
Chess, but with spells, items and dungeons that fight back. Play online matches on boards full of vision crystals, teleports and fog, where every piece has abilities the original never had.
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A chess-derived game that shares the original pieces and square mechanics, but buffs the gameplay and strategy possibilities with the introduction of spells, items, game elements, and much more.
Dunchess is in Early Access, so what you get today is the online multiplayer game: full matches against other players, with all the spells, items, elements and dungeons listed below. We're still building on top of that, and we're still balancing what's already there.
All pieces in game have special abilities that almost infinitely expand the possibilities of your strategy and gameplay.

Search and find different items in game that allow your strategy to be absolutely unpredictable to your opponents!
All dungeons are elevated with in-game elements that players can interact with. Conquer vision crystals, find magic crowns that humiliate your opponent, use teleports to escape and find new places…
Squares made of squares are boring, but dungeon made of squares? Now we're talking. Explore our collection of dungeons, get spooked and spook your enemies. Find the real challenge of the game by navigating through the mysteries of the dungeon's fog.
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Languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Catalan, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
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game mechanics are fun , its like chess on steroids. the art is beautiful. i will definately follow up on more releases from these guys, they know what they are doing, attention to detail at max
This game is a true masterpiece that reimagines chess as a chaotic, strategic dungeon crawler where the board itself fights back. Whether you’re a chess grandmaster or have never moved a pawn, the addition of spells, items, and active dungeons creates a perfectly balanced experience that rewards creativity over simple memorization. The design is genuinely innovative: every piece has unique abilities, and mechanics (no spoilers here!) transform every match into a dynamic puzzle where you must constantly adapt to survive enemy attacks and outsmart your opponent. It’s just really good fun! Beyond the brilliant gameplay, the presentation is flawless. The pixel art is stunning, bringing the fantasy board to life, while the sound effects are lively and satisfying, making every spell cast and action feel impactful. It’s rare to find a game that blends genres so seamlessly, but this one nails the fusion of strategy, RPG elements, and tactical combat. If you love creative indie games, deep strategy, or just want to see chess pieces blast each other with magic in a beautifully crafted world, this comes with my highest recommendation.
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Gran juego! Excelente ambientación de dungeon, la música es una maravilla 11/10. Perdí absolutamente todas las partidas que jugué? Si. Me divertí? Si. No soy un gran fanático y mucho menos jugador de Ajedrez, pero el juego explica bastante bien lo que podes hacer y lo que no, me engancho bastante que sea tan accesible e intuitivo. Ofrece mucha rejugabilidad y podes afrontar cada problema de diferente manera. Estaría piola agregar un botón de *Retry* para las partidas de QuickLearn sin tener que volver al menú y elegir el nivel nuevamente. Muy interesante el sistema de habilidades, el tema de la visibilidad de las piezas, la luz. El background detrás del tablero principal es una maravilla, parece un laberinto de piezas, y que se este moviendo constantemente da mas VIDA a toda la temática del juego. 11/10 La UI esta muy bien lograda. Con respecto a las opciones para futuras actualizaciones, diría que falta agregar Modo de pantalla(Fullscreen, Windowed o Borderless), Escala de resolución y Desactivar sonido mientras el juego esta en segundo plano. Recomiendo, compralo.
I like chess, but I like to play it for fun with people who is as bad as me. I am lazy and I have a hard time remembering opening moves and deep strategy. I like tactics, I like having the puzzle in front of me and just try stuff to outmaneuver my opponent without going like a gazillion moves forward. This game scratches that itch perfectly. It grabs the rules of chess and then just blows up the rigidity. The board is now a map; you start at midgame; you are blinded by fog of war; pieces have now ultimate attacks. Can you go slow and strategical? Probably. Can you strap your queen with explosives and throw her from across the map to blow up six enemy pieces in one move? You bet your ass you will. Graphics are cute, music is smoooooooth af, it runs great on my pc. Good game to play some quick rounds with friends while we catch up. but I bet there's also a bunch of strategy you can squeeze out of this baby if you are inclined to do so. 10/10
Dunchess mezcla ajedrez con hechizos, objetos y escenarios interactivos, haciendo que cada partida se sienta distinta y te obligue a pensar bien cada movimiento. Es el primer juego donde me dan ganas de jugar ajedrez. El pixel art está muy bien logrado, la interfaz es clara, las mecánicas se entienden rápido y la música acompaña muy bien toda la experiencia. No es para nada invasiva. Me enganché tanto jugando que se me terminó quemando la comida... 😅 Pero, sinceramente, valió totalmente la pena! Si te gustan los juegos de estrategia con ideas diferentes, este juego es para vos. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 10/10
Es un juego muy interesante porque toma la base estratégica del ajedrez y la lleva a otro nivel. Mantiene toda la profundidad táctica del ajedrez clásico, pero le añade emoción con habilidades en las piezas. Además, la variedad de mapas hace que cada partida se sienta diferente y permite que existan muchísimas estrategias. Compré el juego porque soy fan del ajedrez y pensé que sería interesante ver como se puede actualizar un juego tan clásico como el ajedrez , me sorprendió para bien. Logra innovar sin perder la esencia.
Chess reimagined into a fun and interesting game. I know how to play chess but its never really grabbed me but before I knew it 72 hours past on Dunchess and I'm all in. The pieces have abilities which makes it interesting and online play is very fun. Looking forward to more content as this game continues to develop
A really fun crossover of puzzles, deathmatch, and chess mechanics, with a radical twist of pieces superpowers (knight berserk mode ftw) bringing dungeon crawlers to the mix. While being an unforgiving dark souls of chess against the PC - I've lost 8 times in a row before bagging my first win - the game really opens up in PvP mode. You can feel the opponent's frustration even without the voice chat, which strangely gives you warm fuzzy 90s LAN parties vibes. Impressively tasteful pixel graphics, groovy bass lines in the music themes. Even in early access works great - no issues neither in online mode, nor versus PC. Can't wait for the devs to open more features. Loads of potential here.
Gran descubrimiento Dunchess!! Toma reglas y piezas de ajedrez clásico dándole una vuelta de tuerca con diferentes hechizos y habilidades en un contexto de dungeons donde cambian los mapas según el escenario, lo que lo vuelve un juego de combate por turnos muy adictivo con muchísimo potencial para convertirse en un emblema de la rejugabilidad al estilo slay the spire cuando se le sume un modo campaña con niveles. Ya en su estado actual es una joya para quienes les gusten los juegos de lógica y estrategia tipo puzzles o jugar contra amigos. Probablemente lo que más me gustó de esta beta es que los escenarios para aprender las mecánicas de las piezas son muy desafiantes y aportan mucha rejugabilidad al querer completar los escenarios con menos movimientos o con un tiempo determinado. No es el típico juego que subestima al jugador en ningún momento y le propone una experiencia más realista al jugar contra la máquina. Si queres ganarle vas a tener que aprender bien las mecánicas, sino tendrás que volverlo a intentarlo una y otra vez. A futuro me encantaría que sumen algunos retos/desafíos para logros/trofeos o alguna muestra de que completaste los tutoriales y escenarios disponibles para los que disfrutamos de jugar tanto modos PvE como PvP tryhardeando al máximo. Bueno nada, ya me pasé todos los niveles contra máquina disponibles asique estaré atento a las futuras actualizaciones y a quienes lean esto cómprenlo sin dudar y agreguen así jugamos 1v1 de una si se animan(?. Recomendadisimo
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