
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!
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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!

Passant: A Chess Roguelike
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.

Tactorius
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.
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 60.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 10.6%, Roguelike 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.7%
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 59.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%, Indie 3%
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 60.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Roguelike 9.7%, Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%
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 52.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Roguelike 11.4%, Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%
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 60.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Roguelike 9.9%, Strategy 7.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.6%
Build a chess army. Break the rules. Get thrown around by a tornado, spiked by a trap, swallowed by quicksand or captured by an enemy hiding in tall grass. Make your knights move infinitely or turn your bishops into necromancers. No king to checkmate. Just enemies to destroy.
Why similar: Chess 45.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 8.4%, Roguelike 8.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%
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 58.5% ★, Roguelike 10.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Turn-Based Combat 5.8%
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 61.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Roguelike 7.7%, Strategy 7.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%
Chess, but with spells, items and dungeons that fight back. Play online matches on boards full of vision crystals, teleports and fog, where every piece has abilities the original never had.
Why similar: Chess 53.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Dungeon Crawler 10%, Strategy 6.2%, Roguelike 5.8%
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 66.6% ★, Strategy 12.2%, Roguelike 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 1.8%
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 46.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Roguelike 11%, Procedural Generation 8%, Strategy 7.2%
Shatranj Puzzles is a tactical chess puzzle game featuring 10,000 unique puzzles, 3 AI difficulty levels, and local 2-player mode. Solve challenging positions, improve your tactical vision, and progress through a massive chess puzzle experience at your own pace.
Why similar: Chess 80.8% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Indie 1.9%, 2D 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 67.8% ★, Procedural Generation 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Turn-Based Combat 7.1%
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 65.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%, Indie 1.2%
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 63.5% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%, Turn-Based Combat 2.5%
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 67.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 2.5%, Indie 1.3%
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 58% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 10.7%, Roguelike 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 4%
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 58.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Roguelike 8.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%, Strategy 5.6%
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 33.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.9%, Strategy 16.1%, Roguelike 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%
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 67.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.6%, Indie 1.4%
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 72.6% ★, Strategy 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Singleplayer 0.2%
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 56.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Roguelike 10%, Strategy 7.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.7%
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 68.3% ★, Strategy 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Roguelike 8.2%, Action 5.3%
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 76.3% ★, Strategy 10.4%, Roguelike 8.1%, Dark 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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 48.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Roguelike 9.7%, Dungeon Crawler 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.8%
FRITZ CHESS 14! The Ultimate Chess SoftwarePlay against FRITZ or play online at FRITZ CHESS 14 is the most comprehensive chess program in the world. Whether you are new to the game or a Grandmaster, FRITZ 14 is suitable for all skill levels!
A game combining chess and card games with roguelike elements. You can move with the cards in your hand. With only a joker piece as start, you can build up a powerful army. With Upgrade Cards changing how you play, and Curses that help the enemy, every run feels different.
Why similar: Chess 43.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Roguelike 12.9%, Strategy 8.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
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 62.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%, Turn-Based Combat 2.3%
A two-player online (choose an opponent from your Steam friends list) Chess, in an edgeless landscape called "Kingland", with upgrades.
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 64.6% ★, Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.5%, Pixel Graphics 2.6%
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 87.2% ★, Strategy 11.2%, 2D 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Chess battle is re-imagined as 3D! In this variation of chess, we have up-to 8 parallel boards and the pieces can travel between them.
Why similar: Chess 51.9% ★, Strategy 26.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 45.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%, Roguelike 9.3%, Strategy 7.4%
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 57.5% ★, Strategy 27%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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 58.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 10%, Roguelike 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.7%
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 64.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.3%
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 69.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Indie 1.3%
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 57.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Roguelike 12.2%, Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.1%
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 68.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%, Top-Down 1.9%
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 66.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Strategy 8.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 2.9%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 61.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%, Turn-Based Combat 4.4%
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 47.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Roguelike 10.2%, Dungeon Crawler 9.6%, Strategy 6.9%
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 71.5% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.2%, Indie 1.5%
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 66.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16%, Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%, 2D 0.7%
Chess you already know, rules you don't. Pieces have HP and gear. Shop between fights, stack gambits, roll the dice if you're feeling stupid. Lose the trial, lose the run.
Why similar: Chess 55% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 8.7%, Roguelike 8.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%
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 74.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Strategy 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 59.4% ★, Roguelike 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 3.6%
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 55.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Roguelike 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Strategy 7.5%
Chess, but with wizards. Every piece has HP and Attack and spell cards bend the rules. Outplay a friend in hotseat, over LAN, or online and climb the leaderboard.
Why similar: Chess 61.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%, Turn-Based Combat 3%
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 78.2% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
A chess deckbuilding puzzle roguelike where every board is a shifting lock. Deploy pieces from your hand, chain captures and clear each configuration before turns expire. Pieces used to open one layer become locked within it, leaving fewer tools for the next - can you escape the boards retaliation?
Why similar: Chess 68.4% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%, Strategy 9.2%, Roguelike 7.6%, Dark 2.5%
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 71.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%, Turn-Based Combat 3.2%
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 62.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.5%, Top-Down 1.8%
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 59.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%, Turn-Based Combat 5.2%
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 63.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%, Turn-Based Combat 2.1%
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 64.7% ★, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.9%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%
A Game of Chaess is "Monty Python meets Tolkien on a Chessboard". Defeat waves of black pieces in this asymmetrical chess game to stop the Lord of Darkness! The rules are simple, but the game gets harder and harder. Only the most fooli- eh fearless players will succeed!
Why similar: Chess 56.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Roguelike 9.5%, Strategy 7.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%