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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Chess, Turn-Based Tactics, Singleplayer.

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Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!

Reviews: Very Positive — 82% — of 96 reviews
Released: 2015-12-15
Developer: Drixxel Soft
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.5 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 93%

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    97% matchVery Positive94% of 142 reviews2015
    Dev: BrainGoodGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Militia is a tight turn-based strategy game that brings the thrill of victory to single-player. It's simple to pick up, and from the moment you start, you'll be learning and improving -- building your skills, learning new strategies, and ranking up on the single player ladder.

    Why similar: Tabletop 16.5%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Board Game 13.5%, Chess 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%

  2. #2 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
    96% matchVery Positive80% of 338 reviews2025
    Dev: Marc Makes Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 46.6%, Strategy 11.8%, Board Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Tabletop 7.7%

  3. #3 KNIGHTS
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 810 reviews2016
    Dev: Arzola's
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    KNIGHTS is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience.

    Why similar: Chess 39.2%, Tabletop 26.4%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Puzzle 6.1%

  4. #4 Chessformer
    95% matchVery Positive100% of 315 reviews2022
    Dev: Robert Alvarez
    Windows

    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 48.6%, Board Game 19.5%, Difficult 11.9%, Strategy 8.3%, Puzzle 6.4%

  5. #5 The Ouroboros King
    94% matchVery Positive81% of 536 reviews2023
    Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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 35.8%, Board Game 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Difficult 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%

  6. #6 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
    Dev: Pixel Wizards
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 35.7%, Turn-Based 15.9%, Board Game 8.9%, Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%

  7. #7 Dark Chess
    93% matchMostly Positive80% of 201 reviews2023
    Dev: Tall Troll Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is a twist on chess with fog of war, a story-driven campaign, and plenty of challenges, traps, and puzzles. Fight your way through the campaign against legendary Kings and Queens of the past, who don't like to play by the rules!

    Why similar: Chess 30.1%, Tabletop 17.5%, Board Game 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%

  8. #8 Hyper Chess
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 325 reviews2025
    Dev: Grouch
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    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 50.4%, Board Game 20.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Tabletop 9.9%, Arcade 7.6%

  9. #9 Pawnbarian
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 868 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 39.1%, Board Game 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%

  10. #10 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
    90% matchVery Positive91% of 6,970 reviews2022
    Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.

    Why similar: Chess 42.5%, Tabletop 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Strategy 7.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%

  11. #11 Regimental Chess
    92% matchMixed55% of 330 reviews2015
    Dev: Regimental Chess Dev.Pub: Regimental Chess Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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 46.2%, Board Game 19.7%, Difficult 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Strategy 10.7%

  12. #12 Tabulo
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 53 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: Turn-Based 20.4%, Chess 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%

  13. #13 Chess Brain
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 160 reviews2020
    Dev: Caio Flavio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces! Every second all the pieces will move!

    Why similar: Chess 37.9%, Board Game 17%, Tabletop 14.6%, Strategy 7.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.6%

  14. #14 Chess Survivors
    88% matchVery Positive85% of 158 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 55.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 5%

  15. #15 Chessarama
    87% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2023
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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: Tabletop 23.4%, Chess 17.5%, Board Game 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%

  16. #16 The Rookery
    86% matchVery Positive96% of 94 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 49.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Board Game 11.5%, Strategy 8.4%

  17. #17 Chess Ultimate
    85% matchVery Positive87% of 239 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: Tabletop 32.5%, Chess 22.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%

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    86% matchMostly Positive77% of 241 reviews2021
    Dev: One Up PlusPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!

    Why similar: Tabletop 23%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Tower Defense 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%, Difficult 10.7%

  19. #19 Chess Brain: Dark Troops
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2021
    Dev: Caio Flavio
    Windows · Mac

    This game develops the ability to predict movement in Chess, using a playful and immersive concept. The dark troops march in a single sound. They are more organized and smarter

    Why similar: Chess 38.8%, Board Game 17.2%, Tabletop 16.1%, Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.2%

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    Dev: Popoko VM Games
    Windows · Mac

    Chess: The Grand Strategy Game - Your Pocket Edition for Mastery and Fun!

    Why similar: Board Game 31.3%, Chess 30.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Casual 10%, Strategy 7.6%

  21. #21 Pawn of the Dead
    82% matchVery Positive91% of 54 reviews2021
    Dev: Aslan Game Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Chess variation with unique twist: Black turns White into undead like themselves

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    81% matchVery Positive96% of 152 reviews2021
    Dev: C.T. Matthews
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Chessplosion is an arcade action puzzle game where you drop chess piece bombs to create chain reactions and trap opponents. Defeat enemies and bosses in Adventure Mode and the roguelike-inspired Dungeon Mode, break targets with limited bombs in Puzzle Mode, or fight friends and AI in Battle Mode.

    Why similar: Chess 45.7%, Tabletop 25.5%, Arcade 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Procedural Generation 6.1%

  23. #23 Knight Swap
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 149 reviews2019
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another. One hundred hand-crafted levels in a beautiful minimalist set. Can you swap the knights?

    Why similar: Chess 38.9%, Tabletop 19.2%, Board Game 15.4%, Difficult 9.8%, Strategy 6.2%

  24. #24 Zen Chess: Mate in One
    80% matchVery Positive88% of 451 reviews2018
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Zen Chess: Mate in One is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-one problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    Why similar: Chess 52.2%, Tabletop 25.8%, Strategy 8.7%, Puzzle 6.5%, Casual 3.8%

  25. #25 Stress Chess
    79% matchMostly Positive78% of 53 reviews2023
    Dev: FourOrbStudios
    Windows

    "The real chess was the friends we made along the way." - Randy Mc'Chess

    Why similar: Chess 40.9%, Tabletop 15%, Board Game 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.1%

  26. #26 Chess Knights: Viking Lands
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2020
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    Help the Knights to rescue their Kings and Queens in the beautiful and dangerous Vikings Lands. An innovative game concept inspired by chess: infiltrate mindfully, rescue quickly, and get out alive if you can.

    Why similar: Chess 35.5%, Tabletop 19.5%, Board Game 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%

  27. #27 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,762 reviews2020
    Dev: Conor Petersen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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 55.6%, Board Game 15.5%, Difficult 8.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.3%

  28. #28 3D Chess
    81% matchMixed58% of 168 reviews2016
    Dev: bumblebeePub: familyplay
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A unique chess trip with exciting instant duels awaits you - test your mettle on the chessboard. Checkmate your opponent with only a few moves and solve challenging chess puzzles in amazing 3D worlds.

    Why similar: Chess 40.7%, Tabletop 25.6%, Board Game 18.3%, Strategy 11%, Casual 4.4%

  29. #29 Knight's Retreat
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2020
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    A chess game without any chess. Rearrange your troops to bring your best knights back to your Kingdom in an abstract medieval world.

    Why similar: Chess 49.6%, Tabletop 28.9%, Puzzle 7.2%, Difficult 7.1%, Casual 4.2%

  30. #30 WizardChess
    75% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2024
    Dev: TwoPM StudiosPub: 2 Left Thumbs
    Windows · Mac

    What if chess was invented by silly cosmic wizards? WizardChess is a turnbased roguelite where all the pieces have insane abilities that came to us in a shamanic vision. Fight chaotic-yet-tactical encounters with magic powers out of a fever dream! Defeat the FaeQueen and Claim Your Wish!

    Why similar: Chess 36.4%, Board Game 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%

  31. #31 Zen Chess: Mate in Two
    77% matchVery Positive84% of 121 reviews2019
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    Zen Chess: Mate in Two is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-two problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    Why similar: Chess 54.4%, Tabletop 26.6%, Strategy 8.8%, Puzzle 6.7%, Casual 3.5%

  32. #32 Zen Chess: Mate in Four
    78% matchMixed66% of 73 reviews2019
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    Zen Chess: Mate in Four is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-four problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    Why similar: Chess 55.4%, Tabletop 25.9%, Strategy 8.6%, Puzzle 6.8%, Casual 3.3%

  33. #33 Zen Chess: Mate in Three
    77% matchMostly Positive76% of 71 reviews2019
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    Zen Chess: Mate in Three is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-three problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

    Why similar: Chess 54.8%, Tabletop 26.4%, Strategy 8.7%, Puzzle 6.7%, Casual 3.4%

  34. #34 Wulin Chess
    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 489 reviews2024
    Dev: LameCat StudioPub: East2west Games
    Windows

    Wulin Chess is a turn-based strategy game set in a captivating dark fantasy world. Employ diverse characters across various boards/battlefields, and devise strategic thinking for victory. Strengthen your heroes by collecting equipment and enhancing attributes to face the challenges that lie ahead.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 29.2%, Difficult 26%, Strategy 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, 2D 7.4%

  35. #35 ChessCraft
    74% matchVery Positive96% of 82 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 38.3%, Tabletop 17.5%, Board Game 17.4%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Strategy 7.6%

  36. #36 The Chess
    73% matchMostly Positive79% of 93 reviews2025
    Dev: NowakGames
    Windows

    The ChessThemed Chess offers a relaxing, minimalist chess experience with multiple boards, piece sets, AI opponents, and multiplayer. Play in 3D or 2D, learn the game’s history, and explore RPG-themed DLC. Free to Play – Download now and enjoy endless strategy!

    Why similar: Chess 30.7%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Tabletop 10.8%, Strategy 9.7%

  37. #37 Chess'Extra
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 205 reviews2020
    Dev: JFxGames
    Windows

    Chess'Extra is a new free chess game with a 10x10 board and 2 new pieces: Priest and Assassin. Additional game modes "Traps", "Reinforcements", "Fog of war" and "Random positions" are available. Basic Chess available.

    Why similar: Board Game 35.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.6%

  38. #38 Battle Chess: Game of Kings™
    76% matchMixed52% of 372 reviews2015
    Dev: Olde SküülPub: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
    Windows

    It took 2,000 years for someone to make chess better! The most challenging game on earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered field. Everyone who's ever had a knight take a pawn has seen that capture as more than one piece replacing another on the board.

    Why similar: Chess 37.1%, Board Game 24.2%, Tabletop 23.9%, Strategy 11.6%, Casual 3.1%

  39. #39 Mind Games
    75% matchMixed69% of 204 reviews2016
    Dev: AK GamesPub: My Way Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Mind games is a great set of extremely hard brain twisting puzzles! Warning: this game is for smarties! Only one out of ten people can solve the first puzzle!

    Why similar: Tabletop 31.5%, Chess 28.2%, Board Game 15.5%, Difficult 8.6%, Puzzle 6.9%

  40. #40 即时象棋:旧棋新弈 Hyper Chinese Chess
    71% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 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: Board Game 38.6%, Strategy 28.1%, Tabletop 20%, Casual 13.2%

  41. #41 The Chess Variants Club
    73% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2020
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    Play and discover 12 popular chess variants, improve your chess skills with hundreds of chess puzzles, or simply play regular chess with your friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.

    Why similar: Chess 35.9%, Tabletop 21.3%, Board Game 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Strategy 6.5%

  42. #42 Viking Chess: Hnefatafl
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2020
    Dev: Diamond Sky GamesPub: Rain Games
    Windows · Mac

    Play the ancient game of "Hnefatafl" in style on your PC, in Singleplayer mode against the AI or Multiplayer over the internet. "Hnefatafl" is a strategic, chess-like boardgame with assumed origins all the way back to the Viking era.

    Why similar: Chess 37.9%, Board Game 22.6%, Strategy 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Indie 9%

  43. #43 Super Sanctum TD
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,575 reviews2013
    Dev: Coffee Stain StudiosPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Super Sanctum TD is a retro-styled Tower Defense game that focuses on strategy, customization and replayability. Build advanced mazes and construct powerful towers to prevent alien hordes from reaching the Core!

    Why similar: Tower Defense 41.5%, Difficult 16.5%, Strategy 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Casual 5.6%

  44. #44 Zero Orders Tactics
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2024
    Dev: Pauloondra
    Windows

    🌋⚔ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.

    Why similar: Turn-Based 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Board Game 11.1%, Strategy 10.9%

  45. #45 逆乱封神之武王伐纣
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 79 reviews2024
    Dev: 赚大钱工作室
    Windows

    A turn based battle chess game called Fengshen Bang

    Why similar: Board Game 34.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Strategy 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Casual 7.9%

  46. #46 Chess Infinity
    70% matchMixed60% of 70 reviews2024
    Dev: Rockwater GamesPub: Ripstone
    Windows

    Whether you're new to chess or a seasoned master, welcome to Chess Infinity—the art of timeless strategy. Immerse yourself in serene environments, sharpen your skills with an adaptive AI mentor, and connect with players worldwide. Embrace endless challenges that transcend eras and borders.

    Why similar: Chess 48.1%, Board Game 21.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Strategy 9.6%, Puzzle 6.1%

  47. #47 Four Kings One War
    72% matchMixed54% of 192 reviews2021
    Dev: StaplesVR
    Windows · Mac

    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: Chess 40.1%, Strategy 27%, Board Game 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Indie 3%

  48. #48 Tiny Tactics
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 658 reviews2022
    Dev: Tiny Forge Gaming
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Tiny Tactics is a Tower Defense game with a heavy focus on mazing, with mechanics inspired by the Auto Chess genre.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 49.5%, Strategy 27.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Indie 8.4%, Casual 4.4%

  49. #49 King of the Bridge
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,644 reviews2024
    Dev: Finn Schuuring
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Face off against the bridge troll in his bizarre game of chess! Decrypt, Twist and Enforce the rules as your devious opponent attempts to break them in King of the Bridge!

    Why similar: Chess 52.5%, Board Game 21.1%, Strategy 11.4%, Puzzle 8.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%

  50. #50 Hentai Killer: Girls & Chess
    71% matchMixed69% of 107 reviews2021
    Dev: PlatSTUDIO
    Windows

    Game in which you have to assemble your beautiful team of girls and put them on the battlefield in a strategic autobattler.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.3%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Arcade 14%, Puzzle 10.8%

  51. #51 Dungeon Warfare
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,987 reviews2015
    Dev: Valsar
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Dungeon Warfare is a challenging tower defense strategy game where you become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wanna-be heroes.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 39.6%, Strategy 20%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Puzzle 11%, Indie 8.5%

  52. #52 Free Chess
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 109 reviews2024
    Dev: GrimmGitz
    Windows

    Free Chess is a free physics based chess simulator where you are free to play the game of chess with the freedom of however you like.

    Why similar: Chess 47.7%, Tabletop 23%, Board Game 17.1%, Strategy 4.6%, Casual 4.2%

  53. #53 Master of Chess
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 273 reviews2025
    Dev: BRANE
    Windows · Mac

    Play chess with help from your AI character, solve chess puzzles, build an unrivaled openings repertoire, and win tournaments worldwide. Become World Champion in the first and only chess career simulator!

    Why similar: Tabletop 21.8%, Chess 20.1%, Board Game 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%

  54. #54 Artisan TD
    65% matchVery Positive89% of 2,252 reviews2024
    Dev: 4rtisansPub: Unexpected
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Artisan TD is a puzzle-oriented Tower Defense game where you must survive by building mazes.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 36.1%, Difficult 23.5%, Strategy 19%, Puzzle 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.5%

  55. #55 Defense Technica
    72% matchMostly Negative40% of 188 reviews2013
    Dev: Kuno Interactive
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Defense Technica is the next evolution in hardcore tower defense strategy games. Protect the core from an onslaught of unrelenting biomechanical terrors with a powerful range of tower defense units – each with their own upgradable features and methods of attacks.

    Why similar: Tower Defense 69.9%, Strategy 22.1%, Indie 8%

  56. #56 Archon Classic
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 192 reviews2010
    Dev: React Games
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    Inspired by chess, but adding combat that YOU control, Archon was the original Battle Chess. You must try to outmaneuver your opponent using teams of fantasy creatures or monsters in this epic struggle of Light and Dark.

    Why similar: Strategy 73.1%, Indie 26.9%

  57. #57 Chess Knights: Shinobi
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2020
    Dev: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    Chess Knights: Shinobi is an original turn-based puzzle game inspired by Chess. Become a Ninja in feudal Japan and prove your skills in the art of infiltration, sabotage, and assassination.

    Why similar: Chess 35.2%, Tabletop 18.3%, Board Game 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%

  58. #58 Idle Chess Story
    70% matchMixed52% of 58 reviews2019
    Dev: Joaquin TelleriaPub: ManuJoaco
    Windows

    Creatures from all over the Galaxy make their way to play on the annual idle chess tournament. In Idle Chess Story You take control of a team of chess units with special abilities to win over your opponents and increase your rank.

    Why similar: Tabletop 63.5%, Strategy 20.3%, Casual 8.2%, Indie 8.1%

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