
Build an impossible army: knights that become unicorns, queens that cross the edges, phoenixes that rise again. Lead it through a roguelite Story of bosses, merchants and perks that bend the rules, then put it to the test online.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Chess, Turn-Based Tactics, Turn-Based Strategy.

Build an impossible army: knights that become unicorns, queens that cross the edges, phoenixes that rise again. Lead it through a roguelite Story of bosses, merchants and perks that bend the rules, then put it to the test online.

Peace by Piece
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!

Dice chess
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
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 34.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Roguelike 9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Board Game 8.1%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 36.7% ★, Board Game 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Tabletop 7.8%
Chess, but with wizards. Every piece has HP and Attack and spell cards bend the rules. Outplay a friend in hotseat, over LAN, or online and climb the leaderboard.
Why similar: Chess 36.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Board Game 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Tabletop 7.2%
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 33.3% ★, Board Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Roguelite 8.6%
Olympiad Chess evolves classical chess into a unified 4v4 team sport. Across shared middle ranks, pieces migrate between boards to flank opponents and save teammates. A true multi-board competitive variant built to completely revolutionize FIDE team chess format!
Why similar: Chess 43.4% ★, Board Game 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%, PvP 7.8%
Je Di Bo is a chaotic, deep turn-based card strategy where chess-like logic meets unpredictability. Move pieces, upgrade their ranks, and dominate the board. But beware: every 7 turns, Karma rolls the dice and completely changes the rules of engagement. Can you outsmart the chaos?
Why similar: Chess 29.8% ★, Board Game 16.2%, Tabletop 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
Why similar: Chess 32.9% ★, Board Game 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Roguelike 8%
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 45.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Roguelike 9.2%, Board Game 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%
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 43.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Roguelike 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, PvP 7.2%
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 39.7% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Roguelite 8%
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 44.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Board Game 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%, Tabletop 6.1%
Challenge 20 chess masters from around the world to duels across the board. Defeat them one by one, prove your skills, and fight your way to the top to become the ultimate CHECKBORNE Champion.
Why similar: Chess 45.8% ★, Board Game 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Strategy 6.5%, Local Multiplayer 6.3%
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 45.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Board Game 9.1%, Tabletop 7.3%, Roguelite 6.9%
RanaRangam reimagines chess as a tactical battle of health, attacks, and step-by-step commands. Instead of instant captures, pieces can be commanded to any valid tile and then advance one step per turn, turning movement, combat, and board control into a deeper tactical battle.
Why similar: Chess 33.8% ★, Board Game 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Turn-Based Combat 6.8%
Deploy your pawns, plan your strategy, and make your way through the sunlit plains of Thebes to destroy the enemy fortress, but keep an eye on the fog of war, as enemies might catch you off guard and destroy yours. Activate the abilities of the pieces to gain various advantages during your turn.
Why similar: Chess 25.3% ★, Board Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Grid-Based Movement 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%
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 39.1% ★, Board Game 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Tabletop 7.6%, Strategy 6.7%
Chaos Chess is a new chess variant that turns every capture into a battle. Think twice before attacking and prepare for the consequences. Build your army, fight through four custom campaigns, and challenge players worldwide in a tactical RPG twist on classic chess.
Why similar: Chess 37.6% ★, Board Game 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.3%
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 40.4% ★, Board Game 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, PvP 6.3%
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 36.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%, PvP 8.3%, Roguelike 7.1%
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 44.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Board Game 13.2%, Tabletop 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
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 44.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Roguelite 9.3%, Board Game 8.4%
Play Classic chess expanded with 9 unique classes, Mana, spells, traps and passive abilities. Outsmart your opponent, create unexpected positions, compete online across PC and mobile.
Why similar: Chess 42.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Board Game 9.8%, PvP 7.4%
Vantageous is a competitive board game, where you have to strategize your piece placement, stack your pieces to increase their range and outsmart your opponent. You can play on the same device, online or against the computer! Play against your friends or challenge the rank ladder!
Why similar: Chess 33.4% ★, Board Game 12.5%, Tabletop 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
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 46.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Board Game 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Tabletop 7.4%
Infernal Chess is a dark fantasy chess game set in the fiery depths of hell. Battle on a volcanic chessboard with creature-themed pieces and master strategic gameplay as you navigate the intense atmosphere of the inferno!
Why similar: Chess 36.3% ★, Board Game 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%
Not a chess. It is a war strategy. Tamerlane Chess is the digital version of the board Timur used to shape his battlefield tactics. With a larger board, unique pieces, and deep strategy, every move demands the mindset of a true commander.
Why similar: Chess 38.4% ★, Board Game 12.5%, Tabletop 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
Play Tafl Champions, an ancient form of chess dating all the way back to the Vikings! Capture the defender's king while they guide him to escape the battlefield and to freedom. Challenge your enemies, customise your shield, play on multiple platforms and become the ultimate Tafl Champion!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Board Game 16.1%, Chess 13% ★, PvP 10.9%, Tabletop 10.9%
3D Chess Online combines the magical world of chess with a modern and three-dimensional experience! Determine your strategy and fight against your opponents worldwide in this simulator equipped with realistic graphics.
Why similar: Chess 39.3% ★, Board Game 13.9%, Tabletop 11.6%, Local Multiplayer 7.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.6%
Chess is the deck. Draft an army, march it through escalating sieges, and stack stratagems until one rook move scores like an avalanche. A score-chasing roguelike where every capture feeds the combo - and checkmate is the jackpot.
Why similar: Chess 39.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Roguelite 7.7%, Board Game 7.5%
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 45.2% ★, Board Game 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, PvP 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
A turn-based chess battler where every capture becomes a tactical duel. Use unique piece abilities, reposition your own pieces, play against bots, challenge friends locally, or progress through Story Mode.
Why similar: Chess 19.4% ★, Board Game 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%
Obliterate the enemy's king with your laser by strategically moving/rotating mirrors, portals and more in this mind-bending chess-like game. Challenge your friends or battle an AI (includes Level Editor)!
Why similar: Chess 20.3% ★, Board Game 14.5%, Tabletop 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
A playable Chess board that visualizes where each piece can go and what every move does
Why similar: Chess 39.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Board Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, PvP 8.3%
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 44.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Tabletop 7.1%, Board Game 5.3%
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 47.9% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Strategy 6.8%
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 37.9% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Medieval 7.6%
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 25.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Medieval 10.2%, Strategy 9.8%
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 34.4% ★, Board Game 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%
A clash of gods played over sixty four squares. Three rule sets share one board: a classical match of kings, a variant where you raise your host from a hand of cards, and a roguelike where every kill reshapes the killer.
Why similar: Chess 33.2% ★, Board Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Roguelite 7.8%
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 30% ★, Board Game 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Tabletop 8.3%, Roguelike 7.9%
Sans Issue is a 2D game mixing chess and card-deck building. Use cards to summon new pieces, move your pieces in new ways, and change the board's terrain. Earn new cards via the campaign, create custom decks using the deckbuilder, and play against your friends both locally and over Steam.
Why similar: Chess 44.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Board Game 9.1%, PvP 7.6%, Tabletop 6.4%
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 35% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Board Game 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Tabletop 7.1%
A toy-table tactical strategy game where commanders move soldiers, tanks, engineers, radar, SAM sites, and aircraft across fogged battlefields. Outmaneuver your opponent through positioning, terrain, supply pressure, and air missions in MiliChess, Req. Ammo, or classic Chess modes.
Why similar: Chess 37.3% ★, Board Game 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, PvP 8.5%, Tabletop 8.4%
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: Board Game 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Chess 15.8% ★, Roguelike 11.3%, Roguelite 9.1%
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 24.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Roguelike 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 40.4% ★, Board Game 11.1%, Roguelike 9.3%, Roguelite 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%
A roguelite chess RPG where your pieces gain unique abilities. Earn upgrades, unlock branching skill trees, and build your warband across runs as you fight through 20 boss encounters, each one playing by their own rules.
Why similar: Chess 39.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Board Game 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Roguelite 8.4%
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 34.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Board Game 10.2%, Roguelike 7.8%, Roguelite 7.4%
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 51.3% ★, Board Game 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Tabletop 11.4%, Strategy 3.8%
A turn-based RPG, except it's also chess! Every capture becomes a 1v1 battle decided by stats, elements and abilities. Build your team, climb the roguelite campaign, or duel friends and CPUs.
Why similar: Chess 33.2% ★, Board Game 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.8%, Tabletop 8.5%
Chess on hexagonal field with local play, online multiplayer & against AI. Based on Gliński's chess variant.
Why similar: Chess 41.1% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Tabletop 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
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 43.4% ★, Board Game 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, PvP 9.3%
A new kind of chess where you earn gold each turn to buy units and upgrade them with unique abilities. Fog of war hides enemy positions unless your pieces are close enough.
Why similar: Chess 35.4% ★, Board Game 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Tabletop 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
This project was inspired by Oats Jenkins' video on Youtube titled "I Made a BETTER Chess". In their video, they revised the pieces and rules. This project is that idea, turned into a video game!
Why similar: Chess 43.5% ★, Board Game 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Tabletop 10.6%, PvP 9.5%
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 51.5% ★, Board Game 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Roguelike 11%, Strategy 7%
Strategize your way through a variety of encounters, each with various twists. Kill all of the other pieces on the board through night and day until only the two kings remain.
Why similar: Chess 46.9% ★, Board Game 10.7%, Medieval 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Strategy 8.2%
Play backgammon, checkers, and chess versus friends or computer AI with different difficulty levels. Local and online gameplay, with online support for 2 players and 62 spectators. All with voice chat.
Why similar: Chess 37.2% ★, Board Game 13.8%, Tabletop 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, PvP 8.6%
Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.
Why similar: Chess 44.3% ★, Board Game 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Tabletop 11.9%, Strategy 5.3%
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 49.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Roguelite 12.2%, Strategy 9.1%
A turn-based strategy board game for 2 or 4 players, with online and local multiplayer. Command soldiers, towers, and kings to outmaneuver your opponent and capture their king or claim their corner.
Why similar: Chess 38.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Board Game 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%, PvP 6.7%