
Crounds is a fast-paced PvP chess roguelike. Choose a powerful King, draft game-breaking upgrades, and bend the traditional rules of chess to destroy your opponent! Synergize your chaotic upgrades to create your winning strategy!
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Crounds is a fast-paced PvP chess roguelike. Choose a powerful King, draft game-breaking upgrades, and bend the traditional rules of chess to destroy your opponent! Synergize your chaotic upgrades to create your winning strategy!

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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!

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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?
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 45.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%, PvP 7.7%, Roguelike 6.9%, Multiplayer 6.9%
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 41.8% ★, Deckbuilding 10.4%, PvP 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%
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 50.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Roguelike 8.4%, Strategy 6.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.2%
Chess game with classes, Mana, spells, traps and skills. Build your strategy, disrupt your opponent and compete across platforms in tactical matches. Choose the class that suits best your play style.
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Sans Issue is a 2D game mixing chess and card-deck building. Use cards to summon new pieces, move your pieces in new ways, and change the board's terrain. Earn new cards via the campaign, create custom decks using the deckbuilder, and play against your friends both locally and over Steam.
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A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
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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.
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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!
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A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
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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.
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Relax, strategize, and master chess in a sleek 3D sci-fi world. Play against friends or other players online, or challenge smart AI.
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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.
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Why similar: Chess 52.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, PvP 10.1%, Strategy 5.8%, Logic 5.1%
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Why similar: Chess 42% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, PvP 8.3%, Tactical 7.7%
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.
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Why similar: Chess 57.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Tabletop 8.5%, Roguelike 6.5%, Strategy 5.7%
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Why similar: Chess 56.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Roguelite 8.8%
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Why similar: Chess 41.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Tactical 9.6%, Roguelike 9.1%
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Why similar: Chess 42.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, PvP 7.8%, Tabletop 7.7%
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Why similar: Chess 51.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Roguelike 6.8%, Roguelite 6.6%
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Why similar: Chess 48.1% ★, Tabletop 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.7%, Strategy 6.2%
secretly the most overpowered game in existence
Why similar: Chess 38.9% ★, Deckbuilding 12.7%, PvP 12.3%, Tactical 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%
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Why similar: Chess 48.7% ★, Tabletop 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%, Logic 5.9%
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Why similar: Chess 39.5% ★, Tabletop 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%, PvP 7.4%
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Why similar: Chess 57.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Tabletop 11%, Strategy 7.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
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Why similar: Chess 45.1% ★, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Roguelike 8.3%, Tabletop 6.6%
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Why similar: Chess 29.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Strategy 10.9%, Roguelike 10.2%
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 52.2% ★, PvP 11.6%, Tabletop 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Strategy 5.2%
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Why similar: Chess 56.1% ★, Tabletop 9.5%, PvP 8.9%, Strategy 7.9%, Logic 5.7%
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Why similar: Chess 44.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Logic 7.8%, Local Multiplayer 6.8%, Tabletop 6.6%
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Why similar: Chess 61.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Strategy 4.4%
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Why similar: Chess 44.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Roguelike 8.3%, Deckbuilding 7.3%, Logic 6.4%
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Why similar: Chess 51.2% ★, Deckbuilding 10.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Local Multiplayer 7.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%
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