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A short, vibrant single-player roguelike chess game with escalating waves, fun twists, and leaderboards that keep runs competitive.

Chess Survivors
A fast, grid-based chess-themed roguelike mixing tactical movement and bullet-hell hordes with a demanding die-and-retry loop.
2023-08-31
- Action
- Strategy

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Waves of Chess
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Games like Waves of Chess

A short, vibrant single-player roguelike chess game with escalating waves, fun twists, and leaderboards that keep runs competitive.

Chess Survivors
A fast, grid-based chess-themed roguelike mixing tactical movement and bullet-hell hordes with a demanding die-and-retry loop.
2023-08-31
- Action
- Strategy

Bird view / Isometric

Indie

Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Role-playing (RPG)

Chess Ultimate

A chess-variant strategy game where you build quirky character teams and battle in online PvP; it's colorful and chaotic, easy to pick up but hard to master, with reviewer playtime around 18–20 hours.

2024-10-06

Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Card & Board Game

Chessformer

A relaxed ~2-hour grid-based puzzle platformer where you use chess-piece moves to capture a stationary king.

2022-01-18

Puzzle
Strategy
Indie

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)

The Rookery

A chaotic single-player chess roguelite with explosive abilities and boss gimmicks that's fun early but turns repetitive and luck-dependent after level 15.

2024-09-12

Strategy

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

Shooter
Action
Puzzle
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Historical
Arcade
Card & Board Game

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

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

Defend the Rook

A single-player roguelike that blends turn-based tactics and tower defense, with short ~80-minute runs of building towers and commanding units against enemy waves.

2021-10-26

Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)

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

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

Chess of Mana

A playful fantasy chess game with mana-based piece revival, local and online PvP, and short, adjustable-difficulty matches.

2026-02-25

Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

Chess Survivors