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Dark Chess

Dark Chess
Steam Deck Playable 🖥 Windows 🍎 macOS 🐧 Linux
Mostly Positive · 76% of 213
DeveloperTall Troll Games
GenreIndie
$5.19 −60% near all-time low
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Strong reviews, and it's near its cheapest ever.

Quality76/100
Great
  • 76% positive of 213 reviews
Value100/100
Lowest ever
  • Now $5.19 — 60% off $12.99
  • Lowest we've recorded: $5.19

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About

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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About the Game

THE GAME

THIS IS NOT YOUR STANDARD CHESS!

Dark Chess takes the core rules of the world's most famous board game and throws them into the unknown. The Fog of War hides the enemy army. This is no longer a game of memorized openings; it's about stealth, tactical risk-taking and making educated guesses before stepping into the dark.

Note: If you are a chess purist looking for a perfectly balanced, zero luck simulator, this game will frustrate you. But if you love asymmetric puzzles, rule-bending mechanics and brain-teasing strategy, welcome to the dark.

FEATURES

  • Fog of War: Analyze what you can see, predict what is hiding in the shadows.

  • Story-Driven Campaign: A fully narrated adventure against legendary masters.

  • Asymmetric Boss Battles: Enemies have unique abilities and cheat the rules. Outsmart them.

  • Brain-Bending Puzzles: Levels designed to test your spatial logic and survival skills.

  • Customization and Rewards: Earn achievements by solving difficult puzzles to unlock visual upgrades and customize your avatar.

ADVENTURE TIME

THE CAMPAIGN: ASYMMETRIC BOSS FIGHTS

Step into a fully narrated, single-player story campaign where you fight Queens and Kings of the past. Do you dare to challenge Genghis Khan, outsmart King Solomon or terrify Ivan the Terrible?
Be warned: they do not play by the rules.

Historical leaders act as boss fights with unique and unfair abilities, from infinite piece respawns to randomized traps and poisoned boards. You cannot win by playing standard chess. Use whatever it takes to your advantage, slip past heavy defenses and assassinate the King or the Queen.

Expect the unexpected after the very first move.

REWARDS & CUSTOMIZATION

Every hard-fought victory deserves a prize. Dark Chess actively rewards your tactical brilliance! For every complex puzzle you solve, difficult boss you defeat, or clever trap you set, you will earn achievements that unlock new visual upgrades. Build your collection and fully customize your in-game avatar to show off your progress.

Whether you are a board game enthusiast, a fan of tactical games or a puzzle-solver looking for a thrilling mental challenge, Dark Chess will test your ability to adapt and survive.

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System requirements

System requirements platform
Minimum
Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10 32-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 or faster
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 9.0 Compatible GPU
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 1200 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 or faster
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 10.0 Compatible GPU
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 1200 GB available space
Minimum
Minimum:
  • OS: 10.13.0 - High Sierra
  • Processor: Intel x64 / Apple silicon
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 1200 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
  • OS: 10.13.0 - High Sierra
  • Processor: Intel x64 / Apple silicon
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Storage: 1200 MB available space
Minimum
Minimum:
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 1200 MB available space
Recommended
Recommended:
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Storage: 1200 MB available space

Achievements

Showing the 16 most-earned of 61 achievements

  • FIRST_WIN
    64.5% of players
  • FINISH_TUTORIAL
    62.6% of players
  • FIRST_LOSE
    60.9% of players
  • FIRST_MOVE_E2E4
    53.7% of players
  • WIN_WITHIN_2_MINUTES
    53.1% of players
  • PLAY_7
    52.7% of players
  • LOSE_KING_FROM_FOG
    43.3% of players
  • BEAT_MANY_QUEENS
    36.1% of players
  • BAD_BISHOP
    33.8% of players
  • LOSE_STREAK
    33.4% of players
  • FIRST_DRAW
    32.2% of players
  • WIN_NO_PAWNS_LEFT
    27.5% of players
  • PROMOTE_NO_QUEEN
    26.9% of players
  • RESTART_SAME_LEVEL_10_TIMES
    25.0% of players
  • KNIGHT_FORK_KING_QUEEN
    24.7% of players
  • KNIGHT_MATE
    23.4% of players

Age rating & content

dejus10
Violência
igrs13
KekerasanInteraksi Daring
steam_germany12
Gewalt
usk12
Gewalt

Price history

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Game info

Developer Tall Troll Games
Publisher Tall Troll Games
Platforms Windows, Mac, Linux
Compatibility
Steam Deck Playable
Features
Multi-playerSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudShared/Split ScreenShared/Split Screen PvPRemote Play TogetherPvPFamily Sharing