% User Score Based on 144 reviews

    Hex Empire 3 is turn-based strategy game where you can fulfill all of your deepest dreams of becoming a bloodthirsty dictator. All without even taking your fluffy slippers of your feet! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hex Empire 3.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    87% User Score Based on 241 reviews

    Play the ancient and thrilling game of Chess with... CATS! Everything is more fun, cute and chaotic with cats, including the game of chess! So sit back, and lead your furry friends to The Purrfect battle of brains and whiskers. Classic chess reinvented with attitude, humor, and, of course, adorable cats. We are not saying this game will change the future of gaming…BUT… there SHOULD be a chess game… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cat Chess.

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  6. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    88% User Score Based on 80 reviews

    Nature is a strategy card game of survival and adaptation for 1 to 4 players. In the lush, ever-changing world of Nature, life is a constant battle for survival. Every creature, from the smallest herbivore to the mightiest predator, must adapt or perish. Nature is a digital board game that invites you into the untamed wilderness, where each species' fate hangs in the balance. From the designer … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nature Game System.

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  7. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere
    74% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Richard the Third is an epic two-player wargame that recreates the 15th century, bloody dynastic struggle between the royal houses of Lancaster and York for the throne of England. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blocks: Richard III.

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  8. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    97% User Score Based on 128 reviews

    A pro cycling turn-based tactics and strategy game. Create your own rider and manage your team throughout career mode, or compete in customizable single races and tours. Manage your resources wisely and outsmart the competition to ride to the top. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cyclist: Tactics.

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  10. 34%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    34% User Score Based on 58 reviews

    Become a villain in this retro-inspired board game. Draft terrain tiles, recruit monsters, build your map, and become the OVERBOSS! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Overboss.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    90% User Score Based on 2,640 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Scythe is a board game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. In Scythe, each player represents a fallen leader attempting to restore their honor and lead their faction to power in Eastern Europa. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate mo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scythe.

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  12. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music
    79% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    WAW is a unique game concept which aims at simulating in one single system ALL conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, from grand massive wars to asymmetrical conflicts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wars Across The World.

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  14. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    93% User Score Based on 174 reviews

    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 Pharaoh to win the game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Khet 2.0.

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  16. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    89% User Score Based on 1,570 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Football, Tactics & Glory is a football management game for strategy lovers. Football, Tactics & Glory reinvents the basics of the football management genre, making it appealing to everyone, not just the most hardcore football management aficionados. The game skips the boring parts of football management games – all those endless tables, numbers, routine and micromanagement. But it is deep enough… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Football, Tactics & Glory.

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  18. 65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    65% User Score Based on 93 reviews

    Alliances are shattering, and hasty diplomatic treaties are made in secrecy. A confrontation of the superpowers seems inevitable – only the outcome of the galactic conflict remains to be seen. Which faction will emerge victorious and rule the galaxy? A game of Eclipse places you in control of a vast interstellar civilization, competing for success with its rivals. You will explore new star system… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    70% User Score Based on 63 reviews

    Live over a thousand years of Britain’s early history in this epic game of conquest and rule. From the Roman conquest to the William the Conqueror’s Norman invasion, explore the destiny of many nations, and fight to become King. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Britannia.

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  20. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    88% User Score Based on 712 reviews

    The Lock ’n Load Tactical series is a dynamic squad-level tactical combat computer game based on the award-winning board games of the same name. LnLT series centered on infantry combat from the 1930s to the present. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital.

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  21. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    76% User Score Based on 374 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Build and discover in Charterstone - a digital board game campaign. Shape your village into the new Eternal City! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Charterstone.

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  22. 44%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    48% User Score Based on 484 reviews
    Critic Score 20%Based on 1 reviews

    Worlds of Magic is a 4X turn-based strategy game. Players can explore and conquer an almost limitless number of procedurally generated universes, using military and magical power to overcome their foes. Found cities, raise armies, research and cast spells, hire powerful heroes, and create powerful magical artifacts. All will help you in your bid to become the supreme Sorcerer Lord. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worlds of Magic.

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  23. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    81% User Score Based on 136 reviews

    Play as a squad of highly trained firefighters, battling through flaming hazards to rescue and save lives. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flash Point: Fire Rescue.

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  25. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
    75% User Score Based on 77 reviews

    The game recreates the campaigns and battles of Erwin ‘Desert Fox’ Rommel’s legendary Afrika Korps, in Libya between 1941 and 1942. Play the Axis forces to conquer the most valuable prize of all: the Suez Canal. Or command the 8th Army soldiers, the famous Desert Rats, to repel the invaders. Afrika Korps contains many scenarios, covering different periods of the war in the North African desert in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SGS Afrika Korps.

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  27. This is a digital version of an epic board Game, Tank Chess. Tank Chess is a strategic game played on 16x16 or 20x20 square board which as a main objective has the destruction of the opponent’s Command Tank or a sneaky escape of your own Command Tank. The way to achieve this is by meticulously planning and executing the maneuvers of the rest of your forces composed of Light, Medium and Heavy … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tank Chess.

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  28. Halmaverse is a board game for 2 or 4 players where the goal is to move your pieces to the opposite corner of the board. The player who moves their pieces to the corner first wins the game. The classic Halma game mode allows pieces to move one step in any direction per turn, or to jump over one or multiple pieces in a row. In Battle Halma, players can also pick up randomly generated powe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Halmaverse.

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  29. Daldos - a game about the confrontation of two players, whose warriors came together in battle on board a single drakkar. A game about cold calculation. You will have to fight with other players from all over the world in the classic game of ancient Vikings and show who is the best here! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daldos.

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  30. The object of the game is to make your pieces constitute a majority of the pieces on the board at the end of the game, by converting as many of your opponent's pieces as possible. You can play against a friend or alone in arcade mode with increasing difficulty. The game will test you tactic skills and entertain you and your friends. Dominate the board and climb the leaderboard. Based on an early 9… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dominate: Board Game.

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  31. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

    American Revolutionary War Fight across the battlefields of the American War of Independence in American Revolutionary War, a detailed tactical wargame covering major campaigns, battles, and skirmishes of the conflict between Britain, the American colonies, and their allies. From Lexington and Concord to Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Camden, Cowpens, and Yorktown, American Revolutionary War places you in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to American Revolutionary War.

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  32. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 443 reviews

    Heroes of Science and Fiction (formerly known as Silence of the Siren) is a turn-based strategy game where several different space-faring civilizations fight over control of a distant star system. Explore what’s left on the planets and secure resources to build mighty cities. Raise powerful armies and defeat your opponents on the battlefield! Early Access status Heroes of Science and Fiction now c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of Science and Fiction.

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    49%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

    Take a deep dive into the world of Four Dimensions! Whether you are interested in the shapes, or want to become a master of 4D Chess, or fancy getting lost in a 4D Maze, 4D Games is full of challenges, colour and confusion! The Shape Games & The Playground Modes 4D Games includes dozens of shapes for you to play around with through the view of a 3D Cross Section, as well as a series of games that … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 4D Games.

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  35. 68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    76% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Neuroshima Hex is a tactical turn-based strategy game based on a bestselling board game set in a unique universe that has gained recognition among players worldwide. Now, for the first time, it's available on PC in a full digital edition – featuring single-player, local multiplayer, and online PvP modes. Take command of one of the factions and face off against rival armies – including the legen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neuroshima Hex.

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  36. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music
    83% User Score Based on 111 reviews

    A basketball-themed Roguelike Deckbuilder. Each player in a basketball team is represented by 3 skill cards like 2 and 3 point shots, rebounds, steals, blocks, assists, crossover moves. There are also coaching cards like timeouts, challenge or substitution. The cards are played during a match with a goal of outscoring your opponent. You can play an elimination tournament, or a season where you ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clutchtime: Basketball Deckbuilder.

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  37. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    78% User Score Based on 348 reviews

    Headquarters World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Headquarters World War II.

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  38. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 457 reviews

    Inkulinati is an ink-based strategy straight from medieval manuscripts, where a rabbit’s bum can be deadlier than a dog's sword. Become a master of the Living Ink, build your own bestiary, defeat medieval superstars and collect perks to unleash hidden powers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inkulinati.

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  39. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    73% User Score Based on 411 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 3 reviews

    Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warside.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    86% User Score Based on 957 reviews

    Zephon is a post-apocalyptic 4X strategy game built on Proxy’s unique tactical combat system. Guide survivors through a grimdark future, navigating unexpected disasters, eldritch horror and cyberpunk monstrosities. What will you do to survive? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zephon.

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  41. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    88% User Score Based on 112 reviews

    A fighting game in card form. Learn your character, practice combos, and read the opponent's tendencies. Strategic, turn-based card battling that lets you experience the nuances of fighting games like Street Fighter and Fantasy Strike by a lead designer who worked on both. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yomi 2.

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  42. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    89% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Forge your way through the early days of recorded history and build the foundation of human civilization. How bright is humanity's future? It depends on You! Lead your Tribe through the Stone Age! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stone Age: Digital Edition.

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  43. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    78% User Score Based on 156 reviews

    The critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning World War II deck-building strategy game. June, 1944. Through the D-Day landings, the Allies have seized a foothold on the beaches of Normandy. Now you must lead your troops forward as you push deeper into France and drive the German forces back. You will face intense resistance, machine gun fire, and mortar bombardment, but a great commander can turn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undaunted Normandy.

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  44. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    74% User Score Based on 27 reviews

    Answer the summons of the trumpets and bear the burden of the Twilight Struggle. Set during the ideological tension of the Cold War, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea places the United States and the Soviet Union at critical odds in the Horn of Africa. Every choice you make will impact the balance of power. "Now the trumpet summons us again" —John Fitzgerald Kennedy, First Inaugural 1961… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twilight Struggle: Red Sea.

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  45. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 163 reviews

    A game about soccer, made by people who suck at playing soccer. Soccer Kids is a tactical, turn-based sports game where you control a teenage mathematical savant, guiding his friends on a quest to win the local street soccer tournament. The game is set in Poland in the 90s - a period where the country transitioned from a socialist republic to a democracy with a free market. It focuses on the lat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soccer Kids Alpha.

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  47. 47%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    50% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Hammer of the Scots main campaign and first scenario bring the rebellion of the Braveheart, William Wallace, to life. As the English player, you seek to pacify Scotland by controlling all the important noble lords. The Scottish player also seeks the allegiance of nobles to support a difficult struggle for freedom. You can also play another scenario the fight of Robert the Bruce, the Bandit King,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blocks!: Hammer of the Scots.

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  49. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    71% User Score Based on 129 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Valor & Victory is a fast playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. V&V gets you into the action quickly, without requiring you to learn a lot of minutiae and unnecessary detail. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valor & Victory.

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  50. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    90% User Score Based on 61 reviews

    ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue is a cyber warfare turn-based strategy game that is also designed to actually teach you real-world cybersecurity concepts, methods, strategies, and skills. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ThreatGEN: Red vs. Blue.

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