
Side Effect combines a game of chess with a roguelike experience. Experiment, discover combos, carve out your own path by expanding your spellbook and collecting artifacts. Lose, learn and try again.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Roguelike, Indie, Singleplayer.

Side Effect combines a game of chess with a roguelike experience. Experiment, discover combos, carve out your own path by expanding your spellbook and collecting artifacts. Lose, learn and try again.

Path of the RNGesus
Play as literal reincarnations of the RNGesus in this curated rollathon experience. Hoard items and perks, manipulate RNG and optimize synergies to vanquish the unholy, non-deterministic chaos that plagues the land.

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You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps.
Play as literal reincarnations of the RNGesus in this curated rollathon experience. Hoard items and perks, manipulate RNG and optimize synergies to vanquish the unholy, non-deterministic chaos that plagues the land.
Why similar: Strategy 37.8%, Roguelike 31%, Turn-Based Combat 28.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps.
Killing Slime is a fast paced roguelite tower defense game. Choose between a wide array of augments, and towers to build defenses against an army of slimes.
Why similar: Strategy 52.6%, Roguelike 43.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
The Nightmare Cooperative is a fiendishly difficult turnbased roguelike featuring an array of characters, each with different powers to help you destroy monsters, escape levels, and collect gold.
Dice Heroes is a turn-based roguelike where every fight is decided by a single die. Roll it, then split its value between Attack and Defense. Collect powerful artifacts, bend the rules, and survive dangerous biomes in a risk-driven journey.
Why similar: Roguelike 35.2%, Turn-Based Combat 31.1%, Strategy 31.1%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 1%
Run and develop your kingdom. Go on missions and help save the world by conquering all lands.
Why similar: Strategy 50.6%, Turn-Based Combat 41.4%, Indie 8%
Lead a squad of up to 7 members entering a constantly changing barrier. In this mysterious adventure, meet interesting companions, fight against various enemies, collect rare treasures, and reveal the secrets concealed within the barrier.
Why similar: Strategy 37.6%, Roguelike 34%, Turn-Based Combat 22.1%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Command a rogue fleet in tactical turn-based combat. Outmaneuver, outflank, and outsmart the forces hunting you. Build your fleet, upgrade your ships, and fight your way across the galaxy in this tactical roguelite.
Why similar: Strategy 40.4%, Roguelike 35.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
A stylish card game combined with rhythm-based action. Don’t wait for your turn — stay in the fight at all times.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.9%, Turn-Based Combat 31.8%, Strategy 28.3%, Singleplayer 3%, Indie 2%
Three Against the Odds is a base defense fantasy roguelike. Build your amphibian hero(es) and settlement as wave after wave of enemies descends from bordering terrain that you can terraform. Play through three campaigns, conquering the shadowy powers that have corrupted the world of Primeva.
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Roguelike 32.7%, Turn-Based Combat 23.8%, Indie 4%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Choose your general, build your team, customize your fighters, and battle your way to the Monolith in this strategic, turn-based roguelite game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 35.3%, Strategy 34.5%, Roguelike 29.2%, Singleplayer 1%
Snakelike melds the simple mechanics of Snake with the depth and replayability of a Roguelike to create a unique strategic turn-based experience that’s easy to pick up, but tricky to master.
What is in the "Way of Gold and Steel" which makes it interesting? Main reason is the unusual gameplay style — combination of a real-time strategy (RTS) and a roguelike.
"Final Resistance 2" is a Roguelike tower defense game.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.6%, Strategy 32.4%, Turn-Based Combat 28.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 2%
Maces and Dices is a turned based rogue-like where dice decide what actions you can take, but it is up to you to make the most out of every roll. When both your healthbar and available actions consist of dice, you better hope that you have brought the right ones.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.8%, Turn-Based Combat 33.1%, Strategy 29.2%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
This is a light rogue-like turn-based strategy game. Choose unique characters, battle across countless distinct small worlds, upgrade skills, equipment and attributes to strengthen yourself, and finally break free from the bondage of endless realms.
Why similar: Roguelike 36.8%, Turn-Based Combat 31.9%, Strategy 28.1%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Dig up attacks to build your deck and fight your way to the source of a mysterious rumbling underground! A colorful cast of animal friends and lots of powerful relics make every run of this turn-based rogue-like mole adventure a unique experience!
Why similar: Strategy 40%, Roguelike 34.9%, Turn-Based Combat 21.2%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Dive into the dark world of a Dying Earth, in this Idle exploration rougelike with turn based combat
Why similar: Roguelike 33.6%, Turn-Based Combat 33.6%, Strategy 29.4%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
A rogue-like dungeon game where you fight using magic! Make full use of the spell book with the wizard Isha Let's capture the dungeon!
Why similar: Roguelike 48.8%, Strategy 44.8%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Indie 2.5%
异常情绪回收组是一款类rogue回合制游戏。你能在这里遇到各种奇奇怪怪规则的情绪体,这些情绪体的效果都是一团谜,只有不断去解析未知效果的情绪体,不断用生命去积累经验,才能按照它的规则去利用它,获取非常强大的效果。
Why similar: Roguelike 38.9%, Turn-Based Combat 36.9%, Strategy 22.2%, Singleplayer 2%
In this turn-based combat adventure, defend humanity from demons. Choose your suitable warrior according to your opponent and the climate where you fight. Upgrade your weapons and armor. Cook your food, collect resources and work them to make your tools
Why similar: Strategy 51.2%, Roguelike 42.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%, Indie 2.7%
Assemble a deck - tweak the odds - spin the wheel. Roulette meets mini-roguelike deck battler!
Why similar: Strategy 43.4%, Roguelike 35.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Grab your weapon of choice, polish your Rogue senses, and get ready to be thrown into the dark and oppressing dungeons of Claustrophobia! Experience deep character development, fast-paced tactical combat, and mountains of epic loot. Here begins a roguelike quest for glory, slaughter, and anything shiny!
A dark fantasy roguelite where every battle begins with a spin. Build your hero, bend the odds, and turn a 5×5 slot grid into devastating combos as you fight through a cursed dungeon. Choose your upgrades carefully—every symbol, relic, and risky reroll can turn a losing run into a jackpot.
Why similar: Roguelike 49.1%, Strategy 44.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%, Indie 2.5%
Eastern fantasy × Roguelike deck-builder Master the Five Elements. Die, learn, grow. Every character, a new playstyle. Every run, a new story. The Wasteland awaits.
Why similar: Strategy 34.8%, Roguelike 32%, Turn-Based Combat 29.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%, Indie 1.3%
2048 Bosses is an addictive puzzle roguelike where you can combine skills and characters to create game-breaking builds to destroy powerful bosses using your 2048 score. Discover the routes that lead to each enemy and counter their moves with your upgrades.
Why similar: Roguelike 37.2%, Strategy 31.4%, Turn-Based Combat 26.2%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
BugPot is a casual roguelike where every spin shapes the fight. Match weapons and charms, upgrade your weapons, build powerful combinations and adapt your strategy as you face a bizarre variety of bugs.
Why similar: Roguelike 42.9%, Strategy 36.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15.1%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Turn-based strategy meets Roguelike adventure! Enjoy a mix of luck and tactics. Build a unique skill set, battle various enemies, discover powerful devices, and save the world!
Why similar: Roguelike 38.6%, Strategy 32.3%, Turn-Based Combat 24.5%, Singleplayer 3%, Indie 1.7%
A roguelike deckbuilder of tactical army battles. Build a deck of skills, deploy and equip your troops, and conquer your foes. Upgrade gear and skills, master your build, recruit veterans between runs, and push your campaign into endless, ever-scaling combat.
Why similar: Strategy 41.4%, Roguelike 36.4%, Turn-Based Combat 20.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Roguelike meets JRPG: You and your party challenge the Cavern of Trials—collect skills, adapt your build, and reach the end boss to escape. Built with the Steam Deck in mind, easy to pick up, hard to master.
Why similar: Roguelike 36.6%, Turn-Based Combat 36.1%, Strategy 23.9%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
"Mearstale" is a national strategy adventure game where you become the lord of the country and develop the town significantly. Sell everything from stones to real estate, build buildings, and sometimes interact with people to explore the world within a given period of time.
Why similar: Strategy 52.6%, Roguelike 41.7%, Singleplayer 3%, Indie 2.7%
Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your weapon and begin an epic adventure!
A Roguelite board game where every tile counts. Play as an Archer torn between the purity of the Angel and the rage of the Demon. Build your equipment, manipulate the terrain, and turn your movement into a devastating attack. Dying is only the beginning to rewrite your destiny.
Why similar: Strategy 36.3%, Turn-Based Combat 32.6%, Roguelike 27.6%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Turn-based battle/battle decryption/decision-type level, players need to play, fight, and choose through independent levels. The game is non-linear, and the order of entering each level will also affect the shape and ending of the level.
Why similar: Strategy 40.9%, Roguelike 33.2%, Turn-Based Combat 21.7%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 2%
A Korean folk dark fantasy deck-building roguelike. Three souls. One bound fate. Three companions are bound to one shared deck — every draw is a party question, not a single hero's. Journey through layered shrines drawn from Korean folklore.
Why similar: Strategy 43.7%, Roguelike 32.7%, Turn-Based Combat 19.7%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
A satisfying roguelike where the DUD logo bounces around the screen, activating tiles you have placed and perks you have chosen to create crazy chain reactions. Explore a large variety of strategies and builds with multiple unlock types and lots of replayability to enjoy.
Why similar: Strategy 50.4%, Roguelike 43.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Indie 2.8%
Loop Duck Battles is an engine-building battle game that combines Monopoly-style board gameplay with roguelike elements.
Why similar: Strategy 40.2%, Roguelike 36%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Awakening of Legend is a free, retro-inspired, rogue-like adventure with randomized loot, transferable perks and combat inspired by the Active Time Battle (ATB) system from old school JRPGs.
Why similar: Roguelike 50.7%, Strategy 43.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%, Indie 2.7%
Tileneer is a tile-based roguelike where finding the most effecient position for each tile on your grid is essential to winning a run. Craft crazy combinations, optimize everything, and chase highscores in this all new strategic adventure.
Why similar: Roguelike 48.4%, Strategy 43.3%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
This is a new SRPG strategy role-playing game created by the WK-Studio. The game will feature beautiful graphics presented in a 3D top-down perspective. Set in the war-torn continent of Breskan, the protagonists will face many trials and tribulations, what will be their fate?
Why similar: Strategy 52.6%, Turn-Based Combat 43.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Defense and Revenge is a turn-based strategy set in fantasy universe. You have to lead orcs tribe, provide defense and take revenge on enemies invading your land.
Why similar: Strategy 57.6%, Turn-Based Combat 33%, Indie 9.4%
Minesweeper, grown into a roguelike. Read the numbers to work out where the monsters hide, stack relics, and wait for the kill that takes out the entire floor at once.
Why similar: Strategy 41.4%, Roguelike 37.1%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
A roguelite dice-building game where you defeat enemies using number dice and operator dice.
Why similar: Roguelike 50%, Strategy 42.9%, Singleplayer 4.7%, Indie 2.4%
Unique sandbox engine to create limitless turn based tactics/strategy games. You can create modern military scenarios or even chess variations, so be prepared for incredibly challenging turn based challenges in the campaign or online play against the best strategic minds in the world.
Why similar: Strategy 59.5%, Turn-Based Combat 31%, Indie 9.4%
Istoria is a Story driven Turn-based Strategy Game with a focus on Character Customisation. Follow Nemus Story, who has to recover her lost memories. Craft Items, complete Challenges and Sidequests.
Why similar: Strategy 64%, Turn-Based Combat 23.7%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 2%
Nex-Ara is a tactical sci-fi strategy game where you command a fleet of ships in order to protect your home system from an alien threat. Forge interplanetary connections and select between 3 upgrades because it is a roguelike to defeat your enemies across a shifting galactic battlefield.
Why similar: Strategy 40.9%, Roguelike 37%, Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
FAMAZE is a retro themed roguelike puzzle adventure game. Choose the the dashing Knight, the cunning Thief, or the mystical Wizard each with unique special powers. Delve into The Mad King's ever changing dungeon to rescue the rutabagas! Never the same game twice! Music by Disasterpeace and Art by Oryx.
Why similar: Roguelike 64.1%, Strategy 28.2%, Indie 5.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Expect The Unexpected is a roguelike, fast-paced, turn-based game with RPG elements. Interact with random generated maps in which you have to deal with hundreds of different events and situations. What will you be? What will you become?
Why similar: Strategy 44.5%, Roguelike 26.6%, Turn-Based Combat 22.5%, Indie 6.4%
BreakHack is a casual roguelike intended to provide entertainment for 10-30 minutes when you are taking a break from anything else in your life.
A turn-based tactics roguelike on a hex board. Command a group of miniatures, outmaneuver enemies, and spend your gold between fights on weapons, gear and potions. Lose your party and the run is over. Every run is completely different than the last.
Why similar: Strategy 38.7%, Roguelike 36.3%, Turn-Based Combat 21.3%, Singleplayer 2%, Indie 1.7%
这是一款策略类战棋游戏,多达十几种的职业,每种职业又各有两种不同的发展方向,最优的战斗组合就在你的指挥下形成。
Why similar: Strategy 43.7%, Roguelike 31.7%, Turn-Based Combat 22.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
A land bridge has appeared that leads to a new land! Guide a caravan of cavemen on a journey to a new continent by using map tiles and invented tools together in powerful combinations to collect resources that help them to survive.
Why similar: Strategy 52.5%, Roguelike 42.2%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%
A turn-based party game where you pass a ticking C4 or play cards to hit 31. Get 3 strikes and you explode. Defuse the bomb to earn abilities and gain an edge. Two game modes, one goal: don’t blow up. Outwit your friends and be the last one standing!
Why similar: Strategy 48.9%, Online Co-Op 43.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%, Indie 3.2%
Napoleons Invasion of Russia began on 24 June 1812 when the Grande Armée crossed the Neman River to engage and attempt to defeat the Russian army.
Why similar: Strategy 86.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.9%
A chairbuilder roguelike where flipping a chair is your only means of paying off your life's debt. Craft lucrative combos with your chair by simultaneously fishing, mining, playing blackjack, casting spells, manipulating stocks, and fighting monsters!
Why similar: Roguelike 51.6%, Strategy 44.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%
The Nullway is a tactical space roguelite about guiding a crew through a hostile, unstable region of space. Manage your ship, make difficult decisions, and survive real-time encounters alone or with friends.
Why similar: Strategy 43.2%, Roguelike 39.4%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Enter the dungeons of hell, face many different demons in a tactical challenge. You play as a lone hero against hordes of demons, clear the dungeons to get more equipment and experience to unlock new and powerful abilities.
Unleash devastating spell combos on formidable enemies, discover super-powerful talismans in crates with random loot, and help Robyn fight her way through a mining starship in stasis caused by a mysterious event.
Why similar: Strategy 59%, Roguelike 28.5%, Indie 9.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Marble Madness is a tense and exciting pinball card building game. Using pinball collision as the main gameplay, supplemented by card construction, each game has a different experience, so experience the exhilaration of each collision.
Why similar: Strategy 50.4%, Roguelike 43.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Indie 2.9%