Free Chess Games on Steam
Steam currently has 227 Chess games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best free games ranked by popularity and ratings. Data for this list is calculated from reviews and player counts reported directly by Steam and will be updated in real-time. Free Chess game rankings were last updated on 3/4/2024.
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1. Dota Underlords
Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.
Dota Underlords holds the #1 spot for "best free Chess game on Steam" with a Player Score of 81. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 90,665 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 74,571 positive reviews and 16,094 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
2. FPS Chess
Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.
FPS Chess has achieved a Player Score of 82, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Chess games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 29,144 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 24,449 positive reviews and 4,695 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run FPS Chess on the Steam Deck.
| Release Date | 7/16/2022 |
| Developer | Meta Fork |
| Publisher | DigiPen Institute of Technology |
| Steam App Id | 2021910 |
3. Simply Chess
The classic board game comes to Steam with asynchronous online play and 100 levels of AI. If you are a chess enthusiast or someone who just likes to play a game now and again, this is what you've been looking for. This is Simply Chess.
Simply Chess has achieved a Player Score of 72, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Chess games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,481 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,582 positive reviews and 899 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 9/11/2015 |
| Developer | BlueLine Games |
| Publisher | BlueLine Games |
| Steam App Id | 312280 |
4. Chess Evolved Online
secretly the most overpowered game in existence
Chess Evolved Online has achieved a Player Score of 86, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Chess games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 662 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 610 positive reviews and 52 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is not possible to play or run Chess Evolved Online on the Steam Deck.
| Release Date | 2/22/2021 |
| Developer | TheGrandestine |
| Publisher | TheGrandestine |
| Steam App Id | 1064340 |
5. Prismata
A perfect-information strategy game inspired by RTS, deckbuilders, and board games. Choose from three distinct technology classes and outwit your foes by snowballing your starting resources into a powerful cybernetic army. ABSOLUTELY NO PAY-TO-WIN.
Prismata has achieved a Player Score of 78, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Chess games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,172 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 965 positive reviews and 207 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Prismata on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Release Date | 3/8/2018 |
| Developer | Lunarch Studios |
| Publisher | Lunarch Studios |
| Steam App Id | 490220 |
6. Free Chess
Free Chess is a free physics based chess simulator where you are free to play the game of chess with the freedom of however you like.
Free Chess has achieved a Player Score of 77, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Chess games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 26 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 24 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews — making it "Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 5/9/2024 |
| Developer | VidovicArts |
| Publisher | VidovicArts |
| Steam App Id | 2672290 |
7. Cooperative Chess
Throw off the shackles of competition and play Cooperative Chess with friends instead! Can you meld minds and thwart everything thrown in your way to complete a totally perfectly normal game of chess?
Cooperative Chess has achieved a Player Score of 57, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Chess games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 53 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 32 positive reviews and 21 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 2/16/2023 |
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| Steam App Id | 1585350 |
8. Favor Chess
Assemble your own unique chess army to use against your foes. Use new strategies and pieces to compete against players around the globe in a game of pure skill, where cleverness and adaptation are rewarded.
Favor Chess has achieved a Player Score of 56, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Chess games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 49 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 29 positive reviews and 20 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
9. Ajedrez una tarde de Otoño
chess simulator game
Ajedrez una tarde de Otoño has achieved a Player Score of 52, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Chess games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 43 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 23 positive reviews and 20 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Release Date | 11/18/2021 |
| Developer | Luis Pedro Lopez Perez |
| Publisher | Luis Pedro Lopez Perez |
| Steam App Id | 1788710 |
10. Chess Opening Repertoire Builder
Learn chess openings and try them out against an AI instantly!
Chess Opening Repertoire Builder has achieved a Player Score of 72, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Chess games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 17 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 15 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews — making it "Positive" on Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
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| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1,469 | 6/20/2019 | 81 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 314 | 7/16/2022 | 82 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 38 | 9/11/2015 | 72 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 26 | 2/22/2021 | 86 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 7 | 3/8/2018 | 78 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 5 | 5/9/2024 | 77 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 2/16/2023 | 57 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 5/3/2019 | 56 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 11/18/2021 | 52 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 2/26/2024 | 72 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 1/27/2021 | 71 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 7/26/2021 | 54 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 9/26/2017 | 73 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 5/15/2017 | 62 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 3/4/2022 | 75 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 6/7/2022 | 61 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 10/31/2020 | 57 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 6/9/2023 | 56 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 2/23/2024 | 82 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 2/24/2023 | 74 | Free | Steam Charts |
Soures & References
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- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 4). Dota Underlords on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 10). FPS Chess on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 13). Simply Chess on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 11). Chess Evolved Online on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 11). Prismata on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 18). Free Chess on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 19). Cooperative Chess on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 6). Favor Chess on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 13). Ajedrez una tarde de Otoño on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 19). Chess Opening Repertoire Builder on Steam. Steam Store.