- #1 Peace by Piece
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Przemek Cholewa
Windows
Restore peace — one piece at a time. Start a rebellion with a handful of loyalists in this chess roguelike, and grow your army as you free a war-torn kingdom. Gain banners that bend the rules and build devastating synergies as you race to topple a tyrant before his army returns!
Why similar: Chess 42.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Roguelike 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Medieval 6.4%
- #2 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: Pixel Wizards
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a 4K graphics strategy game with tactical depth, breadth, and challenge like nothing you have played before: the perfect mix of Chess, tactical setups and quests inpired by classic RPGs
Why similar: Chess 43.1% ★, Turn-Based 16.7%, Tactical 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%
- #3 The Rookery
96% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Glyder Games
Windows · Mac
An exciting and fast-paced chess roguelite, full of ridiculous abilities! Explode your opponent's pieces, spawn queens all over the board, move twice in a row... But watch out for the bosses, who have crazy powers of their own!
Why similar: Chess 50.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Tactical 10.9%, Roguelike 6.3%
- #4 Pawndemonium
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Etienne Pouvreau
Windows
Crawl through the infernal checkerboards. Plan your moves, survive demonic hordes, collect unholy weapons, and descend ever deeper to reclaim your soul — but beware: in this damned game, the rules of chess have been... corrupted. Can you reach the PAWNDEMONIUM ?
Why similar: Chess 49.8% ★, Turn-Based 16.8%, Roguelike 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Strategy 6.3%
- #5 Backstabbing King
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Flown
Windows
Strategize your way through a variety of encounters, each with various twists. Kill all of the other pieces on the board through night and day until only the two kings remain.
Why similar: Chess 51% ★, Medieval 11.8%, Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%
- #6 Advancing Chess
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LeviathanStasis
Windows · Linux
Experience the beloved game of chess in ways never before seen! Starting with just your King and a Pawn, you’ll strategically assemble your board with pieces of your choice. But be warned, you’ll be facing off against boards uniquely crafted by other players, there’s no telling what to expect!
Why similar: Chess 54.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Roguelike 8.7%, Strategy 5.8%
- #7 Chess of Mana
92% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Monk Monkey
Windows
Warriors clash in an epic chess battle where the fallen can be revived through the King’s Mana! Choose your battlefield, I mean your board, craft your ultimate strategy, harness your Mana, and defeat your enemy to claim glory!
Why similar: Chess 43.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Medieval 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Strategy 4.8%
- #8 TOTAL ZUGZWANG
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LOKUST AZUL LIMITED
Windows
This is Chess on a conveyor belt -- an ingenious roguelike, melding tactical strategy and explosive action! Deal with a mind-bending scrolling board that pulls towards you relentless waves of foes and perils. Prepare for their violent collision with your pieces. Prepare for TOTAL ZUGZWANG.
Why similar: Chess 39.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Tactical 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #9 Chess Corp
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Piotr Dul
Windows
ChessCorp - an indie puzzle game that takes you to a pixel art world to solve the mystery of your existence. Tackle AI-generated chess puzzles, develop your own thinking machine, and win the Grand Tournament. This is the only way.
Why similar: Chess 54.8% ★, Tactical 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Strategy 7.9%
- #10 Unto Deepest Depths
90% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: McCollum Games
Windows · Linux
Unto Deepest Depths is a turn-based strategy game where all units must move and attack every turn. Build your party, upgrade your units, and lead them into the unknown to vanquish the horrors below in this punishing roguelite where any move could be your last.
Why similar: Chess 28.7% ★, Turn-Based 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Tactical 11.1%
- #11 Schachkampf - Fantasy Chess
89% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: KeyboardKrieger
Windows
Solve more than 3.000.000 chess puzzles and fight an AI which is challenging for beginners and pros. Unlock different startign positions to give your chess game a new twist. All that in the style of famous 90s JRPGs.
Why similar: Chess 40.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Tactical 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Medieval 7.8%
- #12 MEGACHESS
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starry MinesPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
MEGACHESS is a roguelite dungeon crawler with chess elements. Blast through high-paced tactical battles, adapt your army against outnumbering foes, craft and combine your units to form MEGA-PIECES and obliterate the bosses.
Why similar: Chess 28.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Strategy 10.6%
- #13 Chess of Doom
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New Dawn Interactive
Windows
Chess of doom is a chess-based roguelike where you're outnumbered at every turn. Harness the dungeon's power to battle enemy hordes, familiar and strange. Die, learn, master, conquer!
Why similar: Chess 56.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Roguelike 9.6%, Strategy 7.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%
- #14 Back Rank Chess
87% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Nocky
Windows · Mac
Do you like the Endgame in chess? Here's a brand new chess variant! Defend the back rank against the onslaught of enemy pawns. Easy to learn , advanced artificial intelligence , 66 hand-crafted stages.
Why similar: Chess 53.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Tactical 11.4%, Strategy 5.3%
- #15 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
86% matchVery Positive80% of 362 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.
Why similar: Chess 58.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Roguelike 9.9%, Strategy 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%
- #16 Gambition
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EasternLamp
Windows
A chess-inspired tactical roguelike where every battle becomes a puzzle of sacrifice and manipulation. Evolve chess pieces, build powerful armies, and turn clever sacrifices into devastating synergies.
Why similar: Chess 43% ★, Turn-Based 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Tactical 8.5%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #17 Chess of Fortune
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: devOfFortune
Windows
A unique and casual chess experience with new rules and luck-based mechanics which requires fresh strategies, tactics, and ingenuity to conquer.
Why similar: Chess 50.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Strategy 7.9%, Tactical 6.5%
- #18 EcoChess
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Timeless Ideas
Windows
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 54.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Tactical 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Strategy 5.7%
- #19 Chessemble
83% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Giga Glitch
Windows
Customize your board with a host of new pieces. Start with an aggressive forward assault, Or perhaps a defensive fortress designed to weather the storm. Will you outwit, outmanoeuvre, or out-explode your way to victory?
Why similar: Chess 51.2% ★, Tactical 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Strategy 6.4%
- #20 Once a Pawn a King
82% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Clover BitePub: indie.io
Windows
Chess is broken. Gather the Black Army, build a party of chess pieces, and battle through fractured boards in this asymmetric turn-based roguelike. Empower your army, adapt your strategy each run, and unravel the mystery behind a world trapped in an endless match.
Why similar: Chess 39.3% ★, Turn-Based 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, Medieval 8.3%
- #21 MetaChess
81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: MetaChess
Windows · Mac
MetaChess is chess that lets you build your own army and rewrite the board. With alternate roles for every piece, it creates billions of new possible games possibilities. No more memorized openings, no more solved meta. Every decision matters. Outdraft, outthink, and outplay your opponent.
Why similar: Chess 57.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Tactical 8.8%, Strategy 5.5%
- #22 Chess Bulk
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chess phD
Windows
Why do we have to be restricted by the chess rule of only moving a piece per player turn? What if we can move all pieces in a single turn? This game do exactly that!!! Plus a pretty good multi kill effect :)
Why similar: Chess 38.4% ★, Turn-Based 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Tactical 9.8%, Medieval 8.9%
- #23 Board of the Kings: A Chess RPG
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Checkmate
Windows
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 49.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Roguelike 9.4%, Medieval 7.7%, Strategy 6.3%
- #24 Mind Over Monarchy
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Wise Puppy
Windows
Command your army in a turn-based strategy game where every move matters. Each round represents new challenges in randomly generated battles, but be careful because when your king dies your attempt is over!
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.4%, Chess 18.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Roguelike 7.8%
- #25 Weapon Gambit
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PC W.Pub: PC W. Studio
Windows · Mac
Roll your weapons, plan your every move! A bite-sized tactical puzzle blending dice and chess. Strategize your positioning with the rolled weapons to dismantle enemy defenses. Strike directly at the Monster Crystal before your turns run out!
Why similar: Chess 40.4% ★, Turn-Based 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Tactical 9.3%
- #26 CHESST
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: ANCIENT MOAI COOPERATIVE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy chess variant. An enchanted board where pawns hide magical secrets. Hatch dragons, transform enemy pieces into unicorns. Outwit clever computer opponents: Jester, Bard, or Wizard —or pass and play. Beginner-friendly to deliciously strategic. Handcrafted pixel art. Local gameplay, so retro!
Why similar: Chess 53.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Medieval 7.1%, Strategy 6.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.8%
- #27 Just Chessing Around
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cabbage Club
Windows
Build a chess army. Break the rules. Collect buffs that make your pieces addictively OP, with knights that roam the entire board, rooks that smash through anything. Use items like bombs or potions to cause even more chaos. No king to checkmate. Just enemies to destroy.
Why similar: Chess 43.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Roguelike 7.8%, Medieval 7.6%
- #28 The Ouroboros King
77% matchVery Positive81% of 564 reviews2023
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
Why similar: Chess 45.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Roguelike 8.9%, Medieval 6.9%
- #29 RanaRangam: Where Chess Pieces Bleed
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bogaram Rakesh
Windows
RanaRangam reimagines chess as a tactical battle of health, attacks, and step-by-step commands. Instead of instant captures, pieces can be commanded to any valid tile and then advance one step per turn, turning movement, combat, and board control into a deeper tactical battle.
Why similar: Chess 45.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Tactical 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Medieval 8.5%
- #30 Tactorius
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ludius Constructs
Windows
A chess-based spell roguelite where strategy is created in the moment, not memorized. Equip 150+ spells, upgrade your pieces, and rewrite the rules. Grow a skill tree as you climb 7 towers of escalating enemies and bosses. Your mind is the armory.
Why similar: Chess 59.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Strategy 11.4%
- #31 Rogue Mate
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MiThiKaL Productions
Windows
A roguelite chess RPG where your pieces don't stay as they are. Earn upgrades, unlock branching skill trees, and build your warband across runs as you fight through 10 boss encounters, each one rewriting the rules to take you apart.
Why similar: Chess 44.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Tactical 7.7%, Medieval 7.5%
- #32 Dunchess
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Firenap Studio
Windows · Mac
Master the art of turn-based chess mechanics in ever-changing dungeons! Navigate bridges, teleporters, and more as you strategize your way to victory in this unique chess roguelike adventure. Plus, create your own maps and explore others' creations!
Why similar: Chess 49.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Roguelike 8%, Tactical 6.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.7%
- #33 Protocol Aegirum
76% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Nacho Riquelme
Windows
A turn-based tactical game in the style of chess, with roguelike elements, where you command a fleet in dynamic strategic battles to break humanity's cycle of defeat.
Why similar: Chess 54.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Roguelike 7.5%, Tactical 5.7%
- #34 Chess: Three Kingdom
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 超级鸽
Windows
The Han dynasty is fading, and warlords rise. The realm has shattered like a broken chessboard, with no end in sight. The land is your board, its soilder your pieces. Enter the chaos of the Three Kingdoms, command armies, outwit rivals, seize cities, and fight for dominion!
Why similar: Chess 30.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Tactical 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #35 Chess Empire
73% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Alpaca Games
Windows
A new kind of chess where you earn gold each turn to buy units and upgrade them with unique abilities. Fog of war hides enemy positions unless your pieces are close enough.
Why similar: Chess 43.4% ★, Tactical 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Strategy 5.2%
- #36 OVERCHESS
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ktotakops
Windows
You are a pawn in an endless but not always fair chess world. Enslave your enemies and turn them into slaves. Build your own army. On the path to glory you will face alcoholism, alligators and ludomania. Test your luck in OVERCHESS.
Why similar: Chess 48.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Roguelike 10.6%, Comedy 8%, Strategy 6.6%
- #37 ChessSnake
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HowDeerYou
Windows
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 60.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Top-Down 3.1%
- #38 Knight Dice
73% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Prince Game Studio
Windows
Knight Dice is a turn-based dice game, upgrade and reroll your dice to defeat the dangerous enemies on your adventure.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Tactical 10%, Medieval 9.8%
- #39 Waves of Chess
71% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Amusing Noodle Games
Windows
A roguelike chess game where players see how far one set of pieces will take them. A short, run based game that respects the classic, but with a few fun twists. Compete against friends and the world on the leaderboards, how far will you go?
Why similar: Chess 63.9% ★, Roguelike 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Strategy 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 2.4%
- #40 Auto GUI Battler
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: L6161
Windows
A single player only PvE autobattler that is purely GUI (graphical user inteface). Keep or reroll dealt cards (units). Combine units to level them up. Upgrade items. Survive 50 randomized rounds that are highly replayable. No synergy system, no other maps/campaigns, no meta-progression.
Why similar: Chess 41.1% ★, Turn-Based 20.4%, Tactical 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Strategy 6.1%
- #41 Warboard
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IBELF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Command history on a chessboard. Unique piece stats shape your strategy, while dynamic Board Effects can turn the battle in an instant. Create custom matches, challenge your friends, and experiment with different piece sets to fight your way.
Why similar: Chess 45% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Tactical 11%, Strategy 7.9%
- #42 Top Check: A Chess Card Game
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gliding Knight Games, LLC
Windows
Collect cards, build decks, and battle fierce opponents in Top Check, a roguelike deckbuilder and card game inspired by the classic game of chess. With many unique pieces and abilities, only the best strategists will emerge victorious. Do you have what it takes to reach the top?
Why similar: Chess 45.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Tactical 8.4%, Roguelike 7%
- #43 Gambonanza
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,467 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Gambonanza is a tactical roguelike that sets chess pieces on a tiny board. Forget traditional chess and embrace the chaos of breaking the balance! Spend your money on rule-bending upgrades, board tiles and pieces. Experiment with illegal combinations and face off against iconic bosses!
Why similar: Chess 40.6% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Tactical 11%, Roguelike 7.8%
- #44 Infernal Chess
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Infernal Chess is a dark fantasy chess game set in the fiery depths of hell. Battle on a volcanic chessboard with creature-themed pieces and master strategic gameplay as you navigate the intense atmosphere of the inferno!
Why similar: Chess 49% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Medieval 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Tactical 5.5%
- #45 Prismarch
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Noah Magner
Windows
A colorful chess roguelike! Engage in dopaminergic, cinematic strategy while you fulfill a chess power fantasy - your pieces gain abilities as you construct a juiced up roster capable of surviving the onslaught! Only - seven mysterious prismatic kings stand before you and the one true crown...
Why similar: Chess 62.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Roguelike 7.5%, Tactical 6.4%, Strategy 6.3%
- #46 BOT.vinnik Chess: USSR vs the World
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep Green GamesPub: Abyssal Studios
Windows
The World has united their strongest Grandmasters to challenge us! But they forget one thing: the Soviet School of Chess has no equal. Take your seat, comrade. It is time to show the globe who truly rules the 64 squares!
Why similar: Chess 67.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Strategy 6.8%, Casual 1.7%
- #47 Ultima Chess
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Svaiy Art IndustriesPub: Svaiy Publishing
Windows
Ultima Chess – chess as you've never seen before! Battle on the chessboard in virtual reality, where every piece comes to life and engages in a fantasy duel!
Why similar: Chess 46.3% ★, Turn-Based 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Medieval 9.9%, Strategy 4.9%
- #48 Chess: Definitive Edition
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Aphoenicis
Windows · Linux
A new patch just dropped for the ancient game of Chess. The Definitive Edition adds new pieces, chaotic cards, and modernized rules. Reshape the board and bring down the enemy Kings, heirs, and pretenders. Master the first major update in centuries.
Why similar: Chess 62.6% ★, Comedy 10.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Tactical 7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%
- #49 Helios Chess
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Error707Studios
Windows
Helios Chess is a chess roguelike where you have to upgrade your pieces, buy augments and play chess like you never have before. If your new to chess this can also help enhance your skills and knowledge.
Why similar: Chess 55.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Roguelike 9.2%, Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%
- #50 回纹战棋
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: 都要恰饭的
Windows
There are 11 classes in the war board game. Each class has 4 skills, one passive, and 24 equipment (8 equipment have active skills). You can switch to the third-person perspective when fighting.
Why similar: Chess 54.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Comedy 6.7%, Strategy 4.9%
- #51 Checkmate Challenge
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Erik Fast
Windows
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 80.2% ★, Tactical 9.4%, Strategy 8%, 2D 2.4%
- #52 Chess: The Lost Pieces
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Yağız Selimoğlu
Windows
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
Why similar: Chess 47.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Tactical 10.1%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #53 Grandmaster's Revenge
67% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Two in One
Windows
They say one person in the field is not a warrior. And what if this one is called to fight by the White Grandmaster himself, endowed with super powers and even the ground on which he steps helps him. Find out in the new skirmish of the Grandmasters and regain control over all the clans of Whitehills
Why similar: Chess 64.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Strategy 4.7%
- #54 Crounds
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZeroEight Studios
Windows
Crounds is a fast-paced PvP chess roguelike. Choose a powerful King, draft game-breaking upgrades, and bend the traditional rules of chess to destroy your opponent! Synergize your chaotic upgrades to create your winning strategy!
Why similar: Chess 51.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Tactical 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #55 Fool`s Road
65% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Pikas
Windows
Turn-based strategy where chess-like battles evolve into full army command. Build your class fantasy, recruit troops, and enjoy thoughtful tactical runs.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, Chess 19.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Medieval 13.7%, Roguelike 13%
- #56 Chessman Adventures
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DVK GamesPub: Merlin Game Studios
Windows
Every move matters in this chess-inspired tactical adventure. Lead three heroes and outsmart the undead.
Why similar: Chess 41.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 20.3%, Tactical 18.4%, Strategy 12%, Fantasy 3.9%
- #57 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
64% matchVery Positive91% of 7,339 reviews2022
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 54.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Roguelike 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%, Strategy 5.3%