Shinogi Chess Club
RobProductions · May 31, 2022 · Visual Novel, Anime, Female Protagonist, Board Game, Exploration
Buy Shinogi Chess Club from Steam at $14.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.
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Shinogi Chess Club price by region
Shinogi Chess Club costs £11.89 in the United Kingdom, €13.49 in Europe (EUR), $14.99 in the United States, $14.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$16.99 in Canada, NZ$19.89 in New Zealand, A$20.99 in Australia, R$39.99 in Brazil and zł63.00 in Poland right now.
| Region | Best price | Official store | Key shop | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United Kingdom | £11.89 | £11.89 | — | 2 |
 Europe (EUR) | €13.49 | €13.49 | — | 2 |
 United Statesyour region | $14.99 | $14.99 | — | 2 |
 Georgia (USD) | $14.99 | $14.99 | — | 2 |
 Canada | CA$16.99 | CA$16.99 | — | 2 |
 New Zealand | NZ$19.89 | NZ$19.89 | — | 2 |
 Australia | A$20.99 | A$20.99 | — | 2 |
 Brazil | R$39.99 | R$39.99 | — | 2 |
 Poland | zł63.00 | zł63.00 | — | 2 |
Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.
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About Shinogi Chess Club
Shinogi Chess Club is a visual novel mystery adventure where you explore Yoshino High School, uncover secrets threatening the institution, and compete in a strategic board game tournament featuring innovative stacked-piece mechanics. It blends immersive 3D exploration with character-driven storytelling and fully playable chess variants where stacking pieces adds a layer of tactical depth that sets it apart from traditional strategy games.
In the far future, the world has been plunged into an economic depression. One prefecture in Japan has managed to stay afloat by investing in a new board game variant called Shinogi Chess. Companies, governments, and institutions have all shifted their focus towards getting their best representatives to play for public amusement.
Yoshino High School is one such institution. Their Shinogi Chess Club is on the verge of being able to compete in the Spring Championships, an annual competition bringing fame and fortune to the city's best players. In the midst of this huge event, an upcoming competitor, Himiko Masaki, attempts to improve her skill in the game in order to chase down leads and stop a dangerous organization that's threatening the school. But when she acquires a mysterious supernatural ability, her sense of self is put to the test. With the help of the Shinogi Chess Club members, Himiko must navigate these challenges and discover just how far she is willing to go for the truth!
Acting as a successor to the acclaimed Burden of Proof, Shinogi Chess Club advances RobProductions' iconic visual novel hybrid style. Free roam the 3D environment throughout the story as you explore Yoshino High School in third person!
- Discover vital clues as Himiko investigates a dangerous organization
- Explore the Shinogi Chess Club Room and other key locations around the school
- Compete with the best of the best in the Spring Championship tournament
In this world, the entertainment craze of the future is a brand new variant of traditional chess. One key difference is the addition of new objectives and new piece types, which add a whole new layer of strategy for each turn. But the main feature of Shinogi Chess is piece stacking. Place pieces on top of each other to create a stack, which allows you to move both pieces at the same time!
Face off against various opponents who are introduced through the story segments. Learn their strategy by studying their personalities in order to effectively counter their moves. Discover new features of the game by experimenting with different stack types, plan your approach with move highlighting & a full reference book, and employ mind games to psych out other players with Hidden Pieces!
- Full standalone story experience set in the world of Burden of Proof
- Meet the members of the Shinogi Chess Club & solve a series of mysteries at the school
- Battle a variety of opponents in fully playable Shinogi Chess segments
- Test your skills & play custom battles in the flexible Practice Mode
- Explore Yoshino High School using the 3rd person controls
- Challenge your friends to Shinogi Chess with local multiplayer via Practice Mode
- Adjust the AI difficulty to your liking or use the Story Mode setting to skip the challenges entirely
- Revamped visual novel interface with adjustable text size & autoplay
- 4k screen support & compatible with any framerate
- Native versions for Mac OSX, Windows, and Linux
- Support for common input hardware, including the Xbox & DualShock controllers
- Complete subtitle support and other common accessibility features
- Full original soundtrack & album release
Shinogi Chess Club — game info
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
- Player modes
- Single-player, Online PvP, Split screen
- Controller
- Full controller support
- PC Game Pass
- Not included
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
The creator of this game, Matt, kindly gifted me a copy of this game. I hadn't really known what to expect and didn't go in with the highest expectations, but honestly the game was amazing. The story had lots of unexpected twists, the rules for Shinogi Chess were interesting and fun, and the music was exceptional. I highly recommend this game and I can't wait for the next one to come out!4 found this helpful
Shout out to Visual Novelty for introducing this game to me. Pros Shinogi Chess club was such an amazing experience. Makes chess more complex while also allowing us stack them into a super piece. The story was compelling, humorous and so many plot twists. The art and music are both very unique (in a good way) Absolutely loved the breakdown scenes/Evil eyes Props to the voice Actors/Actresses for their amazing work Cons Unfortunately some lines sounded like they were recorded on a damaged mic, this caused a few scenes to lose its momentum. Overall loved it and can't wait for more. SHINOGI CHECKMATE!!!3 found this helpful
I'm a chess fanatic and I love this variation of chess! The story and game play is serviceable, but I was intrigued and played the second game in the series. I was blown away by how the story evolved! If you like chess and you find this game enjoyable. I can guarantee you'll enjoy the next one!1 found this helpful
I love both visual novels and chess, so I figured this was gonna be a real win. I was half right... The story is forgettable and largely irrelevant. It serves the basic purpose of explaining why were playing chess, but in my experience was mostly just an annoyance getting in the way of the real game. The actual "Shinogi chess" is pretty dang fun actually. What i enjoyed the most is that while knowing the rules of chess is helpful, traditional chess strategies are not. It forces you to formulate new strategies based around the new pieces which I thought was a breath of fresh air. Game's worth it if you enjoy chess and its on sale1 found this helpful
An fun chess variation wrapped in a fun narrative. Very fun.1 found this helpful
Just wanted to try the boardgame, the story is a little dark. Using 2d for character animation/dialogue might have been better as the 3d is rather primitive (except for the boardgame). Decent attempt for an indie game Need a faster way to skip through the length text dialogue
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