More from Robert Alvarez — games like Chessformer
Below are 8 Steam games from Robert Alvarez, the studio behind Chessformer, ranked by total review count so their best-received titles land first. Whether you loved Chessformer for the studio's signature design choices or just want to keep playing the same hands behind it, these are the picks worth checking. imho.run pulls developer assignments straight from each game's Steam metadata, refreshed daily.
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Ranked picks
- 1
Dungeon of Zolthan
Another Robert Alvarez title alongside Chessformer.
Dungeon of Zolthan is a casual, arcade-style metroidvania platformer where your goal is to defeat Zolthan; a powerful mage that lives inside the dungeon. Using an array of powerups and your own wit and guile, guide your character through Zolthan's Dungeon!
- 2
Isotiles - Isometric Puzzle Game
Another Robert Alvarez title alongside Chessformer. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessformer.
Isotiles is an isometric puzzle game played on a grid. The goal of the game is to turn all of the blue tiles red and then reach the exit tile. There are 50 levels to play through with increasing difficulty and added obstacles.
- 3
Zolg
Another Robert Alvarez title alongside Chessformer.
Zolg is a minimalist top-down shooter where you explore, fight enemies, collect powerups, and defeat bosses.
- 4
Kombine
Another Robert Alvarez title alongside Chessformer. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessformer.
Kombine is a minimalist puzzle game played on a grid. The goal is to remove all of the blocks that have borders by matching three or more of the same blocks together.
- 5
Puzzle Tactics
Another Robert Alvarez title alongside Chessformer. Shares Strategy with Chessformer.
Puzzle Tactics is a turn-based and grid-based tactics game played in various small levels. You play as the blue team with the goal of defeating the red team's units before losing your own. Later levels are more difficult and introduce more unit types in battle.
- 6
Isotiles 2
Another Robert Alvarez title alongside Chessformer. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessformer.
Isotiles 2 is an isometric puzzle game and the sequel to Isotiles. Like the first game, the main goal of each level is to remove all the blue tiles and then get to the exit tile. The game features all new levels and some new tile types as well for more interesting puzzles.
- 7
Escape Zolstar
Another Robert Alvarez title alongside Chessformer.
Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.
- 8
BRDG
Another Robert Alvarez title alongside Chessformer. Shares Casual with Chessformer.
BRDG is a puzzle game about pushing blocks and making bridges.