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Mad Chess

Released Jan 1, 2026by Kenjataimu StudioNo user reviews(Steam reviews)

Mad Chess is a turn-based strategy game that vastly expands on the classic game of chess. Explore a colorful fantasy world, recruit up to 20 unique factions, fight-off an alien invasion in a single-player story mode or battle your friends online!

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About Mad Chess

What is it?

Mad Chess is a game that maintains standard chess rules while adding 19 more unique factions to the game. Factions have the same pawns and king as classic chess, but the 4 other pieces, while having the same movement patterns, trade their reduced range for RPG abilities that break specific chess rules.

This makes Mad Chess easy to learn but hard to master. With 190 match-ups instead of 1, chess just got its biggest expansion pack in centuries. Madness? No. Mad Chess.

Twenty Factions, including:

  • Humans: Use the classic chess army that you all know with long-ranged units.

  • Mermaids: Bring the ocean with you by covering the chessboard with water.

  • Angels: Wield the Divine Light which grants protection & situational invincibility.

  • Dragons: Gain necrotic bonuses upon having your units captured.

  • Vampires: Consume your own troops to gain momentum & disturb enemy units.

  • Fairies: Protect your archers to capture enemies without moving from afar.

Key Features:

  • Adventure: 70+ missions campaign to help Princess Madeline vanquish the Silver Demons.

  • Versus: Play local games against a decent AI opponent (up to 1300 ELO) or another player.

  • Multiplayer: Play public or private games online against other players with custom rules.

  • Shop: Earn gold by playing to unlock factions and boards. (no microtransactions)

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When does Mad Chess release?

Steam lists the Mad Chess release date as 2026.

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System requirements

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Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 10, 8.1, 8, or 7. 64-bit.
  • Processor: 2Ghz or better.
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatibility (everything since about 2010)
  • Storage: 260 MB available space

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