# Games like Once a Pawn a King

> The closest matches to Once a Pawn a King: Let's! Revolution!, Crown Trick, Warhammer 40,000: Regicide, Aethermancer, and Crowntakers. 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. [Let's! Revolution!](https://imho.run/games/2111090/let-s-revolution) — Shares tactical positioning and resource management with Once a Pawn a King. 238 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111090/)
2. [Crown Trick](https://imho.run/games/1000010/crown-trick) — Shares meta progression with Once a Pawn a King. 563 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/)
3. [Warhammer 40,000: Regicide](https://imho.run/games/322910/warhammer-40-000-regicide) — Also Chess and Turn-Based, like Once a Pawn a King. 984 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322910/)
4. [Aethermancer](https://imho.run/games/2288470/aethermancer) — Shares tactical positioning and roguelite progression with Once a Pawn a King. 1,348 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2288470/)
5. [Crowntakers](https://imho.run/games/294370/crowntakers) — Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like Once a Pawn a King. 227 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/294370/)
6. [Passant: A Chess Roguelike](https://imho.run/games/3353100/passant-a-chess-roguelike) — Shares roguelite progression and meta progression with Once a Pawn a King. 281 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3353100/)
7. [Monster Train 2](https://imho.run/games/2742830/monster-train-2) — Also Turn-Based Tactics and Turn-Based Strategy, like Once a Pawn a King. 4,790 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/)
8. [Guards II: Chaos in Hell](https://imho.run/games/2958570/guards-ii-chaos-in-hell) — Also Turn-Based and Dungeon Crawler, like Once a Pawn a King. 54 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958570/)
9. [For The King](https://imho.run/games/527230/for-the-king) — Shares resource management with Once a Pawn a King. 11,548 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/527230/)
10. [Into the Breach](https://imho.run/games/590380/into-the-breach) — Shares tactical positioning with Once a Pawn a King. 12,387 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/)
11. [Trash of the Titans](https://imho.run/games/2450400/trash-of-the-titans) — Shares grid based movement and roguelite progression with Once a Pawn a King. 257 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2450400/)
12. [XCOM® 2](https://imho.run/games/268500/xcom-2) — Shares turn based tactics with Once a Pawn a King. 44,276 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268500/)
13. [Rogue Fable IV](https://imho.run/games/2720010/rogue-fable-iv) — Also Perma Death and Dungeon Crawler, like Once a Pawn a King. 184 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720010/)
14. [The Last Spell](https://imho.run/games/1105670/the-last-spell) — A frequent pick in Once a Pawn a King players' libraries, and another RPG. 6,473 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1105670/)
15. [Chaos Reborn](https://imho.run/games/319050/chaos-reborn) — Also Turn-Based Tactics, like Once a Pawn a King. 595 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319050/)
16. [Popup Dungeon](https://imho.run/games/349730/popup-dungeon) — Shares meta progression with Once a Pawn a King. 521 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/349730/)
17. [Darkest Dungeon®](https://imho.run/games/262060/darkest-dungeon) — Also Turn-Based and Perma Death, like Once a Pawn a King. 55,844 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262060/)
18. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — A frequent pick in Once a Pawn a King players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)
19. [Crown Gambit](https://imho.run/games/2447980/crown-gambit) — Also Turn-Based Strategy, like Once a Pawn a King. 164 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447980/)
20. [Dicealot](https://imho.run/games/3035330/dicealot) — A frequent pick in Once a Pawn a King players' libraries, and another Strategy. 102 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3035330/)
21. [Desktop Dungeons: Rewind](https://imho.run/games/1976950/desktop-dungeons-rewind) — Shares turn based tactics and resource management with Once a Pawn a King. 342 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1976950/)
22. [Tactical Breach Wizards](https://imho.run/games/1043810/tactical-breach-wizards) — Shares character progression and puzzle solving with Once a Pawn a King. 10,034 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/)
23. [Valor of Man](https://imho.run/games/2699280/valor-of-man) — Shares turn based tactics and grid based movement with Once a Pawn a King. 78 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2699280/)
24. [Underboard](https://imho.run/games/2376610/underboard) — Also Dungeon Crawler and Turn-Based Tactics, like Once a Pawn a King. 78 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2376610/)

## 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=3298910&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3298910&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3298910&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3298910
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3298910
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Once a Pawn a King

Chess is broken. Gather the Black Army, build a party of chess pieces, and battle through fractured boards in this asymmetric turn-based roguelike. Empower your army, adapt your strategy each run, and unravel the mystery behind a world trapped in an endless match.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3298910
- **Developer:** Clover Bite
- **Publisher:** indie.io
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Early Access
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing, Subtitle Options, Custom Volume Controls, Keyboard Only Option, Mouse Only Option
- **Released:** Aug 18, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3298910/once-a-pawn-a-king)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3298910&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298910/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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