- #1 Chess: Three Kingdom
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 超级鸽
Windows
"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 Strategy 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Strategy 12.4%, Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #2 The Rookery
96% matchVery Positive94% of 105 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 28.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Roguelite 9.9%, Tactical 8.8%
- #3 Peace by Piece
96% 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 26.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Board Game 8.7%
- #4 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 31.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 12%, Roguelike 11.9%, Board Game 9.1%
- #5 Protocol Aegirum
94% 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 28.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Board Game 13.4%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #6 Damage Xiangqi
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ichigeki Games
Windows
Xiangqi (Chinese chess), reimagined as HP-based combat. Every piece has HP, Attack and Defense. Take 3 actions per turn, deal randomized damage, brace for counterattacks. The Cannon bombards over a screen; Soldiers power up across the river. Battle a 4-tier CPU or friends online.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Strategy 18.4%, Chess 18.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Historical 12.7%
- #7 Warboard
93% 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 23.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Board Game 12%, Strategy 11.2%
- #8 The Ouroboros King
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 579 reviews2023
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 24.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Board Game 14.7%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #9 Chessillo
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: DRV
Windows
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 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Roguelike 14%, Strategy 11.9%, Chess 10.7% ★
- #10 Tactorius
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ludius Constructs
Windows
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 33.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Roguelite 13.7%
- #11 MEGACHESS
90% 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: Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Strategy 17.6%, Chess 17.1% ★, Roguelike 13.4%
- #12 Warlore
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BT Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 15-minute 11×11 board strategy duel about territory, timing, and commander powers. Place stones to control space like Go; use cards only as tactical support when the board is ready. 16 historical commanders, 30 strategy cards, 500 challenges.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 18.7%, Strategy 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Roguelike 14.2%, Historical 8.3%
- #13 Dice Dice Dice
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: WuYiWoYi
Windows
This is a casual deck-building game based on dice rolling. Players will rely on their choices and some luck to achieve victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Strategy 18.9%, Board Game 15.4%, Roguelike 14.7%, Simulation 9.6%
- #14 Chess 3: The Final Chapter
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TeamTwoStudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 33.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Roguelike 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #15 Damage Chess
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ichigeki Games
Windows
Chess, reimagined as HP-based combat. Every piece has HP, Attack and Defense. Take 3 actions per turn, deal randomized damage, brace for counterattacks — a tactical duel where reading and luck collide. Castling, en passant and promotion included. Battle a 4-tier CPU or friends online.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.5%, Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Chess 18.6% ★, Board Game 9.2%
- #16 Chess Mess
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Heavy Element
Windows · Linux
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 19.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Roguelike 14.7%, Chess 12.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%
- #17 TOTAL ZUGZWANG
86% 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 25.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Roguelike 12.8%, Tactical 11.8%
- #18 Shattered Chess
84% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: Arti Works
Windows
Chain massive combos, build game-breaking synergies, and survive rule-changing bosses in this fast-paced roguelike twist on chess.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Board Game 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Roguelike 14.9%, Chess 12.1% ★
- #19 Chess: The Lost Pieces
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Yağız Selimoğlu
Windows
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
Why similar: Chess 26.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Board Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Roguelike 12%
- #20 Gambition
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EasternLamp
Windows
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 26.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Board Game 12.4%, Roguelike 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #21 Hex Clash - The Fractured Combs
82% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Salih Demirkol
Windows · Mac
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: Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Strategy 18.8%, Board Game 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Chess 8% ★
- #22 Chess of Fortune
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: devOfFortune
Windows
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 31.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Board Game 15.2%, Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%
- #23 Advancing Chess
82% 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 35.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Roguelike 12.5%, Strategy 10.5%
- #24 Immortal Chess
81% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Arcane Square Games
Windows · Mac
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 32.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Strategy 12%, Board Game 10.7%
- #25 Free Strategy Chess Game
81% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Wang ZhongQi
Windows
1.It is The Strategy Chess Game. 2.All operations are performed using the left mouse button. 3.In the world map, left-click to move the character. If the character is not visible, click the second and third buttons below to locate them.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Strategy 21%, Tactical 16.3%, Casual 3.4%
- #26 Helios Chess
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Error707Studios
Windows
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 31.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 12.4%, Roguelike 11.6%, Board Game 11.5%
- #27 Prismarch
79% 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 36.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.9%, Board Game 10.2%, Strategy 10%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #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 30% ★, Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Board Game 11.5%, Strategy 10.6%
- #29 MetaChess
77% match8 user reviews75% of 8 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 35.1% ★, Board Game 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 9.3%
- #30 Chessemble
77% 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 31.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Board Game 12.3%, Tactical 11.2%
- #31 GrandStrategy
78% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Mitutuki YoukinoPub: JIA Guardian
Windows
Let's wage war as we please! Casual Modern Military Strategy RTS.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, Simulation 17.6%, Strategy 13.8%, War 11.1%
- #32 Chaturanga
75% 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 26.2% ★, Board Game 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Roguelike 11.4%, Historical 9.4%
- #33 Wargame Forge
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JIN CHENMING
Windows
Step onto the tactical sandbox and experience strategic wargame scenarios. Command with ease, outthink your rivals, and master the classic turn-based battlefield. Every move counts—every decision writes your legend in this thrilling virtual war.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Board Game 16.7%, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Simulation 13.5%
- #34 Back Rank Chess
76% 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 34.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Tactical 10.5%, Strategy 9.4%
- #35 Field Tactics
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R3 Games
Windows · Mac
Field Tactics is a Turn-Based Tactical War Simulator inspired by ancient warfare. Set up your formations, utilise a variety of tactics and lead your army to victory.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Board Game 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Tactical 11.8%, Historical 11.8%
- #36 RanaRangam: Where Chess Pieces Bleed
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Bogaram Rakesh
Windows
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 27.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Board Game 13.9%, Tactical 10.3%
- #37 Enkhbayar's Olympiad Chess: Multi-Board Team Matches
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enkhbayar
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 37% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Board Game 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Strategy 9.1%
- #38 Slumbering Mirage Grove
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: primarycore
Windows
A turn-based Roguelike with Monopoly mode!The Dream Forest is invaded by nightmares, and the cute cat fights back! Use dice rolls to choose actions in the nightmare world, experience events, collect runes, and face nightmares in a final battle at your journey’s end!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21.4%, Strategy 17.6%, Board Game 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Roguelike 12.2%
- #39 Top Check: A Chess Card Game
71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Gliding Knight Games
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 27.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Board Game 12.8%, Roguelike 8.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%
- #40 LUUP
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Encircle Games
Windows
Stuck in a battle that repeats itself, where each action permanently shapes the loop, you must deploy pieces to attack, defend, and manipulate an ever-growing sequence of past moves across the past, presence and future in this turn-based tactics game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.1%, Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Simulation 13.1%, Board Game 11.6%
- #41 Last Gambit
70% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Mads
Windows · Linux
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 26.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Board Game 12.5%, Roguelike 11.9%
- #42 Four Kings One War
73% matchMixed54% of 197 reviews2021
Dev: StaplesVR
Windows · Mac
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: Strategy 31%, Chess 31% ★, Board Game 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Simulation 3.3%
- #43 Waves of Chess
69% 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 38.3% ★, Board Game 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Strategy 14.9%, Roguelike 14.9%
- #44 Dragon Lair Depths
71% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Atomheart Game Studio
Windows
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 24.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Roguelite 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%
- #45 Checkmate Kingdoms: Ancient Origin
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SAMWOO STUDIO
Windows
Command distinct low-poly armies in a strategy game built on authentic chess. Enjoy quick matches, take on history-inspired scenarios with special objectives, and grow your civilization through tactical turn-based warfare. A free Quick Battle demo is available now.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.7%, Board Game 18.6%, Strategy 13.4%, Historical 10.4%
- #46 Hex Slayer
73% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Shatterproof
Windows
Hex Slayer is a turn-based strategy game where the goal is to conquer the island. Featuring special classes and custom campaigns, expand your kingdom and outwit the enemy by building huts, towers, and powerful units.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Board Game 20.9%, Strategy 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Tactical 9.4%
- #47 Tank Operations - Diary of the War
70% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Linked Dimensions
Windows
Experience World War II’s defining battles from a new perspective! In Tank Operations: Diary of the War, you command Allied forces through intense, turn-based warfare. Master battlefield tactics, upgrade your troops, and face an expansive campaign.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, War 17.6%, Strategy 17.4%, Historical 14.5%
- #48 XO Evolved
69% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Charles HollandPub: XOE Team
Windows
XO evolved is a revolutionary new twist to the game of tic tac toe. XO Evolved is a much more complex and strategic version of tic tac toe, featuring more shapes, exciting mechanics such as lasers, and cards with special effects to turn the tide of the game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.6%, Board Game 23.5%, Strategy 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Tactical 11.1%
- #49 Viking Chess: Hnefatafl
71% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Diamond Sky GamesPub: Rain Games
Windows · Mac
Play the ancient game of "Hnefatafl" in style on your PC, in Singleplayer mode against the AI or Multiplayer over the internet. "Hnefatafl" is a strategic, chess-like boardgame with assumed origins all the way back to the Viking era.
Why similar: Chess 27.9% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Board Game 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Historical 13.1%
- #50 这张不算 This One Doesn't Count
67% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: ZW Game
Windows
"This One Doesn't Count"—You lived to 40, buying lottery tickets every single day, never winning once. On your deathbed, God reveals: "Everyone who won was cheating." Reborn for one more try, do whatever it takes to pay your daughter's tuition before exam day. Scratch-card × Roguelite.
Why similar: Roguelike 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Roguelite 14.3%
- #51 Last Crown Gambit
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Feona Games
Windows
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 36% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Board Game 17.1%, Roguelite 12.6%, Strategy 8.5%
- #52 Tamerlane Chess
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gamegine
Windows
Not a chess. It is a war strategy. Tamerlane Chess is the digital version of the board Timur used to shape his battlefield tactics. With a larger board, unique pieces, and deep strategy, every move demands the mindset of a true commander.
Why similar: Chess 31% ★, Board Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%
- #53 高温计划 Heat Plan
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 自在鸟
Windows
Heat Plan is a strategy roguelike game about unit placement. Make good use of randomly appearing units and buffs, and strategically place your units within the limited grid spaces on the board to earn more coins and achieve the set goal.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, Board Game 20%, Strategy 19.7%, Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #54 Chessium: 3D Chess Battle
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RIGNIX Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chessium offers 3D Chess experience where people can play chess and feel themselves in the middle of war!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Board Game 19.3%, Strategy 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Chess 10% ★
- #55 The Chess
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: NowakGames
Windows
The ChessThemed Chess offers a relaxing, minimalist chess experience with multiple boards, piece sets, AI opponents, and multiplayer. Play in 3D or 2D, learn the game’s history, and explore RPG-themed DLC. Free to Play – Download now and enjoy endless strategy!
Why similar: Chess 19.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Historical 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, War 10.7%
- #56 Chess With Idiots
66% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Skeletons With Jobs
Windows
Shape the turn order in a speed-based tactical roguelike. Adapt to shifting battlefields, overcome unique bosses, and unlock powerful new abilities as you guide a band of idiots through four perilous and distinct regions!
Why similar: Strategy 18.6%, Board Game 18.4%, Roguelike 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%
- #57 IS THIS EVEN CHESS?
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WHITE ROOM STUDIOSPub: WHITE ROOM STUDIOS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prove you're worthy of King's Challenge! Master items, navigation, and combat in over 30 levels of increasing difficulty! Many contenders have failed before. Will you be able to defeat King and claim the ultimate prize?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Board Game 21.2%, Strategy 15.9%, Chess 9.2% ★
- #58 Corners Arena
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Marat Zimnurov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead a squad of 3D sentinels across a living strategy board. Step, build long jump chains, and occupy the rival corner first in local two-player matches or against an easy or tactical computer opponent.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.5%, Board Game 21.5%, Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.5%, Casual 9.3%