- #1 Rogue Mate
97% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MiThiKaL Productions
Windows
A roguelite chess RPG where your pieces gain unique abilities. Earn upgrades, unlock branching skill trees, and build your warband across runs as you fight through 20 boss encounters, each one playing by their own rules.
Why similar: Chess 40.4% ★, Tactical RPG 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Strategy RPG 8.1%
- #2 Board of the Kings: A Chess RPG
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Checkmate
Windows
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 45% ★, Tactical RPG 15%, Strategy RPG 7.8%, Strategy 7.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%
- #3 Tactorius
96% 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 53.4% ★, Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #4 The Rookery
95% 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 54.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Roguelite 7.3%, Strategy 6.4%
- #5 Fairylion: a Chess RPG
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Omshinwa
Windows · Mac · Linux
A sci-fi modern Chess RPG. Recruit pilots, learn their stories, befriend them, sacrifice them. Learn chess, practice your endgames, discover new pieces and special powers. Use your mechs to defend the Middle Kingdom from the Holy Empire!
Why similar: Chess 41.4% ★, Tactical RPG 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Strategy RPG 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
- #6 Chaos Chess
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Keep Studios
Windows · Linux
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 50.1% ★, Tactical RPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Strategy 6.7%
- #7 Chess Corp
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Piotr Dul
Windows
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 60.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Tactical 6.5%
- #8 Grandmaster's Revenge
92% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Middle Way Games
Windows
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 63.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Strategy 6.6%, Turn-Based Combat 6%, Tactical 3.2%
- #9 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
90% 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 62.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Roguelite 5%
- #10 Peace by Piece
91% 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 52.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Strategy 7.7%, Roguelite 5%
- #11 回纹战棋
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: 都要恰饭的
Windows
There are 11 classes in the war board game. Each class has 4 skills, one passive, and 24 equipment (8 equipment have active skills). You can switch to the third-person perspective when fighting.
Why similar: Chess 53.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Strategy RPG 10.6%, Strategy 6.1%
- #12 BOT.vinnik Chess: USSR vs the World
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep Green GamesPub: Abyssal Studios
Windows
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 66.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #13 Immortal Chess
88% 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 56.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 9.5%, Tactical 3.9%
- #14 Prismarch
89% 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 62.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Strategy 8%, Roguelite 6%, Tactical 2.7%
- #15 Traveler's Journey
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Chaotic Duck Studios
Windows
From a simple leather worker, to full time adventurer. You will travel the farthest lands, explore tombs, from the lush forests to snowy mountains. You don't just "level up" to get stronger, you will use purely your crafting skills to become a warrior. Your choices shape the world around you.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21.1%, Voxel 17% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Strategy RPG 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
- #16 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: Pixel Wizards
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a 4K graphics strategy game with tactical depth, breadth, and challenge like nothing you have played before: the perfect mix of Chess, tactical setups and quests inpired by classic RPGs
Why similar: Chess 53.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Strategy 9%, Tactical 6.3%
- #17 Protocol Aegirum
86% 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 55.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Roguelite 7.2%, Strategy 5.3%
- #18 Kill King
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anton KatkovPub: Not yet
Windows
Participate in a one-on-one battle with other players or fight against AI and complete the first chapter of the campaign. Give orders to your army and watch them fight. Kill King is a fresh look at the world's most popular game - chess. Enjoy the turn-based strategy battle with RPG elements.
Why similar: Chess 44% ★, Tactical RPG 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Strategy 5.6%
- #19 Back Rank Chess
84% 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 59.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Strategy 7.5%, Tactical 5.5%
- #20 Chess 3: The Final Chapter
83% 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 60.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Strategy 7.5%, Roguelite 7.3%
- #21 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 62.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Strategy 8.6%, Tactical 2.6%
- #22 ChessSnake
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HowDeerYou
Windows
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 61.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Combat 2.2%
- #23 Enkhbayar's Olympiad Chess: Multi-Board Team Matches
81% 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 64.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Strategy 7.3%, Tactical 2.7%
- #24 Lilith's Game
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TikoPub: Tiko Developments
Windows
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 64.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Strategy 8.4%, 3D 1.6%
- #25 RPG Chess
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oskar Aleksander Melbye
Windows
A turn-based RPG, except it's also chess! Every capture becomes a 1v1 battle decided by stats, elements and abilities. Build your team, climb the roguelite campaign, or duel friends and CPUs.
Why similar: Chess 43.6% ★, Tactical RPG 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Roguelite 5.2%
- #26 Eldrador® Creatures
80% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: Independent Arts Software GmbHPub: Wild River Games
Windows
Go into combat together with your favourite Eldrador® Creatures in the Battle of the 4 Worlds and defeat the other factions so that you can call the powerful Superweapon your own and rule over Eldrador!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy RPG 16.7%, Strategy 16.4%
- #27 EcoChess
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Timeless Ideas
Windows
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 60.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Strategy 8%, Tactical 5.2%
- #28 Chest & Compass: Isles of Vaultara
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Chest & Compass Games
Windows
Sail from a cozy tavern into cursed, ever-changing islands in this tactical turn-based RPG. Bring back treasure, unlock classes, recruit allies, and let an ancient chest shape every voyage.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Strategy RPG 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Strategy 8.3%
- #29 Chess of Doom
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: New Dawn Interactive
Windows
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!
Why similar: Chess 64.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.6%, Turn-Based Combat 2.4%
- #30 ChessRPG
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nessarosa
Windows
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 58.5% ★, Strategy RPG 11.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
- #31 Centurion's Gambit
76% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: iebaz
Windows · Linux
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 46.6% ★, Tactical RPG 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Strategy 5.5%
- #32 MetaChess
75% 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 63.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Strategy 7.9%, Tactical 4.3%
- #33 CHECKBORNE - A CHESS ADVENTURE
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dadzio Software Solutions
Windows · Linux
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 66.9% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%, 3D 1.8%
- #34 Combat Chess
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Minds Eye ProductionsPub: Strategy First
Windows
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 65.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%, Strategy 7.6%, 3D 2.9%
- #35 Stress Chess
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: FourOrbStudios
Windows
"The real chess was the friends we made along the way." - Randy Mc'Chess
Why similar: Chess 55.6% ★, Tactical RPG 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%, Strategy 4.7%
- #36 City of Promotion
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tanami Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
City of Promotion est un jeu qui combine les échecs et la construction de colonies, où les joueurs utilisent les règles de déplacement des pièces d'échecs pour collecter des ressources, développer des colonies et résister aux attaques de monstres en essaim.
Why similar: Chess 58.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Roguelite 6.6%
- #37 The Ouroboros King
73% 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 51.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Roguelite 8.4%, Strategy 6.8%
- #38 Chessemble
73% 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 58.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Tactical 6.2%
- #39 Chill Chess
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chris Pawlowski aka presto3000
Windows
Relax, strategize, and master chess in a sleek 3D sci-fi world. Play against friends or other players online, or challenge smart AI.
Why similar: Chess 39.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 20.6%, Strategy 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, 3D 3.4%
- #40 Checkmate Challenge
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Erik Fast
Windows
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 84.5% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Tactical 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #41 Sharp Chess
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Melmax LLC
Windows
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 72.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Strategy 13.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #42 Kingdom Chess
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infected Mind Dev
Windows
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 59% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Strategy 7.8%, Fantasy 3.3%
- #43 Backstabbing King
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Flown
Windows
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 63.3% ★, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%, Tactical 2.6%
- #44 TOTAL ZUGZWANG
71% 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 48.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 7.3%, Tactical 6.9%
- #45 Pieces of the Kingdom
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Birdworks
Windows · Mac
What if Chess…was a roguelite? Assemble your party and battle your way across a broken kingdom in a fantastical, tactical take on Chess. Loot epic gear, recruit powerful pieces with unique abilities, and strategize your way to victory.
Why similar: Chess 60.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%, Fantasy 4.1%
- #46 Shatranj Puzzles
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: iradastudio
Windows
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 83.7% ★, Strategy 15.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #47 Chess of Fortune
70% 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 59.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Strategy 11.7%, Tactical 3.3%
- #48 MEGACHESS
69% 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: Chess 34% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Strategy 16.2%, Roguelite 7.8%
- #49 MAFIA Chess
71% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: MAFIA Chess
Windows
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 69.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Strategy 13.3%, Colorful 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #50 Chessman Adventures
67% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: DVK GamesPub: Merlin Game Studios
Windows
Every move matters in this chess-inspired tactical adventure. Lead three heroes and outsmart the undead.
Why similar: Chess 44.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 25.5%, Strategy 16.2%, Tactical 8.4%, Fantasy 3.5%
- #51 Chaturanga
68% 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 48.9% ★, Tactical RPG 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Strategy 8%, Roguelite 6.6%
- #52 三国吕布传说(Legend of Lv Bu of the Three Kingdoms)
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 72 reviews2020
Dev: 炎黄工作室
Windows
《吕布传说》是一款以三国为背景的策略战棋游戏。玩家将扮演三国第一猛将吕布,召集自己的队伍过关斩将,在意外发现了恶灵的秘密后,为了与恶灵展开最终决战开始收集六法器。
Why similar: Chess 54.5% ★, Strategy 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Strategy RPG 12.8%
- #53 Strike Chess
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CodingWithKantecki
Windows · Mac
No more taking turns. Both players move at once in this tactical chess variant where military power-ups reshape the battlefield every round
Why similar: Chess 52% ★, Strategy RPG 12.8%, Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #54 Legend of Zero
69% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Yunkai
Windows
This is the next installment of Legend of Cina, it's a bit more simple and hopefully you will like it.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 30.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Strategy RPG 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 10.3%
- #55 Warboard
68% 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 49.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Strategy 11%, Tactical 5.2%
- #56 Crown and Coup
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kristiyan Ivanov
Windows · Linux
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 58.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Roguelite 7.2%
- #57 Chesslike
67% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Bad Habit Gaming
Windows · Linux
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 69.1% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #58 Mercenary Brotherhood
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SC Strategy Games
Windows
A deep turn‑based tactics RPG featuring emergent stories, procedural world events, enemy factions, magical loot with drawbacks, and a fully simulated fantasy sandbox. Build your mercenary company, survive brutal battles, and uncover new content. Solo‑dev indie project with active development.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.3%, Tactical RPG 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Strategy RPG 15.1%, Strategy 11.2%
- #59 A Wizard-Chess Tournament
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stefan Badenhorst
Windows · Linux
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 59.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Combat 2.6%