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

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.

A Wizard-Chess Tournament
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.

Sans Issue
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.
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 32.9% ★, Card Battler 11.6%, Board Game 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%
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 37.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Card Game 9.6%, Board Game 8.1%, Competitive 6.1%
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 30.1% ★, Competitive 13.2%, Board Game 11.9%, Tabletop 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%
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 29.4% ★, Board Game 16.9%, Tabletop 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Competitive 8.1%
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 39.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Board Game 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Competitive 8.9%
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 44% ★, Board Game 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.7%, PvP 6.6%
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% ★, Board Game 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Strategy 8.1%, Local Multiplayer 7.5%
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 37.5% ★, Board Game 14%, Tabletop 10.6%, Local Multiplayer 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 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 32.3% ★, Board Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Competitive 11.5%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 38.6% ★, Board Game 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Tabletop 7.9%
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 39.2% ★, Board Game 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Strategy 8.4%, Card Game 8.4%
The ultimate poker-infused chess derivative with deckbuilding, roguelike mechanics and minimal RNG! Go on a campaign run where strategic deckbuilding decisions matter or jump into an exhibition match against an AI/human opponent. Play a ranked match with a friend and climb the global leaderboards!
Why similar: Chess 31.3% ★, Card Battler 11.9%, Board Game 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Roguelite 7.9%
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 32.5% ★, Card Battler 11.4%, Board Game 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Roguelite 8.1%
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.
Why similar: Chess 33.2% ★, Board Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Roguelite 7.8%
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 31.3% ★, Competitive 14.2%, Board Game 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Tabletop 7.8%
Black Horizon: Armada is a digital deck-building card game set in an original sci-fi universe, where your goal is to build the strongest armada.
Why similar: Competitive 15%, Card Battler 14%, Board Game 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Card Game 9%
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 47.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Board Game 10.3%, Strategy 7.9%, Roguelite 7%
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 41.7% ★, Board Game 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Local Multiplayer 5.9%
Card Chess is a free online PvP strategy game blending classic chess with card gameplay. Inspired by chess and Magic: The Gathering, each player starts with just a king and a custom 60-card deck that lets you deploy pieces, destroy enemy pieces, draw cards, and tactically control the board.
Why similar: Board Game 19.2%, Chess 17.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Card Game 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
Chess on hexagonal field with local play, online multiplayer & against AI. Based on Gliński's chess variant.
Why similar: Chess 39.3% ★, Board Game 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Tabletop 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%
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 45.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Roguelite 11.2%, Board Game 9.1%
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 46% ★, Board Game 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, PvP 7.3%
Monsters’ Gambits: Card tactics game with infinite strategies on random chess fields. Fuse more than 300 monsters for powerful beasts. Summon, attack, trap, and unleash special abilities for the ultimate strategic experience.
Why similar: Chess 28.8% ★, Card Battler 16.4%, Card Game 10.7%, Board Game 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
Chess, but continuous! Avalog is a free game for playing analog chess with others, either locally or online. As well as a 'classic' mode, there is a 'draft' mode, where players pick pieces from 5 different factions.
Why similar: Chess 39.9% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Mythology 12.6%, Local Multiplayer 8.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.6%
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 46.4% ★, Board Game 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Tabletop 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
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 39.7% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Tabletop 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%
A new patch just dropped for the ancient game of Chess. The Definitive Edition adds new pieces, chaotic cards, and modernized rules. Reshape the board and bring down the enemy Kings, heirs, and pretenders. Master the first major update in centuries.
Why similar: Chess 48.3% ★, Board Game 10.7%, Strategy 8.3%, Card Game 7.4%, PvP 6.7%
A fast-paced, tactical card battler. Play the right cards to win the lane, game, and eventually the match. Try your luck in both single-player contest against an in-built AI player or compete against your friend online on Steam friend in PvP multiplayer.
Why similar: Board Game 19.6%, Card Game 13.6%, Card Battler 12.9%, Tabletop 10.9%, Strategy 10.3%
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 48.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Roguelite 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Strategy 11.1%
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 21.3% ★, Board Game 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Tabletop 12.2%, Local Multiplayer 10%
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 51.6% ★, Board Game 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Tabletop 11%, Strategy 4.8%
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 46.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Tabletop 7.2%, Local Multiplayer 6%
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 49.6% ★, Board Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Tabletop 7.6%
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 49.3% ★, Board Game 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%, Tabletop 6.5%
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 43.4% ★, Board Game 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Tabletop 10.2%, PvP 7.8%
Play classic chess on Steam: challenge AI opponents, invite friends online, solve puzzles, customize your board, and unlock achievements.
Why similar: Chess 32.4% ★, Board Game 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Local Multiplayer 8.6%, PvP 6.7%
It's a two-player card chess game. Play against your friend with chesses that have the ability to flip. At the right moment, flip the chess to release powerful skills, or hide and wait for the right opportunity to strike. In addition, build a deck and explore various possibilities!
Why similar: Board Game 19.9%, Card Game 13.9%, Card Battler 13.7%, Tabletop 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
A turn-based tactical board game with card battler elements. Contains sandbox elements for you to build your own units, craft your own abilities and set your own game rules with a fully integrated editor.
Why similar: Chess 30.8% ★, Competitive 14.1%, Card Battler 13.1%, Board Game 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
Master Xiangqi anytime! Thrilling games, custom boards & challenging AI.
Why similar: Chess 47% ★, Board Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, PvP 7.3%, Strategy 6.4%
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 44.2% ★, Board Game 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Roguelite 10.5%
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 40.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, PvP 7.5%, Tabletop 7%
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 38.8% ★, Board Game 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Roguelite 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%
Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.
Why similar: Chess 44.9% ★, Board Game 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Tabletop 11.6%, Strategy 6.8%
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 44.1% ★, Board Game 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Strategy 8.3%
Puzzline is a 2-4 player board game connecting cards like a puzzle! Each card has a unique effect. Play them strategically and get the victory! Online play is also supported!
Why similar: Card Battler 19.7%, Board Game 16.7%, Card Game 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Tabletop 11.3%
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 43.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Board Game 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Roguelite 7.7%
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 44.5% ★, Board Game 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, PvP 7.9%
Reversi - A Board Game of Strategy and Tactics!
Why similar: Chess 23% ★, Board Game 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Strategy 11.8%, Local Multiplayer 7.5%
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 50.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Tabletop 7.6%, PvP 7%
Flip number cards to attack and outsmart your opponent in this memory-based turn-based battle! Use hidden item cards to gain the upper hand and secure victory!
Why similar: Card Battler 18.5%, Board Game 18.1%, Card Game 14.4%, Tabletop 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%
Blending deep board game strategy with auto-battling mastery, and designed by Richard Garfield (creator of Magic: The Gathering), lead your Squads over an ever-changing dieselpunk battlefield where no two games are ever the same. Think ahead, adapt fast, outwit your opponent and claim victory.
Why similar: Competitive 16.8%, Card Battler 16.2%, Board Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Card Game 9.8%
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 51.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Board Game 10.9%, Roguelite 9.1%, Tabletop 8%
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 39.3% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Tabletop 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%
Eight heroes. Infinite decisions. One winner. Amethyst is a deep 1v1 tactical strategy game — draft your team, level your heroes, contest objectives, and wager your matchmaking rating on your read of the game.
Why similar: Chess 33.9% ★, Competitive 14.5%, Board Game 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
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 38.4% ★, Board Game 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Local Multiplayer 8.8%
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 34.3% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Card Battler 12.7%, Card Game 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
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 50.8% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Local Multiplayer 8%, Strategy 7.6%, PvP 5.9%
Welcome to the Chess Game of Tomorrow!
Why similar: Chess 44.3% ★, Board Game 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 7.3%, Multiplayer 4.7%