Top 15 Arena Alternative and Similar Games | Sep 2024

1. Tarrasch Chess GUI

Tarrasch is a flexible, minimalist, and easy to use chess GUI. It is ideal for playing against and training with chess engines. Tarrasch has a built in engine but can just as easily be used with other UCI engines such as Rybka or Houdini....... TpSort Score | 563,000

2. XBoard

XBoard, also known as WinBoard on Microsoft operating systems, is a free graphical user interface client developed by Tim Mann that is compatible with various chess engines that support the Xboard Communication Protocol such as GNU Chess. It also supports Internet Chess Servers, e-mail chess, and the playing of saved...... TpSort Score | 30,000,000

3. Raptor Chess Interface

Raptor is a cross platform chess interface and pgn viewer for the free internet chess server: FICS. It has the following features:Games tab with a settings and table view, Seek Tab with a settings, table, and graph view, Bugwho tab with adjustable settings for partners,teams, and games, Speech support for...... TpSort Score | 13,000,000

4. Pure Chess

Experience one of the oldest known boardgames on the advanced technology of today. With ultra-realistic and unparalleled beautiful visuals you can almost reach out and touch the pieces. Created under the watchful eye of a fully-fledged Grandmaster; Pure Chess allows players to experience the traditional game like never before, showcasing...... TpSort Score | 261,000

5. 4x4 Solitaire Mini Chess Games

This is a solitaire game of Chess. You are presented with a 4x4 Chess board populated from a pool consisting of 8 pieces: 2 Rooks, 2 Bishops, 2 Knights, 1 Queen, and 1 King. There are no Pawns.Using the movement rules of standard Chess, your goal is to clear the...... TpSort Score | 1,300,000

6. Knight's Tour

Knight's Tour is a variation on a classic puzzle that involves moving a knight around a chessboard. It's an exciting game in which you collect coins by moving in an "L" shape. Over 100 levels of various difficulties, with and without enemies. The game is packed with tons of achievements,...... TpSort Score | 6,200,000

7. 3D Super Chess

3D Super Chess offers a beautiful and customizable chess experience featuring both 2D and 3D environments. Play against a challenging virtual opponent or friends in PvP mode on the same Mac. Thanks to the rotating chessboard you'll always stay on top of things. FEATURES• 2D & 3D gameplay• Player vs...... TpSort Score | 45,400,000

8. Royal 3D Chess

As the name, as is the look and feel, Royal 3D Chess is provides you the real 3D look and feel. Play like you are playing in reality.Chess games always need some strategies to develop. Develop you own strategies to solve this check and mate puzzle in 3D view.Game Features:1)3D...... TpSort Score | 267,000

9. BrainyChess

BrainyChess is a chess app that caters to both the amateur and the master! Enjoy online game play, a huge puzzle database, a personal cloud game database, and puzzle and game ratings to gauge your strength. Become a better player while having fun!INTERNET GAMEPLAY (NEW!)- Play chess against your friends...... TpSort Score | 29,300,000

10. Magic Chess 3D

Magic Chess 3D is a magical game of kings and queens of England that will teach you how to play chess. Tap a chess piece to make a move. Attack the opponent’s pieces to capture the king. It's as simple as that! The more you play, the sooner you'll become...... TpSort Score | 1,320,000

11. ChessDB

ChessDB - a free Chess database for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and UNIX - like ChessBase , but better....... TpSort Score | 283,000,000

12. jose

josé is a graphical Chess tool.You can store chess games in a database (backed by MySQL).You can view games and edit variations and comments.You can play against a "plugged-in" chess engine and use it for analysis....... TpSort Score | 9,580,000

13. Compochess

CompoChess is a very effective PGN-editor for chess games with a Fischer-random-chess option and many useful database features including interfaces for Winboard-engines and CQL (Chess Query Language)....... TpSort Score | 289,000,000

14. Lego Chess

Lego Chess is a Lego-themed strategy video game based on chess, developed by Krisalis Software and published by Lego Media. The rules of the game can be changed to cater to many popular variations, though the most common rules of chess are the default rules. During a game, clicking on...... TpSort Score | 551,000

15. Mobialia Chess

Play against AI or online at FICS or ICC....... TpSort Score | 15,700,000