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Games like Chess Survivors
Aarimous · 2023 · Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam: 82 % positive of 156 reviews, as of Oct 28
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!
24 games that play like Chess Survivors and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate, Pawnbarian and The Ouroboros King.
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Plays like Chess Survivors
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
91 % positive of 5,960
Shared: Rogue-lite · Chess · Action Roguelike
Pawnbarian
90 % positive of 452
Shared: Rogue-lite · Chess · Rogue-like
The Ouroboros King
81 % positive of 479
Shared: Rogue-lite · Chess · Rogue-like
Passant: A Chess Roguelike
79 % positive of 367
Shared: Rogue-lite · Chess · Rogue-like
Gambonanza
74 % positive of 1,682
Dungeon Deathball
94 % positive of 194
Shared: Rogue-lite · Perma Death · Rogue-like
Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
79 % positive of 373
Shared: Rogue-lite · Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike
Halls of Torment
95 % positive of 30,924
Shared: Rogue-lite · Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike
Flick Shot Rogues
85 % positive of 304
Shared: Rogue-lite · Rogue-like · Strategy
Death Must Die
90 % positive of 21,004
Shared: Rogue-lite · Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike
Shogun Showdown
95 % positive of 6,286
Shared: Rogue-lite · Rogue-like · Strategy
The Last Spell
91 % positive of 13,357
Shared: Rogue-lite · Perma Death · Rogue-like
More matches
- Rogue: Genesia90 % positive of 8,215Shared: Rogue-lite · Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike
- Defend the Rook73 % positive of 189Shared: Rogue-lite · Perma Death · Rogue-like
- Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok88 % positive of 6,184Shared: Rogue-lite · Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike
- Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator83 % positive of 2,889Shared: Rogue-lite · Rogue-like · Strategy
- The Dungeon Beneath88 % positive of 750Shared: Rogue-lite · Perma Death · Rogue-like
- Sol Cesto91 % positive of 4,979Shared: Rogue-lite · Rogue-like · Strategy
- LuckLand95 % positive of 422Shared: Rogue-lite · Rogue-like · Strategy
- Demon Lord: Just a Block95 % positive of 2,140
- Hyper Chess91 % positive of 322Shared: Chess · Real Time Tactics · Strategy
- He is Coming84 % positive of 3,896Shared: Rogue-lite · Rogue-like · Strategy
- Auto Rogue91 % positive of 723Shared: Rogue-lite · Rogue-like · Strategy
- Desktop Survivors 9893 % positive of 1,348Shared: Bullet Hell · Action Roguelike · Rogue-like
By look
Looks like Chess Survivors
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
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93 % positive of 20,787
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82 % positive of 47,817
Dice People
89 % positive of 748
One Step From Eden
94 % positive of 6,052
Vectorio Classic
93 % positive of 1,472
Rocket Rats
92 % positive of 2,468
Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
90 % positive of 4,273
Dome Keeper
91 % positive of 19,273
Wireworks
88 % positive of 643
20 Minutes Till Dawn
90 % positive of 27,943
9 Kings
91 % positive of 21,771
Minimalist Tower Defense
94 % positive of 1,867
More matches
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- Cave Crawlers92 % positive of 3,841
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- Alina of the Arena90 % positive of 3,588
- Duncrush80 % positive of 330
- Relic Dudes87 % positive of 265
- Power Fantasy86 % positive of 650
- Cauldron92 % positive of 1,727
At a glance
What games like Chess Survivors have in common
- The tags they share most often with Chess Survivors: Rogue-lite (20 of 24), Rogue-like (15) and Strategy (8).
- They came out between 2020 and 2026, 13 of them after Chess Survivors (2023).
- Best rated by Steam players: Shogun Showdown (95 % positive of 6,286).
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.