Chess Destroyer

Chess Destroyer

AbsoluteZero LLC · December 22, 2020 · Strategy, Experimental, Board Game, Roguelike, RTS

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Chess Destroyer price by region

Chess Destroyer costs $1.39 in Georgia (USD), £1.69 in the United Kingdom, $1.99 in the United States, €1.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$2.59 in Canada, A$2.95 in Australia, NZ$2.99 in New Zealand, R$6.99 in Brazil and zł8.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Chess Destroyer offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $1.39 $1.39 — 1
United Kingdom £1.69 £1.69 — 1
United Statesyour region $1.99 $1.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €1.99 €1.99 — 1
Canada CA$2.59 CA$2.59 — 1
Australia A$2.95 A$2.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$2.99 NZ$2.99 — 1
Brazil R$6.99 R$6.99 — 1
Poland zł8.99 zł8.99 — 1

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 Chess Destroyer

✦ AI summary

Chess Destroyer puts you in a battle for survival where the board expands each turn, more enemies flood in, and you must defend your king while eliminating foes and recruiting allies through quests. It's chess reimagined as a roguelike survival game where traditional rules bend to create escalating chaos and tactical depth.

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Chess Destroyer is like a normal chess game but bigger and some new rules:
the map gets bigger every turn
more enemies come
you can capture an enemy unit by killing it with your pawn unit,
or acquire new ones by completing simple quests appearing in the bottom left corner of the screen

Kill enemy units, find friendly ones, defend the king, and survive as long as you can!

Lore: To escape from death the king had to run from the battleground. with his 2 pawns, he jumped from his chess board onto another smaller one. but it's growing and enemies are coming.

The rest is up to you. good luck!

Chess Destroyer — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Chess Destroyer offers a unique twist on chess that some players find enjoyable and relaxing, though many feel the difficulty scales unfairly and goals become impossible to achieve even on easy settings. Players appreciate the concept but wish for standard chess options and more frequent updates, with opinions on value divided between those who found it worthwhile and others who felt it wasn't worth the investment.

Not recommended Mar 10, 2026
Do not buy. Not worth $2. There have never been any (posted) updates
1 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 25, 2021
Pretty good game, brain works 🧠
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 20, 2023
please add normal chess
Recommended Jan 27, 2022
I wish i had friends to play with.... sadly i don't have those real life since i've missed my chance around graduation or years back since all the covid thing hit, the only friend i would have is memes and that isn't much of a person but images to show and understand you more of a friend to begin with, share and enjoy time together while laughing with good memes, but of course i don't get those where i live, just living about 22 years of isolation, very fun with clinical depression and suffered too much of ptsd, adhd; but i do enjoy my favorite game of them all is chess to calm down and relax alone to remember the times of not having someone on my side to play at school, just by myself 24/7 :). i wish i had a very close connection of a best friend that will always be down to play games or adventure through places that are unknown to this earth. behind the secrets which have told forth.
Recommended Dec 11, 2021
Enjoyed playing.
Recommended Sep 30, 2021
Cool idea but the game is stacked against you. even in random "Easy" mode you can not keep it going for long as the goals become unobtainable

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