
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!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Chess, Turn-Based Tactics, Board Game.

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!

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.

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.
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 56% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Roguelite 8.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Roguelike 7.3%
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 40.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Roguelite 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Board Game 10%
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 44.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Roguelite 10.2%, Board Game 9.7%, Tactical 8.4%
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 51.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.2%, Roguelite 7.1%, Roguelike 6.6%
Gambonanza is a turn-based chess roguelike, set on a tiny board with higher stakes. Master tactical twists, invest your winnings and discover new rule-bending Gambits, tile and piece combinations. Face off against challenging bosses and get lost in all the ways you can break traditional chess!
Why similar: Chess 45% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Roguelite 10.3%, Board Game 9.6%, Tactical 8.9%
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 44.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Roguelite 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Board Game 8.9%
The chess roguelite. Play game-changing cards, bend the rules, save your Queen, and escape from the dungeon.
Why similar: Chess 51.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Board Game 9.5%, Roguelite 9.1%, Roguelike 7.4%
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 76.9% ★, Board Game 14.5%, Strategy 8.6%
THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is an asymmetric puzzle-strategy game featuring fog of war. Survive a story-driven campaign filled with custom boards, traps, and rule-breaking Kings and Queens of the past. Stealth, calculated risks and outsmarting the unknown are your only ways to win.
Why similar: Chess 46.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Board Game 9.7%, Tactical 7.3%
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 52% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Tactical 10.3%, Strategy 6.2%
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 61% ★, Roguelite 15.7%, Roguelike 8.5%, Tactical 7.5%, Strategy 5.4%
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 70.4% ★, Board Game 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%, Strategy 2.7%
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 38.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 23.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.9%, Strategy 14.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
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 70.8% ★, Board Game 13%, Strategy 7.4%, Puzzle 6.3%, 2D 1.5%
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 28% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Roguelite 13.6%, Roguelike 12.3%
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 26%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.8%, Roguelike 14.9%, Tactical 13.8%, Strategy 10%
Chess: The Grand Strategy Game - Your Pocket Edition for Mastery and Fun!
Why similar: Chess 44% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 21.4%, Board Game 19.3%, Logic 6.7%, Strategy 5%
A unique chess trip with exciting instant duels awaits you - test your mettle on the chessboard. Checkmate your opponent with only a few moves and solve challenging chess puzzles in amazing 3D worlds.
Why similar: Chess 65.5% ★, Board Game 13.7%, Strategy 8.6%, Logic 7.2%, Family Friendly 3.8%
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 49.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Board Game 11.5%, Strategy 8.4%
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 57.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Board Game 16.4%, Strategy 7.2%, Family Friendly 2.1%
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 71.9% ★, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 9.9%, Puzzle 3.3%, 2D 1.7%
Chess variation with unique twist: Black turns White into undead like themselves
Why similar: Chess 54.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Board Game 7.5%, Tactical 5.8%
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 54.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%, Board Game 9.9%, Tactical 8.9%
The ChessThemed Chess offers a relaxing, minimalist chess experience with multiple boards, piece sets, AI opponents, and multiplayer. Play in 3D or 2D, learn the game’s history, and explore RPG-themed DLC. Free to Play – Download now and enjoy endless strategy!
Why similar: Chess 44.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Tactical 12%, Strategy 6.8%
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: Roguelite 52.5%, Roguelike 26.7%, Strategy 16.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%
From letters to lunacy, Cursed Words is a roguelike chasing ever-stronger synergies. Start with simple words like BUY or THIS or GAME, then use game-altering combos to break the rules. Before long you’ll be ¼♖♙K5XNG the ⅗H♗4 out of these 83VK??7?!
Why similar: Roguelite 36.8%, Strategy 32.1%, Roguelike 29.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
secretly the most overpowered game in existence
Why similar: Chess 50.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Tactical 14.4%, 2D 1.8%
A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!
Why similar: Roguelite 46%, Roguelike 29.4%, Strategy 19.6%, Singleplayer 5%
Turn-based play is central to Chinese Chess. HyperChineseChess removes this rule—battle AI or players in real-time, using quick thinking to win. Experience classic chess reimagined!
Why similar: Board Game 47.3%, Strategy 36.2%, Logic 14.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Let’s! Revolution! is a colorful roguelite puzzle mashup about stopping a narcissistic King from ruining your world. Flip tiles to uncover the hidden path to the King. Use deductive reasoning to avoid his cronies or take them all down in strategic turn-based combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Roguelite 18.9%, Roguelike 11.7%, Logic 8.2%
Regimental Chess is a battle game where large armies of chess pieces move and capture in mass formations. Up to 372 pieces in a single battle.
Why similar: Chess 64.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Board Game 12.8%, Strategy 7.3%
Mate'Morphosis is a pixel art, chess-inspired puzzle game built around the concept of becoming the piece you capture. Outsmart each board, adapt to evolving mechanics, and hunt down the rival king across every stage.
Why similar: Chess 70.5% ★, Logic 9.7%, Puzzle 6.2%, Strategy 5.8%, Board Game 3.9%
Chessarama is a collection of chess-inspired puzzle and strategy games that use chess pieces and their established move sets, then reimagines their goals and themes. Solve challenges, unlock collectibles, and compete against each other on the leaderboards. Welcome to Chessarama!
Why similar: Chess 33% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Board Game 10%, Strategy 8.7%
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: Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.7%, Roguelite 19.9%, Board Game 16.1%, Roguelike 10.7%
Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess. Prepare for strategy, game-changing spells, psychological tests, and challenges from your fellow players. From the award-winning creators of Duskers & A Virus Named TOM.
Why similar: Chess 42.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Roguelite 11.2%, Roguelike 6.6%
Chess has evolved! Hatch units from eggs, make ranged attacks, cast dastardly spells, and take control of the board to win in Wequer.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Rooks Keep is an arena-based, melee combat game. A variety of game-modes, characters, maps and mutators are available. It also has Chess modes, mod support and decapitation!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Play and discover 12 popular chess variants, improve your chess skills with hundreds of chess puzzles, or simply play regular chess with your friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.
Why similar: Chess 49.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Board Game 10.7%, Tactical 8.3%, Logic 5%
Strategic tower defense where you play a witch, place class-based towers, equip them with items that grant powerful abilities, combine them, create unique builds & deal ridiculous amounts of damage! Customize your builds with a deep stat system and giant skill tree!
Why similar: Tactical 32%, Roguelike 28.1%, Strategy 20.1%, Family Friendly 8.9%, 2D 5.9%
Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble is a wild, no-holds barred card brawl in the wacky world of Meteorfall. Build a face-melting deck, break the rules, and stomp your opponents in this fast-paced & fresh take on roguelike deckbuilders.
Why similar: Roguelite 34%, Strategy 26.6%, Tactical 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, 2D 4.8%
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 Tactics 20.2%, Roguelite 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Tactical 15.9%, Roguelike 12.6%
The first intellectually non-discriminatory chess variant. Instead of thinking, just move your pieces in one of the many absurd ways!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 45.8%, Board Game 32.5%, Logic 11%, Strategy 10.7%
Chess! One of the world’s most popular games, has just got even better! Pure Chess Grandmaster Edition is a stunning celebration of the greatest strategy game of all time.
Why similar: Chess 58.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Board Game 8.9%, Strategy 5.8%
A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.6%, Roguelite 24%, Tactical 19.8%, Roguelike 14.6%, Strategy 9.7%
Never play the same game of chess again! ChessCraft is a chess AI sandbox. Create your own chess boards, rules, and pieces. Play against the computer or your friends online, or win loot by playing one of 80 built-in chess boards in adventure mode.
Why similar: Chess 58.6% ★, Board Game 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Logic 6.5%, Strategy 5.7%
Four Kings One War is a 1 or 2 player strategy game inspired by chess. Each player controls two armies as though they were one and get's two moves per turn. This opens up guerrilla style tactics and hidden attacks. This is strategy for the modern mind, outside the 64th square.
Why similar: Chess 56.1% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Board Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Wordatro! fuses addictive word game with thrilling roguelite strategy! Spell high-scoring words, chain massive combos, and unlock game-changing bonuses. With 50+ unique upgrades and daily challenges, endless linguistic adventures await!
Why similar: Roguelite 26.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 25.3%, Roguelike 18%, Strategy 13%, Logic 12.3%
Officially licensed version of the “Mensa Select” award-winning board game! The Laser Game Khet 2.0: Mind blowing laser fun for players ages 9-99. Using simple rules that can be learned in minutes players alternate turns moving Egyptian themed mirrored pieces, after which they fire their laser with the goal of blasting their opponents...
Why similar: Chess 50.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Board Game 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Strategy 5.5%
The roguelike all about bonking cabbages! Make incredible builds with a vast array of items, wield powerful weapons, change the game entirely with pets, fight fantastical bosses, and so much more!
Why similar: Roguelite 46.9%, Roguelike 32.3%, Strategy 10.9%, 2D 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!
Why similar: Roguelite 33.6%, Board Game 24.4%, Roguelike 20.4%, Strategy 15.1%, 2D 3.9%
🌋⚔ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Roguelite 13.9%, Tactical 11%, Roguelike 9.1%
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Why similar: Tactical 29.2%, Roguelite 23.4%, Roguelike 20.5%, Strategy 11%, Puzzle 10.4%
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: Roguelite 24.9%, Tactical 20.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.3%, Roguelike 16.8%, Strategy 11.1%
Introducing Chess Ultra; the most breathtaking chess game ever made. Experience stunning 4K visuals, seamless online multiplayer, Grandmaster approved AI and full VR compatibility.
Why similar: Chess 57.9% ★, Board Game 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Strategy 7.2%
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.1%, Roguelite 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Roguelike 11.7%, Tactical 11%
The Bazaar is a fast-paced multiplayer Roguelike where every run is a new puzzle. Choose from unique heroes, uncover powerful combos, and outwit your opponents in a dynamic, ever-changing marketplace. Play at your own pace while discovering endless ways to win.
Why similar: Tactical 43.9%, Strategy 41.5%, Family Friendly 14.7%
Completely change the strategy of the age old game of chess with quantum physics!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Why similar: Roguelite 29.5%, Roguelike 27.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Strategy 14%, Singleplayer 4%