Games like Moonlight Chess
If Moonlight Chess is your kind of game, the closest matches are Battle Medal: Super Auto Chess Swarm War, Lucha Chess and Unsung Heroes: Card Wars — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Moonlight Chess: Moonlight Chess is a turn-based tactical auto-battler where you must assemble your own army, defeat waves of enemies, and vanquish the evil ravaging the kingdom!
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Steam players who put hours into Moonlight Chess also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Battle Medal: Super Auto Chess Swarm War
WHY THIS
Top pick for Moonlight Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Welcome to Decisive Battle: Medals! A fantasy realm fusing lite-Roguelike and auto-battler, blending tower defense with army spamming. Each medal brings a unique experience. Command 80+ units, master 16 synergies, and craft 10+ exclusive medals. Explore, conquer all lands, and drive out the invaders
Lucha Chess
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Moonlight Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Assemble the ultimate team of Mexican wrestlers in this roguelike auto-battler. Combine unique units with powerful items to discover hundreds of synergies while battling your way through.
Unsung Heroes: Card Wars
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Moonlight Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
This is an auto-battler game featuring large turn-based elements with small real-time aspects, and it has an off-battlefield growth system. Develop your camp, upgrade your characters, refine items, freely combine cards during battles, and use well-timed construction to complete levels.
Legion Draft
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Moonlight Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Moonlight Chess.
This is an async PvP card autobattler where each card represents a troop group that keeps growing. Draft cards, recruit soldiers, and build a legion that surpasses every opponent. Explore fantasy races with different synergies, and become a master strategist！
ELEMENTORS
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Moonlight Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Merge-autobattler where every unit fights on two synergy fronts at once. Forge your own d12 of elements, roll it every round, and fuse with creatures. 13 types × 13 elements. Every element you apply is permanent — choose wisely.
Silky Road
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Moonlight Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Build your train from unique carts, fight waves of enemies, collect loot, and upgrade your setup to get stronger.
Bowerland
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Moonlight Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Welcome to Bowerland, the single-player euchre-inspired roguelite card battle adventure. Take on the Bower King's sinister henchmen as you collect tricks, deliver damage and defeat foes to restore peace in the lands.
Card Traveler
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Moonlight Chess fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
A single-player card strategy game built around creature combat, minion evolution, source synergies, and color-based energy deckbuilding.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Moonlight Chess at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Moonlight Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonlight 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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Moonlight Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Moonlight Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonlight Chess.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Moonlight Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonlight 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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under Moonlight Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonlight 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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Moonlight Chess on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Moonlight 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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Moonlight Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Moonlight 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!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Moonlight Chess on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonlight Chess.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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 Moonlight 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.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonlight Chess.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonlight Chess.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonlight Chess.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Moonlight Chess.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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More from MyDreamForever
Other recommendable Steam games by MyDreamForever, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Risen Kingdom
WHY THIS
Another title from MyDreamForever, the studio behind Moonlight Chess. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Risen Kingdom is a real-time strategy game. Build and fortify your settlements to survive and push back armies of the undead.
Diabolic
WHY THIS
Another title from MyDreamForever, the studio behind Moonlight Chess. Shares Indie and Adventure with Moonlight Chess.
The game is set in a dark pixel fantasy world. Destroy hordes of monsters ruling over what once was a prosperous land. 10 levels filled with various enemies await, you, each requiring a different approach to defeat. Like in any RPG, leveling up is the core element of the game
The Expedition
WHY THIS
Another title from MyDreamForever, the studio behind Moonlight Chess. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
The Expedition is a turn-based tactical game with an oppressive atmosphere of underground immersion.
Sky Survivors
WHY THIS
Another title from MyDreamForever, the studio behind Moonlight Chess. Shares Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Sky Survivors is an arena shooter roguelite. Choose from a variety of skills, unlock unique characters and weapons. Build «stairway to heaven» — a sky tower, each floor of which gives your character a unique bonus. Create your own overpowered build to survive against hordes of monsters!
Block Tower TD
WHY THIS
Another title from MyDreamForever, the studio behind Moonlight Chess. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.
Tiny Battles
WHY THIS
Another title from MyDreamForever, the studio behind Moonlight Chess. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Tiny Battles is a tactical action auto-battler where battles take place automatically in the arena.
Milky Way TD SURVIVORS AUTOBATTLER RTS
WHY THIS
Another title from MyDreamForever, the studio behind Moonlight Chess. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Milky Way is a unique mix of Tower Defense, RTS, Auto-Battler and Survivors. Build your base, choose random upgrades and use powerful skills to survive against hordes of enemies.
Block Tower TD 2
WHY THIS
Another title from MyDreamForever, the studio behind Moonlight Chess. Shares Strategy and Indie with Moonlight Chess.
Block Tower TD 2 is a strategic game in the roguelike style with original innovations. Build worlds from blocks, choose random upgrades, each game will be unique.
Frequently asked about Moonlight Chess
- How much does Moonlight Chess cost?
- Moonlight Chess is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Moonlight Chess?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Moonlight Chess are Battle Medal: Super Auto Chess Swarm War, Lucha Chess, Unsung Heroes: Card Wars.
- Who developed Moonlight Chess?
- Moonlight Chess was developed by MyDreamForever and published by Andgo Games.
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