- #1 Chess of Doom
97% 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 45.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Roguelike 8.4%, Dungeon Crawler 8.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%
- #2 Below the Crown
96% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows
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.
Why similar: Chess 29.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Dungeon Crawler 9.6%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #3 Peace by Piece
96% 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 39.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Roguelike 9.1%, Roguelite 7.3%
- #4 MEGACHESS
95% 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 23.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Roguelite 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.8%
- #5 Tactorius
94% 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 47.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Roguelite 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy 8.5%
- #6 Grandmaster's Revenge
94% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Two in One
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 49.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.5%, Action Roguelike 4.2%
- #7 The Rookery
93% matchVery Positive95% of 102 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 47% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 6.3%
- #8 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 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 49.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Roguelike 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #9 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
91% matchVery Positive91% of 7,402 reviews2022
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 41.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Action Roguelike 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Roguelike 7.8%
- #10 Fool`s Road
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Pikas
Windows
Turn-based strategy where chess-like battles evolve into full army command. Build your class fantasy, recruit troops, and enjoy thoughtful tactical runs.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.4%, Deckbuilding 16.6%, Chess 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #11 Protocol Aegirum
90% 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 44.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Roguelite 11%, Roguelike 6.7%
- #12 Nappy Knight
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jack Spink
Windows
You wake up in a strange land, you don't know who you are but you know what you must do - kill, loot, repeat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
- #13 Yes, My Queen
88% matchVery Positive85% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Wall Spaghetti
Windows · Mac
The chess roguelite. Play game-changing cards, bend the rules, save your Queen, and escape from the dungeon.
Why similar: Chess 38.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Deckbuilding 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%, Roguelike 8%
- #14 Rogue Mate
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MiThiKaL Productions
Windows
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 37.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Roguelite 11%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%
- #15 The Ouroboros King
87% matchVery Positive80% of 569 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 39.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Roguelite 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Roguelike 8%
- #16 Advancing Chess
86% 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 51.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Roguelike 8.9%, Strategy 5.1%
- #17 Blessing In The Darkness
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oldbookstudio
Windows
Blessing In The Darkness has an unique turn-based combat system, immersive in a DUNGEON scroller perspective with GOTHIC style and TERROR elements. Go ahead! Face traps, zombies, skeletons and demons under the dark and try to survive!
Why similar: Chess 26% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #18 Temple Crawler
85% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Alexis Pautrot
Windows
A turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler where you maneuver to collect items enabling you to fight enemies. Pick your hero, craft your deck, unlock powerful artifacts and forge your path through dungeons filled with ruthless enemies, dangerous traps and cataclysmic events!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Roguelite 13.7%, Deckbuilding 11.8%
- #19 Chessemble
84% 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 46.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Strategy 5.5%
- #20 Crounds
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZeroEight Studios
Windows
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!
Why similar: Chess 43.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Deckbuilding 8.6%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%
- #21 TOTAL ZUGZWANG
82% 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 38.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Roguelike 9.7%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #22 Balloon Chess
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SilentQ Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Balloon Chess is a roguelite take on chess, where you fight through waves of enemies and challenging boss matches as you ride an elevator to the top floor. Get powerful new abilities, imbue your balloons with passive effects, and build up a 'deck' of backup balloons to take on higher challenges.
Why similar: Chess 31.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Roguelite 17.6%, Deckbuilding 15%, Roguelike 6.5%
- #23 Pawndemonium
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Etienne Pouvreau
Windows
Crawl through the infernal checkerboards. Plan your moves, survive demonic hordes, collect unholy weapons, and descend ever deeper to reclaim your soul — but beware: in this damned game, the rules of chess have been... corrupted. Can you reach the PAWNDEMONIUM ?
Why similar: Chess 49.8% ★, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Roguelike 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%
- #24 Board of the Kings: A Chess RPG
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Checkmate
Windows
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 44.8% ★, Roguelite 11.1%, Roguelike 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%
- #25 ChessSnake
80% 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 52.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Strategy 7%, Turn-Based Combat 5.2%
- #26 Tactical Dungeon Slayers
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FutureBun
Windows
Slay the Spire-style roguelite deckbuilding meets high-mobility tactical combat and terrain strategy. Find the perfect position to unleash powerful deck combos and AoE attacks, wiping out enemies while avoiding the enemy’s kill zones.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Roguelite 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
- #27 Tri Die
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Majestic Mind Games
Windows
Tri Die is a fantasy turn-based tactical roguelite where each turn begins with a roll of three dice. Commit each die to movement, attack, or health, outmaneuver enemies in grid-based dungeon battles, and shape each run with elemental dice, modifiers, and charms.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #28 Eastern Odyssey: Homeward
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 冬月光工作室
Windows
This roguelike tactics game challenges you to reclaim your stolen throne. Lead your army east, defeat the Sorcerer Clan, and restore light to the Zhaochu Empire. Your journey begins now.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Roguelite 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Team-Based 9.4%
- #29 Prismarch
78% 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 55.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Roguelite 10.3%, Roguelike 7.1%, Strategy 5.2%
- #30 Dunchess
75% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Chateau Pixel SL
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chess, but with spells, items and dungeons that fight back. Play online matches on boards full of vision crystals, teleports and fog, where every piece has abilities the original never had.
Why similar: Chess 46.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%, Roguelike 5.4%
- #31 Keykeeper
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VVW Studio
Windows · Mac
Keykeeper is an enthralling turn-based tactical roguelike, enriched with RPG elements. Embark on a journey through diverse floors and biomes, vanquish formidable foes, and level up to acquire new spells. As you delve deeper, you'll be able to loot the finest equipment to aid in your adventure.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #32 Usurper
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Rogue Brain Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your King is your strongest weapon. Play cards from your deck to drop units onto the battlefield and checkmate your opponent. Build your Deck, Upgrade your Ruler, and Claim the Throne.
Why similar: Chess 39% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Roguelite 10.2%, Deckbuilding 8.3%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #33 Gambition
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EasternLamp
Windows
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 41.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Deckbuilding 10.6%, Roguelike 8.7%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #34 Gem Wizard
77% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: EasterGoblinGames
Windows
Gem Wizard: Match gems, cast spells, and collect relics as you venture through a perilous dungeon. Battle fierce foes, build your wizard's power, and face the ultimate boss to save the realm. A fusion of puzzle-solving and RPG action!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Roguelite 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10%
- #35 Zeitnot
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EmremefaPub: Diabolical Studios
Windows
Chess you already know, rules you don't. Pieces have HP and gear. Shop between fights, stack gambits, roll the dice if you're feeling stupid. Lose the trial, lose the run.
Why similar: Chess 43% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Deckbuilding 8.1%, Turn-Based Combat 7.4%
- #36 Gamblers Chess
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: PixelatedCouchCoding
Windows
A game combining chess and card games with roguelike elements. You can move with the cards in your hand. With only a joker piece as start, you can build up a powerful army. With Upgrade Cards changing how you play, and Curses that help the enemy, every run feels different.
Why similar: Chess 35.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Roguelike 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%
- #37 A Game of Chaess
73% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Yohan Fabre (Gamezel)Pub: Klaas Jongsma
Windows · Mac
A Game of Chaess is "Monty Python meets Tolkien on a Chessboard". Defeat waves of black pieces in this asymmetrical chess game to stop the Lord of Darkness! The rules are simple, but the game gets harder and harder. Only the most fooli- eh fearless players will succeed!
Why similar: Chess 43.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Roguelike 7.8%, Medieval 7.6%
- #38 Empire in Decay
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Siesta Games
Windows
Start a rebellion and fight chess inspired turn-based combats in this roguelike deckbuilder. Upgrade your units and cards wisely. You will need it to progress through the districts of Daandria, the city where the tyrant king awaits you. Save this Empire in Decay.
Why similar: Chess 34.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Deckbuilding 9.8%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #39 Once a Pawn a King
72% matchMixed59% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Clover BitePub: indie.io
Windows
Chess is broken. Gather the Black Army, build a party of chess pieces, and battle through fractured boards in this asymmetric turn-based roguelike. Empower your army, adapt your strategy each run, and unravel the mystery behind a world trapped in an endless match.
Why similar: Chess 38% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Dungeon Crawler 11%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #40 Petrified Pawns
73% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Bepansrad Studio
Windows
Defeat chessboard after chessboard without dying on your path to the throne. Assemble an army that you keep alive with healing spells. Make your units stronger by equipping weapons and armor and by upgrading stats as you level up. Become powerful enough to take down giant bosses!
Why similar: Chess 34.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #41 Chess of Mana
71% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Monk Monkey
Windows
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 44.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Medieval 7.1%, Funny 5.4%
- #42 Helios Chess
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Error707Studios
Windows
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.
Why similar: Chess 49.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Roguelike 9%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #43 Hope Town
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Bombax GamePub: Bombax
Windows
Hope Town is a highly challenging Rogue-like turn-based RPG. Recruit, train, and lead a team of heroes to explore procedurally generated maps, uncover stories through dynamic events, and battle formidable enemies. Collect resources to upgrade your stronghold, craft powerful gear.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.4%, Roguelite 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Roguelike 12.1%
- #44 破碎原像
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: INK IMAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Windows
"Broken Preimage" is a challenging exploration of light rogue game. You need to shuttle between double parallel worlds, while focus on the team's health, mental state, the supply stock. Use variable strategies and find the truth.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Roguelite 16%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.1%
- #45 Pawnbarian
73% matchVery Positive89% of 893 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 37.2% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Roguelite 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #46 Tactics Mage Arena
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ElthenPub: Elthen Games
Windows
Mage Arena is a single player, deck-building tactics game with turn-based combat and roguelite elements. Can you survive the arena long enough to uncover the truth about the king's death?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.5%, Deckbuilding 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 7.5%
- #47 Dice chess
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Actual indie game
Windows
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 49.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%, Top-Down 5.5%
- #48 Kingfall
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Legendary Pixels
Windows
A roguelike deckbuilder where your cards move like chess pieces. Build an army, bless your troops, and conquer the kingdom one battle at a time.
Why similar: Chess 38.6% ★, Roguelike 10.7%, Deckbuilding 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%
- #49 ChessWorlds
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: firststef
Windows
How would you play chess if the board was a magical fantasy world? Command living chess pieces across four strange realms, use the terrain as a weapon, and gather allies with incredible powers. A single-player tactics game where you win by building your best synergistic army.
Why similar: Chess 50.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Roguelite 8%, Strategy 6.3%
- #50 Backstabbing King
68% 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 54.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Medieval 8.4%
- #51 Fire Burning City
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MonkeyStudio
Windows
Turn-Based + Survivor-Like?Play as a agent in a burning cyberpunk city! Strategize grid-by-grid, unleash skills to clear waves of enemies, and survive escalating challenges. Uncover secrets behind the chaos with simple, tactical moves. Can you outsmart the flames?
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Roguelite 13.8%, Action Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #52 Centurion's Gambit
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 41% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
- #53 Schachkampf - Fantasy Chess
70% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: KeyboardKrieger
Windows
Solve more than 3.000.000 chess puzzles and fight an AI which is challenging for beginners and pros. Unlock different startign positions to give your chess game a new twist. All that in the style of famous 90s JRPGs.
Why similar: Chess 41.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Medieval 5.2%
- #54 Diceheart
69% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Bad Impression GamesPub: SiFire Ltd
Windows · Linux
Diceheart is a roguelite dungeon-crawler with turn-based tactical dice battles. Delve deep into the Quantum Realm, gather powerful reality-bending items, upgrade your dice, and conquer luck itself!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Roguelite 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Deckbuilding 13.8%
- #55 Damage Chess
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ichigeki Games
Windows
Chess, reimagined as HP-based combat. Every piece has HP, Attack and Defense. Take 3 actions per turn, deal randomized damage, brace for counterattacks — a tactical duel where reading and luck collide. Castling, en passant and promotion included. Battle a 4-tier CPU or friends online.
Why similar: Chess 30.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.8%, Strategy 11.6%, Medieval 9.7%
- #56 Waves of Chess
66% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Amusing Noodle Games
Windows
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 59.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Roguelike 11.5%, Strategy 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 2.3%
- #57 DeVILSTOPIA
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Myosotis
Windows
Devilstopia is a grid strategy battle roguelike inspired by retro classic games. Collect diverse skills, unleash creative combos, and overcome powerful foes. Unpredictable dangers await in a mysterious world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Action Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 14%, Roguelike 12.3%
- #58 Ruinwritten
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gary Belvin
Windows
Every troop you deploy shifts an entire battle line. Eject the front troop back to your hand stronger, build powerful formations, and counter rule-breaking bosses in a dark-fantasy tactical roguelite.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 13.8%, Strategy 10.5%
- #59 Chessillo
65% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: DRV
Windows
The chess roguelike. Recruit magical pieces, break the rules of the board with sacrifices, portals, and curses, and survive three acts to bring down the Chaos King.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.7%, Chess 19% ★, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.5%