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Chesscent

Chesscent is a pixel art turn-based strategy roguelite that blends classic chess with rule-breaking cards. Face impossible rivals, embrace defeat, and unlock new permanent abilities to change the outcome of the match.

★ CHINESE CHESS ★ ARCHON CLASSIC ★ CHESSFORMER ★ SIMPLY CHESS ★ CHESS BRAIN ★ DOTA UNDERLORDS ★ SHOTGUN KING: THE FINAL CHECKMATE ★ KNIGHTS ★ KING OF THE BRIDGE ★ WE ♥ IT 
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Archon Classic

81% 👍 OF 192
About This Game

Inspired by chess, but adding combat that YOU control, Archon was the original Battle Chess. You must try to outmaneuver your opponent using teams of fantasy creatures or monsters in this epic struggle of Light and Dark.

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Chessformer

100% 👍 OF 320
About This Game

Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing king, who is lazy and never moves, so don't worry about losing any pieces.

In this game, you can…

  • …move like chess pieces, then watch them fall under gravity until they land.
  • …stack chess pieces into improvised towers to climb out of pits.
  • …pick your own starting pieces, so solving begins before the first move.
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Simply Chess

74% 👍 OF 3.6K
About This Game

The classic board game comes to Steam with asynchronous online play and 100 levels of AI. If you are a chess enthusiast or someone who just likes to play a game now and again, this is what you've been looking for. This is Simply Chess.

REL Sep 11, 2015 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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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!

In this game, 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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Dota Underlords

84% 👍 OF 33K
About This Game

Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.

REL Jun 20, 2019 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

91% 👍 OF 7.4K
About This Game

Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.

In this game, you can…

  • …play as a lone king with a double-barrel shotgun.
  • …kill a piece and spend its soul to move like it.
  • …pick one upgrade for yourself and one for the enemy every floor, so you're boosting your gun while also mutating their army.
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KNIGHTS

94% 👍 OF 826
About This Game

KNIGHTS is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience.

In this game, you can…

  • …tackle 75 new daily puzzles a day, split into three sets of 25.
  • …solve boards with only one empty space, where that single slot has to cycle every piece into place.
  • …clear a path by moving golden knights out of the way in the exact order.
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King of the Bridge

95% 👍 OF 1.7K
About This Game

Face off against the bridge troll in his bizarre game of chess! Decrypt, Twist and Enforce the rules as your devious opponent attempts to break them in King of the Bridge!

In this game, you can…

  • …catch the troll cheating, then cheat on your next turn as a reward.
  • …take the enemy king and watch another piece become the new king, so the match keeps escalating until black runs out of pieces.
  • …walk a bishop around to leave landmines on every square it visits, then have those mines keep warping the board long after.