- #1 Chess Survivors
97% matchVery Positive85% of 159 reviews2023
Dev: Aarimous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies. Combine abilities, upgrades, and relics to create game-breaking builds. Think fast, die, learn, repeat!
Why similar: Chess 47.7% ★, Action Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelike 9.8%, Roguelite 9%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #2 Petal Crash
96% matchVery Positive98% of 290 reviews2020
Dev: Friend & FairyPub: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Crash blocks together into huge chain reactions in this frantic arcade action puzzler! Pick your favorite character and experience their tale in the Story Mode, solve tricky brain teasers and make your own in Puzzle Mode, shoot for high scores in Solo Play, or go head to head in Versus Mode!
Why similar: Arcade 24.9%, Local Multiplayer 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Puzzle 10.4%, Retro 9.5%
- #3 Gambonanza
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,254 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Gambonanza is a turn-based chess roguelike, set on a tiny board with higher stakes. Master tactical twists, invest your winnings and discover new rule-bending Gambits, tile and piece combinations. Face off against challenging bosses and get lost in all the ways you can break traditional chess!
Why similar: Chess 51% ★, Roguelike 10.9%, Arcade 10.3%, Roguelite 8.5%, Retro 7.9%
- #4 Hyper Chess
95% matchVery Positive92% of 333 reviews2025
Dev: Grouch
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 30%
There are NO TURNS in this wild version of Chess! Pieces move across the board in real-time, so you'll need to think fast to protect your King!
Why similar: Chess 56.5% ★, Arcade 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Tabletop 7.5%, Local Multiplayer 6.1%
- #5 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
94% matchVery Positive91% of 7,246 reviews2022
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 41.2% ★, Tabletop 13.1%, Action Roguelike 9.4%, Roguelike 8%, Arcade 6.7%
- #6 Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
93% matchVery Positive91% of 616 reviews2021
Dev: VINEPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Delve with Shovel Knight into the depths of the Pocket Dungeon in an action-packed puzzle adventure mashup like none other!
Why similar: Multiplayer 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Local Multiplayer 10.5%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #7 Gigachess
94% matchVery Positive82% of 96 reviews2015
Dev: Drixxel Soft
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!
Why similar: Chess 45.6% ★, Tabletop 25.6%, Arcade 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Procedural Generation 6.1%
- #8 The Rookery
92% 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 71.9% ★, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 9.9%, Puzzle 3.3%, 2D 1.7%
- #9 Checkmate Showdown
91% matchVery Positive80% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: BadRez GamesPub: ManaVoid Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Chess meets Fighting games. Crush your opponents in the arena and on the chessboard in this online multiplayer competitive tactical fighting game that mixes the strategic elegance of Chess with the fast-paced execution of fighting games.
Why similar: Chess 59.7% ★, Local Multiplayer 13%, Multiplayer 12%, PvP 8.5%, Action 3.3%
- #10 Yes, My Queen
91% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Wall Spaghetti
Windows · Mac
The chess roguelite. Play game-changing cards, bend the rules, save your Queen, and escape from the dungeon.
Why similar: Chess 56.8% ★, Tabletop 12.7%, Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 7.4%, Top-Down 4.8%
- #11 Blocky Dungeon
90% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: SquareAnon
Windows
A weird mix of block-placing puzzle and roguelike, where you build a dungeon and explore it at the same time! Defeat enemies, clear lines and collect loot. Explore the different dungeons, complete quests and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.5%, Roguelike 15.8%, Top-Down 15.2%, Arcade 13.3%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #12 Mate'Morphosis
89% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: WiseMonkeESPub: Wise Monke Entertainment Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mate'Morphosis is a pixel art, chess-inspired puzzle game built around the concept of becoming the piece you capture. Outsmart each board, adapt to evolving mechanics, and hunt down the rival king across every stage.
Why similar: Chess 75.9% ★, Puzzle 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%, Top-Down 5.1%, 2D 3.1%
- #13 Orb Tower
88% matchVery Positive96% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre VandermaesenPub: VANDERMAESEN GAMES
Windows · Linux
A Roguelike Bubble Puzzler! Choose your school of magic and reach the top of the tower! Chill pick up and play feel and nostalgic pixel art and music. Get your staff and prepare to shoot orbastical spells !
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.9%, Arcade 21.8%, Roguelite 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Action 8.6%
- #14 Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron's Workshop
89% matchMixed63% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: TAITO CORP.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Use your bubble-blowing abilities to trap your enemies and conquer a variety of stages in this action-puzzle game! Includes the original arcade game, The Baron is Back expansion, and a new exclusive Workshop Mode only on Steam!
Why similar: Arcade 21.3%, Local Multiplayer 18.1%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Retro 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
- #15 Chess Ultimate
87% matchVery Positive88% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: Jesse Lugassy
Windows · Mac
Chess just got an upgrade! Chess Ultimate, where precision strategy meets colorful chaos. Build your team from a roster of unique, quirky characters to defend your King while plotting your opponent’s downfall. Easy to pick up, endlessly fun to master, and a fresh take on the classic game of wits.
Why similar: Chess 35.6% ★, Tabletop 34.9%, Top-Down 9.5%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Colorful 4.8%
- #16 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
86% 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 70.5% ★, Roguelike 13.4%, Tabletop 7.9%, Roguelite 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #17 FPS Chess
83% matchVery Positive84% of 42,325 reviews2022
Dev: Meta ForkPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.
Why similar: Chess 48.2% ★, Tabletop 22.3%, Multiplayer 13.2%, PvP 8.6%, Local Multiplayer 5.3%
- #18 Splody
85% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2017
Dev: Dashing Strike
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The classic couch competitive gameplay of games like Bomberman brought into the modern era. Place bombs, get out of the way, destroy your friends, collect power-ups, 'splode your way to victory in smooth multiplayer with virtually unlimited local and online players!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 34.1%, Multiplayer 27.1%, Action 18%, PvP 10.6%, 2D 5.9%
- #19 Radical Rabbit Stew
84% matchVery Positive96% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: Pugstorm
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Radical Rabbit Stew is a hare-raising action-arcade game, featuring fast-paced whack-a-rabbit gameplay, scintillating puzzles, super-sized boss fights, juicy pixel graphics and a sizzling soundtrack, perfect for new players and 16-bit retro fans alike!
Why similar: Arcade 16.8%, Local Multiplayer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Retro 10.5%
- #20 Pawnbarian
82% matchVery Positive89% of 878 reviews2021
Dev: j4nw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
Why similar: Chess 65.6% ★, Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 10.6%, Puzzle 5.3%, 2D 1.8%
- #21 Crawlers and Brawlers
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Ugly Beard Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Become an adventurer and go on a fantastic journey through epic procedurally generated dungeons. Collect powerful loot to develop your character and then brawl online with your friends on 12 different multiplayer maps.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.4%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Local Multiplayer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #22 Chippy
82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,174 reviews2019
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down 24.4%, Arcade 23.6%, Retro 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Colorful 8%
- #23 Tabulo
80% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Noah Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Position your pieces carefully to max out your score in this Balatro-inspired chess roguelike. Enhance your pieces, purchase powers, and win bonuses from optional challenges, but be careful - your board only has so much room.
Why similar: Chess 36.8% ★, Roguelike 23.9%, Roguelite 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Arcade 7.6%
- #24 Crystal Crisis
81% matchVery Positive80% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An all-star cast of heroes has gathered to test their mettle in this cute and chaotic new color-matching ONLINE combat game! Crystal Crisis is presented like a fighting game, but players attack by arranging falling crystals and clearing them from the screen. It’s the ultimate Online puzzle battle throwdown!
Why similar: Multiplayer 40.4%, Local Multiplayer 30.5%, Puzzle 18.8%, Action 10.3%
- #25 Sephiria
76% matchVery Positive94% of 5,572 reviews2025
Dev: TEAM HORAY
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.5 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sephiria is a top-down action rogue-lite game with pixel graphics. Go down the tower, meet various animals, and collect various talismans and artifacts to become stronger.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 11.8%, Top-Down 11.8%
- #26 Chessarama
79% matchVery Positive89% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Chessarama is a collection of chess-inspired puzzle and strategy games that use chess pieces and their established move sets, then reimagines their goals and themes. Solve challenges, unlock collectibles, and compete against each other on the leaderboards. Welcome to Chessarama!
Why similar: Chess 43.3% ★, Tabletop 39.2%, Puzzle 8.4%, Colorful 7.1%, Cute 2%
- #27 Super Plexis
81% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Medley Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Super Plexis is a cross-platform multiplayer action puzzler inspired by classic console puzzle games. Play online with up to 4 players in a variety of game modes.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Retro 14.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Action 11.7%
- #28 Blastboard
79% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Enigmatic Network
Windows · Mac
Billiards-like puzzle game.
Why similar: Tabletop 27.3%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.6%, Top-Down 12.5%, Procedural Generation 10.7%
- #29 Antonball Deluxe
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 887 reviews2021
Dev: Summitsphere
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The breakout title from Summitsphere, Antonball Deluxe is a retro, high-octane smorgasbord of ballbusting arcade action! Antonball Deluxe quite literally turns the breakout genre on its head, blending traditional brick-breaking gameplay with tight, intense platforming.
Why similar: Arcade 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Retro 13.7%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Colorful 10.1%
- #30 Bobo's Big Tower
76% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: SillyKittyPub: DarkBear Studios
Windows
Binding of Isaac meets Crypt of the Necrodancer in this adorable Action-Puzzle Roguelike! Are you clever enough to survive the evil wizard Bobo's traps?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.4%, Roguelike 18%, Arcade 16.3%, Dungeon Crawler 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #31 Roombattle
75% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Dust Games
Windows · Linux
Destroy your friendships with adorable chaos. Roombattle is a fast-paced party battler for up to 6 players where you play as customizable vacuum cleaners, battling friends in frantic arenas and wildly unpredictable minigames across multiple game modes.
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.6%, Arcade 21.3%, Local Multiplayer 21%, PvP 12.8%, Colorful 9.1%
- #32 Ponpu
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Purple Tree StudioPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Inspired by the classic gameplay of Bomberman, Ponpu takes the concept in a new direction, adding new mechanics and features while packaging it in super-slick, hand-drawn graphics.
Why similar: Top-Down 20.2%, Local Multiplayer 16.8%, Arcade 16.2%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Retro 11.7%
- #33 Castle Break
77% matchVery Positive84% of 728 reviews2019
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows
Breakout game + physics + shooting + building. Use your mouse like in air hockey to kick enemy bombs back into the evil Black Castle! Destroy enemy towers rockets and lasers. Build your base to protect your little dudes - you need them to win
Why similar: Arcade 27.8%, Retro 19.5%, Top-Down 16.5%, Procedural Generation 10.9%, Colorful 8.9%
- #34 Anode
78% matchVery Positive88% of 111 reviews2015
Dev: Kittehface Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Anode reintroduces the classic falling-block puzzle genre, with new twists and challenges! Link blocks back and forth across each other. Match angled couplers to create chains of multiple colors. Play Mission Mode and complete randomly-generated objectives for more challenge!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 34.3%, Arcade 26.3%, Puzzle 19.2%, Action 13.9%, 2D 6.3%
- #35 Rune Dice
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 616 reviews2026
Dev: Smart Raven StudioPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tactical deckbuilding in bite-sized sessions. Launch dice to create magical chain reactions. Choose from distinct hero classes with unique abilities. Build synergies between dice, relics, and runes to defeat challenging bosses.
Why similar: Roguelike 31.5%, Roguelite 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.1%, Colorful 4.3%
- #36 Cannon Brawl
75% matchVery Positive91% of 797 reviews2014
Dev: Theresa DuringerPub: Temple Gates Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cannon Brawl is action RTS and artillery hybrid. Pilot an airship, command powerful weapon emplacements and use the destructible terrain to out think and destroy your enemy! It's a new take on artillery strategy!
Why similar: Multiplayer 35.1%, Local Multiplayer 35.1%, Colorful 10.8%, 2D 9.4%, Action 6.4%
- #37 Magical Drop VI
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: Highball GamesPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Follow the story, battle a cast of whimsical characters, set new records, solve puzzles, engage your friends and family in local multiplayer, or compete against players from around the world through online play.
Why similar: Arcade 17.2%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Local Multiplayer 12.5%, Retro 12.4%, PvP 10.8%
- #38 Dungeon Clawler
70% matchVery Positive89% of 3,740 reviews2026
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your deck, grab weapons and items from the claw machine to battle enemies, discover powerful perks that create game-changing synergies and unleash crazy combos as you fight your way through the dungeon!
Why similar: Arcade 20%, Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 15.2%, Retro 14.5%, Procedural Generation 11%
- #39 TETRACHROMA
71% matchVery Positive100% of 183 reviews2024
Dev: sparsevector
Windows
TETRACHROMA is a block stacking puzzle action game with a new color changing mechanic inspired by Reversi. Manage the constantly changing colors of the board to clear 15+ lines with a single piece.
Why similar: Arcade 32.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Retro 15.2%, Puzzle 14.1%, Colorful 9.3%
- #40 Pummel Paladins
74% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Xiaocong YanPub: Orange Lutheran High School Game Development Club
Windows
Pummel Paladins is a 1v1 brawler with a creative twist. Don't be mistaken, just because the knights lost their weapons doesn't mean they are going to stop their destined duel. Push, parry, utilize the environment and items to outplay your opponent in this retro, dungeon arena!
Why similar: Arcade 18.3%, Local Multiplayer 18.1%, Retro 15.3%, Top-Down 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #41 ChessCraft
73% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Stuart SpencePub: Frame of Mind
Windows · Linux
Never play the same game of chess again! ChessCraft is a chess AI sandbox. Create your own chess boards, rules, and pieces. Play against the computer or your friends online, or win loot by playing one of 80 built-in chess boards in adventure mode.
Why similar: Chess 60.4% ★, Tabletop 18.7%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Procedural Generation 7.1%, 2D 1.9%
- #42 Paper Planet
71% matchVery Positive85% of 520 reviews2023
Dev: DoodlegamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Paper Planet is a planet-defender, arcade roguelike with a doodley, Flash-inspired artstyle. Battle through waves of unique enemies and bosses. Combine items with strange and wacky effects for insanely overpowered runs. Play with 1-4 players, for some chaotic co-op fun!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.8%, Roguelike 24.1%, Arcade 22.2%, Local Multiplayer 13.1%, Retro 5.7%
- #43 Noobs Are Coming
69% matchVery Positive83% of 1,554 reviews2025
Dev: Overboy
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
YOU ARE THE FINAL BOSS. Brutal synergy arena roguelike. Pick your Final Boss character, equip boss patterns and combine tons of attacks to create unique builds. Play solo or in co-op!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28%, Roguelike 20.2%, Roguelite 17.1%, Arcade 15%, Colorful 5.6%
- #44 Toroom
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 199 reviews2021
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.5%, Roguelike 19.5%, Roguelite 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 8.3%
- #45 Bouboum
72% matchVery Positive84% of 119 reviews2020
Dev: Atelier 801
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Bouboum is a multiplayer bomber-hamster strategy game! Engage against other hamsters and various animals in explosive battles. Clear your way and your enemies in maze-like levels and be the last one to stay alive!
Why similar: Arcade 18.4%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Top-Down 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, PvP 10%
- #46 ---Red---Tether-->
71% matchVery Positive98% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
---Red---Tether--> is an action-packed “combat-puzzle” roguelite. You will tear apart massive space fleets, using nothing but your advanced tether harpoons. Pull and crash ships into another, rip their components off, then grapple-swing your way out of danger.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.6%, Top-Down 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Puzzle 8.4%, Procedural Generation 7.2%
- #47 DunHero
67% matchVery Positive89% of 577 reviews2026
Dev: Dev Kacper
Windows · Linux
DunHero is an Action Roguelike. Choose your class, level up and collect powerful items. Defeat bosses and free the world from evil in unique adventures. Play solo or with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.9%, Roguelike 16.2%, Top-Down 14.2%, Roguelite 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #48 Voidigo
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,782 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Roguelike 21.4%, Roguelite 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #49 即时象棋:旧棋新弈 Hyper Chinese Chess
68% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: 上弦月工作室AscentGamesPub: 上海上弦琼弧网络科技有限公司
Windows
Turn-based play is central to Chinese Chess. HyperChineseChess removes this rule—battle AI or players in real-time, using quick thinking to win. Experience classic chess reimagined!
Why similar: Tabletop 31.3%, Top-Down 28.5%, Retro 21.3%, Multiplayer 9.6%, PvP 8.1%
- #50 Brickochet
70% matchVery Positive96% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: Graham Garven
Windows
Brickochet revitalizes classic brick breaking action in this fast-paced, explosive arcade game that all can enjoy!
Why similar: Arcade 34.7%, Retro 21.2%, Action 17%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Colorful 8.7%
- #51 Drop Duchy
65% matchVery Positive90% of 2,917 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy Mill StudioPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!
Why similar: Tabletop 30.3%, Roguelike 16%, Arcade 14.8%, Roguelite 13.9%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #52 Dungeon Souls
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,228 reviews2016
Dev: Lamina Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.5%, Roguelike 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Roguelite 12.2%, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%
- #53 Destropolis
68% matchVery Positive87% of 287 reviews2020
Dev: Igrek GamesPub: Games Incubator
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.8%, Roguelike 19.8%, Arcade 18.6%, Top-Down 17.2%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
- #54 Repetendium
66% matchVery Positive90% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Bearlex Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Repetendium is a top-down roguelike-lite shooter. Select from a rowdy group of characters to play as and wield an ever expanding variety of gear and items to conquer the underworld. Death awaits...
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.2%, Roguelike 20.7%, Roguelite 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Local Multiplayer 11.9%
- #55 SnOut 2
67% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Aarjvark
Windows
Compete for the top scores in this combination of two classic arcade games, or fight your friends to prove who has the longest SnOut!
Why similar: Arcade 28%, Retro 12.6%, Local Multiplayer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Multiplayer 11.2%
- #56 Pixel Dungeon VR
63% matchVery Positive91% of 397 reviews2025
Dev: Suplife Games
Windows
Pixel Dungeon is a fast-paced, multiplayer social VR adventure where dungeon-crawling action, physics-based combat, and chaos with friends collide.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.1%, Roguelike 20.6%, Roguelite 18.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #57 Bombing Bastards
70% matchMixed58% of 125 reviews2014
Dev: Sanuk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Have a blast! Bomb oodles of nasty critters in a series of 30 wicked mazes! Defeat hellish bosses in heroic fights! Play solo or with friends in merciless battles! Embark on a hilarious journey with the witty Dr. Wallow to conquer the galaxy in this explosively fun arcade game!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #58 Cramped Room of Death
66% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Hafiz Mohd RozlanPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
A puzzle adventure in close quarters! Use your spear to defeat enemies and collect treasure, but plan your moves carefully—each room has tight turns, deadly traps and no margin for error.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Top-Down 16.3%, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, Roguelike 10.7%