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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!

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 77% — of 92 reviews
Released: 2024-12-14
Developer: TwoPM Studios
Publisher: 2 Left Thumbs
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: Card Game 17%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Roguelite 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%

  53. #53 Lost For Swords
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 307 reviews2025
    Dev: MaxBytes
    Windows · Linux

    Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.9%, Card Game 13%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Roguelike 9%

  54. #54 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 4,507 reviews2023
    Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.5%, Card Game 13.7%, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%

  55. #55 NET.CRAWL
    65% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2026
    Dev: Everyone is Solid
    Windows · Mac

    NET.CRAWL is a grid-building roguelike about a White Rabbit trapped in an unfriendly cyberspace. Dive deep into a bizarre digital world where levels are built with the nodes you drafted. Short runs, satisfying combos, dozens of unique bosses, and a ton of replayability.

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.1%, Tactical RPG 11.8%, Grid-Based Movement 11%, Board Game 10.9%, Deckbuilding 10.1%

  56. #56 Let's! Revolution!
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 398 reviews2023
    Dev: BUCK Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    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 19.6%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 12.8%

  57. #57 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
    Dev: Pixel Wizards
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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 47%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Tactical 11%, Board Game 11%, Strategy 6.6%

  58. #58 Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 652 reviews2023
    Dev: QCF DesignPub: Prismatika
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!

    Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.9%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 14.1%

  59. #59 Rift Wizard 3
    64% matchVery Positive89% of 275 reviews2026
    Dev: Dylan White
    Windows

    Rift Wizard is a hardcore combat strategy roguelike and wizard simulator featuring an extremely deep build system. Customize your Wizard with more than 500 spells and magical artifacts. Blast, summon, or enchant your way through 20 levels of pure turn based chaos.

    Why similar: Roguelike 21%, Procedural Generation 17.5%, RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Strategy 14%

  60. #60 Demon's Mirror
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 108 reviews2024
    Dev: Be-Rad EntertainmentPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
    Windows

    Step into the Demon’s Mirror and enter a fantastical, nightmarish world in this roguelike deckbuilder! Strategy meets the arcane in a unique fusion of deck-building and chain-3 mechanics. Can you face your demons and come out unscathed?

    Why similar: Card Game 21.2%, Deckbuilding 18%, Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%

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