- #1 SFD : Rogue TRPG
97% matchVery Positive87% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: icefill
Windows · Mac · Linux
SFD is a unique hybrid of tactical RPG and roguelike. Manage a party of adventurers as you attempt to be one of the few to conquer the Sigma Finite Dungeon.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.2%, Grid-Based Movement 15.9%, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
- #2 Godless
96% matchVery Positive93% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Danil Kalyupa
Windows
In Godless, you don’t save the world — you end it one turn at a time. Reshape the hex-based battlefield, summon deadly minions, explore endless strategies, and crush mortal heroes in this tactical roguelike!
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.3%, Grid-Based Movement 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #3 Dungeon Deathball
96% matchVery Positive96% of 220 reviews2021
Dev: Matt Glanville
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
🏆🏀💀 TACTICS, TERROR & TOUCHDOWNS. Turn-based roguelike meets arcade death-sport, where every dungeon is a unique gauntlet of brutal challenges. Can you survive the trials of Dungeon Deathball and win back your freedom?
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 18.1%, Perma Death 16.5%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%
- #4 Dimensionals
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 529 reviews2025
Dev: Mino Games
Windows · Mac
Dimensionals is the hottest roguelike turn-based RPG with tons of Heroes to collect and level up. Build a party of 3 heroes and combine hundreds of skills to create insane combos in the ultimate tactical challenge. Fight through an epic story told in the style of voice acted comic book cutscenes.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #5 Unto Deepest Depths
94% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: McCollum Games
Windows · Linux
Unto Deepest Depths is a turn-based strategy game where all units must move and attack every turn. Build your party, upgrade your units, and lead them into the unknown to vanquish the horrors below in this punishing roguelite where any move could be your last.
Why similar: Chess 23.3% ★, Turn-Based 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Grid-Based Movement 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #6 Lost In The Open
94% matchMixed68% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: Black Voyage GamesPub: WhisperGames
Windows
An unexpected assassination attempt leaves you wounded and fleeing across no man's land. To survive in this roguelike, low-fantasy tactical RPG, you must recruit strategically, fight desperately and repent sincerely.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.8%, Grid-Based Movement 15.1%, Perma Death 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #7 Pawndemonium
93% 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 42.9% ★, Turn-Based 16.3%, Grid-Based Movement 12.4%, Roguelike 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%
- #8 Chess of Doom
92% 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 47.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Roguelike 10.5%, Dungeon Crawler 9.5%, Strategy 7.1%
- #9 The Ouroboros King
91% matchVery Positive81% of 536 reviews2023
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 37.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Roguelike 9.5%, Difficult 8.9%
- #10 MEGACHESS
91% 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 24.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #11 Dunchess
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Firenap Studio
Windows · Mac
Master the art of turn-based chess mechanics in ever-changing dungeons! Navigate bridges, teleporters, and more as you strategize your way to victory in this unique chess roguelike adventure. Plus, create your own maps and explore others' creations!
Why similar: Chess 40.3% ★, Grid-Based Movement 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #12 Zero Orders Tactics
89% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows
🌋⚔ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Roguelike 15%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #13 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
89% matchVery Positive80% of 338 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 50.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Roguelike 11.2%, Strategy 7.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%
- #14 A Game of Chaess
88% matchNo user reviews
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 39.2% ★, Turn-Based 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #15 Back Rank Chess
87% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Nocky
Windows · Mac
Do you like the Endgame in chess? Here's a brand new chess variant! Defend the back rank against the onslaught of enemy pawns. Easy to learn , advanced artificial intelligence , 66 hand-crafted stages.
Why similar: Chess 48.1% ★, Grid-Based Movement 17.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Strategy 5.3%
- #16 Northwind
86% matchVery Positive87% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Barking Kitten Interactive
Windows
Northwind is a monster-hunting roguelite deckbuilder with a tug-of-war combat twist, card crafting, and a mana management system inspired by Magic: The Gathering.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17%, Perma Death 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Roguelike 13.2%, Dungeon Crawler 11%
- #17 King's Hand
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Anomie Game Studio
Windows
King's Hand is a turn-based, roguelike battler that fuses the strategy of chess with deckbuilding and a dash of chaos. Face increasingly challenging waves of tactical chess gameplay with a twist!
Why similar: Chess 54.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Roguelike 11.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%
- #18 Battle Poet
85% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Jesse Calder
Windows
Battle demons with poetry to reclaim the Holy Mountain in this Strategy Roguelike about combining lines of poetry in turn-based combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21%, Perma Death 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Roguelike 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%
- #19 The Rookery
84% matchVery Positive96% of 94 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 50% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Roguelite 8.5%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #20 Evertried
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: Lunic Games / Danilo DominguesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evertried is an isometric, tactical rogue-lite where strategic positioning and quick wit in grid-based combat are the key to success. Make clever use of attacks, movement, skills and hazards to clear floors of enemies and advance higher toward your destiny in the afterlife.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 26%, Perma Death 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Roguelike 12.2%
- #21 Chess Survivors
83% matchVery Positive85% of 158 reviews2023
Dev: Aarimous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies. Combine abilities, upgrades, and relics to create game-breaking builds. Think fast, die, learn, repeat!
Why similar: Chess 50.9% ★, Perma Death 19.7%, Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 9.8%, Strategy 5.6%
- #22 Battle for the Board
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Speediocre Games
Windows
Adventure through a colorful tabletop-themed world, strategically rolling special moves and attacks to defeat enemy pieces in this turn-based action strategy game!
Why similar: Chess 24.7% ★, Grid-Based Movement 16%, Dungeon Crawler 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%
- #23 Guards of the Gate
82% matchMixed68% of 41 reviews2019
Dev: Prince Game Studio
Windows
Guards of the Gate is a roguelike turn-based game on hexagonal fields. You control a team of heroes aka Guards of the Gate, who are trying to save the world from the evil Dragon Lord.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.2%, Grid-Based Movement 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #24 Path of Thalanos
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roman Dammer
Windows
Path of Thalanos is a roguelike dungeon crawler with a rich random item and skill system. Encounter many random generated events, shrines, traps and enemies. Build your hero and find out how deep you can go into the dungeon. Each run is unique.
Why similar: Turn-Based 27.5%, Roguelike 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%, Perma Death 9.3%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #25 WizardChess
80% matchVery Positive81% of 84 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 42.9% ★, Grid-Based Movement 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Roguelike 10%, Roguelite 7.4%
- #26 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% ★, Roguelike 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Perma Death 7.6%, Roguelite 7.3%
- #27 Chains on Sand
78% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Tabula Forge
Windows
Enter the blood-soaked arenas of Chains on Sand, a brutal turn-based roguelike where every strike counts. Build a unique gladiator, survive tactical grid-based combat, and rise through fame, death, and legacy — or die forgotten beneath the sand.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.2%, Grid-Based Movement 19.8%, Perma Death 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #28 Heroes of Steel RPG
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 282 reviews2014
Dev: Trese Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.
Why similar: Turn-Based 16.3%, Perma Death 14.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%
- #29 My Master's A Moron
78% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Potion Junkies
Windows
"My Master's A Moron" is a 2D turn-based, tile-based roguelike & roguelite dungeon crawler. Explore your way through your Master's basement (that he happens to rent out to monsters) and discover a multitude of enemies, items, spells, armor, upgrades, and more.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 20.7%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Roguelike 11.7%
- #30 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: Pixel Wizards
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 47.4% ★, Turn-Based 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Strategy 7%
- #31 Protocol Aegirum
77% 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 49.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Roguelike 8.9%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #32 Chess Bulk
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chess phD
Windows
Why do we have to be restricted by the chess rule of only moving a piece per player turn? What if we can move all pieces in a single turn? This game do exactly that!!! Plus a pretty good multi kill effect :)
Why similar: Chess 36.5% ★, Turn-Based 17%, Grid-Based Movement 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%
- #33 Advancing Chess
76% 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 55.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Roguelike 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Strategy 6.6%
- #34 Obsidian Prince
75% matchVery Positive80% of 141 reviews2022
Dev: Unleash The Giraffe
Windows
Fight through dungeons in a tactical, turn-based roguelike where choices have real consequences. Craft your backstory & inspiration decks & combine classes, skills & gear to create truly powerful heroes. Explore & rebuild Emalon in the campaign or top the highscore in a challenging roguelike mode.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Grid-Based Movement 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%
- #35 Alchemic Dungeons DX
76% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: Q-Cumber FactoryPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Blending rogue-like dungeon exploration with item crafting, Alchemic Dungeons DX is a game of endless variety!
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Roguelike 16.3%, Grid-Based Movement 14.5%, Perma Death 13.3%
- #36 Herman Electro
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: 3:15 Software
Windows · Linux
Dungeon crawling roguelike where rooms contain puzzles, not enemies. Discover alternative solutions which use up different tools. Manage you resources, spend rare tools, and discover secrets. Will your covert broadcasts be answered? 480+ Puzzles.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Perma Death 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Grid-Based Movement 11.6%
- #37 The Dungeon Of Horror
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KiberKreker
Windows
A dark medieval-fantasy turn-based dungeon crawler where you try to escape the dungeon of your own creation! Place tiles, fight monster and cooperate with friends to find and destroy the pagan shaman Meir to escape this horror!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Perma Death 15.1%, Grid-Based Movement 14.8%
- #38 Netherguild
73% matchVery Positive97% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
Descend into Netherguild, a tactical grid-based roguelite. Lead expeditions deep into mysterious, strange depths. Explore, battle dangerous foes, and manage resources carefully. Push your limits before returning to resupply. What secrets await below?
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 16.1%, Perma Death 15.5%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%
- #39 Kingster
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LoreHeim
Windows
Classic strategy rules are being rewritten in roguelike chaos. As a Jester who has accidentally ascended the throne, you must think like a King to survive. Manipulate the battlefield, wield your unique powers, build your deck, and rewrite your fate against all odds in this ruthless dungeon.
Why similar: Chess 31.6% ★, Grid-Based Movement 16%, Turn-Based 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #40 Frag
74% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Zule
Windows
Frag is a roguelike gridless turn-based game of tactical combat that takes place in the near future. Kill the enemy. Grab the loot. Craft new gear. Level up your team. Learn new skills. If you lose a single match, you are done. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Perma Death 12.2%, Strategy 11.6%
- #41 Tower of Spirit
72% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Hookaria Games
Windows
Tower of Spirit is a fast turn-based RPG where your choices matter. Gather a group of unique characters, survive a series of random encounters and battle your way to reach the enigmatic tower!
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.9%, Perma Death 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
- #42 Pico Pico Dungeon!
72% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Game Tsukuru Kun
Windows
A turn-based roguelike RPG that's easy to pick up and play! Casual yet challenging! Strategic depth is preserved! In addition to roguelike stages, there are over 20 diverse stages, including puzzles and tower defense!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 21.4%, Turn-Based 21.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%
- #43 Rogue Summoner
73% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Gamecraft Studios
Windows
Rogue Summoner is a turn-based tactics roguelike about strategically conjuring monsters to fight in your stead. Summon every creature you encounter, from spineless minions to mighty bosses, and conquer all the dungeons to become the Rogue Summoner.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Roguelike 15.5%, Perma Death 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%
- #44 Shadow of the Depth
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Why similar: Perma Death 20.8%, Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Roguelike 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Difficult 11.1%
- #45 Chess: The Lost Pieces
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Yağız Selimoğlu
Windows
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
Why similar: Chess 43.5% ★, Grid-Based Movement 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #46 Blessing In The Darkness
71% 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 29.5% ★, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #47 Artifice: War Tactics
70% matchMixed55% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Silvine Game Studios
Windows
Artifice: War Tactics is a turn-based roguelike where enemies show their next move. Evade, strike, and combo with your champions to flip the battlefield in your favor.
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Perma Death 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Roguelike 14.6%
- #48 TOTAL ZUGZWANG
71% 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 41.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 6.7%
- #49 Crown Trick
70% matchVery Positive85% of 5,356 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20.1%, Perma Death 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%, Roguelike 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%
- #50 LONESTAR
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,337 reviews2025
Dev: Math TidePub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
Why similar: Perma Death 16.9%, Turn-Based 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Roguelike 11.8%
- #51 破碎原像
69% 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 Strategy 19.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #52 Prismarch
69% matchNo user reviews
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 59% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Roguelike 9.1%, Roguelite 7.2%, Strategy 6.6%
- #53 Undergeon's Pilgrims
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Adei Devind
Windows
Undergeon's Pilgrims is a fantasy roguelite game with rpg elements. Create group of adventurers, the Pilgrims. Accumulate treasure, face off perils and go down the Undergeon for glory !
Why similar: Perma Death 20.4%, Grid-Based Movement 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%
- #54 Chessplus: Combine + Conquer
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chessplus Pty Ltd
Windows
It’s not chess...it’s better! COMBINE pieces as you play. New moves. New strategies. Create powerful hybrid pieces like the "Knook" by moving the Knight + Rook onto the same square. Then move as either piece. Face off with friends. Battle the AI. Beat the Grandmaster in the Deckbuilding Roguelike.
Why similar: Chess 45% ★, Roguelike 11.3%, Difficult 9.2%, Roguelite 7.8%, Medieval 7.6%
- #55 Zombie Blitzkrieg
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Tiunovsky
Windows · Mac
Survive against zombies in this turn-based tactical roguelike. Outsmart your enemies in fast-paced battles using different tactics. Pick rewards and power up your character to conquer increasingly challenging levels.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Roguelike 13.6%, Turn-Based 10.5%
- #56 WazHack
68% matchVery Positive90% of 724 reviews2014
Dev: WazPub: Waz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Time moves forward only when you do in the dungeons of WazHack. Think your way out of problems instead of just spamming 'attack' and 'drink healing potion'.
Why similar: Perma Death 24.7%, Roguelike 23%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 10.4%, Strategy 5.9%
- #57 SokoChess
67% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2022
Dev: Daisy GamesPub: Martin Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
SokoChess is a minimalistic puzzle game about pushing chess pieces. Use your pieces to push the black figures to their destination, but be careful! The opposing pieces will capture yours if you give them the chance!
Why similar: Chess 48.1% ★, Grid-Based Movement 17.9%, Turn-Based 15.9%, Difficult 9.4%, Strategy 5.1%
- #58 Forrader Hero
66% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: VidyGames
Windows
Forrader Hero – turn-based game with roguelike elements where heroes can’t step back and must fight through the end to save their soul in ‘Forgotten Proto.World’ fighting hordes of monsters, undead creatures, and their overlords.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.9%, Grid-Based Movement 23.2%, Perma Death 16.3%, Roguelike 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%
- #59 Antisuns
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nicolai Czempin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Board the enemy spaceship while defending your own in turn-based tactics. Outmaneuver foes, chain creative combos, and if you see a better way, rewind and take it. Push for greater rewards, so you’re ready for the tougher enemies ahead. But be aware of the enemies that are pushing back right now!
Why similar: Perma Death 18.7%, Grid-Based Movement 16.5%, Turn-Based 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%
- #60 Waves of Chess
65% matchPositive94% of 17 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 61.9% ★, Roguelike 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%