- #1 Dark Chess
97% 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 41.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Board Game 11.2%, Dark Fantasy 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%
- #2 Once a Pawn a King
96% matchMixed59% of 58 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 55.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Strategy 6.3%, Medieval 5.7%
- #3 The Ouroboros King
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 579 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 46% ★, Board Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Fantasy 5.6%
- #4 King of the Bridge
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,778 reviews2024
Dev: Finn Schuuring
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Face off against the bridge troll in his bizarre game of chess! Decrypt, Twist and Enforce the rules as your devious opponent attempts to break them in King of the Bridge!
Why similar: Chess 63.8% ★, Board Game 14.9%, Strategy 7.5%, Fantasy 7.1%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #5 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 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 59.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Board Game 8.8%, Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6%
- #6 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
94% 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 50.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Board Game 7.4%, Strategy 6.7%
- #7 Moonlight Chess
93% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Moonlight Chess is a turn-based tactical auto-battler where you must assemble your own army, defeat waves of enemies, and vanquish the evil ravaging the kingdom!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.5%, Tactical 16.5%, Fantasy 14.5%, Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%
- #8 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
91% matchVery Positive91% of 7,454 reviews2022
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 68.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%, Strategy 6.8%
- #9 Gigachess
92% 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 45.4% ★, Board Game 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Strategy 8.7%
- #10 Chess Valley
91% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Artur Rezende
Windows
Play chess in a way you've never played. Face a board like a labyrinth and try to cross it with the king to join his army.
Why similar: Chess 71.2% ★, Board Game 18.6%, Puzzle 4.3%, 3D 3.2%, Indie 1.4%
- #11 Chess
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 109 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 44.2% ★, Board Game 22.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Local Multiplayer 12.6%, Strategy 5.2%
- #12 Archon Classic
90% matchVery Positive81% of 192 reviews2010
Dev: React Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Inspired by chess, but adding combat that YOU control, Archon was the original Battle Chess. You must try to outmaneuver your opponent using teams of fantasy creatures or monsters in this epic struggle of Light and Dark.
Why similar: Strategy 75%, Indie 25%
- #13 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,990 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 69% ★, Board Game 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.7%, Strategy 3%
- #14 Yes, My Queen
87% matchVery Positive84% of 55 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 58.3% ★, Board Game 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Fantasy 5.6%, Strategy 5.3%
- #15 Chess Knights: Viking Lands
86% matchVery Positive92% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
Help the Knights to rescue their Kings and Queens in the beautiful and dangerous Vikings Lands. An innovative game concept inspired by chess: infiltrate mindfully, rescue quickly, and get out alive if you can.
Why similar: Chess 49.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Board Game 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Medieval 6.5%
- #16 Wulin Chess
84% 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: Dark Fantasy 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Fantasy 17%, Tactical 13.8%, Strategy 12.3%
- #17 Four Kings One War
86% matchMixed54% of 197 reviews2021
Dev: StaplesVR
Windows · Mac
Four Kings One War is a 1 or 2 player strategy game inspired by chess. Each player controls two armies as though they were one and get's two moves per turn. This opens up guerrilla style tactics and hidden attacks. This is strategy for the modern mind, outside the 64th square.
Why similar: Chess 51.8% ★, Strategy 19.2%, Board Game 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Indie 1.9%
- #18 Pawnbarian
84% matchVery Positive89% of 902 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 54.4% ★, Board Game 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Strategy 5.6%
- #19 3D Chess
85% matchMixed57% of 175 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 67.3% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Strategy 10%, Survival 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #20 Hyper Chess
81% matchVery Positive92% of 353 reviews2025
Dev: Grouch
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
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 63.4% ★, Board Game 15.3%, Local Multiplayer 10.8%, Strategy 8%, 3D 2.5%
- #21 Age of Fear: The Undead King
83% matchVery Positive88% of 368 reviews2015
Dev: Leslaw SliwkoPub: Age of Fear
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Play as either Sir Edward, a noble Knight defending the Human Kingdom, or Krill, a wicked Necromancer with an unearthly lust for power! The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy (full of humour!) that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Zombies 19.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Fantasy 8%
- #22 WizardChess
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 94 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 48.5% ★, Board Game 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Fantasy 6.2%, Tactical 6.1%
- #23 Viking Chess: Hnefatafl
82% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: Diamond Sky GamesPub: Rain Games
Windows · Mac
Play the ancient game of "Hnefatafl" in style on your PC, in Singleplayer mode against the AI or Multiplayer over the internet. "Hnefatafl" is a strategic, chess-like boardgame with assumed origins all the way back to the Viking era.
Why similar: Chess 48.5% ★, Board Game 17.1%, Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Indie 5.7%
- #24 Mate'Morphosis
79% 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 75.1% ★, Strategy 6.9%, Puzzle 6.5%, Board Game 5.2%, Indie 4%
- #25 Armello
79% matchVery Positive82% of 16,067 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 30.6 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 27.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.5%, Dark Fantasy 21.7%, Strategy 9.9%, Fantasy 9.1%
- #26 The Rookery
78% matchVery Positive94% of 105 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 54.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Board Game 7.5%, Tactical 5.8%
- #27 Chess Survivors
78% matchVery Positive85% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: Aarimous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
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 72% ★, Dark Fantasy 9.1%, Strategy 7.2%, Tactical 5.9%, Procedural Generation 5.7%
- #28 Throne of Bone
77% matchVery Positive85% of 337 reviews2025
Dev: Windmill Slam
Windows · Mac
Draft minions to defeat all who oppose the noble art of necromancy. Wield spells, discover dark relics, and reclaim your castle to unite the land through undeath in this unholy amalgam of roguelike, deckbuilder, and autobattler.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.3%, Dark Fantasy 23.4%, Fantasy 14.8%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%
- #29 Chess Ultimate
76% matchVery Positive88% of 302 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 36% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Strategy 14.7%, Fantasy 5.9%
- #30 Battle Chess: Game of Kings™
80% matchMixed52% of 377 reviews2015
Dev: Olde SküülPub: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows
It took 2,000 years for someone to make chess better! The most challenging game on earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered field. Everyone who's ever had a knight take a pawn has seen that capture as more than one piece replacing another on the board.
Why similar: Chess 64.2% ★, Board Game 24.8%, Strategy 11%
- #31 Chess Brain: Dark Troops
77% 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 56.5% ★, Board Game 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%, Strategy 6.2%
- #32 MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 249 reviews2026
Dev: Black AnchorPub: Webzen
Windows
A turn-based tactical RPG set in a medieval city overrun by horrific creatures, where only your wits and strategies can keep you alive. Plunge into The Dark Shroud to rescue survivors, inherit the memories of the fallen, and restore the shattered "Memolith" to reclaim the lost light.
Why similar: Zombies 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Tactical 8.7%
- #33 Knock on the Coffin Lid
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,913 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: Zombies 37.5%, Dark Fantasy 24.8%, Fantasy 16.2%, Strategy 8.8%, Story Rich 7%
- #34 Chess Infinity
76% matchMixed62% of 93 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 57.7% ★, Board Game 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Strategy 6.3%, Puzzle 4.2%
- #35 Kingdoms vs Zombies
74% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Kingdoms vs Zombies is a blend of strategy, tower defense, and roguelike gameplay, where you must defend your kingdom against endless hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Zombies 33.6%, Strategy 28.6%, Fantasy 13.7%, Medieval 12%, Indie 7.8%
- #36 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
73% matchVery Positive86% of 8,273 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 26.9%, Gothic 25% ★, Strategy 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Indie 6.5%
- #37 Age of Undead
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: Insane Dreamers
Windows
Age of Undead is a multi-genre game (turn-based, RTS, FPS) that allows you to face the frightful Zombie Apocalypse with 3 unique factions: the Army, the Infected, and the Survivors. Make strategic choices in the Campaign, then go into battle and fight to survive!
Why similar: Zombies 37.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 31.6%, Strategy 12.7%, Tactical 12.1%, 3D 4.5%
- #38 Cat Chess
70% matchVery Positive87% of 492 reviews2026
Dev: Capricia LabsPub: Capricia Productions
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 56.7% ★, Board Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Strategy 6.6%
- #39 Necroking
71% matchVery Positive82% of 964 reviews2024
Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.
Why similar: Zombies 26.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Tactical 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10.1%
- #40 Shields of Loyalty
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 185 reviews2025
Dev: Mosaic Mask StudioPub: indie.io
Windows
A dark fantasy turn-based strategy game where unit synergy, positioning and map control wins. Combine your troops strategically and unlock devastating special abilities and combos. Three factions. Three commanders. Infinite tactical possibilities.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.3%, Dark Fantasy 20.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Fantasy 10.8%, Medieval 8.9%
- #41 Deliverance & Reign
72% matchVery Positive82% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: One Up Plus
Windows
Join a gothic battle where Good confronts Evil using roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Play as either side, invading Alaric's Castle, or as Alaric himself defending against the invading heroes!
Why similar: Gothic 37.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Zombies 11.9%, Strategy 7.6%
- #42 Regimental Chess
75% matchMixed55% of 332 reviews2015
Dev: Regimental Chess Dev.Pub: Regimental Chess Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Regimental Chess is a battle game where large armies of chess pieces move and capture in mass formations. Up to 372 pieces in a single battle.
Why similar: Chess 64.4% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Strategy 8.2%
- #43 Kingsvein
71% matchVery Positive92% of 317 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: Dark Fantasy 24.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Medieval 9.5%, Strategy 7.8%
- #44 Dead Grid
68% matchVery Positive94% of 534 reviews2026
Dev: Atom Void
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.
Why similar: Board Game 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.4%, Zombies 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Tactical 7.6%
- #45 Revelatio
69% matchVery Positive93% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Guild Studio
Windows
"Revelatio" is a turn-based strategy game that combines tile-based combat and elements of roguelike. Strategically summon and control units to claim victory. Stain the world with your darkness by corrupting various units, bosses and even NPCs.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Strategy 13.6%, Tactical 8.8%
- #46 Gambonanza
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,723 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 54.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Board Game 14.7%, Tactical 7.2%, Strategy 6.1%
- #47 Stones Keeper: Director's Cut
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: SK TeamPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Stones Keeper: Director's Cut is a turn-based tactical RPG set in a distinctive hand-drawn world. Assemble a squad of unique fighters, raise your own fortress into the sky, and lead the Order of the Griffin in a war for the kingdom's future.
Why similar: Gothic 29.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.5%, Local Multiplayer 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%
- #48 Conquest Tactics : Realm of Sin
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2026
Dev: Singular Sunshine Studios
Windows · Mac
Conquest Tactics: Realm of Sin is a dark-fantasy roguelite tactics game. Command your army and engage in turn-based battles on a hex-based board as you advance step by step to conquer a land shrouded in sin. Your choices carry weight: will you restore order… or allow eternal darkness to reign?
Why similar: Board Game 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #49 Urja
73% matchMixed51% of 182 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 64.1% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Puzzle 7.2%, Fantasy 6.4%, Indie 5.2%
- #50 Shards of Order
65% matchVery Positive90% of 644 reviews2026
Dev: FardustPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
A grim RPG with card-based combat where nothing stays dead. Lead a party of survivors through a world undone by shattered Laws. Restore them and reshape the rules of the game, but be ready to face the consequences.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 39.5%, Story Rich 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Fantasy 9.5%, Dark 7.1%
- #51 FPS Chess
66% matchVery Positive84% of 44,331 reviews2022
Dev: Meta ForkPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 49.4% ★, Board Game 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.2%, Strategy 6.7%
- #52 Checkmate Showdown
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 240 reviews2023
Dev: BadRez GamesPub: ManaVoid Entertainment
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Chess meets Fighting games. Crush your opponents in the arena and on the chessboard in this online multiplayer competitive tactical fighting game that mixes the strategic elegance of Chess with the fast-paced execution of fighting games.
Why similar: Chess 48.1% ★, Local Multiplayer 16.5%, Board Game 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%
- #53 Chess Brain
69% 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 53.8% ★, Board Game 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Strategy 6%
- #54 Chess Knight 2
72% matchMixed46% of 151 reviews2016
Dev: EnsenaSoft
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A medieval world of strategy and tactics await you to engage in epic battles of wits as you master the moves and the strategies in a conquest to claim the kingdom of Chess.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #55 Inkshade
65% matchVery Positive87% of 636 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Vezelle
Windows
Inkshade is a turn-based tactics game carved out of strange wooden miniatures, wrapped in a web of locked rooms, and orchestrated by an otherworldly game master. Victory is not guaranteed, and the only constant is the cruel black ink that flows within the pieces.
Why similar: Board Game 25.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Fantasy 7.5%
- #56 Quantum Chess
67% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Quantum Realm Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Completely change the strategy of the age old game of chess with quantum physics!
Why similar: Strategy 71.7%, Indie 28.3%
- #57 Crown Gambit
64% matchVery Positive95% of 482 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: Turn-Based Strategy 30%, Fantasy 18.3%, Medieval 15.8%, Story Rich 14.3%, Strategy 13.8%