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Passant: A Chess Roguelike

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.

What works

  • Innovative blend of chess and roguelike mechanics
  • Highly customizable gameplay with many unique pieces and badges
  • Accessible to both casual and experienced chess players
  • Active developer support and frequent updates
  • Good value for price with substantial replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Ui and visual presentation are minimal and sometimes confusing
  • Ai can be repetitive or exploitable, leading to frustration
  • Some balance issues with overpowered pieces and badges
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Long runs can become tedious or fatiguing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dice & Fold

  • Slot & Dungeons

  • Dungeon Warfare 2

  • Siralim Ultimate

  • Loopstructor

  • Merge Maestro

More story-driven

Games that feels like Passant: A Chess Roguelike but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Rogue AI Simulator

  • Demon Lord: Just a Block

  • Dawnfolk

  • StarVaders

  • Floppy Knights

  • Craft Hero

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Passant: A Chess Roguelike but with more leadership over others

  • The Dungeon Beneath

  • Mortal Glory 2

  • Time Walker: Dark World

  • Lost For Swords

  • Lucky Hunter

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Passant: A Chess Roguelike: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Leadership, Sensation.

Last update: 21/08/2026