
Helios Chess is a chess roguelike where you have to upgrade your pieces, buy augments and play chess like you never have before. If your new to chess this can also help enhance your skills and knowledge.
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Helios Chess is a chess roguelike where you have to upgrade your pieces, buy augments and play chess like you never have before. If your new to chess this can also help enhance your skills and knowledge.

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.

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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!
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% ★, Strategy 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Roguelike 9%, Board Game 8.4%
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 51.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Board Game 7.6%, Roguelite 7.5%
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 46.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Roguelike 10%, Board Game 8.4%, Strategy 7.5%
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 48.6% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%, Roguelite 6.8%
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 57% ★, Board Game 13.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Roguelike 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7%
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 54.7% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Roguelite 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%
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 42.4% ★, Board Game 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Roguelike 8.3%
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 57.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Roguelike 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 4%
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 56.1% ★, Board Game 13%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
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 63.2% ★, Board Game 16.7%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%
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 60.6% ★, Board Game 14%, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%, Colorful 1.9%
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 51.2% ★, Board Game 13.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 6%
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 49.2% ★, Strategy 24.9%, Board Game 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Indie 0.7%
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 59.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Board Game 9.2%, Strategy 8.3%, Roguelike 7.1%
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 56.9% ★, Board Game 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, Strategy 7.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%
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 57.2% ★, Board Game 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Roguelite 8.3%, Strategy 6.9%
Study piece movements, checkmate conditions and tactics; learn Janggi inside out! Solve endgame puzzles and play against AI opponents, perfecting your Janggi strategy.
Why similar: Chess 59.6% ★, Board Game 15.2%, Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Top-Down 2.6%
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 64.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Board Game 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%
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 60.2% ★, Board Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
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 63% ★, Board Game 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Strategy 6.8%, Casual 0.7%
Study piece movements, checkmate conditions and tactics; learn Xiangqi inside out! Play against a wide variety of AI opponents, developing your Xiangi playing style.
Why similar: Chess 59.7% ★, Board Game 14.5%, Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Top-Down 2.4%
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 76.7% ★, Arcade 11%, Strategy 10.7%, 2D 1.7%
From piece movements, to drops, promotion and strategic formations, you'll learn Shogi inside out! Play against a wide variety of AI opponents, developing your Shogi playing style.
Why similar: Chess 57% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Stylized 2.2%
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. 10 brand new chess pieces to master. How many waves can you survive?
Why similar: Chess 55.6% ★, Board Game 10.2%, Strategy 7.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Arcade 6.5%
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 60.2% ★, Roguelike 9.6%, Strategy 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%
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 67.9% ★, Board Game 17.3%, Strategy 12.8%, 2D 2%
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 50.9% ★, Board Game 10.9%, Roguelike 9.7%, Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
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 57.8% ★, Strategy 14.7%, Board Game 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.5%
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 60.6% ★, Board Game 15.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Arcade 8.1%, Real Time Tactics 5.2%
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 62.8% ★, Strategy 17.7%, Board Game 17.2%, Casual 2.3%
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 30.9% ★, Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 51.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Roguelike 9%, Strategy 7%, Arcade 6.4%
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 54.7% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%, Strategy 7.9%
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 58.7% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.4%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 53.6% ★, Board Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Strategy 8%
A roguelite chess RPG where your pieces don't stay as they are. Earn upgrades, unlock branching skill trees, and build your warband across runs as you fight through 10 boss encounters, each one rewriting the rules to take you apart.
Why similar: Chess 46.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Traditional Roguelike 10.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Roguelite 7.6%
Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.
Why similar: Chess 61.2% ★, Board Game 13.9%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, Top-Down 2.3%
The Han dynasty is fading, and warlords rise. The realm has shattered like a broken chessboard, with no end in sight. The land is your board, its soilder your pieces. Enter the chaos of the Three Kingdoms, command armies, outwit rivals, seize cities, and fight for dominion!
Why similar: Chess 31.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Strategy 12.5%, Roguelike 11.7%, Board Game 11.4%
Chain massive combos, build game-breaking synergies, and survive rule-changing bosses in this fast-paced roguelike twist on chess.
Why similar: Chess 21.4% ★, Board Game 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Roguelike 12.1%, Strategy 10.4%
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
Why similar: Chess 47.6% ★, Board Game 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Roguelike 9.7%, Strategy 8.7%
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 55.6% ★, Board Game 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Strategy 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%
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 63.6% ★, Board Game 21.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Casual 1.3%
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 45.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Roguelike 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, Strategy 7.5%
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 45.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Board Game 10.4%, Roguelike 8.6%, Roguelite 7.6%
Welcome to the Chess Game of Tomorrow!
Why similar: Chess 54.7% ★, Board Game 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 10.5%, Colorful 2.5%
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 64.2% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Board Game 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%, 2D 1.2%
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 63.6% ★, Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%, Cyberpunk 3.3%
A playable Chess board that visualizes where each piece can go and what every move does
Why similar: Chess 54.4% ★, Board Game 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Strategy 7.4%
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 51.5% ★, Board Game 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Strategy 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%
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 46.7% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%
A chess-inspired tactical roguelike where every battle becomes a puzzle of sacrifice and manipulation. Evolve chess pieces, build powerful armies, and turn clever sacrifices into devastating synergies.
Why similar: Chess 48.2% ★, Board Game 12.5%, Roguelike 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%, Strategy 7.5%
Play classic chess against girls who tease, provoke, and challenge you.
Why similar: Chess 60.9% ★, Board Game 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.5%
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 48.4% ★, Strategy 19.8%, Board Game 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Indie 2.1%
GoblinChess is a new type of chess game where we introduce ten different magical cards to the gameplay, and some chaos if you want. You can play online or against the built in robot.
Why similar: Chess 57.6% ★, Board Game 16.6%, Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Top-Down 2.7%
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 49.9% ★, Board Game 16.4%, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%
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 64.4% ★, Board Game 11.6%, Strategy 8.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%
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 58.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Strategy 9.2%, Board Game 7.4%, Roguelite 7.2%