Captures are duels
No capture is guaranteed. Read the odds, then commit.
Steam Next Fest · October 2026
Every capture is a battle.
Classic chess, reforged with RPG combat. Level up your pieces, build legendary armies, and capture the king.
Launching late October 2026
Chess, but the pieces fight back
Strategy gets you into the fight. Your army decides how it ends.
A pawn can defeat a queen. A veteran can become a legend. Every capture triggers a duel shaped by attack, defense, traits, and fate—without losing the clarity of the board you already know.
Your army grows
Pieces gain experience, traits, and a story across battle.
Solo and online
Campaigns, ranked seasons, friendly matches, and live spectating.
Choose your movePosition as in classic chess
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Enter the duelAttack meets defense and fate
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Live with the resultSurvivors grow stronger
Real in-game campaignSingle-player campaign
Lead an army through a realm at war.
Begin with the Human campaign and cross a hand-crafted map of battles and hard choices. Your pieces gain levels as they survive, turning an opening army into a company of veterans whose loss changes the battles ahead.
- A hand-crafted journeyFight connected battles across a living campaign map.
- Persistent veteransProtect experienced pieces—or risk losing them when the odds turn.
- Play your wayThe campaign is playable offline, with no account required.
Official trailer
See the board come alive.
One minute of real battles, growing armies, and hand-crafted campaigns.
Choose your army
Four factions. One crown.
Each army brings its own pixel-art pieces, battlefield, music, and voice.
The disciplined
Humans
Knights, banners, and heroic duty. An army built on order and resolve.
The brutal
Legion
Orc warriors forged by conquest, who respect strength above all else.
The cunning
Dark Elves
Cold precision, elegant cruelty, and victory delivered from the shadows.
The unbroken
Dwarves
Stone, steel, and stubborn battle lines that refuse to yield.
The battle begins this October