Chess Knights: Viking Lands

If you like to play chess competitively, skip this one. Chill puzzles involving chess movements.

Chess Knights: Viking Lands, developed and published by Minimol Games, is a thoughtful puzzle experience that takes one of the most recognizable elements of chess—the knight’s movement—and transforms it into the foundation of a structured, level-based challenge. Instead of recreating traditional chess matches, the game isolates this single mechanic and builds a series of handcrafted scenarios around it, resulting in a focused blend of logic, planning, and spatial reasoning. The core gameplay revolves around moving knights across grid-based boards using their characteristic L-shaped pattern, with the goal of rescuing other pieces and reaching a designated endpoint. Each level is essentially a puzzle, requiring players to think several moves ahead in order to avoid enemy pieces and navigate tight spaces efficiently. There is no randomness or real-time pressure; success depends entirely on planning and execution. This design gives the game a methodical pace, where each move carries weight and mistakes often require restarting or rethinking the entire approach. As the game progresses, it gradually introduces more complexity. Early stages act as a gentle introduction, allowing players…

Decent chess related puzzle to keep your hands busy and waste some time with. It doesn't really help anyone get better in chess but I found it fun enough to play while listening to some other audio.

Cool themed chess puzzle game. Finished the main campaign in 2.5h.

Viking Lands is an amazing game. The stunning 3d visuals, precise movements, and exciting puzzles are simply delightful. Each piece is designed with care. The gameplay is smooth and intuitive, and though you must know how chess pieces move to play this game, it is easy to learn even just playing this game. Overall very impressive and fun to play.

Great strategy game. UI is beautiful and it's easy to learn how to play. It will take a while if you want to finish all the chapters