Games Like Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

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 49.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Roguelike 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Roguelite 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest experience to the seed game, blending chess mechanics with roguelite army-building and tactical board combat.

Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!

Why similar: Chess 53.8% ★, Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Roguelite 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game brilliantly combines chess movement patterns with roguelike deckbuilding and puzzle-like combat encounters.

Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 27.3%, Roguelike 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Roguelite 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features the same high-stakes, turn-based tactical decision-making where every movement and action must be carefully calculated.

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 54.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%, Roguelike 9.8%, Strategy 7%, Tabletop 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the chess-roguelike genre that emphasizes strategic positioning and unique piece abilities.

Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG!

Why similar: Roguelike 31.3%, Roguelite 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Strategy 13.7%, Retro 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the 'arcade-roguelike' DNA, replacing chess pieces with pinball mechanics while maintaining the same addictive, run-based loop.

Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 31.9%, Roguelike 22.9%, Roguelite 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly tight, turn-based tactical experience where managing limited resources and positioning is key to surviving roguelike encounters.

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 56% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Roguelite 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Roguelike 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A chess-themed roguelite that focuses on tactical movement and board control in a dungeon-crawling format.

Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!

Why similar: Roguelike 33.7%, Roguelite 32.2%, Cartoon 18.2%, Strategy 15.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features turn-based combat where dice rolls replace traditional chess moves, offering a similar sense of strategic improvisation.

Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 33.6%, Roguelike 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Strategy 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for grid-based tactical roguelikes, focusing on perfect information and predicting enemy moves.

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 52.3% ★, Action Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelike 10.1%, Roguelite 9.3%, Strategy 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It takes the chess theme and applies it to a bullet-hell survival format, offering a more action-oriented take on the classic pieces.

The roguelike dungeon crawler where you're a billiard ball! Push monster balls into holes or traps in randomly generated levels. Stack up countless game-changing items to create broken builds. Find combos to create your own synergies and customize your playstyle. Rack and Slay!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 21%, Roguelike 18.7%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It applies roguelike dungeon-crawling mechanics to a pool-based physics system, mirroring the 'genre-mashup' appeal of the seed game.

Card Hog is a pig-based dungeon crawler with roguelike and deck building elements. Take the role of an adventurous hog and interact with more than 100 cards of dangerous enemies, powerful weapons and exciting spells!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 37.6%, Roguelite 23.2%, Tabletop 17.2%, Roguelike 14.1%, Strategy 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A grid-based roguelike that uses simple card mechanics to create deep, turn-based tactical scenarios similar to the seed game.

Face off against the bridge troll in his bizarre game of chess! Decrypt, Twist and Enforce the rules as your devious opponent attempts to break them in King of the Bridge!

Why similar: Chess 79.4% ★, Strategy 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Top-Down 4.3%, 2D 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous, puzzle-heavy take on chess that forces players to navigate board-game scenarios with unique constraints.

It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past!

Why similar: Chess 82.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.4%, Strategy 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: It takes the complexity of chess to an extreme level, appealing to players who enjoy the seed game's subversion of traditional rules.

The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 28.5%, Roguelike 22.5%, Roguelite 16.4%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Strategy 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes inventory management as a strategic puzzle, providing a similar 'think-before-you-act' experience.

Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.

Why similar: Roguelite 28%, Roguelike 27.1%, Strategy 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Retro 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on synergy and probability, capturing the 'one more run' addictive quality.

A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Strategy 20.3%, Roguelike 18.4%, Roguelite 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It blends deckbuilding with grid-based tactical combat, focusing on positioning and environmental awareness.

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 41.1% ★, Tabletop 13.1%, Action Roguelike 9.4%, Roguelike 8%, Arcade 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style game that uses chess-piece movement patterns to trigger explosive chain reactions.

SNKRX is an arcade shooter roguelite where you control a snake of heroes that automatically attack nearby enemies. Combine different heroes to unlock class bonuses and create unique builds, and steer your unstoppable party as they ravage through endless waves of enemies.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 22.1%, Roguelite 16.8%, Arcade 12%, Shooter 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced arena shooter that uses snake-like movement and team-building mechanics to create deep tactical synergy.

Just King is an action auto-battler with roguelike elements. Assemble your party to venture into different lands fighting fearsome kings and their deadly armies. Use your loot to hire and upgrade mighty heroes... or the bard.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.6%, Roguelike 23.6%, Roguelite 21.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An auto-battler that incorporates roguelite progression and tactical positioning, feeling like a chaotic, automated version of chess.

Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.

Why similar: Roguelite 46%, Strategy 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 25.3%

Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical roguelike that uses card-based combat to provide deep strategic choices in a dungeon environment.

Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.

Why similar: Roguelike 83.5%, Roguelite 10.3%, Top-Down 3.7%, 2D 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-roguelike where every move counts, requiring the same level of foresight and planning as a chess match.

Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 29.1%, Roguelike 28.4%, Roguelite 18.1%, Strategy 11.7%, Top-Down 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a 'synchro-turn' system where the world only moves when you do, emphasizing the same tactical deliberation as chess.

What if chess was invented by silly cosmic wizards? WizardChess is a turnbased roguelite where all the pieces have insane abilities that came to us in a shamanic vision. Fight chaotic-yet-tactical encounters with magic powers out of a fever dream! Defeat the FaeQueen and Claim Your Wish!

Why similar: Chess 58.3% ★, Roguelike 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Roguelite 9.2%, Strategy 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines traditional chess movement with deckbuilding and grid-based tactical combat in a fantasy setting.

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 69.4% ★, Arcade 8.5%, Strategy 8.2%, Tabletop 7.8%, Retro 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, arcade-focused version of chess that prioritizes quick decision-making over slow, methodical play.

Plan, Aim, Shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turnbased roguelikes. Chain together ridiculous combos, unlock characters, items and skills to conquer the island!

Why similar: Tabletop 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.4%, Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based, turn-based strategy game that shares the indie, experimental spirit of the seed game.

THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is a twist on chess with fog of war, a story-driven campaign, and plenty of challenges, traps, and puzzles. Fight your way through the campaign against legendary Kings and Queens of the past, who don't like to play by the rules!

Why similar: Chess 52% ★, Tabletop 17.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%, Strategy 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It introduces fog-of-war mechanics to chess, forcing players to rely on tactical intuition rather than perfect information.

A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.2%, Roguelike 20%, Top-Down Shooter 18.9%, Roguelite 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

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 27.5% ★, Tabletop 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%

Position your pieces carefully to max out your score in this Balatro-inspired chess roguelike. Enhance your pieces, purchase powers, and win bonuses from optional challenges, but be careful - your board only has so much room.

Why similar: Chess 25.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Roguelike 16.1%, Strategy 8.8%, Roguelite 8.6%

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 63.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Strategy 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%, Tabletop 7%

Why You'll Like It: It adds a narrative and tactical layer to standard chess, perfect for those who want more context for their board-game moves.

Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.

Why similar: Roguelike 39.3%, Roguelite 24.7%, Strategy 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, 2D 5.7%

Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy!

Why similar: Retro 41.5%, Pixel Graphics 26.8%, Arcade 24.4%, 2D 7.3%

Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!

Why similar: Tabletop 43.9%, Roguelite 31.5%, Strategy 18.2%, 2D 6.4%

BALLIONAIRE is a fast-paced, kinetic roguelike where strategy meets physics to create outrageous wealth! Find and exploit game-breaking synergies as you theorycraft your way to victory. Welcome to the autobonker genre!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 15.9%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Strategy 10.5%

Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.

Why similar: Chess 47.2% ★, Tabletop 18.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Shooter 8.8%, Strategy 6.4%

Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!

Why similar: Chess 42.5% ★, Tabletop 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Strategy 7.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist strategy game that simplifies chess into a series of rapid-fire tactical puzzles.

Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!

Why similar: Roguelike 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Roguelite 17%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Strategy 10.4%

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 55.2%, 2D 18.1%, Retro 8.6%, Top-Down 7.6%, Strategy 6.2%

A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 32.6%, Roguelike 25.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Strategy 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%

In a labyrinth surrounded by vicious monsters, Explorers must rely on their Lasso to survive! Capture and tame ANY monster to leap, glide, surf, tunnel and websling through a treacherous, patchwork maze. This roguelike/metroidvania seems cute, but it’s a deceptively difficult bullet-hell challenge!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.7%, Roguelite 31.3%, Arcade 21.7%, Action 7.3%

Spin Hero is a roguelike deckbuilder, where you spin the reels to decide your fate. Collect powerful symbols for your inventory, adapt and evolve your strategy, learning from defeats to unlock new possibilities and synergies.

Why similar: Roguelike 32.1%, Choices Matter 21.6%, Strategy 14.4%, Roguelite 14%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%

Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.

Why similar: Roguelike 27.1%, Roguelite 20.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Strategy 13.5%

Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!

Why similar: Roguelike 41.4%, Retro 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Action 8.5%

Chess variation with unique twist: Black turns White into undead like themselves

Why similar: Chess 68.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.5%, Strategy 6.9%

Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.7%, Roguelike 26.1%, Roguelite 19.4%, Strategy 12.4%, Stylized 11.5%

A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.

Why similar: Strategy 56.8%, 2D 43.2%

In this fast paced twin-stick roguelite platformer, you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Roguelike 20.8%, Roguelite 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Retro 10.6%

20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Roguelite 15.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

Roguelike Squad-based Autobattler in a Tabletop RPG setting. Draft your army, carefully equip and position your units, make important choices, and meet a colorful cast of characters as you make ready for the Grand Tournament.

Why similar: Tabletop 37.1%, Roguelike 22.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Strategy 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Chess meets Fighting games. Crush your opponents in the arena and on the chessboard in this online multiplayer competitive tactical fighting game that mixes the strategic elegance of Chess with the fast-paced execution of fighting games.

Why similar: Chess 65.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.6%, Stylized 4.9%, Strategy 3.5%

Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.4%, Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 12.6%, Shooter 9%

Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.7%, Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 15%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

Wulin Chess is a turn-based strategy game set in a captivating dark fantasy world. Employ diverse characters across various boards/battlefields, and devise strategic thinking for victory. Strengthen your heroes by collecting equipment and enhancing attributes to face the challenges that lie ahead.

Why similar: Roguelike 23.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Roguelite 16.8%, Retro 14.5%, Strategy 11.6%

Dice Assassin is a challenging game where you defeat enemies on the board according to the dice numbers. Choose attacks using cards, position yourself strategically to overcome enemies on the board, and devise tactics using action cards.

Why similar: Chess 42% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Roguelike 13.4%, Action Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8%

A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 30.1%, Roguelike 28.8%, Roguelite 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Action 6.9%

A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine. Steady your blade - and spin!

Why similar: Roguelike 23.1%, Tabletop 20.5%, Strategy 16%, Roguelite 13.1%, Retro 11.8%

Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, Roguelike 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Roguelite 15.8%, Retro 11.9%

Dear candidate, we are pleased to invite you to take up the position of manager of Hell. You will punish sinners by using our deck-building computer system to construct hellish towers capable of keeping the endless hordes of the underworld in check. Best of luck!

Why similar: Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 18.3%, Arcade 16.6%, Strategy 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.

Why similar: Roguelike 41%, Roguelite 29.7%, Strategy 20.7%, 2D 8.5%