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Pawnbarian

Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!

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Dark Chess

76% 👍 OF 213
About This Game

THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is an asymmetric puzzle-strategy game featuring fog of war. Survive a story-driven campaign filled with custom boards, traps, and rule-breaking Kings and Queens of the past. Stealth, calculated risks and outsmarting the unknown are your only ways to win.

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The Ouroboros King

80% 👍 OF 579
About This Game

The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Mix Unusual Chess Pieces
  • …Fight Through Portals
  • …Boost Pieces With Relics
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Chess Brain

90% 👍 OF 164
About This Game

Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces! Every second all the pieces will move!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …plan a full path where you're never allowed to step on the same square twice.
  • …watch enemy pieces stack on the same square at once, even though that's not how normal chess works.
  • …draw your king's entire route to an orange goal while every enemy piece advances at the same time each second.
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Crown Trick

85% 👍 OF 5.4K
About This Game

Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Plan Synchronized Turns
  • …Exploit Elemental Floors
  • …Learn Elite Skills
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Lootbound

80% 👍 OF 1.3K
About This Game

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.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Fit Gear, Link Auras
  • …Recruit Two Companions
  • …Roll for Rewards
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Dicefolk

89% 👍 OF 1.1K
About This Game

Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Control Enemy Actions
  • …Rotate Your Chimera Leader
  • …Customize Your Dice
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Iratus: Lord of the Dead

86% 👍 OF 8.3K
About This Game

Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Craft Minions From Corpses
  • …Break Enemy Sanity
  • …Build Undead Squads
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Darkest Dungeon®

92% 👍 OF 162K
About This Game

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Player reviews say you can…

  • …watch a hero snap from stress and start refusing orders or even attacking teammates mid-fight.
  • …deliberately let the torch go out to change how battles work and gamble for better loot before looting a chest.
  • …come back from a failed mission diseased and traumatized, then send heroes to the tavern, abbey, brothel, or sanitarium to recover.
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Mortal Glory

87% 👍 OF 582
About This Game

Mortal Glory is a fantasy-themed tactical roguelike game about recruiting a team of gladiators and pitting them against brutal competition in a blood-soaked tournament. Train your gladiators, find a legendary sword, learn ancient spells, recruit a celebrity, cheat - do whatever it takes to bring glory to your name!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build a Gladiator Team
  • …Win Grid-Based Bouts
  • …Exploit Arena Positioning
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Path of Achra

98% 👍 OF 3.2K
About This Game

Path of Achra is a dark fantasy roguelike of the ancient earth, with a focus on streamlined controls and rapid hero customization. A "broken build sandbox." Fight through the deadly lands of Achra to reach the horrors of the Obelisk, and discover what lies beyond...

Player reviews say you can…

  • …accidentally build an infinite loop where every attack triggers more attacks and healing until the turn never really ends.
  • …stack 40,000 doom, become effectively unkillable, and press space once to delete the final boss while the battle log scrolls forever.
  • …summon dozens of worms every turn in a feedback loop, sacrifice items until your weapon hits for a billion damage, and keep powering it up.
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Dice & Fold

84% 👍 OF 3.9K
About This Game

A turn-based dungeon crawler where your only way of attacking the enemy is by rolling dice. Roll dice to damage enemy cards to FOLD. Inspired by classic Solitaire, in a top-down table and enemies made out of cards, try to beat the dungeon with 35 unique classes. Build your deck, kill monsters.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Fill Enemy Slots
  • …Bank Dice for Gold
  • …Trigger Class Skills