Games like Chess Army
If Chess Army is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Great Wastes, Shieldlinked and Chaos Front — 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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Steam players who put hours into Chess Army 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.
The Great Wastes
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Top pick for Chess Army fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chess Army.
"The Great Wastes" is a pixelated fantasy RPG. Players take on the role of a mysterious young man living in an isolated village. One day, the village is suddenly attacked by a group of unidentified black-clad individuals, forcing the young man to flee with his childhood sweetheart and companions.
Shieldlinked
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Chess Army fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chess Army.
In this turn-based tactical RPG, coordinate your attacks with close allies to overcome the enemy with the unique Link system. Win battles through clever planning, spare opponents to earn their equipment or recruit them to your cause, and resist those who sow division.
Chaos Front
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Third-strongest match for Chess Army fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chess Army.
A turn-based space mecha mercenary game. You can recruit pilots and captains with varying stories and skills, buy and modify spaceships, mecha, artillery, and fighters, take missions, participate in battles between Galactic Powers, change the situations, and experience different stories.
Lootbound
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Ranked #4 for Chess Army fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chess Army.
Lootbound is a tactical roguelite with turn-based combat, loot management and D&D elements set in a dark fantasy world. Fight dangerous enemies, collect epic loot, recruit allies and lead them on a path of adventure.
Dark Deity
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Ranked #5 for Chess Army fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chess Army.
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Dark Deity 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Chess Army fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chess Army.
Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
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Ranked #7 for Chess Army fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Chess Army.
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Chess Army fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chess Army.
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Chess Army.
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.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Chess Army.
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.
Eternal Senia
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Chess Army.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Chess Army.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Chess Army.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Chess Army.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Landfall Archives
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Chess Army.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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More from ChaNoCreArt
Other recommendable Steam games by ChaNoCreArt, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Bricks Survivors
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Another title from ChaNoCreArt, the studio behind Chess Army.
Bricks Survivors blends retro brick-breaker charm with modern roguelike intensity. Survive fast-falling brick waves and face pixel art bosses in a game crafted by a single creator. A unique and addictive experience, available exclusively on PC.
Soly: Brave Little Explorer
WHY THIS
Another title from ChaNoCreArt, the studio behind Chess Army.
Play as Soly, a lost child exploring a dark crypt. In this rogue-lite auto-shooter, every run takes you closer to the light or deeper into fear.
Void Operators
WHY THIS
Another title from ChaNoCreArt, the studio behind Chess Army.
Void Operators is a shooter and arcade game combining run-and-gun and beat-'em-up gameplay in a dark and brutal sci-fi universe. Blast the Voidemons, seal the rifts from which they emerge, and prove that you deserve your place among the elite protectors of humanity.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Dark Deity
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chess Army.
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Dark Deity 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chess Army.
Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!
Tactics Ogre: Reborn
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Chess Army.
Tactics Ogre, crown jewel of the tactical role-playing genre, is reborn! Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots.
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and RPG with Chess Army.
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
Frequently asked about Chess Army
- What games are most similar to Chess Army?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Chess Army are The Great Wastes, Shieldlinked, Chaos Front.
- Who developed Chess Army?
- Chess Army was developed by ChaNoCreArt and published by ChaNoStudio.
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 Chess Army.
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