
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.
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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.

The Rookery
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!

The Ouroboros King
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.
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 45.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Roguelite 9.7%, Board Game 8.7%
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 38.3% ★, Board Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Roguelite 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
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 42.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Board Game 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Roguelike 7.5%
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 51.5% ★, Board Game 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%, Roguelike 7.2%
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 53.3% ★, Board Game 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Roguelike 7.8%, Strategy 5.4%
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 51.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Roguelite 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Strategy 7.1%
Olympiad Chess evolves classical chess into a unified 4v4 team sport. Across shared middle ranks, pieces migrate between boards to flank opponents and save teammates. A true multi-board competitive variant built to completely revolutionize FIDE team chess format!
Why similar: Chess 53.5% ★, Board Game 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%, Strategy 3.4%
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 53.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Board Game 10.9%, Roguelite 8.2%, Roguelike 5.2%
Outsmart the world's strongest chess engine, Stockfish. See its plan, then turn that plan against it, using abilities from a procedural skill tree in this turn-based strategy roguelike.
Why similar: Chess 51.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Roguelite 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%, Roguelike 6.8%
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 52.2% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Strategy 3.6%
Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!
Why similar: Chess 52.4% ★, Board Game 15.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Strategy 5.3%
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 56.2% ★, Board Game 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy 6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%
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 44.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Board Game 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Roguelite 9.5%
Build an impossible army: knights that become unicorns, queens that cross the edges, phoenixes that rise again. Lead it through a roguelite Story of bosses, merchants and perks that bend the rules, then put it to the test online.
Why similar: Chess 39.7% ★, Board Game 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Roguelite 8%
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 53.5% ★, Board Game 18.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Roguelite 11.4%, Strategy 3.3%
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 48.9% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%, Roguelike 6.7%
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 46.2% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Roguelite 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Roguelike 7.2%
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 56% ★, Board Game 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Strategy 4.1%
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 60.5% ★, Board Game 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Strategy 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
Play Classic chess expanded with 9 unique classes, Mana, spells, traps and passive abilities. Outsmart your opponent, create unexpected positions, compete online across PC and mobile.
Why similar: Chess 51.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Board Game 12%, Strategy 4.9%
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 28.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Board Game 13.4%, Roguelite 9.5%
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: Board Game 23.8%, Chess 18.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 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 60.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Board Game 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%, Strategy 4.4%
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.
Why similar: Chess 48.9% ★, Board Game 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 4%
Chess is the deck. Draft an army, march it through escalating sieges, and stack stratagems until one rook move scores like an avalanche. A score-chasing roguelike where every capture feeds the combo - and checkmate is the jackpot.
Why similar: Chess 48.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Roguelite 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Board Game 9.2%
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 50.2% ★, Board Game 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Strategy 4.5%
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 50.3% ★, Board Game 17.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Strategy 5.6%
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 58% ★, Board Game 19.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Strategy 6.4%, 2D 2.4%
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 43.3% ★, Board Game 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%, Roguelite 7%
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
Why similar: Chess 43.6% ★, Board Game 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Roguelike 7.3%
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 59.7% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Strategy 6.4%, 2D 2%
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 58.7% ★, Board Game 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, Turn-Based Combat 6.4%, Strategy 6.3%
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 50.3% ★, Board Game 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Strategy 3.8%
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 57.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Roguelike 7.6%, Strategy 4.4%
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 65.3% ★, Board Game 21.6%, Strategy 6.3%, Tactical 3.8%, 2D 2.7%
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 55.3% ★, Board Game 19.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Strategy 7.3%, 2D 2%
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 58.1% ★, Board Game 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Strategy 5.3%, 2D 2%
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 58.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Roguelike 8.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%, Strategy 5.6%
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 46.2% ★, Board Game 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 5.5%
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 61.7% ★, Board Game 21.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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 29.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Roguelite 10.9%, Roguelike 8.8%
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 49.3% ★, Board Game 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 4.8%
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 52.8% ★, Board Game 16.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Strategy 3.9%
Welcome to the Chess Game of Tomorrow!
Why similar: Chess 51% ★, Board Game 20.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy 5%, Futuristic 3.1%
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 56.6% ★, Board Game 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Strategy 5.7%
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 59.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Strategy 6.1%, Tactical 5.2%
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 59% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%, Strategy 3.9%
Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.
Why similar: Chess 56.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%, Board Game 6.9%, Strategy 4.2%
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 43.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Board Game 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy 5.4%
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 44.8% ★, Board Game 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Roguelite 7.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%
Stealthmate is a turn-based stealth puzzle game where chess movement becomes your toolkit for infiltration. Read enemy patrols, predict danger, plan the perfect route, and guide your pieces to safety through handcrafted puzzles and Daily Challenges.
Why similar: Chess 40.8% ★, Board Game 27.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Strategy 10%, 2D 3.5%
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 42.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Board Game 12.5%, Roguelite 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
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 45.4% ★, Board Game 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 4.6%
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 53.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Roguelite 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Board Game 8.8%
A turn-based strategy board game for 2 or 4 players, with online and local multiplayer. Command soldiers, towers, and kings to outmaneuver your opponent and capture their king or claim their corner.
Why similar: Chess 46.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Board Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%, Strategy 5.1%
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 43.7% ★, Board Game 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Roguelite 9.4%, Roguelike 7.1%
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 43.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Roguelite 8.7%, Roguelike 8.3%