
Catch wild chess pieces by solving checkmate puzzles, build your team and explore nine towns in a chess RPG. Collect 272 pieces and 589 boards, learn with 202 lessons, and challenge six Club Masters on your way to the World Championship.
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Catch wild chess pieces by solving checkmate puzzles, build your team and explore nine towns in a chess RPG. Collect 272 pieces and 589 boards, learn with 202 lessons, and challenge six Club Masters on your way to the World Championship.

Kingside Break
A chess game where you lead a customizable fantasy army through 1,500 levels of curated puzzles. Face checkpoint commanders in full matches, recruit new races, and customize your hero and army. Key chess concepts encountered are logged in a Sage Ledger for education and future reference.

Pelago
Pelago is a creature-catching adventure game! Explore the islands of Pelago and befriend the creatures that live there. Build your perfect team to overcome any challenge and unravel the mysteries of the islands.
A chess game where you lead a customizable fantasy army through 1,500 levels of curated puzzles. Face checkpoint commanders in full matches, recruit new races, and customize your hero and army. Key chess concepts encountered are logged in a Sage Ledger for education and future reference.
Why similar: Chess 66.8% ★, Cozy 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.6%, Strategy 3.1%, Cute 2.6%
Pelago is a creature-catching adventure game! Explore the islands of Pelago and befriend the creatures that live there. Build your perfect team to overcome any challenge and unravel the mysteries of the islands.
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.9%, Collectathon 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, Party-Based RPG 17%, RPG 6.9%
Shatranj Puzzles is a tactical chess puzzle game featuring 10,000 unique puzzles, 3 AI difficulty levels, and local 2-player mode. Solve challenging positions, improve your tactical vision, and progress through a massive chess puzzle experience at your own pace.
Why similar: Chess 88.8% ★, Strategy 7.4%, 2D 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%, Indie 0.8%
Catch and train monsters, master turn-based combat, and grow a small settlement into a thriving town! Explore a vast world filled with secrets, memorable characters, and an ancient mystery waiting to be solved. Spectrakin is a modern love letter to classic monster-taming games.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.8%, Party-Based RPG 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, RPG 10.5%, Collectathon 8%
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 dark fantasy creature-collecting RPG where you bind monsters, build a tactical party, and survive challenging turn-based battles.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.3%, Party-Based RPG 21.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, RPG 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 92.4% ★, Strategy 5.2%, 2D 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Chess Club Valley is a 2D open-world Chess RPG where battles are played on the board. Explore an action-packed overworld and dungeons, challenge quirky characters and Super Bosses in chess, and level up through 20+ hours of adventure.
Why similar: Chess 73.4% ★, RPG 15.4%, Exploration 3.5%, Story Rich 2.8%, Fantasy 1.5%
Explore and collect the powerful Goremons in a world where the energy of these creatures is everything. Make important decisions, and face dangers in a world full of mysteries and challenges. Goremon will take you on an epic adventure. Begin your journey in the world of Goremon!
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.6%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Collectathon 14%, RPG 9.3%, Top-Down 5.7%
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 76.1% ★, Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, Strategy 3.6%, Fantasy 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Battle, catch, and morph hundreds of Fays in this new turn-based creature collector RPG! Traverse the vast realm of The Faylands, filled with bustling cities, challenging dungeons and arenas, hidden routes and unpredictable weather. Ascend ranks to become the ultimate Fay Keeper!
Why similar: Creature Collector 29.6%, Collectathon 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 17.8%, Party-Based RPG 13.3%, RPG 8.7%
ChromaSphere: Viridis is a story-rich RPG with collectathon and creature taming elements. Explore a colorful world and watch it come back to life as you cleanse it of the energy that is slowly destroying it and find out the hidden truth of its origins.
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.6%, Collectathon 22.8%, RPG 16.5%, Party-Based RPG 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.9%
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 74.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Strategy 6.3%, 2D 1.1%, Indie 0.6%
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 73.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 7.4%, Strategy 5.6%, Top-Down 1.7%
Capture, train, and battle with unique creatures in this monster-collection RPG featuring turn-based combat and card game strategy. Explore a vibrant world, build your perfect team, and challenge rivals in epic battles!
Why similar: Creature Collector 39.6%, Turn-Based Combat 21.6%, Collectathon 13.1%, RPG 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%
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 68.4% ★, Turn-Based Combat 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.1%, Strategy 4.9%, Top-Down 2.8%
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 66.6% ★, Cozy 19.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 5%, Strategy 4.3%, Fantasy 2.1%
A unique chess-RPG-puzzle hybrid set inside a corrupted 90s computer. Battle an evil chess invasion across 24 handcrafted levels, purge glitched worlds and bosses, and restore the system. Minimal Bauhaus visuals and a deep drone soundtrack shape a tense, atmospheric journey.
Why similar: Chess 72% ★, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Strategy 5.7%, RPG 3.8%, Top-Down 1.8%
Charm - Risk - Extract. Only what you extract is yours to keep! Team up with Amiko and venture into an untamed world shaped by your actions.
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.1%, Party-Based RPG 19.1%, Collectathon 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, RPG 6.8%
Chaos Chess is a new chess variant that turns every capture into a battle. Think twice before attacking and prepare for the consequences. Build your army, fight through four custom campaigns, and challenge players worldwide in a tactical RPG twist on classic chess.
Why similar: Chess 63.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, RPG 7.8%, Strategy 3.8%
Step into a condensed monster taming adventure. Explore, evolve and battle in a compact monster collector format. Hop on your scooter, build your dream team of Mokiton in a procedurally generated world. Every run delivers a unique map and hybrid action–turn-based combat with roguelite elements.
Why similar: Creature Collector 36.1%, Turn-Based Combat 17.7%, Collectathon 16.3%, RPG 7.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.7%
Fantorob is a futuristic take on classic monster-taming genre. Build robots and fight against your opponents to collect components and upgrade your team in this thrilling turn-based combat RPG with brain-twisting puzzles. Join the journey to become the greatest robot master!
Why similar: Creature Collector 35.9%, Collectathon 19%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, RPG 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%
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 68.4% ★, RPG 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 7%, Strategy 5.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.9%
A pet collection-based turn-based battle RPG that tells a story about a child's friendship, family ties, and the quest to save the world.
Why similar: Creature Collector 33.1%, Collectathon 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, RPG 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%
Record, battle, and fuse with 250+ beasts as you adventure alongside diverse companions in this monster-collecting RPG. Set in London in 2002, play in single-player or online to unmask an enigmatic occultist who threatens the realms of man and beast! When worlds collide, take the leap beyond!
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.3%, Party-Based RPG 19.4%, Collectathon 18.4%, RPG 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 76.2% ★, Turn-Based Combat 7.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.3%, Strategy 6.1%, Top-Down 2.7%
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 78.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 6.5%, Turn-Based Combat 6%, Strategy 4.8%, Top-Down 2.8%
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.
Why similar: Chess 71.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Party-Based RPG 7.2%, Strategy 5.1%, RPG 3.3%
Collect, and fight powerful creatures known as Kraktures in turn-based or realtime RPG battles! You have full customization of your adventure so play it however you want.
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Party-Based RPG 15%, RPG 8.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.5%
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 78.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Nexomon: Extinction is a return to classic monster catching games, with a brand new story, eccentric characters and over 300 unique Nexomon to trap, tame and evolve.
Why similar: Creature Collector 46.8%, Turn-Based Combat 25.5%, RPG 10.9%, Top-Down 5.6%, Colorful 2.5%
Challenge 20 chess masters from around the world to duels across the board. Defeat them one by one, prove your skills, and fight your way to the top to become the ultimate CHECKBORNE Champion.
Why similar: Chess 81.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Strategy 6.9%, 2D 1.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Embark on a grand adventure through a world full of mysteries, uncovering ‘Discs’ to collect your own party of creatures! Engage in strategic battles, enjoy an assortment of collectables, and meet unique characters along the way. A monster taming RPG with a blend of nostalgia and novelty!
Why similar: Creature Collector 37.9%, Collectathon 20.4%, RPG 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Top-Down 3.6%
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 68.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 7.2%, Strategy 4.5%, Top-Down 3.3%
Explore a spooky, Halloween-themed world - make friends, dance with a turkey, or become a witch. Catch 60+ pipkin and fight alongside them as you explore the magical world of New Haven.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.2%, Collectathon 20.1%, Turn-Based Combat 18.8%, Party-Based RPG 9.8%, RPG 6%
Dice × Monster Raising × Party Building! Raise monsters through a board game-style adventure, then make them even stronger with the Inheritance System. A turn-based RPG where dice and strategy decide every battle. Challenge unique bosses!
Why similar: Creature Collector 32%, Party-Based RPG 23.8%, RPG 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%
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 84.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Strategy 3.7%, Fantasy 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 69.7% ★, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%, Strategy 4.3%, Top-Down 3.9%
Experience the best of both worlds with our monster taming game - relive the nostalgia of classic role-play games, while enjoying fresh and immersive gameplay. Capture and train unique monsters in stunning environments, and put your skills to the test in challenging 3v3 battles.
Why similar: Creature Collector 26.6%, Collectathon 17.7%, Party-Based RPG 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
Discover and collect HUEMON, then field your whole team at once in turn-based grid battles. Explore a world powered by color and combine hundreds of abilities, traits and prisms to find your own path to victory.
Why similar: Creature Collector 29.6%, Party-Based RPG 18.8%, Collectathon 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.9%
A roguelite chess RPG where your pieces gain unique abilities. Earn upgrades, unlock branching skill trees, and build your warband across runs as you fight through 20 boss encounters, each one playing by their own rules.
Why similar: Chess 65% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, RPG 5.3%, Top-Down 3.3%
Tamer Deck Arena is a monster-collecting card battler where smart placement matters as much as powerful cards. Build a deck of monster cards, enter the arena, and battle on a tactical board where every move can flip the match.
Why similar: Creature Collector 24.1%, Collectathon 19.5%, RPG 15.9%, Cozy 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
Fuse enemies into unstoppable allies. Outsmart every fight where one wrong move flips the battle. Hit a weakness, act again; miss, and your team's turn ends early. Explore six regions, craft gear, and fight to save a world already rotting from within, in this JRPG built the old way.
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.6%, Party-Based RPG 20.5%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, RPG 9.2%, Top-Down 5%
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 90.4% ★, Strategy 7%, 2D 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Yokumo: Night Parade is a story-rich, monster-catching RPG set in Aomori, Japan. Become a young Shaman, tame Yokumo inspired by folklore, and uncover the mystery behind a growing threat. Battle with up to three Yokumo at a time using a unique Attribute-based system.
Why similar: Creature Collector 29%, Party-Based RPG 19.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.6%, RPG 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
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 80.9% ★, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.7%, Strategy 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Amber Island is an open world creature collector where you explore the wilderness to hunt and tame creatures. Anticipate and counter your opponent with defensive moves in strategic battles and tournaments. Explore new lands each filled with new challenges and creatures to collect and breed.
Why similar: Creature Collector 36.2%, Collectathon 19%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, RPG 9.7%, Exploration 5.1%
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 82.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Strategy 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 0.7%
Play as "The Yami Twins" and uncover the mystery behind your family's killers. Yami Kids is a monster-taming RPG featuring 80+ Oni to Contract and Train, or risk it all in nighttime Shadow Duels!
Why similar: Creature Collector 26.9%, Collectathon 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Party-Based RPG 14.4%, RPG 7.3%
Creature collection + text AVG + adventure! Catch 200+ unique yokai, meet distinct companions in a story of conflicts, feelings and secrets. Kincyo, town of human-yokai harmony, is in crisis. Team up with MyauMyau to expose the villain—you hold its fate.
Why similar: Creature Collector 43.5%, Turn-Based Combat 21%, RPG 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%, Story Rich 3.4%
Chess has never been like this. Explore a fantasy world, customize your pieces, master factions with unique rules, and embark on an RPG adventure with an immersive story and strategic battles. Chess, reinvented.
Why similar: Chess 79.2% ★, Turn-Based Combat 8.1%, RPG 3.6%, Strategy 2.8%, Adventure 2.1%
A creature collector game, that explores the powerful connection these creatures hold to the world they inhibit, engage in turn-based combat to impress or eliminate creature that stand in your path, through your journey you'll meet colorful creatures and characters alike.
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.4%, Collectathon 21.8%, Party-Based RPG 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, RPG 8.4%
Essentures is inspired by the great games of the 90s and late 80s. You will experience a grand story driven adventure through 4 lore rich kingdoms wherein you can catch and collect mysterious creatures, using them as allies or weapons!
Why similar: Creature Collector 25.8%, Collectathon 17.7%, Party-Based RPG 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%
The evil Mirror Clan holds dominion over the region of Latos. Everyone has lost all hope, except for one. An unlikely hero must build a Team of Titans and bring an end to the reign of tyranny.
Why similar: Creature Collector 34.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, Party-Based RPG 16.2%, RPG 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
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 87.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 5.4%, Strategy 5.1%, Relaxing 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
In Akumon Summoner, you play as Raven, a young summoner. Capture, train, and mutate creatures in this turn-based strategy RPG.
Why similar: Creature Collector 39.8%, Turn-Based Combat 23.7%, RPG 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.2%, Strategy 4.3%