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

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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.

Reviews: Positive — 97% — of 29 reviews
Released: 2025-08-18
Developer: Clover Bite
Publisher: indie.io
Genres: Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive87% of 100 reviews2018
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    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. #2 Godless
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    Dev: Danil Kalyupa
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    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!

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  3. #3 Dungeon Deathball
    96% matchVery Positive96% of 220 reviews2021
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    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. #4 Dimensionals
    95% matchMostly Positive80% of 529 reviews2025
    Dev: Mino Games
    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Turn-Based 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Roguelike 10.4%

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    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%

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    94% matchMixed68% of 158 reviews2025
    Dev: Black Voyage GamesPub: WhisperGames
    Windows

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  7. #7 Pawndemonium
    93% matchNo user reviews
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    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 ?

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  8. #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. #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. #10 MEGACHESS
    91% matchNo user reviews
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    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.

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  11. #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%

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    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.

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    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.

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    88% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Roman Dammer
    Windows

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    Windows · Mac

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    81% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Dev: Trese Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    77% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    76% matchNo user reviews
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    75% matchVery Positive80% of 141 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
    Dev: 3:15 Software
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    74% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive97% of 93 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    74% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2020
    Dev: Zule
    Windows

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    Windows

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    72% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    71% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2023
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    70% matchMixed55% of 22 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive85% of 5,356 reviews2020
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    67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,337 reviews2025
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  51. #51 破碎原像
    69% matchNo user reviews
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  52. #52 Prismarch
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    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
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    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. #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. #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. #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%

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