60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Chess, Roguelike, Singleplayer.
Command your chess army in this real-time rougelike tactics game and defeat the enemy pieces in mission after mission. Unlock powers and abilities, collect resources, craft items, bolster your army and defend your King at all cost or you will have try from square one again!
Chess Survivors
Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies. Combine abilities, upgrades, and relics to create game-breaking builds. Think fast, die, learn, repeat!
Prismarch
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...
Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies. Combine abilities, upgrades, and relics to create game-breaking builds. Think fast, die, learn, repeat!
Why similar: Chess 40.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 20%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Roguelite 9.1%, Roguelike 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 63.2% ★, Roguelite 9%, Roguelike 9%, Strategy 6.6%, Tactical 4.7%
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 55.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, Roguelike 11.1%, Strategy 8.3%, Roguelite 7%
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 65.7% ★, Roguelike 14%, Isometric 10.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
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 62.1% ★, Roguelite 12.3%, Tactical 9.8%, Roguelike 9.2%, Strategy 6%
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 65.7% ★, Roguelike 13.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Roguelite 7.8%, 3D 2.2%
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 83.5% ★, Strategy 8.7%, Tactical 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Chess, but instead of taking turns each piece has an individual cooldown. Additional pieces and upgrades can be bought after each battle in the campaign.
Why similar: Chess 46.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.8%, Roguelike 11.8%, Tactical 9.2%, Strategy 6.2%
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 75.9% ★, Strategy 10.8%, Tactical 9%, 3D 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
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 67.8% ★, Roguelite 15.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 59.5% ★, Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelite 8.5%, Strategy 7.2%, Tactical 6.4%
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 70.1% ★, Roguelike 14.4%, Strategy 9.8%, Action 3.4%, Indie 2%
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!
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 59.2% ★, Action Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelike 12.4%, Roguelite 7.9%, Strategy 6%
The brutal action-roguelike where Greek gods have tied your fate to smiting vampires. Return stolen Ichor to earn their fickle favor, unlock devastating weapons, and hunt down immortal horrors.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.9%, Isometric 23%, Roguelike 20.3%, Roguelite 18.2%, 3D 6.2%
A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess
Why similar: Chess 59.3% ★, Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 11.2%, Strategy 7.9%, Tactical 4.9%
Combine RTS combat with roguelike elements to create highly replayable and strategic action. Summon troops and purchase stacking upgrades to create a massive army of incredibly powerful troops. How massive of an army can you create?
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 33.1%, Roguelite 15.1%, Tactical 13.1%, Roguelike 13.1%, Strategy 9.1%
A roguelike tactical action game where you need to slash through enemies but are limited in movement. A randomized set of movement pieces is given to you. Use these to defeat your enemies and become stronger and faster against all different kinds of enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 24.5%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Tactical 14.6%, Strategy 12.5%, Roguelike 11.6%
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 72.3% ★, Roguelike 13.8%, Strategy 8.1%, Tactical 5%, Indie 0.9%
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 65% ★, Roguelite 12.4%, Roguelike 10.8%, Strategy 5.1%, Tactical 5%
Chess Defense is a strategy tower defense game where chess pieces become your towers.
Why similar: Chess 70.6% ★, Roguelike 11.7%, Strategy 10.6%, 3D 3.5%, Action 1.4%
A tactical tower defense roguelike game where chess pieces defend against waves from other games. Place strategic pieces, play powerful cards, build synergistic decks, and survive procedurally generated runs of increasing difficulty.
Why similar: Chess 53.7% ★, Roguelike 14%, Action Roguelike 9.7%, Tactical 9.4%, Strategy 9.1%
REAL-TIME CHESS-BASED ROGUE-LIKE. Play chess, throw potions at the board, level up your team, listen to the Old Squid's old war-stories, and perhaps, un-make the Nightmare of the Ranch...
Why similar: Chess 58.1% ★, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 10.9%, Fantasy 2.4%
Harness the elements in fierce real-time battles while gathering and upgrading a crew of fantasy creatures in this rogue-lite adventure across a world torn apart by war.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20.3%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Isometric 14%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 12.1%
Chesscent is a pixel art turn-based strategy roguelite that blends classic chess with rule-breaking cards. Face impossible rivals, embrace defeat, and unlock new permanent abilities to change the outcome of the match.
Why similar: Chess 67% ★, Roguelite 11.3%, Strategy 8.8%, Tactical 6.3%, Abstract 6.1%
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 73.9% ★, Tactical 13.4%, Strategy 11.1%, Indie 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
A two-player online (choose an opponent from your Steam friends list) Chess, in an edgeless landscape called "Kingland", with upgrades.
There are NO TURNS in this wild version of Chess! Pieces move across the board in real-time, so you'll need to think fast to protect your King!
Why similar: Chess 73.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.9%, Strategy 9.5%, Action 3.1%, 3D 2.9%
Embark on interstellar conquest in a 2D space strategy game. Command ships, explore galaxies, engage in real-time battles, and customize your fleet. Traverse hazardous star maps, unlock factions, and strategize for victory. Are you ready to conquer the cosmos?
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 37%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelike 16.6%, Tactical 9.3%, Strategy 7.8%
Quest for Gold is a charming real-time tactics game. Defend your kingdom against increasingly difficult waves of Goblin attackers with relaxed squad-based controls. Mine gold to reach a high score or spend precious time building up your defenses in-between waves.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 33.5%, Action Roguelike 18.7%, Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 10.7%, Tactical 7.6%
Kaiju Inc. is a Real-Time Tactics + Roguelike Monster strategy game! Mutate, Modify, and Evolve your monsters! Command your strongest monster squad through Roguelike stages!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 35.2%, Roguelike 16.3%, Roguelite 12.4%, Tactical 11.8%, Action Roguelike 7.9%
You are the Eye of the Summoner. Protect your tower from the fiendish hordes of paladins attempting to destroy it. Summon your beloved creatures of the darkness and fight to keep the flame of your beacon alive for as long as possible.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.5%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Isometric 13%, Roguelite 12.2%, Roguelike 12.1%
Blindfold Chess is a minimalist strategy game where you play chess entirely from memory. Practice with blindfold exercises, improve your visualization, and battle Stockfish AI or online players without ever seeing the board.
Why similar: Chess 69.9% ★, Abstract 12.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Tactical 5.8%, Indie 1.1%
An ADORABLELY SQUISHY rougelite game~! Command your army of slimes using the power of overwhelming number of Slime to gather and claim resources! But be AWARE of the time, because if it runs out before your lil guys are home, then The Horsemen will come charging!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 43%, Roguelite 16.3%, Roguelike 15.2%, Strategy 10.3%, Tactical 6.1%
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 72.8% ★, Roguelite 14.5%, Strategy 6.6%, 3D 4.2%, Indie 1.3%
A roguelite action game where you control a train, build and customize deadly wagons, and face enemies that evolve across eras by learning from how you play and how you die.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.6%, Roguelike 21.4%, Isometric 17.5%, Roguelite 17.2%, Combat 4.7%
Chessplosion is an arcade action puzzle game where you drop chess piece bombs to create chain reactions and trap opponents. Defeat enemies and bosses in Adventure Mode and the roguelike-inspired Dungeon Mode, break targets with limited bombs in Puzzle Mode, or fight friends and AI in Battle Mode.
Why similar: Chess 60.4% ★, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 8.8%, Action 2%
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 54.5% ★, Roguelike 15.2%, Tactical 13.1%, Roguelite 10.3%, Strategy 6.8%
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 77.8% ★, Strategy 16.5%, 3D 5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Slam your towers down and conquer endless maps of enemies in this roguelike tower defense game. Level up, earn loot, unlock powerful upgrades and create unstoppable towers!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 31.2%, Isometric 22.7%, Roguelite 16.6%, Strategy 10.2%, Roguelike 4.1%
Build a chess army. Break the rules. Collect buffs that make your pieces addictively OP, with knights that roam the entire board, rooks that smash through anything. Use items like bombs or potions to cause even more chaos. No king to checkmate. Just enemies to destroy.
Why similar: Chess 55.4% ★, Roguelite 12.6%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Roguelike 12.1%, Strategy 5.6%
Geometry Survivor is a survival rogue-lite game, where you fight with waves of shapes and trying to find a way from madness.It might be difficult, but also [DATA LOSS]
Why similar: Abstract 24.5%, Roguelike 23.8%, Isometric 19.2%, Roguelite 19%, 3D 6.6%
Participate in a one-on-one battle with other players or fight against AI and complete the first chapter of the campaign. Give orders to your army and watch them fight. Kill King is a fresh look at the world's most popular game - chess. Enjoy the turn-based strategy battle with RPG elements.
Why similar: Chess 54.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 24.5%, Tactical 7.9%, Strategy 5.7%, 3D 3.6%
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 63.2% ★, Roguelike 12.1%, Tactical 9.6%, Roguelite 7.4%, Strategy 6.6%
Defeat chessboard after chessboard without dying on your path to the throne. Assemble an army that you keep alive with healing spells. Make your units stronger by equipping weapons and armor and by upgrading stats as you level up. Become powerful enough to take down giant bosses!
Why similar: Chess 49.1% ★, Roguelike 12.8%, Action Roguelike 9.9%, Isometric 9.8%, Roguelite 7.4%
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 86.2% ★, Strategy 13.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
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 60.4% ★, Roguelite 14.9%, Roguelike 14.1%, Strategy 6.7%, Fantasy 2.6%
A lightning-fast roguelike deckbuilding auto-battler by Jason Rohrer. Puts the Chess back in "auto chess".
Why similar: Chess 63.3% ★, Roguelike 19.2%, Strategy 9.2%, Roguelite 4.3%, Action 2.6%
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 73.7% ★, Roguelike 16.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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 59.9% ★, Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 9%, Tactical 8.7%, Strategy 7%
Set out to form your own gang in this western real-time tactics adventure. No banks are safe, no lawmen will rest, no rivals can contend.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 48%, Tactical 21.6%, Strategy 18.4%, Action 7.1%, Indie 4.9%
Command divine aerial forces in a real-time tactical combat experience set in a dharmic fantasy world. Strategize, adapt, and upgrade to defend vast territories from devastating invasions. Uncover ancient artifacts, perform sacred rituals, and unravel the mystery of the Adhvan Chakra.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 29.8%, Isometric 16.9%, Action Roguelike 13%, Tactical 12.5%, Roguelite 9.9%
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 80.3% ★, Strategy 11.9%, Tactical 6.6%, Indie 1.2%
The sequel to Chess we've all been waiting for! Yes, that's right, 3D chess with Catgirls! Play online with a friend today! A highly refined game for the delight of your intellectual capacity.
Why similar: Chess 79.3% ★, Strategy 9%, Tactical 7.1%, 3D 4.5%
Create your chess player, build and manage your own club, train your squad, scout new talent, handle transfers and finances, and fight your way from local tournaments to the grandmaster title.
Why similar: Chess 59.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.8%, Tactical 8.3%, Strategy 6.5%, Resource Management 4.3%
