Conceit

You start out with a king and a pawn. You can get more pieces by defeating enemies in chess. The further you go the stronger the enemies will be.

Checks don't matter. If your king dies you lose. Pawns (and similar pieces) can only promote to queens, and en passant isn't implemented.

Controls

Use the mouse or arrow keys to navigate the overworld
Click and drag to move pieces while playing chess
Click enemy pieces to see where they can move (this is helpful for the custom pieces)
Check the options menu to change the palette

Featuring...

45+ chess pieces, including the originals
procedurally generated maps
randomized enemy encounters

Credits & Attribution

Kenney.nl 1-bit pack
Chesscraft pieces by Stuart Spence (modified): CC BY-SA 4.0
BetterPixels font

More information

Status	Released
Platforms	HTML5
Rating	Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 total ratings)
Author	cornfab
Genre	Strategy
Made with	Unity
Tags	2D, Seven Day Roguelike Challenge, Chess, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Unity
Average session	A few minutes
Inputs	Mouse, Touchscreen
Accessibility	Color-blind friendly, High-contrast

Development log

Scrappy Unity Coding: making Chess work in a day
Mar 19, 2022

Comments

sunil.2 years ago(+1)

This is a really cool idea! I love how you go improving your board as you descend; it’s a great implementation of levelling up. I really enjoyed trying to figure out what the custom pieces do.

pev2852 years ago(+1)

I didn't really get the figures and their moves rules, but I like the idea and implementation too.

cornfab2 years ago

Thanks for commenting, I appreciate the feedback

ArgondevilGuiderods2 years ago(+1)

very nice :) enjoyed my time with it. encountered no bugs. nice

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