- #1 The Ouroboros King
97% matchVery Positive80% of 569 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 34.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Board Game 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #2 The Rookery
96% matchVery Positive95% of 102 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 44.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Roguelite 7.1%, Roguelike 7.1%
- #3 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 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 47.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Roguelike 10.7%, Strategy 7.4%, Board Game 6.9%
- #4 Protocol Aegirum
95% 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 42.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Board Game 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Roguelike 7.5%
- #5 ChessSnake
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HowDeerYou
Windows
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 48.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Board Game 10.1%, Strategy 7.7%
- #6 Board of the Kings: A Chess RPG
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Checkmate
Windows
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 41.5% ★, Roguelike 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Board Game 8.1%, Roguelite 6.4%
- #7 Advancing Chess
93% 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 49.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Roguelike 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Strategy 6%
- #8 MEGACHESS
92% 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 25.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 10.7%
- #9 Prismarch
91% matchNo user reviews2026
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 50.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Roguelike 7.8%, Board Game 7.2%, Roguelite 5.9%
- #10 Tactorius
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ludius Constructs
Windows
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 50.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #11 Chex
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: KonsolKongenPub: Stuen
Windows
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 54.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Board Game 13.1%, Tabletop 7.5%, Strategy 4.7%
- #12 Dice chess
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Actual indie game
Windows
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 45.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Board Game 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Tabletop 6%
- #13 Chess: Three Kingdom
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 超级鸽
Windows
The Han dynasty is fading, and warlords rise. The realm has shattered like a broken chessboard, with no end in sight. The land is your board, its soilder your pieces. Enter the chaos of the Three Kingdoms, command armies, outwit rivals, seize cities, and fight for dominion!
Why similar: Chess 26.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Board Game 8.7%
- #14 Chess of Doom
87% 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 52.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.6%, Roguelike 11.5%, Strategy 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%
- #15 Immortal Chess
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arcane Square Games
Windows · Mac
Chess game with classes, Mana, spells, traps and skills. Build your strategy, disrupt your opponent and compete across platforms in tactical matches. Choose the class that suits best your play style.
Why similar: Chess 48.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Board Game 7.9%, Strategy 7.2%
- #16 MetaChess
84% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: MetaChess
Windows · Mac
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 51.3% ★, Board Game 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Strategy 5.6%
- #17 Helios Chess
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Error707Studios
Windows
Helios Chess is a chess roguelike where you have to upgrade your pieces, buy augments and play chess like you never have before. If your new to chess this can also help enhance your skills and knowledge.
Why similar: Chess 46.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Roguelike 9.9%, Board Game 8.5%, Strategy 7.4%
- #18 Infernal Chess
86% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
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 41.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Board Game 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, Medieval 5.8%
- #19 Waves of Chess
83% matchPositive94% of 18 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 54.7% ★, Roguelike 12.5%, Board Game 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Strategy 8.8%
- #20 Chess: The Lost Pieces
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Yağız Selimoğlu
Windows
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
Why similar: Chess 40.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Board Game 10.7%, Roguelike 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
- #21 Lilith's Game
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TikoPub: Tiko Developments
Windows
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 53.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Board Game 10.2%, Strategy 6.2%
- #22 Rogue Mate
81% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: MiThiKaL Productions
Windows
A roguelite chess RPG where your pieces don't stay as they are. Earn upgrades, unlock branching skill trees, and build your warband across runs as you fight through 10 boss encounters, each one rewriting the rules to take you apart.
Why similar: Chess 39.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Roguelite 7.3%, Roguelike 5.1%
- #23 Schachkampf - Fantasy Chess
82% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: KeyboardKrieger
Windows
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 38.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Board Game 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Tactical 5%
- #24 TOTAL ZUGZWANG
81% 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 38.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Roguelike 11.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Tactical 6.3%
- #25 A Wizard-Chess Tournament
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stefan Badenhorst
Windows · Linux
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 46.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Board Game 9.7%, Tabletop 5.7%
- #26 Backstabbing King
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Flown
Windows
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 51.1% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Board Game 8.2%, Medieval 6.7%
- #27 Just Chessing Around
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cabbage Club
Windows
Build a chess army. Break the rules. Collect buffs that make your pieces addictively OP, with knights that roam the entire board, rooks that smash through anything. Use items like bombs or potions to cause even more chaos. No king to checkmate. Just enemies to destroy.
Why similar: Chess 39.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Roguelike 9.1%, Roguelite 7.3%
- #28 Damage Chess
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ichigeki Games
Windows
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 29.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Strategy 13.2%, Medieval 7.8%
- #29 A Game of Chaess
77% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
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 42.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Roguelike 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%, Medieval 6.4%
- #30 Warboard
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IBELF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 39.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Board Game 10.3%, Strategy 7.8%
- #31 Chessemble
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Giga Glitch
Windows
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 48.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Board Game 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Strategy 6.8%
- #32 Chess of Mana
75% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Monk Monkey
Windows
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 43.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Board Game 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Medieval 5.9%
- #33 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
77% 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 46.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%, Strategy 7%, Board Game 6.7%
- #34 Below the Crown
73% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: Misfits Attic
Windows
Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess. Prepare for strategy, game-changing spells, psychological tests, and challenges from your fellow players. From the award-winning creators of Duskers & A Virus Named TOM.
Why similar: Chess 35.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Roguelike 9.2%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #35 EcoChess
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Timeless Ideas
Windows
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 51.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy 6%, Tabletop 5.2%
- #36 Je Di Bo
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Evgeny Nichipuruk
Windows · Mac
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 38.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Board Game 14.6%, Tabletop 8.9%, Strategy 8.2%
- #37 Chessillo
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: DRV
Windows
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: Chess 18% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Roguelike 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Strategy 8.2%
- #38 Yes, My Queen
71% matchVery Positive85% of 54 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 42.1% ★, Roguelike 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Board Game 9.7%, Roguelite 5.3%
- #39 Chess of Fortune
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: devOfFortune
Windows
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 48.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Board Game 11.9%, Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%
- #40 Combat Chess
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Minds Eye ProductionsPub: Strategy First
Windows
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 54.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Board Game 9%, Strategy 5.7%
- #41 City of Promotion
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tanami Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
City of Promotion est un jeu qui combine les échecs et la construction de colonies, où les joueurs utilisent les règles de déplacement des pièces d'échecs pour collecter des ressources, développer des colonies et résister aux attaques de monstres en essaim.
Why similar: Chess 49% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Roguelite 6.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%, Strategy 6.3%
- #42 Usurper
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Rogue Brain Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 39.3% ★, Roguelike 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Board Game 8.1%
- #43 Chaturanga
70% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Bored Games LLC
Windows · Mac
The ultimate chess variant roguelike game. Start with pieces and the board set up for the ancient precursor to chess, Chaturanga. Defeat progressively more sophisticated computer opponents and chess variants while leveling up your pieces to their modern equivalents and beyond into new faery pieces.
Why similar: Chess 40% ★, Board Game 11%, Roguelike 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #44 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
70% matchVery Positive91% of 7,402 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 46.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Roguelike 10.5%, Tabletop 6.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%
- #45 RanaRangam: Where Chess Pieces Bleed
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bogaram Rakesh
Windows
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 41.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Board Game 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Tactical 5.4%
- #46 GoblinChess
69% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Panaq AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 48.9% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Tabletop 6%
- #47 Top Check: A Chess Card Game
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gliding Knight Games
Windows
Collect cards, build decks, and battle fierce opponents in Top Check, a roguelike deckbuilder and card game inspired by the classic game of chess. With many unique pieces and abilities, only the best strategists will emerge victorious. Do you have what it takes to reach the top?
Why similar: Chess 42.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Board Game 9.6%, Roguelike 7.5%, Roguelite 5.1%
- #48 Caïssa Board
73% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Dominique Lorre
Windows
Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.
Why similar: Chess 55% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Board Game 11.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Tabletop 7.1%
- #49 Kingdom Chess
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Infected Mind Dev
Windows
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 50% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Board Game 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Strategy 5.9%
- #50 Chess Corp
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Piotr Dul
Windows
ChessCorp - an indie puzzle game that takes you to a pixel art world to solve the mystery of your existence. Tackle AI-generated chess puzzles, develop your own thinking machine, and win the Grand Tournament. This is the only way.
Why similar: Chess 56.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%, Tactical 6.9%
- #51 Last Crown Gambit
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Feona Games
Windows
A chess-based roguelike tactics game where you empower pieces with cards, build tag synergies, and shape each run through strategic choices.
Why similar: Chess 54.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Board Game 13.1%, Roguelite 8.8%, Strategy 5.3%
- #52 Crounds
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZeroEight Studios
Windows
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 45.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Roguelike 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%, Strategy 5.2%
- #53 Strike Chess
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CodingWithKantecki
Windows · Mac
No more taking turns. Both players move at once in this tactical chess variant where military power-ups reshape the battlefield every round
Why similar: Chess 43.6% ★, Board Game 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%
- #54 BOT.vinnik Chess: USSR vs the World
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Deep Green GamesPub: Abyssal Studios
Windows
The World has united their strongest Grandmasters to challenge us! But they forget one thing: the Soviet School of Chess has no equal. Take your seat, comrade. It is time to show the globe who truly rules the 64 squares!
Why similar: Chess 61.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Board Game 7.7%, Strategy 7%
- #55 Shattered Chess
65% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: Arti Works
Windows
Chain massive combos, build game-breaking synergies, and survive rule-changing bosses in this fast-paced roguelike twist on chess.
Why similar: Chess 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Board Game 15.8%, Roguelike 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%
- #56 Gambition
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EasternLamp
Windows
A chess-inspired tactical roguelike where every battle becomes a puzzle of sacrifice and manipulation. Evolve chess pieces, build powerful armies, and turn clever sacrifices into devastating synergies.
Why similar: Chess 42.7% ★, Roguelike 10.6%, Board Game 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
- #57 Grandmaster's Revenge
67% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Two in One
Windows
They say one person in the field is not a warrior. And what if this one is called to fight by the White Grandmaster himself, endowed with super powers and even the ground on which he steps helps him. Find out in the new skirmish of the Grandmasters and regain control over all the clans of Whitehills
Why similar: Chess 58.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 6.1%, Strategy 4.8%
- #58 Sharp Chess
65% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Melmax LLC
Windows
Play in the dark or under open skies. Sharp Chess is a clean, distraction-free chess experience — Stockfish AI, nature and dark themes. At home or on the go with Steam Deck.
Why similar: Chess 63.3% ★, Board Game 15.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%