Shattered Chess

I really enjoyed the game. One of its biggest strengths is how powerful and creative the builds can become once you start discovering synergies between passives and piece types. The difficulty levels provide a significant challenge, and each one also features a Boss Rush mode that pushes your strategy even further. Some bosses are extremely tough and can completely change how you approach a run, forcing you to adapt your build and think ahead rather than relying on the same strategy every time. it's a fun and challenging roguelike that becomes more rewarding the deeper you get into it (like Balatro or other games like that). Also the price is very well for what the game offer.

The build variety is great, and upgrading piece movement opens up a lot of interesting strategies. Once you start discovering strong synergies and chaining big combos, the game really shines. It does take some time to fully explore its mechanics, so a bit of patience is rewarded. My only minor complaint is that some quest descriptions can be a bit too wordy and could be simplified to make the information easier to read at a glance.

Interesting take on the genre, clearly inspired by Balatro. It doesn't play like traditional chess, as the enemies do not move. The idea instead is to upgrade your pieces and passives (like jokers) to be able to meet a certain "required" score like in Balatro. Not sure whether i like the idea all pieces to randomly spawn all over the table, as it can totally screw you over (there are limited respawns, but even then you can just lose to RNG spawns). Music is kinda catchy, i like the aesthetic. Although i feel like the text is soooo much sometimes, and could definitely be shortened for better understanding. The tutorial also feels a bit weird. It still needs more polish overall, but i'm leaving a positive review in hopes that this gets better.

A really unique take on chess. It's more like Balatro than traditional chess, and I started enjoying it even more once I began connecting the dots and making builds. The Boss Rush mode and the higher difficulty levels provide a real challenge, which I personally love. As someone who enjoys difficult games that reward planning and optimization, I found there's a lot to enjoy here. Another aspect I really like is the customization. You can mix and match board skins by using different skins for the white and black tiles. And for skin pieces, my favorite is the Army skin. As for the negatives, some bosses could use clearer visual indicators for their mechanics. For example, the "Powerless" penalty reduces your combo score to 0 while you have effects in your inventory, but there isn't much visual feedback to warn you about it. If you don't carefully read the boss description, you may end up being punished without fully understanding why. I also encountered a few minor bugs during my playtime, but nothing game-breaking or crash-related.

I wasn't fully convinced during my first few runs, but the game really opened up once I understood the mechanics. As you progress, the decisions become more meaningful, especially when managing your coins and planning builds for future rounds. The UI could use some improvements, but the gameplay is genuinely fun and rewarding once everything clicks. Overall: 7/10.

Fun game, you can only use the horses without any passives and nearly finish the game 10/10 DON'T NERF MY HORSES! Also if you don't want to read a lot horses can help (my horses mind don't have) Edit: Nevermind they killed them

It's an interesting approach to play chess. Addictive, fun, easy to learn, hard to master. Bosses are fun. Great diversity on passives and effects. There are still some bugs left, but it's their first game. Keep up the good work!