Chess Ultra similar games & best alternatives

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Chess Ultra

PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

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

What works

  • Stunning graphics and immersive environments
  • Relaxing music and atmosphere
  • Multiple ai difficulty levels and puzzles
  • Customizable chess sets and boards
  • Vr support and online multiplayer

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited online player base and matchmaking issues
  • Lack of advanced analysis or training tools
  • No support for importing external chess engines
  • Some camera control limitations
  • Dlc pricing considered high by some players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition

  • Sagrada

  • Cue Club 2: Pool & Snooker

  • Pool Nation FX Lite

  • Bunny Hop League

  • Pool Nation

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Chess Ultra but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Outpost

  • Simply Chess

  • Just Xiangqi

  • Hyper Chess

  • Spectraball

  • Passant: A Chess Roguelike

More violent

Games that feels like Chess Ultra but with more combat and destruction

  • FPS Chess

  • Warriors: Rise to Glory

  • Night Swarm

  • Chess for idiots

  • WARTILE

  • Bomb Bots Arena

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Chess Ultra: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Fellowship, Status.

Last update: 03/08/2026