Underplayed Gems

Narik Chess (2026)

Narik Chess cover
Developer
Narik Gaming LLC
Platforms
Windows, Linux
Genres
Indie, Strategy, Free To Play, Early Access
Rating
3.1 of 5, 8 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 18 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A flexible chess client where you mix and match variant rules, offering a calm, cerebral experience of exploring combinatorial logic.

strategicmodularexperimentalcustomizableintellectualvariedabstractmethodical

What players say

Players praise the sheer variety of chess variants and the ability to combine them, but nearly everyone reports that the online multiplayer is empty, making it hard to find opponents without hosting and waiting.

More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.