# Games like Chess Survivors

> The closest matches to Chess Survivors: God Of Weapons, Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate, Realm of the Mad God Exalt, Runic Survivor, and Rack and Slay. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [God Of Weapons](https://imho.run/games/2342950/god-of-weapons) — Shares endless mode with Chess Survivors. 2,210 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2342950/)
2. [Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate](https://imho.run/games/1972440/shotgun-king-the-final-checkmate) — Also Chess and Rogue-lite, like Chess Survivors. 3,713 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1972440/)
3. [Realm of the Mad God Exalt](https://imho.run/games/200210/realm-of-the-mad-god-exalt) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Chess Survivors. 32,601 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200210/)
4. [Runic Survivor](https://imho.run/games/2116920/runic-survivor) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Chess Survivors. 201 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2116920/)
5. [Rack and Slay](https://imho.run/games/2311990/rack-and-slay) — A frequent pick in Chess Survivors players' libraries, and another RPG. 408 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2311990/)
6. [Keeper's Toll](https://imho.run/games/2002220/keeper-s-toll) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Chess Survivors. 435 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2002220/)
7. [Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood](https://imho.run/games/2354600/renfield-bring-your-own-blood) — A frequent pick in Chess Survivors players' libraries, and another Action. 459 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2354600/)
8. [Choo Choo Survivor](https://imho.run/games/2336200/choo-choo-survivor) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Chess Survivors. 368 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2336200/)
9. [Vampire Survivors](https://imho.run/games/1794680/vampire-survivors) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Chess Survivors. 126,214 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/)
10. [Achilles: Survivor](https://imho.run/games/2922410/achilles-survivor) — Shares endless mode with Chess Survivors. 590 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2922410/)
11. [Battle Grid](https://imho.run/games/2281480/battle-grid) — Shares grid based positioning with Chess Survivors. 105 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2281480/)
12. [Doomsday Hunters](https://imho.run/games/1175360/doomsday-hunters) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Chess Survivors. 472 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1175360/)
13. [Halls of Torment](https://imho.run/games/2218750/halls-of-torment) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Chess Survivors. 20,900 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2218750/)
14. [Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot](https://imho.run/games/2348610/slime-3k-rise-against-despot) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Chess Survivors. 715 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2348610/)
15. [FLERP](https://imho.run/games/2083900/flerp) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Chess Survivors. 308 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2083900/)
16. [SpellRogue](https://imho.run/games/1990110/spellrogue) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Chess Survivors. 1,009 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1990110/)
17. [Elemental Survivors](https://imho.run/games/2180000/elemental-survivors) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Chess Survivors. 110 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2180000/)
18. [Swarm Grinder](https://imho.run/games/1375900/swarm-grinder) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Chess Survivors. 576 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1375900/)
19. [Soulstone Survivors](https://imho.run/games/2066020/soulstone-survivors) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Chess Survivors. 12,055 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2066020/)
20. [Crown Trick](https://imho.run/games/1000010/crown-trick) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Chess Survivors. 563 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/)
21. [Survivors of the Dawn](https://imho.run/games/2285630/survivors-of-the-dawn) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Chess Survivors. 349 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2285630/)
22. [Rogue: Genesia](https://imho.run/games/2067920/rogue-genesia) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Chess Survivors. 3,988 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2067920/)
23. [Crowntakers](https://imho.run/games/294370/crowntakers) — Also Perma Death and Rogue-lite, like Chess Survivors. 227 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294370/)
24. [Overture](https://imho.run/games/343100/overture) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Chess Survivors. 377 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/343100/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2065000&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2065000&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2065000&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2065000
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2065000
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Chess 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!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2065000
- **Developer:** Aarimous
- **Publisher:** Aarimous
- **Genres:** Action, Strategy, Indie, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 31, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2065000/chess-survivors)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2065000&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2065000/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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