
Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess. Prepare for strategy, game-changing spells, psychological tests, and challenges from your fellow players. From the award-winning creators of Duskers & A Virus Named TOM.
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The Emperor wants gold, and you're just the wizard to get it. Journey into the depths with a Rook, an Archer, and maybe a spell or two. Upgrade your party, learn new skills yourself, and discover what’s really going on in the darkness below. Spend the gold you find to help you survive - or risk saving it for the Emperor.

No memorizing openings, long drawn-out endgames, or stalemates. Start with 1 piece instead of 16. Cast new pieces with exciting abilities onto the board. No analysis paralysis – enemy movement stays basic until you encounter the dungeon’s bosses… Collect Undo Tokens if you need ’em, or more gold if you don’t!

Post your epic victories as challenges to the community! Watch replays from top players to further improve your skills as you take on Daily Challenges in this massively single-player experience.

Answer simple questions based on your psychological state and relationships to your pieces as you progress through the depths of the Dungeon. Please answer openly and honestly. Your answers will not be used against you.
Explore procedural dungeons with a variety of wizards with different abilities
Outwit opponents using tactical, Chess-inspired combat
Use powerful spells and flashy explosions to shake up the board
Take psychological tests and wonder why. Everything is fine!
Try Infinite and Random Dungeon Modes
Issue challenges to other players, share replays, and compete in daily challenges against the community
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Languages: English
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Muy bueno!!!! Son puzles de ajedrez cada vez mas difíciles, la dificultad es gradual y muy fácil de aprender los movimientos o habilidades
Awesome take on chess, lots of interesting additions!
Guess there is something to adjust bit, but great experience, great visual & sound design so far.
Great concept and fantastic visual style.
Someone else said it as well -- it's like a worse version of Chess with stereotypical rogue-like mechanics thrown in.
I dont know where or who I am, I just know I must chess.
Great twist on chess! The roguelike angle really keeps it interesting and the vector-style graphics really make it pop.
6/10
I really enjoyed it! The gameplay mechanics and style are both very cool! Unlocking new pieces and skills constantly changed my strategies
An novel take on a chess themed roguelike which let's you create some absolute nonesense pieces with some good beats to listen to. Solid 8 out of 10. EDIT: After playing some more, I just wish there were more modifiers for my pieces.
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