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Games Like Below the Crown

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Turn-Based Tactics, Chess, Roguelike.

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Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess. Prepare for strategy, game-changing spells, psychological tests, and challenges from your fellow players. From the award-winning creators of Duskers & A Virus Named TOM.

Reviews: Positive — 94% — of 49 reviews
Released: 2025-11-10
Developer: Misfits Attic
Publisher: Shochiku
Genres: Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive90% of 868 reviews2021
    Dev: j4nw
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!

    Why similar: Chess 33.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Roguelike 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%

  2. #2 The Ouroboros King
    96% matchVery Positive81% of 536 reviews2023
    Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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 38.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Roguelite 12.9%, Roguelike 9.7%

  3. #3 MEGACHESS
    96% 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 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Roguelite 9.5%

  4. #4 Advancing Chess
    95% 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 42.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Tabletop 10.4%, Roguelike 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%

  5. #5 WizardChess
    94% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2024
    Dev: TwoPM StudiosPub: 2 Left Thumbs
    Windows · Mac

    What if chess was invented by silly cosmic wizards? WizardChess is a turnbased roguelite where all the pieces have insane abilities that came to us in a shamanic vision. Fight chaotic-yet-tactical encounters with magic powers out of a fever dream! Defeat the FaeQueen and Claim Your Wish!

    Why similar: Chess 36.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Deckbuilding 10.7%, Roguelite 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%

  6. #6 ChessSnake
    94% 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 42.1%, Tabletop 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Strategy 7.6%

  7. #7 The Rookery
    93% matchVery Positive96% of 94 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 42.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Roguelite 11.3%, Tactical 7.3%

  8. #8 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
    92% matchVery Positive80% of 338 reviews2025
    Dev: Marc Makes Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 44.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Roguelike 9.7%, Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%

  9. #9 Chess of Doom
    91% 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 44.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.1%, Roguelike 9.7%, Strategy 7.5%

  10. #10 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 32.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Roguelike 9.6%, Tactical 8.5%

  11. #11 Boardmancer
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: cxhuy
    Windows

    In Boardmancer, your board is your deck! Roll your dice, reroll your ability tiles, and activate abilities as you battle enemies who transform the board into a battlefield in this unique deckbuilding roguelike.

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Tabletop 14.1%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%

  12. #12 Chess Empire
    89% 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 32.1%, Tabletop 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, 2.5D 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%

  13. #13 Chess: The Lost Pieces
    89% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: Yağız Selimoğlu
    Windows

    A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,

    Why similar: Chess 34.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Roguelike 8.9%, Deckbuilding 8%

  14. #14 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 6,970 reviews2022
    Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.

    Why similar: Chess 39.8%, Tabletop 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Roguelike 8.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%

  15. #15 Prismarch
    87% matchNo user reviews
    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 46.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Tabletop 11.8%, Roguelite 9%, Roguelike 7.1%

  16. #16 Temple Crawler
    86% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Alexis Pautrot
    Windows

    A turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler where you maneuver to collect items enabling you to fight enemies. Pick your hero, craft your deck, unlock powerful artifacts and forge your path through dungeons filled with ruthless enemies, dangerous traps and cataclysmic events!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Roguelite 12.4%, Deckbuilding 11.9%

  17. #17 Protocol Aegirum
    86% 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 41.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Roguelite 10.6%, Roguelike 7.3%

  18. #18 King's Hand
    85% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Anomie Game Studio
    Windows

    King's Hand is a turn-based, roguelike battler that fuses the strategy of chess with deckbuilding and a dash of chaos. Face increasingly challenging waves of tactical chess gameplay with a twist!

    Why similar: Chess 49.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Roguelike 10.6%, Strategy 9.5%, Deckbuilding 9.2%

  19. #19 Chessemble
    84% 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 40.7%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Tactical 8%

  20. #20 Yes, My Queen
    84% matchPositive91% of 46 reviews2025
    Dev: Wall Spaghetti
    Windows · Mac

    The chess roguelite. Play game-changing cards, bend the rules, save your Queen, and escape from the dungeon.

    Why similar: Chess 35.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Deckbuilding 11.6%, Tabletop 8.9%, Roguelike 8.7%

  21. #21 Usurper
    83% matchPositive80% of 45 reviews2024
    Dev: Rogue Brain Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your King is your strongest weapon. Play cards from your deck to drop units onto the battlefield and checkmate your opponent. Build your Deck, Upgrade your Ruler, and Claim the Throne.

    Why similar: Chess 32.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Tabletop 8.9%, Roguelite 8.9%, Deckbuilding 8.1%

  22. #22 Witching Stone
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2024
    Dev: Alexander Taylor
    Windows

    Witching Stone is a puzzle game matched with a deckbuilder! Customise your spellbook and weave spells with coloured stones.

    Why similar: Deckbuilding 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Roguelike 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%

  23. #23 Infernal Chess
    82% 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 36.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Tabletop 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10%

  24. #24 Dice chess
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Actual indie game
    Windows

    A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.

    Why similar: Chess 41%, Tabletop 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%

  25. #25 Balloon Chess
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SilentQ Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Balloon Chess is a roguelite take on chess, where you fight through waves of enemies and challenging boss matches as you ride an elevator to the top floor. Get powerful new abilities, imbue your balloons with passive effects, and build up a 'deck' of backup balloons to take on higher challenges.

    Why similar: Chess 27.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Roguelite 16.1%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Tabletop 7.9%

  26. #26 Diceheart
    80% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
    Dev: Bad Impression GamesPub: SiFire Ltd
    Windows · Linux

    Diceheart is a roguelite dungeon-crawler with turn-based tactical dice battles. Delve deep into the Quantum Realm, gather powerful reality-bending items, upgrade your dice, and conquer luck itself!

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Roguelite 13%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%

  27. #27 Dark Chess
    79% matchMostly Positive80% of 201 reviews2023
    Dev: Tall Troll Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is a twist on chess with fog of war, a story-driven campaign, and plenty of challenges, traps, and puzzles. Fight your way through the campaign against legendary Kings and Queens of the past, who don't like to play by the rules!

    Why similar: Chess 31.1%, Tabletop 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Narration 9.9%

  28. #28 Board of the Kings: A Chess RPG
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Checkmate
    Windows

    A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess

    Why similar: Chess 39.7%, Roguelite 10.2%, Roguelike 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, 2.5D 8.8%

  29. #29 Boardfall zero
    78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Follow the fun
    Windows

    Try Boardfall for free! Progressively harder waves of enemies fall from the sky. Capture them to earn gold, and then purchase your own reinforcements to drop onto the board.

    Why similar: Chess 34.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Deckbuilding 11.4%, Roguelite 10.6%, Tabletop 9.5%

  30. #30 Chaturanga
    77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Bored Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    The ultimate chess variant roguelike game. Start with pieces and the board set up for the ancient precursor to chess, Chaturanga. Defeat progressively more sophisticated computer opponents and chess variants while leveling up your pieces to their modern equivalents and beyond into new faery pieces.

    Why similar: Chess 34.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Roguelite 9.5%, Roguelike 8.9%, Deckbuilding 7.8%

  31. #31 Chess Survivors
    77% matchVery Positive85% of 158 reviews2023
    Dev: Aarimous
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies. Combine abilities, upgrades, and relics to create game-breaking builds. Think fast, die, learn, repeat!

    Why similar: Chess 44.6%, Roguelite 13.6%, Roguelike 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Top-Down 7.1%

  32. #32 Rogue Summoner
    78% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2020
    Dev: Gamecraft Studios
    Windows

    Rogue Summoner is a turn-based tactics roguelike about strategically conjuring monsters to fight in your stead. Summon every creature you encounter, from spineless minions to mighty bosses, and conquer all the dungeons to become the Rogue Summoner.

    Why similar: Tabletop 17.1%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Roguelike 10.3%

  33. #33 Petrified Pawns
    76% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: Bepansrad Studio
    Windows

    Defeat chessboard after chessboard without dying on your path to the throne. Assemble an army that you keep alive with healing spells. Make your units stronger by equipping weapons and armor and by upgrading stats as you level up. Become powerful enough to take down giant bosses!

    Why similar: Chess 30.5%, Tabletop 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%, Roguelike 8.5%

  34. #34 Top Check
    76% 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 30.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Roguelite 10.8%, Deckbuilding 9.6%, Tabletop 8.6%

  35. #35 Once a Pawn a King
    74% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2025
    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 37.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Roguelike 10.2%

  36. #36 EcoChess
    75% 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 46.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Tabletop 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Tactical 7.3%

  37. #37 Dungeons of Aether
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 640 reviews2023
    Dev: Aether Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Delve into Dungeons of Aether, a turn-based dungeon crawler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Control four new heroes as they uncover the mysteries of the Julesvale Caverns in Story Mode or test your mettle in the grueling Challenge Dungeons.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Roguelite 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Strategy 11%

  38. #38 Lilith's Game
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TikoPub: Tiko Developments
    Windows

    Face the demon queen Lilith in high-stakes, asymmetrical chess matches. Capture all of her pieces, EXCEPT ONE! Carefully sacrifice your own pieces, use special items, and outthink Lilith’s unpredictable moves to gain the upper hand.

    Why similar: Chess 50.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Tabletop 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 6.6%

  39. #39 Grandmaster's Revenge
    73% 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 50.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Strategy 4.7%

  40. #40 Rolling Rogue
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Standalone Pixel Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Explore dungeons in a stylish roguelike with turn-based combat. Use a deck of dice to give your abilities unique effects. Create your own dice and combine them with equipment, carving your way through hordes of enemies.

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Roguelike 11.4%

  41. #41 Fool`s Road
    73% matchNo user reviews
    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 23.7%, Deckbuilding 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Chess 14.2%, Roguelike 12.8%

  42. #42 Dunchess
    72% matchNo user reviews
    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 41.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Roguelike 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%

  43. #43 City of Promotion
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Tanami Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    City of Promotion est un jeu qui combine les échecs et la construction de colonies, où les joueurs utilisent les règles de déplacement des pièces d'échecs pour collecter des ressources, développer des colonies et résister aux attaques de monstres en essaim.

    Why similar: Chess 44.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Tabletop 10.9%, Roguelite 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%

  44. #44 Chess Evolved Online
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 768 reviews2021
    Dev: TheGrandestine
    Windows

    secretly the most overpowered game in existence

    Why similar: Chess 34.5%, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Tactical 10.2%

  45. #45 THROWN
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Grimtek
    Windows

    Roll for survival. THROWN is a roguelike dicebuilder combining turn-based strategy and horror. Trapped in the basement, forced to play a twisted tabletop game against your kidnapper, grow your dice bag and piece together who you are, and why you're here.

    Why similar: Tabletop 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, 1980s 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%

  46. #46 Battle for the Board
    71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: Speediocre Games
    Windows

    Adventure through a colorful tabletop-themed world, strategically rolling special moves and attacks to defeat enemy pieces in this turn-based action strategy game!

    Why similar: Chess 23.9%, Tabletop 18.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%

  47. #47 Dungeon Invader
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Spring Games
    Windows

    The ultimate deck-building roguelike dungeon crawler crafted with 3D design and pixel graphics - Dungeon Invader! Conquer the dungeon with your strategy and luck!

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, 2.5D 11.7%, Roguelite 11.6%

  48. #48 Chess Ultimate
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 239 reviews2024
    Dev: Jesse Lugassy
    Windows · Mac

    Chess just got an upgrade! Chess Ultimate, where precision strategy meets colorful chaos. Build your team from a roster of unique, quirky characters to defend your King while plotting your opponent’s downfall. Easy to pick up, endlessly fun to master, and a fresh take on the classic game of wits.

    Why similar: Tabletop 25.1%, Chess 23.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 11.9%

  49. #49 Blessing In The Darkness
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Oldbookstudio
    Windows

    Blessing In The Darkness has an unique turn-based combat system, immersive in a DUNGEON scroller perspective with GOTHIC style and TERROR elements. Go ahead! Face traps, zombies, skeletons and demons under the dark and try to survive!

    Why similar: Chess 26.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Roguelite 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%

  50. #50 Chess vs All
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: else games
    Windows

    A tactical tower defense roguelike game where chess pieces defend against waves from other games. Place strategic pieces, play powerful cards, build synergistic decks, and survive procedurally generated runs of increasing difficulty.

    Why similar: Chess 37.7%, Deckbuilding 16%, Dungeon Crawler 10.8%, Roguelike 10.5%, 2.5D 8.4%

  51. #51 Boardfall
    67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Follow the fun
    Windows

    Progressively harder waves of enemies fall from the sky. Capture them to earn gold, and then purchase your own reinforcements to drop onto the board. 10 brand new chess pieces to master. How many waves can you survive?

    Why similar: Chess 48%, Tabletop 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, 2.5D 8.2%

  52. #52 Vantageous
    70% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Alec Schneider
    Windows

    Vantageous is a competitive board game, where you have to strategize your piece placement, stack your pieces to increase their range and outsmart your opponent. You can play on the same device, online or against the computer! Play against your friends or challenge the rank ladder!

    Why similar: Chess 37.8%, Tabletop 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8%

  53. #53 Pawndemonium
    68% 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 48.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Roguelike 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Strategy 7.8%

  54. #54 Back Rank Chess
    69% matchPositive100% of 12 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 49.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Tactical 8.4%, Strategy 6.2%

  55. #55 Zero Orders Tactics
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2024
    Dev: Pauloondra
    Windows

    🌋⚔ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%

  56. #56 Caïssa Chess Island
    71% matchNo user reviews2021
    Dev: Dominique Lorre
    Windows

    Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.

    Why similar: Chess 50.9%, Tabletop 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Strategy 9%, Top-Down 5%

  57. #57 破碎原像
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: INK IMAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Windows

    "Broken Preimage" is a challenging exploration of light rogue game. You need to shuttle between double parallel worlds, while focus on the team's health, mental state, the supply stock. Use variable strategies and find the truth.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Roguelite 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%

  58. #58 遗物路:Relic Road
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ReRoadGame
    Windows

    Relic Road is a roguelike turn-based tower-climbing game centered around equipment and relic building. As players continue to explore, they can recruit various heroes to expand their team, obtain equipment from heroes, encounter different events, and strengthen their forces.

    Why similar: Deckbuilding 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Roguelike 13.5%

  59. #59 Rack and Slay
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 591 reviews2024
    Dev: LudokulturPub: 2 Left Thumbs
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    The roguelike dungeon crawler where you're a billiard ball! Push monster balls into holes or traps in randomly generated levels. Stack up countless game-changing items to create broken builds. Find combos to create your own synergies and customize your playstyle. Rack and Slay!

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Roguelite 11.9%, Roguelike 11.2%

  60. #60 Knights of the Tiny Table
    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2021
    Dev: Roelosaurus
    Windows

    Help King Arthur and his Knights defend the realm. Slay the evil entities with a combination of lucky dice rolls and clever tactics.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Tabletop 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Tactical 11.2%

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
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