Games Like Chess Destroyer

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 32.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Roguelike 14.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Chess 9.3% ★

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: Board Game 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Chess 14.7% ★, Roguelike 14.5%, Strategy 11.7%

At the 50th move, the world expands. A cinematic redefinition of Reversi featuring simultaneous multi-language support.

Why similar: Board Game 34.3%, Experimental 27.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.6%

Dicey Heroes is a Monopoly-based roguelike deck-building casual game. Actions such as attack, reinforcement, and defense are determined according to the squares stopped by rolling dice. Units have only one parameter, a number. The objective of the game is to strengthen this number. Simple, isn't it?

Why similar: Board Game 34.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Roguelike 17.1%, Strategy 9.6%, Roguelite 8.1%

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 29.8% ★, Board Game 16.4%, Roguelike 13.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%

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 28.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Board Game 14.7%, Roguelike 9.6%, Strategy 7.4%

The chess pieces you know, but with an addictive, puzzle game twist! Get the highest score possible while staying ready to capture the King. Featuring daily challenges, rogue-like elements, and more!

Why similar: Board Game 32.1%, Strategy 15.6%, Roguelike 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Chess 11.2% ★

Stealthmate is a turn-based stealth puzzle game where chess movement becomes your toolkit for infiltration. Read enemy patrols, predict danger, plan the perfect route, and guide your pieces to safety through handcrafted puzzles and Daily Challenges.

Why similar: Board Game 37.6%, Chess 20.6% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Puzzle 4.4%

War of Chess is an online 1v1 chess game featuring animated character pieces

Why similar: Board Game 36.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Strategy 18.9%, Chess 18.6% ★, 3D 5%

The King's Game is a 3D experience where variations of chess are played with a unique fog of war mechanic. Pieces are concealed from your opponent within three game modes; standard two-player chess, a unique circular board three-player chess variant, and a hex chess variant.

Why similar: Board Game 35.7%, Strategy 17.6%, Chess 15.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Casual 7.2%

8 characters clash on a 5x5 map! A unique simultaneous turn-based survival board game where dice decide your fate upon contact. Survive the chaos and become the ultimate champion!

Why similar: Board Game 34.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Survival 20%, Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%

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: Board Game 26.9%, Chess 23.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Roguelike 11.9%, Strategy 6.9%

Dozen Chess is a turn-based strategy roguelike that reinterprets the rules of chess into a modern tactical RPG. Players must utilize limited resources and action points to optimally deploy their pieces, combine unique skills, and overcome a trial consisting of 12 distinct stages.

Why similar: Board Game 49.8%, Roguelike 22.1%, Strategy 19.2%, 3D 5.7%, Indie 1.8%

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 27.6% ★, Board Game 25%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Roguelike 10.2%, Roguelite 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 32.1% ★, Board Game 25.8%, Roguelike 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Strategy 12.7%

Knights Together is a minimalist puzzle game inspired by the chess piece knight. Although it's inspired by chess, it requires no knowledge of chess to play!. Simply move your knights around the board and make sure they come together.

Why similar: Board Game 36.9%, Chess 15% ★, Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Tactical 6.9%

Dive into Gomoku: The Classic Five in a Row!

Why similar: Board Game 35.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Strategy 17.2%, Chess 14.8% ★, Casual 7%

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 27.8% ★, Board Game 19.4%, Roguelike 12.4%, Strategy 11.1%, Traditional Roguelike 9.3% ★

“Princess Chessboard” is a turn-based casual light strategy card-building game based on dice. As a warrior in the animal kingdom, please go and find the runaway princess.

Why similar: Board Game 36.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.1%, Roguelike 17.6%, Strategy 14.9%, Casual 4.6%

Reversi - A Board Game of Strategy and Tactics!

Why similar: Board Game 36%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Strategy 16.9%, Chess 14.4% ★, Casual 6.9%

Chain massive combos, build game-breaking synergies, and survive rule-changing bosses in this fast-paced roguelike twist on chess.

Why similar: Board Game 33%, Roguelike 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Chess 10.8% ★, Strategy 10.4%

BIG BIA is a pixel art style dungeon adventure game with some rogue elements. Players can form different strategies, collect different cards and even build their own exclusive dungeons to challenge.

Why similar: Experimental 27.4% ★, Board Game 23.4%, Roguelike 13.2%, Strategy 9.5%, RTS 8.6%

Gomoklear is a Gomoku strategy roguelike: connect five to clear. Form a five, pieces leave; spawn, remove, move, transform. Collect pieces and Manuscripts, build your Library at Serendipity and the Stall. Two plays a Round, one for the Rival. Gomoku has never been this unpredictable.

Why similar: Board Game 35.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.5%, Roguelike 17.6%, Strategy 13%, Roguelite 8.6%

Lady Bongcloud... She is generous, cute, and loves the "Bongcloud Attack", in which the king moves first and goes forward to show his bravery.

Why similar: Board Game 36.4%, Strategy 19.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Chess 17.6% ★, Casual 6.7%

Play classic chess on Steam: challenge AI opponents, invite friends online, solve puzzles, customize your board, and unlock achievements.

Why similar: Board Game 39.5%, Chess 20.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Casual 7.1%, Strategy 6.7%

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 32.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Board Game 17.6%, Roguelike 10.4%, Strategy 9.1%

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 27.9% ★, Board Game 17.6%, Roguelike 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Strategy 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 31.9% ★, Board Game 29.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.6%

A tactical chess roguelike where every run rebuilds your army: draft items and trinkets, route through shops and events, then break the board.

Why similar: Board Game 30.6%, Roguelike 17.1%, Traditional Roguelike 16% ★, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%

Enter the mafia underworld of 2D Chess, where animals take on the roles of mob bosses. Play 10+0 minute games online on the Lichess server. Analyze your moves with Stockfish. Checkmate with style in this captivating cartel-themed chess adventure!

Why similar: Chess 33.8% ★, Board Game 27%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Strategy 14.1%, Casual 5%

Bring chess to life in a fantasy battlefield where every capture becomes an animated duel. Command mythical armies, outmaneuver your opponent, and experience the timeless strategy of chess through cinematic combat and immersive 3D boards.

Why similar: Board Game 47%, Chess 20.5% ★, Strategy 18.9%, Casual 6.3%, 3D 6%

Iron Reborn - Battle of the Bots is a fast-paced match-3 combat game featuring two robots. Making combinations on a hexagonal grid charges up attacks, armor, and special abilities that directly influence the battle.

Why similar: Board Game 29.6%, RTS 25.8%, Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Casual 5.8%

See is a logic puzzle game based on the C programming language.

Why similar: Experimental 57.9% ★, Strategy 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Logic 8.4%, Puzzle 4.5%

Command your swarm in Hex Clash: The Fractured Combs! In this turn-based strategic multiplayer game, face 5 Legendary Queens across Planet Hexanor. Farm Nectar, convert it to Pollen, Honey, and Stars to unlock epic cosmetics from Colony Chests. Unleash magical skills and rule the hex grid!

Why similar: Board Game 33.1%, Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Chess 7.4% ★

This is a personally developed, idle-based, turn-based, light rogue-like game.

Why similar: Board Game 37.9%, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Roguelike 13.3%, Casual 7.7%

Shogi software with functions that even beginners can enjoy. Have fun learning and become stronger!

Why similar: Board Game 43.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.2%, Strategy 17.4%, Casual 5.9%, Tactical 5.6%

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 29.2% ★, Board Game 27.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.9%

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 25% ★, Board Game 22.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Roguelike 13%, Strategy 7.8%

Chessium offers 3D Chess experience where people can play chess and feel themselves in the middle of war!

Why similar: Board Game 33.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Strategy 15.6%, Chess 8.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%

A turn-based strategy game with a light roguelike twist. Bring heroes of different races, break into the dragon's lair full of monsters, improve heroes and use strategies, defeat evil dragons time and time again...

Why similar: Board Game 42.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.3%, Strategy 14%, Roguelite 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.6%

ChessXpanse™ is a game that captures the intensity of chess and pits one player against another in the midst of battle. In ChessXpanse, a player faces varying front lines as the starting positions of each game board differ.

Why similar: Board Game 42.6%, Strategy 21.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Puzzle 5%

Treemee is a relaxing, hand-drawn abstract game. In the solo campaign, journey through the untouched land of Medaria. Play as a Gruffo with unique powers, facing Tainted Spirits. Use diverse terrain and trees with distinct traits to your advantage.

Why similar: Board Game 32.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Roguelike 12.7%, Strategy 12.2%, Roguelite 8.6%

✨ A cosy, relaxing escape into a world of wonder—Magical Capture wraps you in warmth and quiet charm.

Why similar: Board Game 40.4%, Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Puzzle 4.8%

Ballotoro is a light incremental roguelike about rolling, triggering effects, and watching chaos unfold. You can’t fail — but you’ll feel clever anyway.

Why similar: Experimental 59.6% ★, Roguelike 22.8%, Strategy 6.4%, Casual 4.4%, Roguelite 3.8%

Dots n Lines (Dots and Boxes) game is a classic and old school game brought you by Tuga Studios.

Why similar: Board Game 38.7%, Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.5%, Casual 6.7%, Logic 6%

Elebend is a live service real-time strategy (RTS) game that blends real-time strategy with live PvP elements. Place orbs, generate mana streams, and trigger elemental abilities to attack, defend, adapt, and transcend.

Why similar: Board Game 34.9%, RTS 30.4%, Strategy 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%

The game of Copenhagen Hnefatafl is a turn based strategy game with roots going back hundreds of years. It is a bit like chess and played on 11 by 11 and 13 by 13 size board. The client supports playing games, playing in tournaments, reviewing games and going through different move choices.

Why similar: Board Game 55%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.4%, Strategy 21.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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 24.5% ★, Board Game 24.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 19%, Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%

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 36.6% ★, Board Game 33.3%, Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Thumper Chess is a free to play chess game with basic animated pieces. Better looking and more fun chess sets, maps, animations, etc... are available in cheap DLC content.

Why similar: Board Game 41%, Chess 28.6% ★, Strategy 21.7%, 3D 6%, Casual 2.7%

Fragmentum is an Experimental Real Time Strategy (RTS) game with customizable units and factions, dynamic units and complex 3D terrain. Units are built from voxel-like modules that determine their stats and abilities. Features multiplayer, Procedural maps, replays, and a simple single player campaign.

Why similar: Experimental 43.6% ★, RTS 28%, Strategy 18.2%, Building 5.8%, Indie 4.5%

Chess, but capture transforms the captor. Your queen takes a pawn and your queen is now a pawn. Kings excepted. Standard rules otherwise, with ranked matches, puzzles, bots, and analysis. Sometimes the strongest move on the board is forcing your opponent to capture something.

Why similar: Board Game 37.8%, Strategy 18.4%, Chess 11.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Logic 8.5%

Cell Conquest is a turn-based logic strategy game where you place walls, complete cells, and outthink your opponents. Play solo against the computer or compete locally with 2–5 players across multiple maps and board sizes.

Why similar: Board Game 44.9%, Strategy 23.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, 3D 6.1%, Puzzle 5.2%

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 34.8% ★, Board Game 33%, Strategy 19.7%, Casual 6.8%, 3D 4.8%

A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,

Why similar: Board Game 26%, Chess 25.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Roguelike 13.9%, Strategy 9.4%

This is a board game that combines deck building and Reversi. Buy powerful stones from the store and try to win 12 times within your time limit of 12 minutes!

Why similar: Board Game 51.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 27.3%, Casual 10.1%, 3D 7%, Indie 2.3%

"Chess: Three Kingdoms" is a game built upon chess rules, integrating tactical war-game strategy with a Three Kingdoms setting. Command distinctive troop types, recruit armies with random traits, and enhance your official rank for the chance to enlist rare elite units.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.2%, Roguelike 17.8%, Strategy 15.1%, Board Game 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%

《最后的英雄》（Last Heroes）是一款回合制的类Rouge游戏。在游戏中，玩家将扮演拯救世界的英雄，指挥众多战斗单位，运用丰富的魔法来击败邪恶的黑暗势力。玩家可以通过选择和购买卡牌，创造出独一无二的战术组合，最终赢得胜利！

Why similar: Board Game 37.6%, Strategy 20.4%, Roguelike 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%

JIN is a modern traditional strategy board game where every move matters. Combine pieces to grow stronger, outplay your opponent, and capture your way to victory.

Why similar: Board Game 42.4%, Strategy 23.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.4%, 3D 5.7%, Casual 5.2%

Magichess is a strategy game blending classic and innovative chess play. Strong opponents make every move a challenge, but new pieces and items let you turn the tide. Play locally, invite Steam friends, or join global random matches for tense and exciting board duels.

Why similar: Board Game 31.7%, RTS 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Strategy 6.5%, Roguelite 5.4%