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THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is an asymmetric puzzle-strategy game featuring fog of war. Survive a story-driven campaign filled with custom boards, traps, and rule-breaking Kings and Queens of the past. Stealth, calculated risks and outsmarting the unknown are your only ways to win.
Price history tracked since Jul 7, 2026 · vs all tracked offers.
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How it worksTracked since Jul 7, 2026.
Steam Train Fest starts Jul 20, 2026
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THIS IS NOT YOUR STANDARD CHESS!
Dark Chess takes the core rules of the world's most famous board game and throws them into the unknown. The Fog of War hides the enemy army. This is no longer a game of memorized openings; it's about stealth, tactical risk-taking and making educated guesses before stepping into the dark.
Note: If you are a chess purist looking for a perfectly balanced, zero luck simulator, this game will frustrate you. But if you love asymmetric puzzles, rule-bending mechanics and brain-teasing strategy, welcome to the dark.
Fog of War: Analyze what you can see, predict what is hiding in the shadows.
Story-Driven Campaign: A fully narrated adventure against legendary masters.
Asymmetric Boss Battles: Enemies have unique abilities and cheat the rules. Outsmart them.
Brain-Bending Puzzles: Levels designed to test your spatial logic and survival skills.
Customization and Rewards: Earn achievements by solving difficult puzzles to unlock visual upgrades and customize your avatar.
THE CAMPAIGN: ASYMMETRIC BOSS FIGHTS
Step into a fully narrated, single-player story campaign where you fight Queens and Kings of the past. Do you dare to challenge Genghis Khan, outsmart King Solomon or terrify Ivan the Terrible?
Be warned: they do not play by the rules.
Historical leaders act as boss fights with unique and unfair abilities, from infinite piece respawns to randomized traps and poisoned boards. You cannot win by playing standard chess. Use whatever it takes to your advantage, slip past heavy defenses and assassinate the King or the Queen.
Expect the unexpected after the very first move.
Every hard-fought victory deserves a prize. Dark Chess actively rewards your tactical brilliance! For every complex puzzle you solve, difficult boss you defeat, or clever trap you set, you will earn achievements that unlock new visual upgrades. Build your collection and fully customize your in-game avatar to show off your progress.
Whether you are a board game enthusiast, a fan of tactical games or a puzzle-solver looking for a thrilling mental challenge, Dark Chess will test your ability to adapt and survive.
Lowest tracked price: CA$1.29 (Jul 16, 2026) · current best: CA$1.29 across 3 stores.
76% positive reviews all-time · 2 peak players in the last 30 days.
Right now the cheapest offer for Dark Chess is CA$1.29 at Eneba. KingsPrice compares 3 offers from 3 stores — official stores and keyshops — and refreshes prices throughout the day.
The lowest price KingsPrice has tracked for Dark Chess is CA$1.29 (recorded on Jul 16, 2026). This covers the stores and period we monitor — set a price alert to catch the next drop to that level.
Dark Chess peaked at 2 concurrent players on Steam in the last 30 days (highest on Jul 10, 2026). The player chart on this page updates daily.
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Audio & text: English
Text only: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish - Latin America
