
What if Chess…was a roguelite? Assemble your party and battle your way across a broken kingdom in a fantastical, tactical take on Chess. Loot epic gear, recruit powerful pieces with unique abilities, and strategize your way to victory.
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What if Chess…was a roguelite? Assemble your party and battle your way across a broken kingdom in a fantastical, tactical take on Chess. Loot epic gear, recruit powerful pieces with unique abilities, and strategize your way to victory.

Tactorius
A chess-based spell roguelite where strategy is created in the moment, not memorized. Equip 150+ spells, upgrade your pieces, and rewrite the rules. Grow a skill tree as you climb 7 towers of escalating enemies and bosses. Your mind is the armory.

Kingdom Chess
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.
A chess-based spell roguelite where strategy is created in the moment, not memorized. Equip 150+ spells, upgrade your pieces, and rewrite the rules. Grow a skill tree as you climb 7 towers of escalating enemies and bosses. Your mind is the armory.
Why similar: Chess 57.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%, Roguelite 4.9%
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 52.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 6.7%, PvP 6.5%, Fantasy 5.9%
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 64.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.8%, Roguelite 2.8%
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 64.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, PvP 8.5%, Strategy 8.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%
Relax, strategize, and master chess in a sleek 3D sci-fi world. Play against friends or other players online, or challenge smart AI.
Why similar: Chess 37% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.8%, Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%, PvP 8.5%
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 68.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Strategy 6.5%, Fantasy 5%, 3D 2.9%
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 63.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, PvP 9.7%, Strategy 7.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.1%
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 66.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Strategy 7.4%, PvP 6.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%
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 66.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.3%, Indie 2.1%
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 64.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Strategy 7.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%, Roguelite 4.6%
Restore peace — one piece at a time. Start a rebellion with a handful of loyalists in this chess roguelike, and grow your army as you free a war-torn kingdom. Gain banners that bend the rules and build devastating synergies as you race to topple a tyrant before his army returns!
Why similar: Chess 57.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Strategy 8.1%, Fantasy 6.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.2%
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 66.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.9%, Indie 0.9%
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 73% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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 68.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%, 3D 2.5%
Chess battle is re-imagined as 3D! In this variation of chess, we have up-to 8 parallel boards and the pieces can travel between them.
Why similar: Chess 51.8% ★, Strategy 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Indie 6.3%, 3D 3.4%
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 69.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Strategy 6.2%
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 60.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, PvP 10.2%, Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%
FRITZ CHESS 14! The Ultimate Chess SoftwarePlay against FRITZ or play online at FRITZ CHESS 14 is the most comprehensive chess program in the world. Whether you are new to the game or a Grandmaster, FRITZ 14 is suitable for all skill levels!
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 66.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Strategy 7%, Roguelite 4.8%, 3D 3.8%
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 88.5% ★, Strategy 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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 50.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, PvP 7.3%
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 58.5% ★, Strategy 26.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 60.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, PvP 9.5%, Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%
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 71% ★, Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Fantasy 4.6%, Roguelite 3.7%
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 68.6% ★, Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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 62.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.4%, Roguelite 3.8%
A two-player online (choose an opponent from your Steam friends list) Chess, in an edgeless landscape called "Kingland", with upgrades.
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 66.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Strategy 8.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%, PvP 4.2%
There are 11 classes in the war board game. Each class has 4 skills, one passive, and 24 equipment (8 equipment have active skills). You can switch to the third-person perspective when fighting.
Why similar: Chess 62.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.5%, Strategy 6.8%, 3D 3.7%
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 60.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy 9.8%, Fantasy 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%
"The real chess was the friends we made along the way." - Randy Mc'Chess
Why similar: Chess 60.5% ★, Character Customization 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%
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 56.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Strategy 7.6%, PvP 7.1%, Fantasy 5.7%
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 62.3% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Fantasy 8.1%, PvP 6.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%
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 67.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Strategy 8.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 63.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.2%, Stylized 3.6%
A playable Chess board that visualizes where each piece can go and what every move does
Why similar: Chess 61% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, PvP 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%, Strategy 7.3%
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 63% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%, Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.3%, PvP 3.6%
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 78.8% ★, Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
《吕布传说》是一款以三国为背景的策略战棋游戏。玩家将扮演三国第一猛将吕布,召集自己的队伍过关斩将,在意外发现了恶灵的秘密后,为了与恶灵展开最终决战开始收集六法器。
Why similar: Chess 58.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Strategy 17.5%, RPG 3.6%
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 55.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%, Strategy 7.2%, Fantasy 6.8%
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 64.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.6%, Strategy 5.9%, Roguelite 4.5%
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 68.7% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.6%, Indie 1.1%
A new patch just dropped for the ancient game of Chess. The Definitive Edition adds new pieces, chaotic cards, and modernized rules. Reshape the board and bring down the enemy Kings, heirs, and pretenders. Master the first major update in centuries.
Why similar: Chess 72.8% ★, Strategy 12.6%, PvP 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.8%, Indie 1.2%
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 81.7% ★, Strategy 13.5%, 3D 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Do you think chess is a man's game, comrade? THINK AGAIN! The Soviet Queens are here to crush your ego and show you true elegance on the board. Enroll NOW!
Why similar: Chess 69.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.5%, Indie 0.9%
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 65.5% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Fantasy 5.7%, RPG 3.8%
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 32.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.2%, Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Stylized 6.4%
This project was inspired by Oats Jenkins' video on Youtube titled "I Made a BETTER Chess". In their video, they revised the pieces and rules. This project is that idea, turned into a video game!
Why similar: Chess 64.7% ★, PvP 11.1%, Strategy 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%, Stylized 4.1%
If regular chess has become stale and you're looking for a unique, new challenge, Chess++ is the game for you! Play a game against the AI in a chess board with 3 dimensions, new movesets, and new rules.
Why similar: Chess 75.6% ★, Strategy 18.8%, 3D 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
A simple yet satisfying game of chess that anyone can play - and learn from. Challenge a powerful chess AI, play against your friends, and try to get through a massive tower of puzzles!
Why similar: Chess 64.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Strategy 16.2%
A fantasy chess variant. An enchanted board where pawns hide magical secrets. Hatch dragons, transform enemy pieces into unicorns. Outwit clever computer opponents: Jester, Bard, or Wizard —or pass and play. Beginner-friendly to deliciously strategic. Handcrafted pixel art. Local gameplay, so retro!
Why similar: Chess 66.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Strategy 9.3%, Fantasy 8.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.6%
From piece movements, to drops, promotion and strategic formations, you'll learn Shogi inside out! Play against a wide variety of AI opponents, developing your Shogi playing style.
Why similar: Chess 70.3% ★, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%, Stylized 5.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
RECRUIT, MERGE, and NUKE your board. Build game-breaking pieces and annihilate the enemy in this CHESS Roguelike.
Why similar: Chess 67.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7%, Strategy 6.9%, PvP 2.7%
Escape custom chess boards with your king while your opponent hunts you down. Play campaigns, solve puzzles, compete locally or ranked online, and build your own puzzles and campaigns in the editor.
Why similar: Chess 67% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Strategy 9%, PvP 4.1%, 3D 3.5%
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 60.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, PvP 10.7%, Strategy 7.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%
Not a chess. It is a war strategy. Tamerlane Chess is the digital version of the board Timur used to shape his battlefield tactics. With a larger board, unique pieces, and deep strategy, every move demands the mindset of a true commander.
Why similar: Chess 62% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy 10%, PvP 5.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.9%