- #1 Chess of Doom
97% 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 48% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Roguelike 9.9%, Dungeon Crawler 9%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%
- #2 Advancing Chess
96% 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 49.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Roguelike 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Historical 5.2%
- #3 Board of the Kings: A Chess RPG
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Checkmate
Windows
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 42.4% ★, Tactical RPG 15.7%, Roguelike 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%, Perma Death 6.4%
- #4 Grandmaster's Revenge
95% 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 52.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Procedural Generation 7.2%
- #5 Peace by Piece
94% 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 44.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Roguelike 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Perma Death 7.5%
- #6 Songs of Steel: Hispania
94% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Meteorbyte StudiosPub: Combat Time
Windows
Relive the conflict between the mighty Roman Republic and the brave Celtiberian people of Numantia! Featuring hand-drawn illustrations, classic turn-based strategy mechanics, and combat tactics, with decision-making and side missions.
Why similar: Rome 21.5% ★, Tactical RPG 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Historical 9.3%
- #7 Chaturanga
93% 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 38.3% ★, Tactical RPG 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Roguelike 9.2%, Historical 8%
- #8 LANISTA: Shadows and Dust
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digitality Games
Windows
A classic-inspired, loot-driven, tactical roguelike mixing ancient Roman history with a pinch of post-apocalyptic bloodsports. Embrace the arena, become the LANISTA!
Why similar: Rome 16.6% ★, Tactical RPG 15.1%, Perma Death 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
- #9 Rerun
91% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: pinnyo
Windows
Rerun is a mini turn-based tactics roguelike where you're lost in an ever-changing, branching dungeon, which is also your skill tree. Harness your questionable abilities and curious upgrades in order to keep your adventurers alive and escape the dungeon!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Roguelike 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.3%
- #10 The Rookery
91% 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 54% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Roguelike 8.1%, Tactical 5.8%
- #11 The Dungeon Beneath
90% matchVery Positive89% of 886 reviews2020
Dev: Puzzle Box Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 19%, Perma Death 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #12 Crounds
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZeroEight Studios
Windows
Crounds is a online PvP chess roguelike where you draft game breaking upgrades to create devastating combos and disrupt your opponents plans. After key points in the game players take turns to pick upgrades that define their strategy.
Why similar: Chess 49.3% ★, Roguelike 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, PvP 6.9%
- #13 Waves of Chess
88% 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 57.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Roguelike 12.4%, Isometric 8.2%, Strategy 7.4%
- #14 King's Hand
89% 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 60.2% ★, Roguelike 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Strategy 8.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%
- #15 TOTAL ZUGZWANG
87% 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 40.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Roguelike 11.4%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #16 Once a Pawn a King
86% matchPositive97% of 32 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 39.2% ★, Perma Death 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #17 Kill King
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anton KatkovPub: Not yet
Windows
Participate in a one-on-one battle with other players or fight against AI and complete the first chapter of the campaign. Give orders to your army and watch them fight. Kill King is a fresh look at the world's most popular game - chess. Enjoy the turn-based strategy battle with RPG elements.
Why similar: Chess 40% ★, Tactical RPG 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 7.9%
- #18 Bloodgrounds
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 538 reviews2026
Dev: Exordium GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Bloodgrounds merges tactical turn-based combat with strategic management, RPG and roguelite elements. Forged in the pits of the arena, you fought your way out and now as a wealthy patron you recruit, train, and command your team of hardened Gladiators to glory - or death.
Why similar: Rome 27.8% ★, Perma Death 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Tactical RPG 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%
- #19 Fairylion: a Chess RPG
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omshinwa
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 40.8% ★, Tactical RPG 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Perma Death 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #20 Warboard
84% 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 41.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Isometric 7%, Strategy 6.6%
- #21 Dungeon Reels Tactics
83% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2022
Dev: Grandma's Basement Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dungeon Reels Tactics is a challenging party based RPG roguelike with Slot Machine based Combat. Your party members' unique slot machine will supply your abilities each turn. Make the best decisions to succeed in Battle. Lose party members, recruit new ones, and try to reach The "Great Evil".
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.3%, Perma Death 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%
- #22 Protocol Aegirum
82% 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 52% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Roguelike 8.7%, Turn-Based Combat 5.2%
- #23 Chess of Mana
81% 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 46.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Isometric 9.9%, Local Co-Op 7.7%
- #24 Super Chesslike Adventure
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adam MoorePub: Moore Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
The rules of Chess have been rewritten! Embark on an tactical turn-based journey through an expansive open world. Lead a daring party of chess pieces on a quest to liberate kingdoms from their oppressive reigns.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Perma Death 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #25 Irsen
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Datchannin
Windows
IRSEN is a turn-based roguelite where your character fights alone against coordinated enemy squads. Build your hero through a gene system, reshape your abilities mid-run, and endure the growing pressure of corruption.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Roguelike 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #26 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
79% matchVery Positive80% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 59.8% ★, Roguelike 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Strategy 7.4%
- #27 Below the Crown
79% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2026
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows
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.
Why similar: Chess 37.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #28 The Ranger: A Skyhopper Tale
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: From Chris
Windows
Hunt down and kill twisted woodland creatures in this roguelite focused purely on the tactical side of combat. No gear, no min-maxing, just you and a ton of enemies. Each boss you defeat earns you an ability sapped from them.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Perma Death 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.7%, Roguelike 12.9%
- #29 Chessemble
78% 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 52.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, PvP 7%, Tactical 6.3%
- #30 Days of Doom
78% matchMostly Negative33% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: SneakyBoxPub: Atari
Windows
Gather your heroes and fight to make it to Sanctuary in this tactical RPG roguelite. Did we mention the zombies, raiders, and mysterious monstrosities that inhabit this post-apocalyptic wasteland? Welcome to the world of Days of Doom.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22%, Perma Death 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Isometric 10.7%
- #31 Rogue 'n' Roll: Dice of Fate
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JokkelGames
Windows
A dark dice-based roguelike where every roll shapes your fate. Build powerful dice synergies, collect relics, and survive brutal turn-based battles in a world ruled by chance.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%
- #32 Antisuns
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nicolai Czempin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Board the enemy spaceship while defending your own in turn-based tactics. Outmaneuver foes, chain creative combos, and if you see a better way, rewind and take it. Push for greater rewards, so you’re ready for the tougher enemies ahead. But be aware of the enemies that are pushing back right now!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17%, Perma Death 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Isometric 9%
- #33 Pawndemonium
76% 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 55.7% ★, Roguelike 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%, Strategy 6.4%
- #34 Dungeon Rise
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REIMEI Studios
Windows
The kingdom has fallen to the invasion of a malevolent deity, and a blessed knight awakens in the castle’s corrupted bowels with one purpose: to restore its lost light. Carve your way upward using the faint Blessing to find armaments and relics, refining your tactics run after run.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.1%, Perma Death 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
- #35 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 49.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Roguelike 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.8%
- #36 MetaChess
74% match3 user reviews67% of 3 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 59% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, PvP 7.1%, Strategy 5.2%
- #37 MEGACHESS
75% 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 30.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
- #38 Chess Corp
74% 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 60.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Strategy 7.9%, Tactical 7.4%
- #39 Rogue Fable IV
73% matchVery Positive94% of 226 reviews2024
Dev: Pixel Forge Games
Windows · Mac
Storm the lair of the immortal wizard Yendor in this fast paced, turn based, traditional rogue-like. The massive scope, deep mechanics and challenging gameplay that define the genre distilled into dense and highly varied one hour runs.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.8%, Perma Death 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #40 Tactorius
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ludius Constructs
Windows
Summon new pieces, move multiple times, trample opponents, and unleash 100+ arcana - a tactical chess roguelite where the AI casts back. Climb the Gauntlet one floor at a time.
Why similar: Chess 60.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Strategy 10.4%
- #41 Valor of Man
71% matchVery Positive90% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: Legacy ForgePub: Numskull Games
Windows
Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10%
- #42 RPG Chess
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oskar Aleksander Melbye
Windows · Mac
A turn-based RPG, except it’s also chess! Instead of capturing, your pieces fight in automated battles based on stats, elements and abilities. Build your team in roguelite tower runs, or battle friends or CPU's in 1v1 matches!
Why similar: Chess 41.2% ★, Tactical RPG 18%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%
- #43 Netherguild
72% matchVery Positive96% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
Descend into Netherguild, a tactical grid-based roguelite. Lead expeditions deep into mysterious, strange depths. Explore, battle dangerous foes, and manage resources carefully. Push your limits before returning to resupply. What secrets await below?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.6%, Perma Death 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%
- #44 Dead Metal
72% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Monotone
Windows
1-4 player co op roguelike with turn based combat and an emphasis on exploring randomly generated dungeons in order to find loot and complete missions
Why similar: Perma Death 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Roguelike 11.3%
- #45 Dice chess
71% 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 53.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%, PvP 6.5%
- #46 Starwing Tactics
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forward Thrust Works
Windows
Command a mercenary squadron of starfighter pilots in this turn-based tactical RPG, where your orders unfold in cinematic dogfights. Take contracts, refit starfighters, forge elite aces, and send them into deadly engagements where losses are permanent and legends are made.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.1%, Perma Death 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%
- #47 Gum Flesh
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpaceMyFriend
Windows
Gum Flesh is a turn based roguelike that takes place on the back of a celestial monster. Use your wits and fragile supplies to take on strange plants and fauna on a planet where you are definitely not welcome. The air is different here. Your body is starting to change.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.2%, Perma Death 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #48 EcoChess
70% 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 58.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Tactical 5.7%, Strategy 5.5%
- #49 Tyrant's Blessing
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 365 reviews2022
Dev: Mercury Game StudioPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Tyberia has been turned into a paradise by the Tyrant, free from war, suffering, and death - because nearly everyone has been turned into the undead. Take charge of the last living warriors in tactical, turn-based battles and drive the Dead Army into the sea!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Perma Death 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Isometric 10.5%
- #50 Summoner Arise!
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CookieLegends
Windows
Turn-based. Tactics. Roguelike. Summon units and battle your way past wave after wave of enemies. Start with a fixed amount of mana as you ascend a mysterious ruined world. Run out and you lose. With 300+ upgrades available, customize and command your army to victory!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 18.5%, Tactical RPG 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Perma Death 11.9%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
- #51 ChessSnake
69% 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 60.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Combat 5%
- #52 Cosmic Crashers
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sunderpath Games
Windows
Fast paced, action packed roguelite in space. Pilot your space ship to defeat waves of enemies, but be careful - they are coming for your station.
Why similar: Perma Death 18%, Tactical RPG 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #53 Blacken Slash: Prologue
69% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: ehmprah
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the beginnings of Blacken Slash – a tactical roguelite RPG where the items you choose define your character. Create powerful builds from an abundance of loot as you try to save a corrupted retro computer system in bite-sized tactical puzzles.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.7%, Perma Death 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
- #54 Dungeon & Rogue
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Meteor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the world of Dungeon & Rogue, a first-person roguelike dungeon crawler featuring a classic Vancian magic system. Master 87 skills, outwit 50 fearsome monsters, and prepare your spell slots wisely as you strive to conquer the deepest floor of the Dungeon.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 31.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Dungeon Crawler 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #55 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 57.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Isometric 7%
- #56 Back Rank Chess
68% 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 58.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Tactical 6.2%, Strategy 5.3%
- #57 Arena Monarchy
66% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Kevin Zhang
Windows
Arena Monarchy is a gladiator management game with a heavy focus on turn-based combat. Collect loot, theorycraft builds, upgrade your ludus and become champion!
Why similar: Rome 25% ★, Tactical RPG 16.1%, Perma Death 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
- #58 Petrified Pawns
65% matchPositive95% of 20 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 39.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Roguelike 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
- #59 Prismarch
66% 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 63.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Roguelike 9.1%, Strategy 5.8%, Tactical 3.2%
- #60 Deified
63% matchVery Positive99% of 214 reviews2026
Dev: Unexpected
Windows · Linux
Forge your strategy around powerful relics in this turn-based tactical roguelite. Choose your slots, manage their constraints, and face formidable bosses.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Roguelike 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%