A mind-bending chess game, where straight lines turn and diagonals fork. Hundreds of different boards with new strategies hidden in plain sight.

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Planned Release Date: Nov 10, 2026

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“Chess 2.0 finally here”
n/a – r/anarchychess

About This Game

What Is Chess Twist?


It is a chess variant on an irregular grid.

The moves are the same, but the board is very much not the same. Forget straight lines, it's distortion all the way down.

Features


  • Hundreds of procedurally generated boards
  • Play against a bot
  • Play with a timer
  • Multiplayer on the same device
  • Multiplayer online in public lobbies
  • Multiplayer online with private links you can share with friends
  • Preview your moves

Hundreds of Boards


Generate new boards on the fly until you find one you like.



And you can always preview your moves, to help strategize:

Look at how twisted some moves can be


The white rook can potential put the opponent in check by just moving a pawn and knight:



And only a pawn protects the king from the black bishop:

Multiplayer


You can play together on the same device, or online in public or private.

Become a stronger Chess player


An unconventional game is perfect to help you develop unconventional strategies.

  • Improve your skill of detecting new moves.
  • Get out of the habit of relying on past/learned games.
  • Notice new types of attacks before they capture your pieces.

Remember how Rocky ran on top of a mountain to train for his match against Drago? In the same way, play Chess Twist to defeat Magnus!

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: 64-bit x86 processor
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GPU with DirectX 12 or Vulkan support
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 100 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 14.5 Sonoma or later
    • Processor: Apple Silicon (M1 or later)
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Apple Silicon GPU (Metal)
    • Storage: 100 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: 64-bit Linux with glibc 2.38 or newer (Ubuntu 24.04 or later)
    • Processor: 64-bit x86 processor
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GPU with Vulkan support
    • Storage: 100 MB available space
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