What is the cheapest place to buy The Board is Yours?

Steam at $2.50 — an official store, and the lowest of the 1 store we compare for your region. Prices update through the day, so check the table above before buying.

Is The Board is Yours free?

No — The Board is Yours is a paid game. The cheapest we can find it is $2.50.

Has The Board is Yours ever been cheaper?

Yes — the lowest we have tracked since we started tracking it in June 2026 is $2.00. It is $2.50 today.

Can I play The Board is Yours on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of The Board is Yours. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

Is The Board is Yours multiplayer?

No — Steam lists The Board is Yours as single-player only.

Is The Board is Yours on PC Game Pass?

No — The Board is Yours is not on PC Game Pass right now. The best price to buy it right now is $2.50.

The Board is Yours

Name: The Board is Yours
Brand: Draelent
Availability: InStock

Draelent · April 29, 2026 · Strategy, Idler, Incremental, Chess, Resource Management

Buy The Board is Yours from Steam at $2.50 — the cheapest of 1 store we compare.

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Where to buy The Board is Yours — official stores

Steam

Standard Edition · Steam

$2.50

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The Board is Yours price by region

The Board is Yours costs £2.10 in the United Kingdom, $2.50 in the United States, €2.50 in Europe (EUR), $2.50 in Georgia (USD), CA$3.00 in Canada, A$3.50 in Australia, NZ$3.75 in New Zealand, R$8.80 in Brazil and zł10.00 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Board is Yours offer in each region, in local currency
Region	Best price	Official store	Key shop	Stores
United Kingdom	£2.10	£2.10	—	1
United Statesyour region	$2.50	$2.50	—	1
Europe (EUR)	€2.50	€2.50	—	1
Georgia (USD)	$2.50	$2.50	—	1
Canada	CA$3.00	CA$3.00	—	1
Australia	A$3.50	A$3.50	—	1
New Zealand	NZ$3.75	NZ$3.75	—	1
Brazil	R$8.80	R$8.80	—	1
Poland	zł10.00	zł10.00	—	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 The Board is Yours

A WAY-TOO-COMPLEX INCREMENTAL GAME

It looks like chess, it feels like an idle game, but it plays like: "How do I even optimize this?". Forget upgrades that give 5% here and 10% there, this new take on incremental games forces you to actually think about the perks you buy and adapt how you play in consequence.HOW TO ACTUALLY PLAY

Buy squares of the board, chess pieces, and place your pieces to generate resources.

Focus way too hard on seemingly unsolvable optimization problems and question your sanity.

Go grab a coffee. Maybe take a nap.
Come back to billions and invest in upgrades to gain more.
Stack prestige perks and restart with new ways to gain even more. Always more.And repeat, until the board belongs to you.

YOU'LL PROBABLY LIKE THIS IF YOU:

Enjoy incremental games and know about chess
Like to solve "how far can I push this?" challenges
Appreciate when upgrades are meaningful and entirely change how you play and think about the game
Don’t mind restarting runs to test new ideas
Are just looking for a couple of hours swinging between despair and satisfaction

YOU'LL PROBABLY HATE THIS IF YOU:

Want a low-effort idle game you can ignore in the background
Don't like diving deep into dense stats tooltips
Get upset when some official chess rules are missing from a chess-inspired game
Expect a profound story, dialogue, cinematic cutscenes, or a battle pass

A note from the devI built this game to see how far I could push strategic thinking in an incremental game. Well, I think the honest answer is: a bit too far. Mixing these genre was definitely a strange idea, but I hope some of you will enjoy picking systems apart and finding disgusting optimizations. I'm genuinely curious to see what you'll do with it.

The Board is Yours — game info

Platforms: Windows
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

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The Board is Yours price history

The Board is Yours is $2.50 at Steam right now, compared across 1 store. The lowest we have tracked is $2.00.

2026-06-19low $2.00 · now $2.50

Might be worth waiting — It tends to drop further during sales — usual sale price around $2.00.

The Board is Yours price changes · tracked since 19 Jun 2026
Date	Price	Store
15 Sep 2026	$2.50 ▲	Steam
11 Sep 2026	$2.00 ▼	Steam
4 Aug 2026	$2.50 ▲	Steam
28 Jul 2026	$2.00 ▼	—
11 Jul 2026	$2.50 ▲	—
26 Jun 2026	$2.00 ▼	—
22 Jun 2026	$2.50 ▲	—
19 Jun 2026	$2.00	—

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The Board is Yours — questions & answers

What is the cheapest place to buy The Board is Yours?: Steam at $2.50 — an official store, and the lowest of the 1 store we compare for your region. Prices update through the day, so check the table above before buying.
Is The Board is Yours free?: No — The Board is Yours is a paid game. The cheapest we can find it is $2.50.
Has The Board is Yours ever been cheaper?: Yes — the lowest we have tracked since we started tracking it in June 2026 is $2.00. It is $2.50 today.
Is The Board is Yours worth buying now?: Might be worth waiting. It tends to drop further during sales — usual sale price around $2.00.
Can I play The Board is Yours on Mac?: Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of The Board is Yours. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.
Is The Board is Yours multiplayer?: No — Steam lists The Board is Yours as single-player only.
Is The Board is Yours on PC Game Pass?: No — The Board is Yours is not on PC Game Pass right now. The best price to buy it right now is $2.50.

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Jun 20, 2026

I like the concept and it costs a grain of rice. Not much to complain about it Game is pretty neat

3 found this helpful

Recommended Jul 7, 2026

Great mix of chess and idle game mechanics. Never overstays its welcome, never actually leans on grinding, and each upgrade clearly builds on prior ideas. Pretty easy to finish within ~6-7 hours, which is a good sweet spot for the genre. (I started with the demo and used the special code so my playtime is short.) I wouldn't hate seeing a sequel provide mutually exclusive upgrades or mechanics where the player chooses how each piece functions each restart. Maybe using opposition pieces to create unique puzzle setups as well. All in all, great indie title, well worth the extremely reasonable price.

1 found this helpful

Recommended Jun 27, 2026

Nice Strategic idle game

1 found this helpful

Recommended Jun 22, 2026

Really great idle game with optimisation mechanics that are very satisfying and always leaves you thinking "I think I can do better - maybe if I just move this piece here and that piece there and..." and suddenly it's hours later. For the price it's absolutely unbeatable. If you've read this far, I'd say just grab it and try it - you'll love it.

1 found this helpful

Not recommended Jul 6, 2026

This game has a fantastic premise: I'd heard the story about grains of rice on a chessboard and exponential growth; turning it into an idle incremental game was a brilliant move. But in my personal experience, the progression wasn't fun. Things slowed way down for me once I was a few hours in, and I lost interest in playing.

Recommended May 31, 2026

Yes. https://youtu.be/6ehOsanmHGk

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