The Ouroboros King
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes.
81% of 479 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Games like Usurper
If Usurper scratched a replayable and competitive itch for you, keep reading. These games are a good place to start.
Yes, My Queen
The chess roguelite. Play game-changing cards, bend the rules, save your Queen, and escape from the dungeon.
Also in Deckbuilding · Replayable, Colorful
76% of 55 Steam reviews are positive$12.99The Ouroboros King
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.
Also in Co-op · Replayable, Retro
81% of 479 Steam reviews are positive$4.99Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Chess, but your whole army defected and all you have left is a royal shotgun. Move or shoot each turn, blast a path through the white pieces, and pick upgrades for both sides as the board grows meaner. A short, sharp strategy roguelike where every run takes about twenty minutes and every loss feels earned.
Replayable, Colorful, Retro
92% of 5,975 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 65$7.49The Rookery
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!
Replayable
94% of 78 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$9.999 Kings
Pick one of nine kings, lay out a tiny village on a 3x3 grid, and turn it into a citadel that survives decades of war. You place buildings, troops, and spells, then watch pixel armies collide. Steal cards from rivals, stack absurd buffs, and break the build on purpose.
Replayable, Competitive, Colorful
92% of 21,881 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,016$19.99Once a Pawn a King
Chess is broken. Gather the Black Army, build a party of chess pieces, and battle through fractured boards in this asymmetric turn-based roguelike. Empower your army, adapt your strategy each run, and unravel the mystery behind a world trapped in an endless match.
Replayable
54% of 57 Steam reviews are positive$11.99Pawnbarian
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!
Also in Deckbuilding · Replayable, Colorful
91% of 452 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Chess Evolved Online
Chess, rebuilt as a collectible army builder. Pick from 500+ pieces with their own moves and abilities, spend your army points on a lineup only you would build, then battle other players or AI in matches with zero randomness. Easy to start, deep enough to think about for years.
Replayable, Competitive, Colorful
91% of 809 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16FreeThe Royal Writ
Sacrifice creates stories in this medieval roguelike deckbuilder. Watch your cards march to glory or permanent death as they battle toward the enemy. Each fallen hero becomes part of your kingdom's legend. Command wisely... some sacrifices are necessary.
Also in Deckbuilding · Replayable, Colorful
80% of 431 Steam reviews are positive$14.99Chess: The Lost Pieces
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
Also in Deckbuilding and Co-op · Replayable, Competitive
70% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$7.99Gamblers Chess
A game combining chess and card games with roguelike elements. You can move with the cards in your hand. With only a joker piece as start, you can build up a powerful army. With Upgrade Cards changing how you play, and Curses that help the enemy, every run feels different.
Replayable, Colorful, Retro
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$3.99Chess Survivors
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!
Replayable, Retro
83% of 156 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Cheaper than Usurper
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Swap your whole army for a royal shotgun and blast through enemy ranks one turn at a time, in short runs that beg for one more go.
92% of 5,975 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 65$7.49
Chess: The Lost Pieces
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
70% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Gamblers Chess
A game combining chess and card games with roguelike elements. You can move with the cards in your hand.
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Chess Survivors
Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies.
83% of 156 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Petrified Pawns
Defeat chessboard after chessboard without dying on your path to the throne. Assemble an army that you keep alive with healing spells.
88% of 17 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Shattered Chess
Chain massive combos, build game-breaking synergies, and survive rule-changing bosses in this fast-paced roguelike twist on chess.
100% of 28 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Conquer Lands
The king has died without an heir. Lords are battling for the throne.
84% of 19 Steam reviews are positive$3.74
Necroking
Build a deck of necromantic horrors, command your undead horde in turn-based battles, and raze settlement after settlement until a run finally ends.
81% of 876 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$4.99
Cross Blitz
Build a deck from over 500 cards, fight on a 4x4 grid, and follow a story campaign or a fresh randomized run whenever you feel like one more.
74% of 1,572 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$5.74
Just King
Hire a party of four, guard your king, and topple the fearsome rulers of every realm.
89% of 1,364 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Deliverance & Reign
Join a gothic battle where Good confronts Evil using roguelike deckbuilding mechanics.
79% of 107 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$7.99
Hidden gems like Usurper
Throne of Bone
Draft minions to defeat all who oppose the noble art of necromancy.
85% of 330 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$16.99
Cards and Castles Ultimate
Collectible cards meets tactical strategy! Collect cards, build decks, and challenge players head to head on a Tactical Game Board.
81% of 113 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6Free
Just King
Hire a party of four, guard your king, and topple the fearsome rulers of every realm.
89% of 1,364 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
The Royal Writ
Sacrifice creates stories in this medieval roguelike deckbuilder. Watch your cards march to glory or permanent death as they battle toward the enemy.
80% of 431 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Passant: A Chess Roguelike
Build strange piece combos, twist the rules with badges and push through round after round until you face the final boss.
79% of 369 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6$11.99
Hadean Tactics
Recruit a party of underworld souls, then use your deck to bend the fight in your favour while it plays out.
89% of 1,732 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 8$19.99
Gambonanza
Gambonanza takes chess, shrinks the board and throws the rulebook out the window.
74% of 1,691 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$14.99
Necroking
Build a deck of necromantic horrors, command your undead horde in turn-based battles, and raze settlement after settlement until a run finally ends.
81% of 876 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$4.99
The King is Watching
Watch your kingdom into working order, one glance at a time, and rebuild it better after every fall.
88% of 9,316 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 269$14.99
Cross Blitz
Build a deck from over 500 cards, fight on a 4x4 grid, and follow a story campaign or a fresh randomized run whenever you feel like one more.
74% of 1,572 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$5.74
Knightica
Recruit a warband of adorable fighters, arrange them on the battlefield and let them fight while you hunt for the perfect combo.
74% of 1,141 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 22$14.99
9 Kings
Pick one of nine kings, lay out a tiny village on a 3x3 grid, and turn it into a citadel that survives decades of war.
92% of 21,881 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,016$19.99
Newest games like Usurper
Rogue Mate
A roguelite chess RPG where your pieces gain unique abilities.
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Shattered Chess
Chain massive combos, build game-breaking synergies, and survive rule-changing bosses in this fast-paced roguelike twist on chess.
100% of 28 Steam reviews are positive$7.99
Gambonanza
Gambonanza takes chess, shrinks the board and throws the rulebook out the window.
74% of 1,691 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$14.99
Cubic Cosmos
Build an army of pawns in a fast-paced roguelike card game where every battle makes your cards permanently stronger.
91% of 962 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16$12.99
Below the Crown
Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess.
95% of 66 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
One King Is Enough
High-speed territory control battle! Build structures, earn money, and grow your army to expand your territory.
79% of 28 Steam reviews are positive$10.99
KING of HOLO
Hololive × Chess × SRPG × Deckbuilding × Roguelike × Strategy Game! Featuring 76 Hololive members! Make your oshi the King!
95% of 21 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Cards and Castles Ultimate
Collectible cards meets tactical strategy! Collect cards, build decks, and challenge players head to head on a Tactical Game Board.
81% of 113 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6Free
Master of Piece
Recruit mercenaries, combine their traits, and forge endless synergies.
86% of 200 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$14.99
FrostBound
Draft cards, place your units and defend a dying settlement, one turn at a time.
82% of 1,204 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 36$14.99
Cross Blitz
Build a deck from over 500 cards, fight on a 4x4 grid, and follow a story campaign or a fresh randomized run whenever you feel like one more.
74% of 1,572 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 44$5.74
Gamblers Chess
A game combining chess and card games with roguelike elements. You can move with the cards in your hand.
100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$3.99