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A fast, grid-based chess-themed roguelike mixing tactical movement and bullet-hell hordes with a demanding die-and-retry loop.

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
A turn-based chess roguelike where a shotgun-wielding black king blasts through white pieces, mixing simple rules with deep replayability.
2022-05-12
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Action

Puzzle

Strategy

Fantasy

Bird view / Isometric

Tactical

Indie

Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Historical

Arcade

Card & Board Game

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Gambonanza

A chaotic chess-based roguelike where you buy rule-bending upgrades to make illegal moves and beat bosses; players note first-try wins and glitches.

2026-05-01

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

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Passant: A Chess Roguelike

A challenging single-player chess roguelike where collecting pieces and items reshapes each run; reviewers logged a median of about 5.5 hours.

2025-08-11

Strategy
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)

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Tabulo

A ~3.5-hour chess-themed roguelike deckbuilder focused on careful piece placement, piece enhancement, and optional challenges.

2026-01-15

Strategy
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Card & Board Game

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WizardChess

A silly cosmic-wizard turn-based roguelite where chess pieces wield magical abilities in chaotic tactical fights against the FaeQueen.

2024-12-14

Comedy
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)
Card & Board Game

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Witchcraft Survivors

A brisk single-player action roguelite about surviving monster hordes with screen-filling magic and escalating spell upgrades.

2024-04-13

Action
Indie

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Tiny Survivors

A chill single-player top-down action roguelike autobattler with bullet-hell swarms, random synergies, and mixed player reviews.

2023-12-22

Action
Bird view / Isometric
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Sea of Survivors

A pirate-themed bullet-heaven roguelite where you pilot an ever-moving ship through Lovecraftian hordes, with satisfying meta-progression and a quick, replayable loop.

2023-10-18

Shooter
Action
Warfare
Adventure
Survival
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Indie
Historical

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Shattered Chess

A compact single-player roguelike chess game focused on chaining combos, building synergies, and adapting to rule-changing bosses, with an addictive run-based loop.

2026-06-05

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie

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Galactic Pawns

A short, intense roguelite bullet hell on war-torn planets with diverse weapons and upgrades, earning fair-but-fierce action in runs averaging around 4-5 hours among reviewers.

2025-10-03

Action
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Moonlight Chess

A cute, single-player turn-based auto-battler where you build an army to fight enemy waves in a fantasy kingdom, with early impressions from brief play sessions.

2025-11-13

Adventure
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie

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Lone Survivors

A single-player bullet heaven about stacking weapon synergies across twelve classes and shifting biomes, with chill short sessions and endless leaderboard chases.

2026-02-27

Action
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)