Shattered Chess
Arti Works · 2026 · Casual, Strategy, Board Game, Roguelike, Turn-Based Strategy
PC
Positive100% · 27
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About Shattered Chess
PLAN. CHAIN. BREAK THE BOARD.You only have 10 moves. Every capture counts for scoring.Build huge combo chains, multiply your score, and push your run as far as possible.Upgrade powerful passives, discover broken synergies, and survive bosses that completely twist the rules of the game.CREATE MASSIVE COMBO CHAINSSet up the perfect sequence and watch the board explode into score multipliers.Every move matters:
- miss a capture → the chain breaks
- plan correctly → massive rewards
- combo extensions
- piece specialization
- movement changing upgrades
- zone based scoring boosts
- more enemy pieces
- more moves
- end combo effects
- Pattern Breaker - The cooldown for pieces is increased by 4
- Frozen Knights - All knights are frozen and they cannot move
- The Orderbound - You can only move your pieces in this order (except Queens and Kings): Bishop, Pawn, Rook, Knight
- Fast-paced roguelike runs
- Massive combo-driven scoring
- Deep buildcrafting & synergies
- Unique bosses & rule-changing mechanics
- Endless mode
- Difficulties
- Boss rush mode
- Replayable randomized layouts
- Atmospheric pixel-art visuals
- Skins for pieces and tiles
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
laidback typa game, you can hardly get bored from smth like this. I enjoy the solo playin that only you move them pieces, you ain t got no enemies or have to think much about moves, u just enjoy munchin on them pieces. I really enjoy the replayability, a roguelite done as it should be. Also big ups for all the homemade graphic design and animations. 10/10 would leave my wife to play this2 found this helpful
Chessalatro!2 found this helpful
The first 30 minutes were a bit rough for me. There's definitely a learning curve, and it took some time before the mechanics really clicked. The tutorial helped, but I still needed a few runs to fully understand how everything worked. Once it started to make sense, though, the game became incredibly fun. The hour I spent playing flew by. I already enjoy chess and chess puzzles, but the roguelike twist adds a whole new layer of depth. Upgrading pieces, unlocking abilities, and using skills during runs makes every encounter feel fresh and engaging. If you're a fan of chess puzzles and enjoy roguelike progression systems, this is an easy recommendation.1 found this helpful
I actually tried the demo back when it was available, and I knew right then that the concept was awesome. Now that the full game is out and I've put a few hours into it, it’s even better and super catchy. Once you start figuring out the synergies and broken upgrades, it gets incredibly addictive. It's so satisfying to hit big combos on the board. Definitely recommend it!
Shattered Chess proves that chess-inspired games can still feel fresh and innovative. Great strategic depth, satisfying progression, and enough variety to keep every run interesting. Easy to pick up, difficult to put down. One of the most unique indie games I've played recently.
A very cool game inspired by balatro, you can get crazy combos with the right abilities, perks and if you capture with all your pieces, don't spam just one. I like the gameplay, had to remember how to actually play chess, not just spam capturing, you have to think in advance to get some good combos. I recommend this game.
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