- #1 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
97% matchVery Positive91% of 7,408 reviews2022
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.8 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 79.8% ★, Strategy 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%, Top-Down 4.1%, 2D 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive chess-based roguelike that shares the same spirit of subverting traditional chess rules with chaotic, aggressive mechanics.
- #2 The Ouroboros King
96% 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 59.3% ★, Board Game 24.4%, Strategy 7%, Fantasy 5.8%, 2D 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully blends chess tactics with roguelite elements, offering a similar strategic depth to the seed game.
- #3 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,962 reviews2020
Dev: Conor Petersen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.9 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 74.1% ★, Board Game 16.4%, Puzzle 5.5%, Strategy 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it takes the core of chess and introduces mind-bending, rule-breaking mechanics that force you to think outside the box.
- #4 Tactical Breach Wizards
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,112 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.1%, Puzzle 20.1%, Comedy 17.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tactical grid-based combat with a humorous, story-rich presentation that mirrors the charm of the seed game.
- #5 Pawnbarian
95% matchVery Positive89% of 895 reviews2021
Dev: j4nw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 60.7% ★, Board Game 20.7%, Puzzle 9.5%, Strategy 7%, 2D 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: It transforms chess pieces into a tactical roguelike combat system that feels like a fast-paced, puzzle-oriented version of the seed game.
- #6 WizardChess
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 92 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 46.5% ★, Board Game 17.4%, Tactical RPG 12.7%, Puzzle 6%, Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It integrates roguelike deckbuilding with chess movement, providing a fresh and challenging take on the classic board game.
- #7 Into the Breach
92% matchVery Positive94% of 22,217 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Strategy 42.1%, Puzzle 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, RPG 7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the ultimate tactical puzzle-strategy experience where every move is a calculated risk against a relentless opponent.
- #8 Pawn of the Dead
93% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Aslan Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience a dark twist on classic chess where your captured pieces are infected and rise to join the undead army! Adapt to asymmetrical battlefields, protect the White Kingdom, and lead King Leonard against his greatest, most sinister enemy yet: His own reflection.
Why similar: Chess 63.8% ★, Board Game 15%, Strategy 7.6%, Fantasy 7.1%, Puzzle 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It adds a gothic, fantasy twist to chess by introducing zombie mechanics that fundamentally change how you approach the board.
- #9 Chessformer
91% matchVery Positive100% of 321 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 61.9% ★, Board Game 19.7%, Puzzle 9.3%, Strategy 6.4%, 2D 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-focused game that uses chess movement mechanics to create challenging, logic-based platforming levels.
- #10 Baba Is You
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 24,514 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Why similar: Puzzle 67.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%, Top-Down 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the 'rule-breaking' spirit of the seed game by allowing you to manipulate the logic of the game world itself.
- #11 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
90% 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 71% ★, Board Game 14.1%, Strategy 10.9%, PvE 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern roguelike that keeps the core of chess while adding layers of strategic variety and progression.
- #12 Inscryption
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,054 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Puzzle 44%, Strategy 32.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, 2D 6.7%, Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the dark, meta-narrative atmosphere and the feeling of playing a high-stakes, bizarre game against a sinister opponent.
- #13 Knights in Tight Spaces
89% matchMixed70% of 933 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 37.7%, Strategy 18.9%, Puzzle 18.6%, Fantasy 16.3%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers stylish, grid-based tactical combat that emphasizes positioning and strategy in a way that will feel familiar to chess fans.
- #14 Dark Chess
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: Tall Troll Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is an asymmetric puzzle-strategy game featuring fog of war. Survive a story-driven campaign filled with custom boards, traps, and rule-breaking Kings and Queens of the past. Stealth, calculated risks and outsmarting the unknown are your only ways to win.
Why similar: Chess 57% ★, Board Game 20.5%, Puzzle 8.8%, Strategy 7.3%, PvE 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It introduces a fog-of-war element to traditional chess, turning it into a more tense, puzzle-like strategy game.
- #15 The Rookery
86% matchVery Positive95% of 103 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 70.8% ★, Board Game 13%, Strategy 7.3%, Puzzle 6.3%, 2D 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite focuses on chess-based tactical combat, providing a similar loop of increasing difficulty and strategic planning.
- #16 Yes, My Queen
86% 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 62.4% ★, Board Game 19.8%, Strategy 6.3%, Fantasy 4.8%, Pixel Graphics 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging roguelike deckbuilder that utilizes chess pieces to create a unique tactical experience.
- #17 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: Pixel Wizards
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 66.2% ★, Board Game 13%, Strategy 9.8%, Fantasy 6.9%, Puzzle 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It wraps traditional chess in a fantasy adventure narrative, making it a great choice for those who enjoyed the story elements of the seed game.
- #18 Dicey Dungeons
85% matchVery Positive89% of 11,830 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Why similar: Strategy 67.2%, RPG 22.4%, Singleplayer 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a humorous, roguelike structure with deep strategic combat that relies on adapting to ever-changing rules.
- #19 Mate'Morphosis
84% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: WiseMonkeESPub: Wise Monke Entertainment Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mate'Morphosis is a pixel art, chess-inspired puzzle game built around the concept of becoming the piece you capture. Outsmart each board, adapt to evolving mechanics, and hunt down the rival king across every stage.
Why similar: Chess 65.3% ★, Puzzle 11.3%, Strategy 6.7%, Board Game 6.1%, Pixel Graphics 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy puzzle game that uses chess pieces to create increasingly difficult brain teasers.
- #20 Unlock The King
84% matchVery Positive95% of 403 reviews2019
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
Why similar: Chess 62.3% ★, Board Game 19.1%, Puzzle 10.5%, Strategy 5.9%, Top-Down 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that uses chess pieces to solve intricate logic problems.
- #21 FPS Chess
82% matchVery Positive84% of 43,896 reviews2022
Dev: Meta ForkPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.
Why similar: Chess 61.5% ★, Board Game 29.2%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous, non-traditional take on chess that replaces strategic thinking with fast-paced action.
- #22 Chess Brain
83% matchVery Positive90% of 165 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 54.2% ★, Board Game 19.3%, 2.5D 8.5%, Puzzle 8.4%, Strategy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses purely on the puzzle aspect of chess, stripping away the board-game fluff for a more direct challenge.
- #23 Once a Pawn a King
81% matchMixed60% of 57 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 87.4% ★, Strategy 11%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual roguelike that keeps the chess theme while offering a more relaxed strategic experience.
- #24 Legends of Kingdom Rush
82% matchMixed66% of 1,767 reviews2022
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
RPG turn-based combat game with deep tactics and bad jokes! Do you have what it takes to save the kingdom?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 48.4%, Strategy 19.2%, Fantasy 13.3%, RPG 9.4%, 2D 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that features grid-based combat and strategic depth similar to the movement found in chess.
- #25 Chess Ultimate
80% matchVery Positive88% of 291 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: Chess 57.5% ★, Strategy 26.1%, Top-Down 7.9%, Fantasy 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, high-quality implementation of chess for those who want to practice the fundamentals.
- #26 Slay the Spire
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 217,804 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Why similar: Strategy 64.4%, Fantasy 11%, Singleplayer 9.8%, RPG 9.8%, 2D 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: While not chess-based, it is the gold standard for strategic roguelike decision-making and overcoming difficult, rule-bound encounters.
- #27 Ring of Pain
79% matchVery Positive91% of 5,079 reviews2020
Dev: Simon BoxerPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Why similar: Strategy 62.3%, RPG 29.7%, Singleplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, tactical roguelike that forces you to make difficult decisions in a hostile environment, much like the 'souls-like' challenge of the seed game.
- #28 Gambonanza
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,636 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Gambonanza is a tactical roguelike that sets chess pieces on a tiny board. Forget traditional chess and embrace the chaos of breaking the balance! Spend your money on rule-bending upgrades, board tiles and pieces. Experiment with illegal combinations and face off against iconic bosses!
Why similar: Chess 61.5% ★, Board Game 22.1%, Strategy 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%, 2D 2.6%
- #29 Gigachess
81% matchVery Positive82% of 96 reviews2015
Dev: Drixxel Soft
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!
Why similar: Chess 52.7% ★, Board Game 21%, Strategy 11.2%, Puzzle 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, casual board-game strategy title that serves as a lighthearted alternative to complex chess variants.
- #30 Pony Island
78% matchVery Positive95% of 18,085 reviews2016
Dev: Daniel Mullins Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Why similar: Puzzle 61.8%, Pixel Graphics 26.4%, 2D 5.9%, Singleplayer 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the meta-narrative, rule-breaking, and humorous tone found in the seed game's interaction with the troll.
- #31 Cat Chess
76% matchVery Positive87% of 467 reviews2026
Dev: Capricia LabsPub: Capricia Productions
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Play the ancient and thrilling game of Chess but with... cats! Lead your furry friends to the Purrfect battle of brains and whiskers!
Why similar: Chess 67.5% ★, Board Game 22.6%, Strategy 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #32 Hyper Chess
75% matchVery Positive92% of 346 reviews2025
Dev: Grouch
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
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 68.3% ★, Board Game 22.1%, Strategy 9.5%
- #33 Tower Realm
74% matchMixed64% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Charge Piggy Studio Pub: Charge Piggy Studio
Windows
Tower Realm is a high-strategy Magic Tower RPG collection with fixed maps and stats, auto turn-based battles, and precise resource-route planning. Clear hardcore with no supplies, or use the Green Key to lower difficulty. Earn clear points to unlock custom challenges.
Why similar: Board Game 29.8%, Strategy 21.2%, Puzzle 16%, RPG 9.7%, Adventure 9.2%
- #34 Urja
79% matchMixed51% of 181 reviews2015
Dev: Breaking Fourth
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The king is deceitful, the queen is wicked, and the bishop unholy. In every land it’s the same. Corrupted knights and power hungry pawns. It’s time for change. You've waited long enough. Be brave. Be daring. Be the last one standing.
Why similar: Chess 62.5% ★, Strategy 18.5%, Puzzle 14.1%, Fantasy 5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, indie-developed puzzle game that incorporates chess elements into its design.
- #35 King Of The Castle
74% matchVery Positive88% of 1,729 reviews2023
Dev: Tributary GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Take your rightful place on the throne in this multiplayer-only party game for 4+ players. Rule the kingdom with an iron fist or silver tongue as you steer through bloodshed, intrigue & madcap disaster! Can you keep your crown when others plot your downfall? More importantly, can you keep your head?
Why similar: Strategy 45.8%, Fantasy 40.8%, 2D 13.4%
- #36 Chess
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Popoko VM Games
Windows · Mac
Play classic chess on Steam: challenge AI opponents, invite friends online, solve puzzles, customize your board, and unlock achievements.
Why similar: Chess 52.6% ★, Board Game 36%, Strategy 6.9%, 2D 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #37 3D Chess
76% matchMixed57% of 174 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 65.1% ★, Board Game 23.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #38 Piggy Gambit
73% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Tofu Soup
Windows · Mac
Piggy Gambit is a game that harmoniously combines the elements of chess, box puzzles, and flow control into a coherent puzzle game about a piggy searching for the meaning to his life.
Why similar: Board Game 33.4%, Comedy 19.2%, Puzzle 15.4%, Strategy 11%, Top-Down 8%
- #39 Gambit Shifter
72% matchVery Positive96% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Volcanite Games
Windows
Gambit Shifter is a relaxing, minimalist cozy puzzle game for chess experts and beginners alike! Take control of a single piece, solve your way through 80+ hand-crafted levels and lose yourself in the zen atmosphere as you advance.
Why similar: Chess 85% ★, Puzzle 14.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #40 Chessplosion
72% matchVery Positive96% of 154 reviews2021
Dev: C.T. Matthews
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 74.5% ★, Top-Down 8.9%, Puzzle 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, 2D 2.3%
- #41 BOT.vinnik Chess: Combination Lessons
73% matchVery Positive90% of 126 reviews2020
Dev: Deep Green GamesPub: Abyssal Studios
Windows · Mac
Nowadays everyone is a self-proclaimed chess player! Quite different from the soviet kids back in the old days. Maybe you are not so lazy and really want to improve your chess knowledge. Surprise me!
Why similar: Chess 59.1% ★, Board Game 21.7%, Puzzle 8.9%, Strategy 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%
- #42 King of Light
71% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2023
Dev: crobatspr
Windows
A fantasy epic of war and betrayal. As a magicless prince, lead the Army of Light to reclaim a fractured Empire. Master tactical battles, crack complex mysteries, and forge a path to the throne with wisdom and heart.
Why similar: Puzzle 24.8%, Strategy 22.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Fantasy 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
- #43 Super Algebrawl
70% matchVery Positive92% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: PUNKCAKE Délicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Add up, multiply, clone, and divide your party members to beat the monsters on your path!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 35.8%, Fantasy 19.2%, Puzzle 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, RPG 7.1%
- #44 Knights of Pen and Paper 2
71% matchVery Positive87% of 2,860 reviews2015
Dev: Kyy GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references. Knights of Pen & Paper 2 is a turn-based, retro style, pixel-art adventure full of danger, intrigue, death, and saving throws!
Why similar: Strategy 22.9%, RPG 21.5%, Comedy 16%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Fantasy 10.9%
- #45 Let's! Revolution!
69% matchVery Positive92% of 398 reviews2023
Dev: BUCK Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Let’s! Revolution! is a colorful roguelite puzzle mashup about stopping a narcissistic King from ruining your world. Flip tiles to uncover the hidden path to the King. Use deductive reasoning to avoid his cronies or take them all down in strategic turn-based combat.
Why similar: Puzzle 37.1%, Strategy 29.7%, Fantasy 22.5%, 2D 10.7%
- #46 KingSim
71% matchVery Positive84% of 211 reviews2020
Dev: Fuzzy Pixel Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become the King in a story-driven 8-bit style game, where choice matters. And try not to die instantly...
Why similar: Multiple Endings 40%, Strategy 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, RPG 11.9%, 2D 7.1%
- #47 Magibrick
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Fourth Front
Windows
An uniquely styled deck-building game. Assemnble a deck with the right Magibrick and challenge diverse enemies in different regions. Fill the board, destroy enemy bricks,play amazing combo, and occupy the entire board with your Magibricks, leaving no space for your enemy.
Why similar: Board Game 40.9%, Strategy 21.5%, Puzzle 14.3%, Fantasy 7%, PvE 6.3%
- #48 Chess Brain: Dark Troops
70% matchVery Positive94% of 64 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 61% ★, Board Game 21.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Strategy 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #49 Chess Infinity
69% matchMixed61% of 85 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 61.2% ★, Board Game 22.2%, Puzzle 9%, Strategy 7.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #50 Kingsvein
67% matchVery Positive91% of 313 reviews2024
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Explore and reclaim the infested castle-city of Kingsvein! Ride into its depths on your trusty wyvern, and lead your customizable party of Knights and Mystics in deep tactical combat.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 40.7%, Strategy 12.1%, Top-Down 9.9%, RPG 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #51 Wulin Chess
68% 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: Tactical RPG 40.5%, Strategy 19.5%, Fantasy 19.3%, RPG 9.6%, 2D 7.5%
- #52 Armello
69% matchVery Positive82% of 16,053 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Why similar: Board Game 37.6%, Tactical RPG 16.7%, Multiple Endings 15%, Strategy 11.3%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #53 Shadows Over Loathing
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,316 reviews2022
Dev: Asymmetric
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
Why similar: Comedy 33.5%, Puzzle 24.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, RPG 11.5%, Adventure 9.8%
- #54 Knock on the Coffin Lid
66% matchVery Positive84% of 2,907 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Fantasy 40.6%, Strategy 30.6%, RPG 13.4%, 2D 10.1%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #55 • Dread Chess ✣
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: • NullTalePub: • NullTale Scape
Windows
✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...
Why similar: Multiple Endings 29.2%, Puzzle 26.2%, Mystery 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Adventure 5.3%
- #56 Crown Gambit
64% matchVery Positive95% of 453 reviews2025
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
Why similar: Strategy 33.1%, Fantasy 31.5%, RPG 17.3%, Adventure 12.8%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #57 Ash of Gods: The Way
66% matchVery Positive80% of 507 reviews2023
Dev: AurumDust
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Solve tactical puzzles in constantly changing battles and overcome circumstances that are NEVER in your favor. Defend your commander, win duels, capture points, experiment with your strategy to defeat a superior enemy, and make decisions that affect your story.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 39.4%, Puzzle 21.7%, PvE 19.9%, RPG 8.2%, 2D 7.1%
- #58 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 63.1% ★, Board Game 20.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Strategy 4.9%
