A new kind of chess where you earn gold each turn to buy units and upgrade them with unique abilities. Fog of war hides enemy positions unless your pieces are close enough.
Release Date:
July 2025
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Planned Release Date: July 2025

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About This Game

Chess Empire is a fast-paced, tactical reimagining of chess where gold, upgrades, and fog of war change everything.

You’ll still command a familiar board and pieces—but every turn, you earn gold through movement and captures, and can spend it in the in-game shop to recruit new units or unlock powerful upgrades. Plan your economy, invest wisely, and adapt your army on the fly.

But you won’t always know what’s coming. Fog of war limits vision to what your units can see—so unless your pieces are close, enemy threats stay hidden. Vision is directional, based on unit type and position, turning information into a key resource.

Combat is deadly, fast, and full of surprises. Upgrade units to unlock unique powers:

  • Promoted pawns can attack forward, not just diagonally.

  • Bishops can shoot with a bow, capturing from range.

  • Knights strike any tile exactly two spaces away, and see further than other units.

  • Rooks hit two enemies in a line.

  • Queens deal devastating AoE damage, clearing entire clusters of enemies in a single strike.

Positioning, timing, and map control matter just as much as piece value. You’ll need to outsmart, outmaneuver, and out-upgrade your opponent to win.

Key Features

  • Gold-Based Economy – Gain gold every turn: 1 from moving, 2 from captures, 3 from upgraded kills. Spend it to buy units and unlock upgrades.

  • Unit Upgrades – Every piece has powerful unique upgrades—ranged attacks, AoE damage, bonus vision, and more.

  • Fog of War – You can only see what your pieces see. Control vision and ambush enemies in the dark.

  • Quick, Competitive Matches – Tight 3-minute timers with increment-based turns keep the pace sharp and strategic.

  • Stylized & Readable – Clean semi-cartoon visuals, smooth animations, and a crisp stone battlefield.

Build your strategy, command your empire, and reshape the game of kings.
Welcome to Chess Empire.

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System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-2100T or AMD FX 6100
    • Memory: 6 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or AMD R7 260x
    • DirectX: Version 5.2
    • Storage: 5 MB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
    • Processor: intel Core i5 3570K or AMD Ryzen 3 1300x
    • Memory: 16 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 or AMD R9 290X
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Storage: 10 MB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card with surround sound support (optional)
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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