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Games like Mercenary Squad Auto Chess

If Mercenary Squad Auto Chess is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot, Random Legion and Tavern of Gods — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Mercenary Squad Auto Chess: This is a light Roguelike Auto chess game that combines Diablo Brush Equipment Elements . Hire mercenaries from four professions to battle the battlefield and fight monsters. By flashing equipment, refining entries, and matching relics, build a strong mercenary team to be invincible !

2025StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasual5.99 USDWindowsby Ibuprofun
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  1. Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Mercenary Squad Auto Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of RPGs, roguelike and auto battlers. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Random Legion

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Mercenary Squad Auto Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    This is a auto battler game with both casual and strategic attributes.Players will take on the role of the leader, expanding the team, learning talents and skills, strengthening equipment, transforming soldiers and other ways to combat power, breaking through random levels, ultimately to win game.

    2024StrategySimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tavern of Gods

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Mercenary Squad Auto Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    "Tavern of Gods" is a roguelite auto battle game. Players collect hero skills, followers, and equipment to form various builds to fight with random monsters. Unlock new heros, follower traits and equipment suits, then you can experience more different builds next time.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ShapeHero Factory

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Mercenary Squad Auto Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magicbook AutoBattler: Contract

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Mercenary Squad Auto Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    This is a brand - new strategic auto - chess game that integrates RPG and roguelike elements. In the world of the Grimoire, players can freely create combinations and indulge in endless battles.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Luck be a Landlord

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Mercenary Squad Auto Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Diablo The Abyss

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Mercenary Squad Auto Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Diablo The Abyss is a strategic RPG full of random and roguelike elements. Within this randomized world, you can freely make strageties at your own pace and conquer formidable challenges, while shaping your unique adventure journey.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Astronaut: The Best

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Mercenary Squad Auto Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mercenary Squad Auto Chess at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Mercenary Squad Auto Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mercenary Squad Auto Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mercenary Squad Auto Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Mercenary Squad Auto Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under Mercenary Squad Auto Chess on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mercenary Squad Auto Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Mercenary Squad Auto Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Mercenary Squad Auto Chess on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of RPGs, roguelike and auto battlers. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Luck be a Landlord

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Astronaut: The Best

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

    Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Mercenary Squad Auto Chess

How much does Mercenary Squad Auto Chess cost?
Mercenary Squad Auto Chess is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Mercenary Squad Auto Chess?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mercenary Squad Auto Chess are Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot, Random Legion, Tavern of Gods.
Who developed Mercenary Squad Auto Chess?
Mercenary Squad Auto Chess was developed by Ibuprofun.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Mercenary Squad Auto Chess.

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