- #1 The Ouroboros King
97% matchVery Positive81% of 547 reviews2023
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.1 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 33.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Board Game 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #2 The Rookery
96% matchVery Positive96% of 100 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 44.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Roguelite 7.3%, Roguelike 7.1%
- #3 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
96% matchVery Positive80% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 47.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Roguelike 10.6%, 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 42.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Board Game 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #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% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, 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 41.4% ★, Roguelike 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Board Game 8%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #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 49.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Roguelike 10.3%, 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 25.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Roguelike 11.7%, 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 50.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Roguelike 7.9%, Board Game 7.1%, Roguelite 6%
- #10 Tactorius
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ludius Constructs
Windows
Summon new pieces, move multiple times, trample opponents, and unleash 100+ arcana - a tactical chess roguelite where the AI casts back. Climb the Gauntlet one floor at a time.
Why similar: Chess 50.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #11 Chex
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 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% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Board Game 13%, Tabletop 7.5%, Strategy 4.7%
- #12 King's Hand
89% 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 55.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Roguelike 12%, Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.2%
- #13 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% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Board Game 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Tabletop 6%
- #14 Chess of Doom
88% 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% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%
- #15 MetaChess
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 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 51.2% ★, Board Game 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Strategy 5.6%
- #16 Infernal Chess
87% 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 41.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Board Game 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, Medieval 5.8%
- #17 Waves of Chess
85% 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 54.5% ★, Roguelike 12.6%, Board Game 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Strategy 8.8%
- #18 Chess: The Lost Pieces
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Yağız Selimoğlu
Windows
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
Why similar: Chess 40.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Board Game 10.6%, Roguelike 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
- #19 Lilith's Game
84% 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 53.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Board Game 10.2%, Strategy 6.3%
- #20 Schachkampf - Fantasy Chess
84% 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 38.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Board Game 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Tactical 5%
- #21 TOTAL ZUGZWANG
83% 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 38.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Roguelike 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Tactical 6.3%
- #22 Backstabbing King
82% 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% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Board Game 8.2%, Medieval 6.7%
- #23 A Game of Chaess
82% 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 42.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Roguelike 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Medieval 6.3%
- #24 Chess of Mana
80% matchPositive93% of 27 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 43.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Board Game 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%, Medieval 5.8%
- #25 Warboard
81% 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 39.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Board Game 10.3%, Strategy 7.9%
- #26 Chessemble
79% 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 47.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Board Game 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Strategy 6.8%
- #27 Below the Crown
78% matchVery Positive95% of 101 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 35.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Roguelike 9.3%, Roguelite 6.6%
- #28 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: Pixel Wizards
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 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 46.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Strategy 7%, Board Game 6.7%
- #29 Yes, My Queen
76% matchVery Positive88% of 50 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 41.9% ★, Roguelike 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Board Game 9.6%, Roguelite 5.4%
- #30 Combat Chess
78% 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 54.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Board Game 8.9%, Strategy 5.7%
- #31 City of Promotion
77% 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 48.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Roguelite 6.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%, Strategy 6.3%
- #32 EcoChess
76% 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 51.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy 6.1%, Tabletop 5.2%
- #33 Usurper
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 47 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 39.1% ★, Roguelike 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Board Game 8%
- #34 Chaturanga
74% 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 39.8% ★, Board Game 10.9%, Roguelike 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Roguelite 6.6%
- #35 RanaRangam
75% matchNo user reviews2026
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 41.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%, Board Game 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Tactical 5.4%
- #36 Caïssa Chess Island
77% 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 54.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Board Game 11.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Tabletop 7.1%
- #37 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
73% matchVery Positive91% of 7,233 reviews2022
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 46.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Roguelike 10.6%, Tabletop 6.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%
- #38 Top Check
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gliding Knight Games, LLC
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 40.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Board Game 10%, Roguelike 8.1%, Roguelite 5.6%
- #39 Chess of Fortune
73% 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 48.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Board Game 11.8%, Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%
- #40 GoblinChess
71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 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 48.8% ★, Board Game 12.7%, Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Tabletop 6%
- #41 Weapon Gambit
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PC W.Pub: PC W. Studio
Windows · Mac
Roll your weapons, plan your every move! A bite-sized tactical puzzle blending dice and chess. Strategize your positioning with the rolled weapons to dismantle enemy defenses. Strike directly at the Monster Crystal before your turns run out!
Why similar: Chess 40.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Board Game 9.5%, Strategy 5.1%
- #42 Kingdom Chess
72% 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 49.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Board Game 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Strategy 5.9%
- #43 Chess Corp
72% 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% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Tactical 6.9%
- #44 Last Crown Gambit
71% 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 54.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Board Game 13%, Roguelite 9%, Strategy 5.3%
- #45 Gambition
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EasternLamp
Windows
A roguelike chess strategy game where chess pieces evolve into powerful forms, gaining unique abilities and devastating synergies across ever-changing boards.
Why similar: Chess 41.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Roguelike 10.5%, Board Game 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #46 Once a Pawn a King
69% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2025
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 39.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Roguelike 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Perma Death 7.5%
- #47 Strike Chess
70% 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 43.5% ★, Board Game 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%
- #48 Grandmaster's Revenge
70% 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 58.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 6.1%, Strategy 4.8%
- #49 Mind Over Monarchy
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Wise Puppy
Windows
Command your army in a turn-based strategy game where every move matters. Each round represents new challenges in randomly generated battles, but be careful because when your king dies your attempt is over!
Why similar: Chess 18.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Board Game 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #50 Let's Learn Janggi (Korean Chess)
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Dr. Cyril Splutterworth
Windows
Study piece movements, checkmate conditions and tactics; learn Janggi inside out! Solve endgame puzzles and play against AI opponents, perfecting your Janggi strategy.
Why similar: Chess 57.9% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Strategy 10%, Top-Down 3.9%
- #51 Sharp Chess
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #52 Shattered Chess
68% matchNo user reviews
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 19.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Board Game 15.7%, Roguelike 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%
- #53 Chess Empire
66% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Alpaca Games
Windows
A new kind of chess where you earn gold each turn to buy units and upgrade them with unique abilities. Fog of war hides enemy positions unless your pieces are close enough.
Why similar: Chess 41.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Board Game 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Tabletop 7.8%
- #54 Pawndemonium
67% 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 53.9% ★, Roguelike 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Combat 5.6%
- #55 RPG Chess
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oskar Aleksander Melbye
Windows · Mac
A turn-based RPG, except it’s also chess! Instead of capturing, your pieces fight in automated battles based on stats, elements and abilities. Build your team in roguelite tower runs, or battle friends or CPU's in 1v1 matches!
Why similar: Chess 39.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Board Game 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%, Tabletop 6.4%
- #56 Vantageous
69% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Alec Schneider
Windows
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 42.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Board Game 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Tabletop 8.4%
- #57 Fritz Chess 17 Steam Edition
68% matchMixed67% of 82 reviews2020
Dev: ChessBase GmbH
Windows
At the turn of the century, Fritz fascinated the chess world with victories over Garry Kasparov and then-reigning World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The "most popular chess program" offers you everything you will need as a dedicated chess enthusiast.
Why similar: Chess 65.1% ★, Board Game 15%, Strategy 10%, Tactical 5.3%, 2D 3.6%
- #58 ChessRPG
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nessarosa
Windows
ChessRPG is a revisited chess game in pixel art. Each player chooses a medieval fantasy people, gaining access to pieces with various characteristics that turn every match into a fresh tactical battle.
Why similar: Chess 52.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Board Game 9.1%, Strategy 7.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%