60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Chess, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Board Game.
It’s not chess...it’s better! COMBINE pieces as you play. New moves. New strategies. Create powerful hybrid pieces like the "Knook" by moving the Knight + Rook onto the same square. Then move as either piece. Face off with friends. Battle the AI. Beat the Grandmaster in the Deckbuilding Roguelike.
The Ouroboros King
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.
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.
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 38% ★, Difficult 12.9%, Board Game 11.4%, Roguelite 11.2%, Roguelike 8.8%
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 52.5% ★, Roguelike 10.5%, Board Game 7.5%, Roguelite 7.4%, Strategy 6.7%
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 51.5% ★, Board Game 12.2%, PvP 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 5%, Choices Matter 4.7%
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 34.6% ★, Difficult 9.5%, Board Game 9%, Roguelite 8.1%, Roguelike 7.8%
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 45.6% ★, Roguelike 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Roguelite 7.7%, Board Game 7.4%
Try Boardfall for free! 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.
Why similar: Chess 38.5% ★, Roguelite 10.4%, Roguelike 8.5%, Deckbuilding 8.1%, Choices Matter 8%
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 40% ★, Difficult 9.8%, Board Game 9.8%, Roguelite 7.8%, Deckbuilding 7.7%
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% ★, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 7.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%, Board Game 7.1%
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 49% ★, PvP 11.2%, Deckbuilding 10.4%, Board Game 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.2%
Escape custom chess boards with your king while your opponent hunts you down. Play campaigns, solve puzzles, compete locally or ranked online, and build your own puzzles and campaigns in the editor.
Why similar: Chess 50.2% ★, Difficult 12.3%, Board Game 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.8%, Strategy 5.2%
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 49.9% ★, PvP 12.1%, Roguelike 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.2%, Deckbuilding 6.1%
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 56.8% ★, Roguelike 10.7%, PvP 10.2%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Strategy 5.7%
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 61.3% ★, Roguelike 12.1%, Strategy 8.6%, Deckbuilding 7.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing king, who is lazy and never moves, so don't worry about losing any pieces.
Why similar: Chess 57.6% ★, Difficult 14.8%, Board Game 13.1%, Puzzle 6.3%, Strategy 5%
The chess roguelite. Play game-changing cards, bend the rules, save your Queen, and escape from the dungeon.
Why similar: Chess 45.1% ★, Difficult 11.9%, Roguelike 10.3%, Board Game 10.2%, Deckbuilding 9.4%
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 58.7% ★, Board Game 9.4%, Retro 8.7%, PvP 8%, Strategy 5.1%
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 53.2% ★, Board Game 12.4%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%
Mad Chess is a turn-based strategy game that vastly expands on the classic game of chess. Explore a colorful fantasy world, recruit up to 20 unique factions, fight-off an alien invasion in a single-player story mode or battle your friends online!
Why similar: Chess 45.1% ★, Difficult 11.7%, Board Game 11.6%, PvP 8.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.5%
The world's most popular board game enhanced with unique pieces, various maps and new game modes. Experience gorgeous graphics, engaging campaign, challenging puzzles and diverse battles.
Why similar: Chess 53% ★, Board Game 11.6%, PvP 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Multiplayer 6.2%
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 49.6% ★, Roguelike 11.1%, Roguelite 11.1%, Board Game 9.5%, Medieval 6.2%
The chess roguelike deckbuilder. Solo Chess is a cozy strategy game where you play chess-themed cards on a 3×3 grid, trigger piece effects, and earn points through clever combos. Build your deck with pets and food to conquer waves of unique battles.
Why similar: Chess 42.2% ★, Board Game 11.3%, Roguelike 9.5%, Roguelite 7.8%, Deckbuilding 7.8%
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 50.7% ★, Roguelike 10.4%, Roguelite 8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%, Choices Matter 7.3%
At the turn of the century, Fritz fascinated the chess world with victories over Garry Kasparov and then-reigning World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The "most popular chess program" offers you everything you will need as a dedicated chess enthusiast.
Why similar: Chess 68% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Strategy 8.6%, Multiplayer 4%, 2D 2.9%
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 62.5% ★, Roguelike 13.1%, Board Game 12.9%, Strategy 8.3%, 2D 2.2%
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 58.4% ★, Board Game 13.8%, Roguelite 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Strategy 4.7%
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 57.4% ★, Medieval 10.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Board Game 9.1%, Puzzle 6.2%
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 49.1% ★, Board Game 12.1%, Medieval 9.3%, PvP 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
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 60.8% ★, Board Game 14%, PvP 9.1%, Strategy 7.1%, Multiplayer 5.7%
A casual puzzle played with 4 sided chits with a swords or a shield on an edge played on a classic chess board. when chits clash they may rotate or capture the other, your objective is to capture the crown chits, there are 4 on both sides.
Why similar: Chess 61.7% ★, Board Game 18.9%, Strategy 8.6%, Puzzle 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your King is your strongest weapon. Play cards from your deck to drop units onto the battlefield and checkmate your opponent. Build your Deck, Upgrade your Ruler, and Claim the Throne.
Why similar: Chess 43.3% ★, Roguelite 10.2%, Difficult 9.8%, Roguelike 9.5%, Board Game 8.8%
Forget checkmate. Every capture scores in this chess roguelike deckbuilder. Gather powerful floppy disks, rig your pieces (and theirs), and ignite cascading combos as you chase scores you have no right to reach.
Why similar: Chess 44.3% ★, Roguelike 12%, Deckbuilding 8.6%, Strategy 7.8%, Roguelite 7.5%
Regimental Chess is a battle game where large armies of chess pieces move and capture in mass formations. Up to 372 pieces in a single battle.
Why similar: Chess 57% ★, Difficult 15.7%, Board Game 13.8%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Strategy 6.7%
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
Why similar: Chess 47.1% ★, Board Game 12.3%, Roguelike 11.3%, Deckbuilding 6.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%
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 61.4% ★, Roguelite 16.9%, Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Chess Bomb is a unique puzzle game where bombs take the shape of chess pieces. Strategically use these explosive chess bombs to fend off waves of invading monsters threatening the chess kingdom.
Why similar: Chess 50.8% ★, Difficult 14.3%, Board Game 13.5%, Choices Matter 6.4%, Puzzle 6.2%
It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past!
Why similar: Chess 59.8% ★, Board Game 9.4%, Difficult 9.2%, Psychedelic 4.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 4%
Welcome to the Chess Game of Tomorrow!
Why similar: Chess 54.1% ★, Board Game 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Strategy 7%, Multiplayer 5.4%
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 58.2% ★, Difficult 17.2%, Puzzle 7.3%, Strategy 5%, Board Game 3.9%
A roguelike chess strategy game where chess pieces evolve into powerful forms, gaining unique abilities and devastating synergies across ever-changing boards.
Why similar: Chess 46.6% ★, Roguelike 10.5%, Board Game 10.4%, Deckbuilding 8.5%, Roguelite 8.2%
A new patch just dropped for the ancient game of Chess. The Definitive Edition adds new pieces, chaotic cards, and modernized rules. Reshape the board and bring down the enemy Kings, heirs, and pretenders. Master the first major update in centuries.
Why similar: Chess 63.8% ★, PvP 11.4%, Board Game 9.3%, Strategy 8.5%, Multiplayer 7%
Chess, but continuous! Avalog is a free game for playing analog chess with others, either locally or online. As well as a 'classic' mode, there is a 'draft' mode, where players pick pieces from 5 different factions.
Why similar: Chess 53.1% ★, Board Game 11.7%, Deckbuilding 9.3%, Strategy 6.3%, Multiplayer 6.2%
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 64.4% ★, Roguelite 10.9%, Roguelike 9%, Board Game 8.9%, Strategy 6.1%
This project was inspired by Oats Jenkins' video on Youtube titled "I Made a BETTER Chess". In their video, they revised the pieces and rules. This project is that idea, turned into a video game!
Why similar: Chess 56.7% ★, Board Game 13.5%, PvP 13.3%, Puzzle 6.2%, Strategy 5.5%
3D Chess Online combines the magical world of chess with a modern and three-dimensional experience! Determine your strategy and fight against your opponents worldwide in this simulator equipped with realistic graphics.
Why similar: Chess 54.6% ★, Board Game 13.4%, PvP 8.8%, Strategy 6.9%, Puzzle 5.9%
Think you know chess? Forget some of that. Rule House is a pawn chess adventure where every stage rewrites the game. Travel the globe and beyond, master an ever-changing board where new pieces, twisted variants, and cunning opponents keep you guessing from first move to last.
Why similar: Chess 58.2% ★, Board Game 14.4%, Retro 8.2%, Strategy 7.5%, Choices Matter 6.6%
Enjoy a pure, distraction-free chess experience with Just Chess! Includes a built-in engine, UCI support and UCI engine profiles, and a Puzzle Arena with 4M+ puzzles. Lichess integration lets you challenge players and watch live tournament broadcasts.
Why similar: Chess 61.6% ★, Board Game 14.5%, PvP 13.1%, Multiplayer 5.7%, Strategy 3.4%
Balloon Chess is a roguelite take on chess, where you fight through waves of enemies and challenging boss matches as you ride an elevator to the top floor. Get powerful new abilities, imbue your balloons with passive effects, and build up a 'deck' of backup balloons to take on higher challenges.
Why similar: Chess 37.8% ★, Roguelite 19.1%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Roguelike 8.5%
3D chess variants + Mana Chess deckbuilding. Weird boards, strange pieces, puzzles and mini-games — and a free demo available now.
Why similar: Chess 50.5% ★, Deckbuilding 10.1%, Board Game 9.2%, PvP 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
Do you think chess is a man's game, comrade? THINK AGAIN! The Soviet Queens are here to crush your ego and show you true elegance on the board. Enroll NOW!
Why similar: Chess 61.9% ★, Board Game 12.6%, Strategy 8.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.3%, Retro 4.7%
Ultima Chess VR – chess as you've never seen before! Battle on the chessboard in virtual reality, where every piece comes to life and engages in a fantasy duel!
Why similar: Chess 48.3% ★, Board Game 11.3%, PvP 9.9%, Medieval 8.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%
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 45.1% ★, Roguelike 11.2%, Difficult 9.3%, Roguelite 7.8%, Medieval 7.6%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 56.7% ★, Board Game 13.3%, PvP 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%, Strategy 5.7%
We meet again, chess enthusiast comrade! If chess knowledge is what you seek, you have come to the right place. Let's see if you are worthy of standing on the shoulders of the soviet giants!
Why similar: Chess 54.4% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Difficult 13.2%, Puzzle 6%, Strategy 5.8%
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 68.5% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Strategy 5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
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 71.9% ★, Board Game 16.9%, Strategy 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
The sequel to Chess we've all been waiting for! Yes, that's right, 3D chess with Catgirls! Play online with a friend today! A highly refined game for the delight of your intellectual capacity.
Why similar: Chess 65.2% ★, Board Game 14.8%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Strategy 6.7%, PvP 6.2%
Become a better chess player with learning by repetition. Exercise from 3.000+ opening lines and discover their best continuation. Learn tactics from millions of puzzles split into 38 categories and 11 difficulty levels. Master 18.000+ endgame positions sorted by category and difficulty.
Why similar: Chess 65.8% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Strategy 9.3%, Puzzle 5.2%, Choices Matter 5.1%
