Games Like Board of the Kings: A Chess RPG

A roguelite chess RPG where your pieces gain unique abilities. Earn upgrades, unlock branching skill trees, and build your warband across runs as you fight through 20 boss encounters, each one playing by their own rules.

Why similar: Chess 36.2% ★, Tactical RPG 12.7%, Board Game 8.1%, Strategy RPG 8.1%, Roguelite 7.8%

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 41.7% ★, Roguelike 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Board Game 8.1%, Roguelite 6.3%

How would you play chess if the board was a magical fantasy world? Command living chess pieces across four strange realms, use the terrain as a weapon, and gather allies with incredible powers. A single-player tactics game where you win by building your best synergistic army.

Why similar: Chess 45% ★, Tactical RPG 15%, Strategy RPG 7.8%, Strategy 7.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%

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 49.3% ★, Roguelite 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Board Game 7.7%, Roguelike 6.9%

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 51.9% ★, Roguelike 10%, Board Game 8.8%, Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%

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 46.2% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Roguelite 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Roguelike 7.2%

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 41% ★, Board Game 14.3%, Roguelite 10.6%, Roguelike 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%

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 38.4% ★, Tactical RPG 13.7%, Board Game 12.3%, Roguelike 8.6%, Roguelite 8.1%

Chaos Chess is a new chess variant that turns every capture into a battle. Think twice before attacking and prepare for the consequences. Build your army, fight through four custom campaigns, and challenge players worldwide in a tactical RPG twist on classic chess.

Why similar: Chess 45% ★, Tactical RPG 13.4%, Board Game 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Strategy 5.8%

A sci-fi modern Chess RPG. Recruit pilots, learn their stories, befriend them, sacrifice them. Learn chess, practice your endgames, discover new pieces and special powers. Use your mechs to defend the Middle Kingdom from the Holy Empire!

Why similar: Chess 39.4% ★, Tactical RPG 15.2%, Strategy RPG 9.8%, Roguelite 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%

A turn-based RPG, except it's also chess! Every capture becomes a 1v1 battle decided by stats, elements and abilities. Build your team, climb the roguelite campaign, or duel friends and CPUs.

Why similar: Chess 37.4% ★, Tactical RPG 14%, Board Game 11.9%, Roguelite 7%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%

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 56% ★, Board Game 9.3%, Roguelite 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%, Roguelike 7.5%

Tactorius is a spell-driven chess roguelite. Summon pieces, rewrite movement, and warp the rules with 150+ spells across 7 escalating towers. No two runs play the same.

Why similar: Chess 54.8% ★, Roguelite 13.5%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%

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 57.5% ★, Board Game 14.2%, Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6%

ChessRPG is a revisited chess game in pixel art. Each player chooses a medieval fantasy people, gaining access to pieces with various characteristics that turn every match into a fresh tactical battle.

Why similar: Chess 50% ★, Strategy RPG 11%, Board Game 10.2%, Strategy 8.1%, RPG 5.2%

Build an impossible army: knights that become unicorns, queens that cross the edges, phoenixes that rise again. Lead it through a roguelite Story of bosses, merchants and perks that bend the rules, then put it to the test online.

Why similar: Chess 40.4% ★, Board Game 11.1%, Roguelike 9.3%, Roguelite 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%

Outsmart the world's strongest chess engine, Stockfish. See its plan, then turn that plan against it, using abilities from a procedural skill tree in this turn-based strategy roguelike.

Why similar: Chess 53.8% ★, Roguelite 10.2%, Roguelike 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Strategy 6.4%

A chess-based roguelike tactics game where you empower pieces with cards, build tag synergies, and shape each run through strategic choices.

Why similar: Chess 54.7% ★, Board Game 15.4%, Roguelite 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Strategy 5.8%

Chess is the deck. Draft an army, march it through escalating sieges, and stack stratagems until one rook move scores like an avalanche. A score-chasing roguelike where every capture feeds the combo - and checkmate is the jackpot.

Why similar: Chess 49.3% ★, Roguelite 9.5%, Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Board Game 7.6%

Challenge 20 chess masters from around the world to duels across the board. Defeat them one by one, prove your skills, and fight your way to the top to become the ultimate CHECKBORNE Champion.

Why similar: Chess 58.9% ★, Board Game 15.7%, Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 2.5%

Olympiad Chess evolves classical chess into a unified 4v4 team sport. Across shared middle ranks, pieces migrate between boards to flank opponents and save teammates. A true multi-board competitive variant built to completely revolutionize FIDE team chess format!

Why similar: Chess 58.3% ★, Board Game 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Strategy 6.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.6%

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 51.2% ★, Board Game 11%, Roguelike 9.6%, Strategy 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%

Play in the dark or under open skies. Sharp Chess is a clean, distraction-free chess experience — Stockfish AI, nature and dark themes. At home or on the go with Steam Deck.

Why similar: Chess 63.6% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.1%, Singleplayer 1%

At the turn of the century, Fritz fascinated the chess world with victories over Garry Kasparov and then-reigning World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The "most popular chess program" offers you everything you will need as a dedicated chess enthusiast.

Why similar: Chess 64.9% ★, Board Game 17.6%, Strategy 10.9%, Tactical 4%, 3D 1.8%

Face off against the bridge troll in his bizarre game of chess! Decrypt, Twist and Enforce the rules as your devious opponent attempts to break them in King of the Bridge!

Why similar: Chess 49.8% ★, Board Game 13.3%, Tactical RPG 11.9%, 2.5D 8.5%, Strategy 7.1%

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% ★, Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Board Game 11.5%, Strategy 10.6%

Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!

Why similar: Chess 57.5% ★, Board Game 14.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%

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 59.4% ★, Roguelike 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 3.6%

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 56.1% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Board Game 10.6%, Medieval 7.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.7%

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 46.8% ★, Board Game 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.3%, Medieval 6.8%

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: Chess 18.7% ★, Board Game 13.6%, Tactical RPG 13.2%, Roguelite 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%

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 58.2% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%, Strategy 6.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%

Command a living chess army across ancient battlefields in this tactical roguelike. Level up your pieces, unlock abilities, gamble with NPCs, and conquer 5 campaigns solo or with 2-4 players in local co-op. Push your limits in endless mode, or clash in arena. Every piece matters. Every move counts.

Why similar: Chess 42.6% ★, Tactical RPG 15.8%, Roguelike 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%, Perma Death 6.5%

Play with living, battling characters! Combat Chess takes the basic chess game and adds an imaginative element for players. Beautifully done in rendered 3D graphics, Combat Chess adds stunning animation sequences during gameplay.

Why similar: Chess 59.6% ★, Board Game 11.4%, Strategy 6.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.1%

Guild of Ascension is a Tactical-Action-RPG with rogue-lite elements, mixing turn-based combat with real-time action combo system. Craft weapons, learn skills, befriend critters, encounter bizarre creatures, and fight giant Bosses in your Ascension of the Tower!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.6%, Board Game 10.3%, Strategy RPG 10.3%, Roguelite 9.3%, Roguelike 7.2%

A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.

Why similar: Chess 60.8% ★, Board Game 13.3%, Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%

You know how the pieces move. You don't know how they die. A chess roguelike where every piece bleeds. Level them, perk them or lose them forever. Take the enemy King's head, or bleed their army dry. One path saves you. One damns you. Hell keeps score.

Why similar: Chess 67.7% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Strategy 8.9%, Roguelike 8.1%, 3D 1.3%

No more taking turns. Both players move at once in this tactical chess variant where military power-ups reshape the battlefield every round

Why similar: Chess 46.3% ★, Board Game 16.1%, Strategy RPG 12.6%, Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%

Sail from a cozy tavern into cursed, ever-changing islands in this tactical turn-based RPG. Bring back treasure, unlock classes, recruit allies, and let an ancient chest shape every voyage.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.3%, Strategy RPG 13.3%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%

Chex is a strategic board game currently based on Gliński's hexagonal variant of chess. Players must use their pieces to capture their opponent's king. The hexagonal board introduces new challenges and opportunities.

Why similar: Chess 63.2% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Strategy 6%, 3D 1.5%

Play Classic chess expanded with 9 unique classes, Mana, spells, traps and passive abilities. Outsmart your opponent, create unexpected positions, compete online across PC and mobile.

Why similar: Chess 55.7% ★, Board Game 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7%

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 60.9% ★, Board Game 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Strategy 7.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%

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 36.8% ★, Tactical RPG 13.3%, Board Game 11.6%, Roguelite 7.8%, Roguelike 7.5%

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 54.3% ★, Roguelite 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Strategy 7.6%, Board Game 7.3%

Four Kings One War is a 1 or 2 player strategy game inspired by chess. Each player controls two armies as though they were one and get's two moves per turn. This opens up guerrilla style tactics and hidden attacks. This is strategy for the modern mind, outside the 64th square.

Why similar: Chess 51% ★, Strategy 22.9%, Board Game 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%

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 46.3% ★, Board Game 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.7%, Strategy 6.2%

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 60.9% ★, Roguelike 11%, Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%

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 31% ★, Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 11.2%

The chess roguelike. Recruit magical pieces, break the rules of the board with sacrifices, portals, and curses, and survive three acts to bring down the Chaos King.

Why similar: Board Game 21.4%, Chess 20.1% ★, Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 11.6%, Strategy 10.1%

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 66.4% ★, Board Game 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.9%

If regular chess has become stale and you're looking for a unique, new challenge, Chess++ is the game for you! Play a game against the AI in a chess board with 3 dimensions, new movesets, and new rules.

Why similar: Chess 62.8% ★, Board Game 18.2%, Strategy 15.7%, 3D 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Uncover the mystery of a land beset by a Falling Star's curse in this Roguelike Strategy RPG inspired by the classics. Build your party, recruit new allies, and synergize your team's skills for decisive victory.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 19.5%, Strategy RPG 12.6%, Roguelite 10.3%, Roguelike 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%

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 46.5% ★, Board Game 12.7%, Roguelike 10.2%, Roguelite 7.4%, Strategy 6.4%

Endless Tower is a rogue-like turn-based RPG. Combine turn-based combat, rogue-like map generation, and character growth management to experience how an adventurer in a magical world improves strength, explores ruins, and grabs treasure.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.4%, Strategy RPG 16.1%, Roguelike 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Roguelite 9.9%

"The real chess was the friends we made along the way." - Randy Mc'Chess

Why similar: Chess 52.4% ★, Tactical RPG 14%, Board Game 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.7%

Valiant Tactics is a turn-based roguelite RPG without hit chance RNG. As a loyal knight, you will assemble a team of fearless heroes, grow their power, arm them with mighty artifacts, then confront and defeat the usurper who killed your king and restore the kingdom!

Why similar: Tactical RPG 23.1%, Strategy RPG 13.6%, Roguelite 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%

The Bell Echoes is a story-driven tactical roguelite. Fight alongside a cast of distinctive companions as you venture deeper into the Corrupted Lands, defeat powerful foes, collect Echoes and memory fragments, and uncover the truth behind the characters and the world.

Why similar: Tactical RPG 18%, Board Game 13.8%, Strategy RPG 12.6%, Roguelite 10.2%, Roguelike 9.8%