Pixel Chess Rogue vs Terminus Lumière
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pixel Chess Rogue
Engage in a strategic battle combining chess tactics with roguelike progression. Defend your King against waves of enemy pieces, collect powerful upgrades, and survive increasingly difficult challenges. Master unique power-ups and face epic boss battles in this pixel art adventure.
- Chess and roguelike gameplay blend
- Endless wave progression
- 16+ unique power-ups
- Epic boss fights
- Combo multiplier system
- Power-up stacking
- Pixel art visuals
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Pixel Chess Rogue is a unique blend of chess and roguelike gameplay. Defend your King against endless waves of enemy chess pieces, collect powerful upgrades, and see how far you can survive. GAMEPLAY Move your chess pieces using standard chess rules — Knights jump in L-shapes, Bishops slide diagonally, Rooks move in straight lines. Capture enemy pieces before they reach your King. After each wave, choose from powerful cards to upgrade your army. FEATURES - 16+ unique power-ups: Knight's Leap, Chain Lightning, Shield Wall, Soul Harvest, and more - Endless wave progression with increasing difficulty - Epic boss fights every 5 waves — face The Dark Knight, Bishop's Gambit, Rook Fortress, and The Shadow Queen - Combo multiplier system rewarding aggressive play - 21 achievements to unlock - Power-up stacking — upgrade the same ability multiple times for devastating effects - Pawn promotion — advance pawns to become Queens while keeping all power-ups - Beautiful pixel art visuals with animated fantasy backgrounds - Original soundtrack HOW TO PLAY 1. Tap a piece to select it 2. Tap a highlighted square to move or capture 3. Clear all enemies to advance to the next wave 4. Choose 1 of 3 power-up cards after each wave 5. Protect your King at all costs! STRATEGY TIPS - Stacking one power-up to high levels can be more powerful than collecting many different ones - Use Knights and Bishops to control the board early - Save your Rook for defensive plays near your King - Watch for enemy modifiers — armored, swift, explosive, and regenerating enemies require different tactics Free to play. No ads. No in-app purchases.
Terminus Lumière
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A soft darkness has swallowed the Whisperwood. To save the last spark of forest light — the Everglow Lantern — brave woodland animals loaded it onto an old steam train. But predator Prowlers slip aboard the lowest deck and scramble upward to snuff it out. You're the conductor. Can you keep the Lantern lit? Terminus Lumière is a cozy roguelike deckbuilder, built for mobile and playable one-handed. Each turn, place your animal cards across three stacked train decks and cast forest tricks to stop the Prowlers before they reach the Lantern. Every run is different: grow your deck by drafting new cards, and chain short, clever decisions. COZY OUTSIDE, CRUNCHY INSIDE Behind the adorable art, combat is a genuine puzzle of placement and order of operations. Three decks, one Lantern to protect: where does this guard go? When do you strike? No hidden information, no cheap spikes — just good decisions. ONE THUMB, ONE MINUTE Portrait, one hand, a wave that ends cleanly whenever you want. Great for a quick round on the train, or a long evening. THREE WAYS TO RIDE • Boss Challenges — six escalating runs, each ending in a boss with real personality. Beat one to unlock the next. • Endless Ride — no destination: go as far as you can and beat your best wave. Toggle mutators to raise the stakes. • Daily Ride — one shared seed each day, with a 14-day history board. DEPTH IN EVERY RUN • Over 100 cards: animals to place and tricks to cast. • Card drafts, card removal, campfire upgrades, artifacts, and permanent buffs. • A cast of adorable animals: mouse scout, beaver builder, owl sentinel, elk guardian, bear bruiser… plus rare, radiant special cards. GENTLE FOR EVERYONE No violent imagery: tired friends "run off to rest," Prowlers "poof into sparkles," and villains are grumpy, not cruel. Perfect from ages 4-9 up, and safe to hand to a child. RESPECTFUL OF YOU • Completely free. No ads. No in-app purchases. • No accounts, no sign-up, no tracking. No data collected. • Works fully offline, anywhere. TRILINGUAL English, French, and Arabic, with an in-app language picker. Arabic is fully right-to-left. Climb aboard, play your cards, and keep the Lantern lit. How far will the train ride?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pixel Chess Rogue at 13.0 against Terminus Lumière's 17.0. On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Pixel Chess Rogue | Terminus Lumière |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Amiel Mc Kinley | Creative AI Studio |
In-app purchases
Pixel Chess Rogue
No in-app purchases
Terminus Lumière
No in-app purchases
Questions
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