
Survive a hostile chessboard where you are the only white piece. Escape enemy waves, get power ups, clear story campaign and chase high scores in endless mode. Make your final legal move.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Indie, Singleplayer, Puzzle.

Survive a hostile chessboard where you are the only white piece. Escape enemy waves, get power ups, clear story campaign and chase high scores in endless mode. Make your final legal move.

Tactorius
A chess-based spell roguelite where strategy is created in the moment, not memorized. Equip 150+ spells, upgrade your pieces, and rewrite the rules. Grow a skill tree as you climb 7 towers of escalating enemies and bosses. Your mind is the armory.

Light Pursuer
The map will be displayed only when there is light, otherwise it will be dark and the player can only go to the place with light. The player can push the lighthouse to illuminate other parts of the map, so as to explore different parts of the map.
A chess-based spell roguelite where strategy is created in the moment, not memorized. Equip 150+ spells, upgrade your pieces, and rewrite the rules. Grow a skill tree as you climb 7 towers of escalating enemies and bosses. Your mind is the armory.
Why similar: Chess 43.3% ★, Strategy 29.5%, Roguelite 23.8%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
The map will be displayed only when there is light, otherwise it will be dark and the player can only go to the place with light. The player can push the lighthouse to illuminate other parts of the map, so as to explore different parts of the map.
Why similar: Strategy 45.1%, Level Editor 34.8%, Puzzle 8.6%, 2D 8%, Indie 1.9%
A two-player online (choose an opponent from your Steam friends list) Chess, in an edgeless landscape called "Kingland", with upgrades.
Loader is an exciting puzzle game where you place loads on platforms to pass levels.
Why similar: Level Editor 48.6%, Strategy 33%, Puzzle 9.2%, Indie 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Solve challenging puzzles to reunite Belcho and Nim.
Why similar: Strategy 44.7%, Level Editor 34.4%, 2D 9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Indie 1.7%
Master the art of turn-based chess mechanics in ever-changing dungeons! Navigate bridges, teleporters, and more as you strategize your way to victory in this unique chess roguelike adventure. Plus, create your own maps and explore others' creations!
Why similar: Chess 40.6% ★, Level Editor 35%, Strategy 13.6%, 2D 4.4%, Puzzle 4.3%
TAKE YOUR CHESS GAME TO NEW LEVELS! Whether you're a beginner, club player or professional Grandmaster, FRITZ FOR FUN 13 has what you need!
Cubic Chess is a twist on traditional Chess, setting the pieces onto a 3d cubic board, you can rotate, revolve and plan around the board itself and is perfect for players that want a new way to think of their favorite game, without too many more bells and whistles.
Why similar: Strategy 47.6%, Chess 41% ★, Indie 5.9%, Puzzle 5.5%
Chess battle is re-imagined as 3D! In this variation of chess, we have up-to 8 parallel boards and the pieces can travel between them.
Why similar: Strategy 53.8%, Chess 38.2% ★, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
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 54.9%, Chess 42.4% ★, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
A complex board manipulation laser-bouncing puzzle game, featuring multiple editors, and hundreds of handcrafted levels!
Why similar: Level Editor 48.6%, Strategy 33.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, 2D 6.5%, Indie 1.3%
Boxmania is a 2D puzzle game designed to be challenging, fun, and to make the player think on every level. Each of the 50 levels is created to show unique aspects of the simple concept of moving boxes, all while being possible. After completion, enjoy the other equally fun game modes.
Why similar: Strategy 38.6%, Level Editor 26.1%, Linear 14.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, 2D 8.7%
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 48.4% ★, Strategy 31.5%, Linear 9.1%, Puzzle 6.1%, 2D 3.2%
Hang The Kings is a chess-inspired puzzle game. Capture all pieces of the same color before eliminating its King.
**Super Kye** is a puzzle adventure with unique challenges and a level editor. Navigate mazes, solve puzzles, and unlock levels in a game where strategy meets creativity.
Why similar: Strategy 45.2%, Level Editor 35%, 2D 9.2%, Puzzle 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
"The Reignman" is a strategy card game based on exploration and fighting, the game combines the traditional RPG and Roguelike elements.
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 51% ★, Roguelite 23.8%, Strategy 16.7%, Puzzle 3.8%, 2D 3.3%
A pirate themed chess puzzle game where strategically placing a limited number of pieces is key to breaking open all treasure chests and completing each level.
Why similar: Chess 47.2% ★, Strategy 36.8%, Puzzle 6.9%, 2D 6.4%, Indie 1.4%
This game is mainly composed of two parts: you are forced to watch some author's nonsense, and some simple puzzle levels. There are 9 preset levels to help players understand the basic rules of the puzzle. Free level editor, players can edit and upload levels, Download them, and give your likes!
Why similar: Level Editor 49%, Strategy 39.4%, Puzzle 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 1.5%
Without crossing colors, move the blob characters around the field. By pushing boxes, have the blobs interact and together help them reach their goals.
Why similar: Level Editor 47%, Strategy 37.1%, 2D 6.5%, Puzzle 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Create and Play your own Nonograms, and play a library of pre-made Nonograms for free! Otherwise known as Picross!
Why similar: Level Editor 54.5%, Strategy 27.7%, Puzzle 9.2%, 2D 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
A unique RPG that combines minesweeping and rogue-like gameplay. Players explore the game world using classic minesweeper mechanics, collecting coins and treasure chests. By building up their skills, equipment, and items, they enhance their power. Can you complete the game?
Why similar: Strategy 39.2%, Roguelite 37.8%, Survival 7.8%, 2D 6.2%, Puzzle 3.8%
Half puzzle, half roguelike, mini-factory game where you turn lead into gold!
Why similar: Roguelite 40.2%, Strategy 35.1%, 2D 9.9%, Puzzle 9.8%, Indie 2.6%
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 54.9% ★, Strategy 26.7%, Roguelite 15.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 1.2%
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 68.8% ★, Strategy 24.4%, 2D 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Square Man is a real-time puzzle game where you must solve stages by achieving certain goals. Most often you’ll be collecting stars and/or reaching the exit, but you might also have to melt ice, fill in water, turn lava to stone, or even fight monsters!
Why similar: Level Editor 53.2%, Strategy 28.1%, Puzzle 9.8%, 2D 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
In this minimalist placement game, you will command your army to resist the enemy's attack. Simple operation, deep strategy, enjoy the non-stop battle fun.
Why similar: Strategy 69.9%, Roguelite 27.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%
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 54.6% ★, Strategy 19.5%, Roguelite 18.4%, Linear 6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Try your best to choose and match different weapons, supportive items and also your unique active skills. Your goal is to survive!! Use coins to upgrade your characters, unlock new characters and also maps.
Why similar: Roguelite 40.9%, Strategy 37%, Survival 13.6%, 2D 5%, Indie 1.9%
Become the part of the legend and save the stolen princess!
Why similar: Strategy 65.2%, 2D 12.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%
A satisfying roguelike where the DUD logo bounces around the screen, activating tiles you have placed and perks you have chosen to create crazy chain reactions. Explore a large variety of strategies and builds with multiple unlock types and lots of replayability to enjoy.
Why similar: Strategy 51.9%, Roguelite 34.5%, 2D 9.1%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
WildFire is a strategic and survival game. Play as the Tribe Leader and Fire Watcher in the wild that is full of strangeness. Make decisions to be sure your tribe runs well, guide your members to do the right job to survive longer and explore the mysterious land.
Why similar: Strategy 44.7%, Roguelite 34.1%, 2D 9.2%, Survival 8.1%, Singleplayer 2%
If regular chess has become stale and you're looking for a unique, new challenge, Chess++ is the game for you! Play a game against the AI in a chess board with 3 dimensions, new movesets, and new rules.
Why similar: Chess 57.2% ★, Strategy 41.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Commanders, assemble your armies! CHECK vs. MATE calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the present day multimedia world. Animated fantasy figurines assemble in magical worlds and await your command!
Roll is a creative puzzle game where you build contraptions out of stickers to roll, fling, and guide a hamster to its goal. Collect stickers as you complete puzzles, then build your own wacky contraptions for Hammy.
Why similar: Strategy 39.7%, Level Editor 38.4%, 2D 8.7%, Puzzle 8.5%, Indie 3.1%
Allow your chatters to actively participate and engage with your chess stream simply by typing the moves they would like to see in the chat. :) All without the use of 3th party applications. Includes a highscore, match history, twitch emotes, twitch bot, auto moderating and tons of customization.
Why similar: Chess 45.2% ★, Strategy 35.6%, 2D 6.7%, Indie 6.5%, Puzzle 6.1%
Soma Cube is a challenging 3D puzzle game also known as "Soma Cube Puzzle". The main goal of the game is to use a series of differently shaped blocks to piece together a complete 3D shape.
Why similar: Level Editor 71.3%, Puzzle 12.3%, Strategy 10%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
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 62.3% ★, Strategy 30%, 2D 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Dyestributor is an indie puzzler with both simple and complicated mechanics that combine to make fun levels! You can perfect your gameplay to earn trophies or make and play custom levels in this relaxing (but admittedly difficult) puzzle game!
Why similar: Level Editor 56.6%, Strategy 23.5%, Puzzle 9.9%, 2D 5.3%, Indie 3.5%
Recruit, train, equip, and build the ultimate team.
Why similar: Strategy 77.6%, Roguelite 20.8%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
The game get 490 words to guess. Try to uncover word simply by uncover every single letter. get lot of bonuses from teddy bear and parrot .Play on a single player or multiplayer mode. Have fun training your mind !
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 54.6% ★, Roguelite 25.6%, Strategy 16.8%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Chesscent is a pixel art turn-based strategy roguelite that blends classic chess with rule-breaking cards. Face impossible rivals, embrace defeat, and unlock new permanent abilities to change the outcome of the match.
Why similar: Chess 51.6% ★, Strategy 23.2%, Roguelite 20.6%, 2D 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Join a roguelike battle immediately, where you need to recruit human warriors, activate bonds, purchase divine equipment, and form a powerful combat team. Facing waves of growing undead, elf, and orc teams, lead your warriors to charge happily and enjoy the fun of electronic cricket fighting!
Why similar: Strategy 52.8%, Roguelite 33.8%, 2D 9.3%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%
An extremely quick to use dungeon tile-based mapping tool to build battle maps for “Screen In Table” and "Print" (or Online) based play! Fully orthographic so you can play as if your Miniatures are in the map.
Why similar: Strategy 48.9%, Level Editor 44.7%, Indie 6.4%
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: Strategy 38.2%, Chess 28.7% ★, Roguelite 23.1%, Puzzle 3.5%, 2D 3.5%
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 57.6% ★, Strategy 30.6%, Puzzle 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Master the Knight’s challenge! Move a knight across the 2D chessboard, visiting as many squares as possible within limited moves. Plan ahead, think like a strategist — are you a swift King or a true Knight?
Why similar: Chess 51.7% ★, Strategy 20.3%, Linear 12.8%, Puzzle 6.7%, 2D 5.6%
DrawBall is a fun puzzle game where the aim of the game is to complete levels by drawing ink to guide coloured balls into a correctly coloured hole. DrawBall includes over 30 in built levels and a level editor so you can create and export your own levels and even import levels made by others!
Why similar: Strategy 44.8%, Level Editor 33.5%, 2D 9.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, Indie 1.9%
The Loopholes Chronicles is an escape game in virtual reality. In a futuristic fantasy universe, you will travel through time and time to solve unique riddles.
Lanr's Card Forge is a card game centered on high customization and modular strategy. Here, you are not just a player of cards—you are their creator.
Why similar: Level Editor 49.1%, Strategy 22.8%, Roguelite 21.5%, 2D 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
This is a lightweight strategy game
Why similar: Strategy 92.6%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Experience the thrill of playing Chess like never before with Chess Remix. Try out different versions of Chess from around the world, historic board games, modern variations or even create your own original games
Why similar: Chess 41.8% ★, Level Editor 33.4%, Strategy 18%, 2D 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Solve the mysterious kidnapping of beloved actress Sebastiana Sax. In this one-player mystery game, you must decipher clues and interrogate witnesses to get to the bottom of this heinous crime. Can you solve the mystery in time?
Why similar: Strategy 70.9%, Puzzle 13.9%, 2D 9.2%, Singleplayer 6%
Draw curves to guide projectiles into matching collectors. A physics puzzle game of rhythm, logic, and precision. Climb the leaderboards, then build and share levels of your own.
Why similar: Level Editor 52.4%, Strategy 22.8%, Puzzle 8.3%, 2D 7.3%, Linear 5.6%
Tech Debt is a rogue-lite base builder strategy game. Keep the servers running while you fend off real-world cyberattacks like XSS, SQL injection, and DDoS attacks. Fortify your server infrastructure by researching and unlocking new tech. Recruit and level up your team. Unlock new meta-progressions.
Why similar: Strategy 49.2%, Roguelite 45.7%, Singleplayer 3%, Indie 2.1%