
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.

King's Hand
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!

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.
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 69.6% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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 58.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Strategy 8.8%, Fantasy 5.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.6%
A two-player online (choose an opponent from your Steam friends list) Chess, in an edgeless landscape called "Kingland", with upgrades.
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 68.4% ★, Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.1%, 3D 1.5%
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 arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 86.7% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 71.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy 8.1%, Fantasy 4.2%, 3D 2.1%
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 68.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 2.6%, Indie 1.4%
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 68.4% ★, Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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 57.6% ★, Strategy 30.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 68.5% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, PvP 5.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.4%
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 52.5% ★, Strategy 30.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Indie 3.9%, 3D 2.4%
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 68.3% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, PvP 6.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%
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 70.1% ★, Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.6%, PvP 4.4%
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 71% ★, Strategy 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%, 3D 1.8%
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 72.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 7.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%
The next step in the evolution of chess tuned for more viable options, strategic interest, and years and years of expert play.
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 40.4% ★, Strategy 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%, PvP 5.8%
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 74.1% ★, Strategy 21.9%, 3D 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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 80.7% ★, Strategy 16%, 3D 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 70.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 69.9% ★, Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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 69.1% ★, Strategy 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.6%, Indie 0.7%
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 63.7% ★, Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Fantasy 6.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.5%
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 64.6% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, PvP 6.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.9%
Enter the mafia underworld of 2D Chess, where animals take on the roles of mob bosses. Play 10+0 minute games online on the Lichess server. Analyze your moves with Stockfish. Checkmate with style in this captivating cartel-themed chess adventure!
Why similar: Chess 76.9% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.1%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 70.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Strategy 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 70% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%, PvP 2.7%
TAKE YOUR CHESS GAME TO NEW LEVELS! Whether you're a beginner, club player or professional Grandmaster, FRITZ FOR FUN 13 has what you need!
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 70.7% ★, Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%, Stylized 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 70.4% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Allow your chatters to actively participate and engage with your chess stream simply by typing the moves they would like to see in the chat. :) All without the use of 3th party applications. Includes a highscore, match history, twitch emotes, twitch bot, auto moderating and tons of customization.
Why similar: Chess 60.6% ★, Strategy 19.6%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 16% ★, Indie 3.7%
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 65.5% ★, Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.2%, PvP 2.3%
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 64.7% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Fantasy 6.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.1%, PvP 4.3%
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 74.7% ★, Strategy 15.5%, PvP 6.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 3%, Indie 0.7%
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 75.4% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.7%, Fantasy 4%, 3D 2%
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 65.3% ★, Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%
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 78% ★, Strategy 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.3%, 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 65.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy 10.3%, PvP 6.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%
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 76.7% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
《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 61.2% ★, Strategy 21.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.9%
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 61.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Fantasy 5.1%, PvP 4.8%
Study piece movements, checkmate conditions and tactics; learn Xiangqi inside out! Play against a wide variety of AI opponents, developing your Xiangi playing style.
Why similar: Chess 75.7% ★, Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%, Stylized 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 77.7% ★, Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.2%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 67.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.7%, Stylized 2%
Caîssa Board is a graphical chess user interface that is evolving toward becoming an online chess club.
Why similar: Chess 75.6% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%, 3D 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 66.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 8.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%, 3D 2.7%
Hang The Kings is a chess-inspired puzzle game. Capture all pieces of the same color before eliminating its King.
ChessFinity is chess reimagined in 3D—plus Mana Chess deckbuilding. Explore curated variants, strange new pieces, puzzles and chaotic mini‑games on boards you’ve never seen before.
Why similar: Chess 60.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 9.7% ★, Strategy 9.3%, PvP 4.5%
Chess meets match-three to create a deep and strategic new experience. Faced with a board full of chess pieces, you must create rows or columns of matching pieces to score points. Pieces move the same way as in chess and “take” the piece in their target destination, clearing it from the board.
"The real chess was the friends we made along the way." - Randy Mc'Chess
Why similar: Chess 65.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Character Customization 6.5%, Strategy 6.3%
A playable Chess board that visualizes where each piece can go and what every move does
Why similar: Chess 65.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Strategy 9.4%, PvP 6.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.1%
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 70.2% ★, Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, PvP 2.7%, 3D 2.5%
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 58.3% ★, Strategy 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
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 69.7% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Fantasy 5%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.1%
A Chess Roguelike where you combine your pieces to build a NUKE and annihilate the enemy Boss.
Why similar: Chess 70.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Strategy 8.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%, PvP 1.8%
Master Xiangqi anytime! Thrilling games, custom boards & challenging AI.
Why similar: Chess 74.1% ★, Strategy 12.3%, PvP 6.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%