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Games Like TOTAL ZUGZWANG

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

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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.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Coming soon
Developer: LOKUST AZUL LIMITED
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive96% of 94 reviews2024
    Dev: Glyder Games
    Windows · Mac

    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 38.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Tactical 9.2%, Roguelite 8.4%

  2. #2 Tacticsweeper+
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Triple Treasure Games
    Windows

    A rapidly escalating Minesweeper-inspired roguelike. Gain upgrades, discover new mines, and progress further based on understanding and strategy. Can you avoid running out of probes and clear all the minefields?

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Roguelike 12.4%, Logic 11.6%, Roguelite 9.1%

  3. #3 Chess of Doom
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: New Dawn Interactive
    Windows

    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 46.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Roguelike 11.3%, Procedural Generation 8%, Strategy 7.2%

  4. #4 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
    95% matchVery Positive80% of 338 reviews2025
    Dev: Marc Makes Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 47.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Roguelike 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%, Strategy 7.5%

  5. #5 Chess Corp
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Piotr Dul
    Windows

    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 46.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Strategy 7.9%

  6. #6 Grandmaster's Revenge
    94% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
    Dev: Two in One
    Windows

    They say one person in the field is not a warrior. And what if this one is called to fight by the White Grandmaster himself, endowed with super powers and even the ground on which he steps helps him. Find out in the new skirmish of the Grandmasters and regain control over all the clans of Whitehills

    Why similar: Chess 47.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Puzzle 6.4%

  7. #7 MEGACHESS
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Starry MinesPub: Abiding Bridge
    Windows

    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 24%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.3%, Roguelike 12.3%, Strategy 10.5%

  8. #8 Unto Deepest Depths
    92% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: McCollum Games
    Windows · Linux

    Unto Deepest Depths is a turn-based strategy game where all units must move and attack every turn. Build your party, upgrade your units, and lead them into the unknown to vanquish the horrors below in this punishing roguelite where any move could be your last.

    Why similar: Chess 24.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Tactical 10.7%, Roguelite 9.8%

  9. #9 Back Rank Chess
    91% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2023
    Dev: Nocky
    Windows · Mac

    Do you like the Endgame in chess? Here's a brand new chess variant! Defend the back rank against the onslaught of enemy pawns. Easy to learn , advanced artificial intelligence , 66 hand-crafted stages.

    Why similar: Chess 45.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Tactical 10.9%, Strategy 5.3%

  10. #10 Protocol Aegirum
    91% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Nacho Riquelme
    Windows

    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 43%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Roguelite 9.1%, Roguelike 8.5%

  11. #11 Advancing Chess
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LeviathanStasis
    Windows · Linux

    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 48.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Roguelike 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Strategy 6%

  12. #12 Zero Orders Tactics
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2024
    Dev: Pauloondra
    Windows

    🌋⚔ 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 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Roguelike 11.8%, Tactical 11.3%, Roguelite 9%

  13. #13 Schachkampf - Fantasy Chess
    89% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2023
    Dev: KeyboardKrieger
    Windows

    Solve more than 3.000.000 chess puzzles and fight an AI which is challenging for beginners and pros. Unlock different startign positions to give your chess game a new twist. All that in the style of famous 90s JRPGs.

    Why similar: Chess 36.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Tactical 10.4%, Logic 8.6%

  14. #14 King's Hand
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Anomie Game Studio
    Windows

    King's Hand is a turn-based, roguelike battler that fuses the strategy of chess with deckbuilding and a dash of chaos. Face increasingly challenging waves of tactical chess gameplay with a twist!

    Why similar: Chess 53.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Roguelike 12.8%, Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%

  15. #15 Chess of Fortune
    87% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: devOfFortune
    Windows

    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 44.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Strategy 8%, Tactical 6.3%

  16. #16 A Game of Chaess
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Yohan Fabre (Gamezel)Pub: Klaas Jongsma
    Windows · Mac

    A Game of Chaess is "Monty Python meets Tolkien on a Chessboard". Defeat waves of black pieces in this asymmetrical chess game to stop the Lord of Darkness! The rules are simple, but the game gets harder and harder. Only the most fooli- eh fearless players will succeed!

    Why similar: Chess 39.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Tactical 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Roguelike 9.3%

  17. #17 The Ouroboros King
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 536 reviews2023
    Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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 38.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Roguelike 10.9%, Roguelite 10.7%

  18. #18 MetaChess
    84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: MetaChess
    Windows · Mac

    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 50.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Tactical 8.6%, Puzzle 5.7%

  19. #19 Chess: The Lost Pieces
    85% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2023
    Dev: Yağız Selimoğlu
    Windows

    A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,

    Why similar: Chess 38.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Roguelike 11.3%, Tactical 9.2%

  20. #20 EcoChess
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Timeless Ideas
    Windows

    Save the forest in this improved version of chess with new boards with obstacles and power-ups.

    Why similar: Chess 48.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Tactical 10.8%, Strategy 5.9%

  21. #21 ZrOth
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Geloz Games
    Windows

    Use your resources to capture locations in this management game. Each location will give you different resources and effects. Create your own build to gather as many resources as possible to pay ZrOth’s tribute, but be careful, he’s getting greedier and greedier.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20%, Roguelike 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Roguelite 10%

  22. #22 Endhall
    83% matchVery Positive85% of 131 reviews2018
    Dev: Heartbeast
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Endhall is a byte-sized roguelike. Become an artificial intelligence and combine tactical actions to defeat your enemies and reach the end of the hallway.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Tactical 10.2%, Roguelite 9.5%

  23. #23 Chessemble
    81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Giga Glitch
    Windows

    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 46%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Tactical 12.5%, Strategy 6.7%

  24. #24 Prismarch
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Noah Magner
    Windows

    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 52.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Roguelike 8.9%, Roguelite 8.3%, Strategy 6.1%

  25. #25 Backstabbing King
    81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Flown
    Windows

    Strategize your way through a variety of encounters, each with various twists. Kill all of the other pieces on the board through night and day until only the two kings remain.

    Why similar: Chess 49.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Puzzle 7.1%

  26. #26 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 6,970 reviews2022
    Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.

    Why similar: Chess 44.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Roguelike 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Roguelite 6.6%

  27. #27 Dunchess
    80% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Firenap Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Master the art of turn-based chess mechanics in ever-changing dungeons! Navigate bridges, teleporters, and more as you strategize your way to victory in this unique chess roguelike adventure. Plus, create your own maps and explore others' creations!

    Why similar: Chess 43%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Roguelike 9.9%, Tactical 6.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.1%

  28. #28 ChessSnake
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: HowDeerYou
    Windows

    Chess... chess never changes. How much can you do?! It's time for something new - a combination of chess and snake!

    Why similar: Chess 51.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Strategy 8.5%, Minimalist 5.1%

  29. #29 Mind Over Monarchy
    78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Wise Puppy
    Windows

    Command your army in a turn-based strategy game where every move matters. Each round represents new challenges in randomly generated battles, but be careful because when your king dies your attempt is over!

    Why similar: Chess 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Roguelike 9.9%, Procedural Generation 9.9%

  30. #30 Below the Crown
    77% matchPositive94% of 49 reviews2025
    Dev: Misfits Attic
    Windows

    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 32.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Roguelike 9.6%, Tactical 8.5%

  31. #31 Guardians of Gridvale
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Luis RegueiraPub: Sinister Siamese Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Push enemies into water, cast fireballs on oil patches to create explosions and use the environment to your advantage in this tactical, turn based roguelike with timing mechanics, environmental effects and stupid jokes. Equip and level up your heroes and take control of the Guardians of Gridvale!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Roguelike 13.6%, Procedural Generation 13%, Tactical 10.3%

  32. #32 Chill Chess
    77% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Chris Pawlowski aka presto3000
    Windows

    Relax, strategize, and master chess in a sleek 3D sci-fi world. Play against friends or other players online, or challenge smart AI.

    Why similar: Chess 30%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Logic 12.3%

  33. #33 Waves of Chess
    74% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2026
    Dev: Amusing Noodle Games
    Windows

    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 56.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Roguelike 14.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 2.6%

  34. #34 Chaturanga
    75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Bored Games LLC
    Windows · Mac

    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 39.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelite 8.8%, Tactical 8.4%

  35. #35 Chessman Adventures
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DVK GamesPub: Merlin Game Studios
    Windows

    Every move matters in this chess-inspired tactical adventure. Lead three heroes and outsmart the undead.

    Why similar: Chess 34.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.2%, Tactical 17.1%, Strategy 11.7%, Puzzle 8.3%

  36. #36 Hex of the Lich
    76% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2022
    Dev: Clobster Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Hex of the Lich is a spellcrafting turn-based roguelike. Forge spells from hexes and find new ones along the way. Gain powerful artifacts that enhance your abilities. Clear dungeons filled with bouncing blobs, eldritch horrors, and otherworldly aliens. Can you break the Hex of the Lich?

    Why similar: Tactical 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Roguelike 14.8%, Procedural Generation 11.2%

  37. #37 Chess Morph: The Queen's Wormholes
    75% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
    Dev: Aurea Games Studio
    Windows

    An original puzzle game inspired by chess. Control a lonely Queen with shapeshifting abilities and defeat the enemy army. Move wisely, explore the wormholes on the board, take the enemy shape and kill them all.

    Why similar: Chess 37.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Tactical 12.2%, Logic 10.2%, Puzzle 7.4%

  38. #38 Pawndemonium
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Etienne Pouvreau
    Windows

    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 51%, Roguelike 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Strategy 7.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%

  39. #39 Board of the Kings: A Chess RPG
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Checkmate
    Windows

    A tactical roguelike role-playing game based in the original thousand-year classic, Chess

    Why similar: Chess 46%, Roguelike 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Roguelite 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%

  40. #40 Temple Crawler
    73% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: Alexis Pautrot
    Windows

    A turn-based roguelike dungeon crawler where you maneuver to collect items enabling you to fight enemies. Pick your hero, craft your deck, unlock powerful artifacts and forge your path through dungeons filled with ruthless enemies, dangerous traps and cataclysmic events!

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 12.2%, Procedural Generation 12.1%

  41. #41 Arctic Roll
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lumen Valley
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Step into a turn-based tactical roguelike adventure in the frozen Canadian Arctic. Lead your team of explorers, survive deadly encounters, uncover mysterious artifacts, and unravel the secret of a strange signal.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Roguelike 18.7%, Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 11.8%

  42. #42 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
    Dev: Pixel Wizards
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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 48.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Tactical 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Strategy 7.4%

  43. #43 BOT.vinnik Chess: Legendary Queens
    70% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: Deep Green GamesPub: Abyssal Studios
    Windows

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    Why similar: Chess 53.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Strategy 9%, Minimalist 5.3%

  44. #44 Chess Royal
    71% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2023
    Dev: Inlogic SoftwarePub: Silesia Games
    Windows

    A simple yet satisfying game of chess that anyone can play - and learn from. Challenge a powerful chess AI, play against your friends, and try to get through a massive tower of puzzles!

    Why similar: Chess 48.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Logic 13.1%, Strategy 11.7%, Puzzle 7.5%

  45. #45 Pawnbarian
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 868 reviews2021
    Dev: j4nw
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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!

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  46. #46 Chess Bomb
    71% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: NovaScreen
    Windows

    Chess Bomb is a unique puzzle game where bombs take the shape of chess pieces. Strategically use these explosive chess bombs to fend off waves of invading monsters threatening the chess kingdom.

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  47. #47 Mate'Morphosis
    68% matchPositive95% of 41 reviews2026
    Dev: WiseMonkeESPub: Wise Monke Entertainment Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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 52.4%, Logic 14.5%, Minimalist 8.8%, Puzzle 8.7%, Strategy 5.6%

  48. #48 Puzzle & Chess
    72% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2021
    Dev: Beni Games
    Windows

    Puzzle & Chess is a relaxing and minimalist game that mixes puzzle challenges with chess moves. Click on pieces, solve the puzzles with a pleasant and relaxing environment. You don't need to know how to play chess to have fun. No score, no timer and no pressure.

    Why similar: Chess 43.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Logic 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Minimalist 8.4%

  49. #49 Boardfall
    69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Follow the fun
    Windows

    Progressively harder waves of enemies fall from the sky. Capture them to earn gold, and then purchase your own reinforcements to drop onto the board. 10 brand new chess pieces to master. How many waves can you survive?

    Why similar: Chess 52.4%, Procedural Generation 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Strategy 6%

  50. #50 Top Check
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Gliding Knight Games, LLC
    Windows

    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 35.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Roguelite 10.4%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%

  51. #51 KNIGHTS
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 810 reviews2016
    Dev: Arzola's
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    KNIGHTS is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience.

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  52. #52 Toad Tales
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Makarychev Danila
    Windows

    "Toad tales" is a brutal mix of turn-based tactics and roguelike with RPG elements. You will encounter many different enemies, traps and dangers on your path to greatness. But being the greatest wouldn't make any sense without a challenge, would it?

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  53. #53 Bossfight Tactics
    67% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2025
    Dev: Iterative Interactive
    Windows

    Become the BOSSFIGHT when you win! Assemble quirky item synergies and outsmart enemy intents in a series of turn-based combat. Bossfight Tactics distills a deep, tactical experience into a cute and approachable roguelike!

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  54. #54 IsoChess
    70% matchNo user reviews2023
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    Play chess online, vs AI, or vs a local player in our clean 2D and 2.5D chess game. Play against any of your Steam friends, even if they dont own the game.

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  55. #55 Balloon Chess
    68% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Balloon Chess is a roguelite take on chess, where you fight through waves of enemies and challenging boss matches as you ride an elevator to the top floor. Get powerful new abilities, imbue your balloons with passive effects, and build up a 'deck' of backup balloons to take on higher challenges.

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  56. #56 Tile Trials
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: ZazalooGames
    Windows

    Place tiles. Score big. Arrange a variety of familiar shapes onto increasingly difficult layouts to maximize your score and push past each level threshold. Evolving gameplay, mind bending challenges, and hand-crafted puzzles await!

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  57. #57 Chess v Checkers
    66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Emerald Knight Interactive LLC
    Windows

    Chess v Checkers is a mashup of two popular games Chess and Checkers. Play as either side on the game board through three distinct game modes.

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    67% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Oleksandr Stetsenko
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  59. #59 The Sovereign
    67% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: ResenhaDoBarPub: GAIM Studio
    Windows

    A tactical roguelike RPG where you face fragments of an immortal king’s soul in high-stakes turn-based battles. Every decision you make directly impacts your future, with bosses reacting in real-time to your choices and playstyle. Learn their preferences as well as their triggers to survive.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 23.7%, Roguelike 17%, Procedural Generation 14.1%, Roguelite 13.1%, Strategy 9.2%

  60. #60 Zombie Blitzkrieg
    66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: Tiunovsky
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    Survive against zombies in this turn-based tactical roguelike. Outsmart your enemies in fast-paced battles using different tactics. Pick rewards and power up your character to conquer increasingly challenging levels.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.6%, Procedural Generation 15.4%, Roguelike 14.7%, Tactical 7.4%

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