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Zugzwang
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.

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Features
Single-player
Family Sharing
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Planned Release Date: Q1 2026

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About This Game

The King is cornered; the pieces set. You remember telling him: In Zugzwang, there are no good moves—there's only destiny.

Play as a murderer, a wanna-be hero, a terrible lover, a boy that chases myth the way dogs chase their own tails. Just remember: you cannot save him, it is too late, and checkmate is all but on the board.

FEATURES.

  • A dramatic branching narrative

  • Two characters both very desperately and unfortunately in love

  • Over 10 different endings

  • Hand-drawn art and frame-by-frame animations

Zugzwang is the debut visual novel from MALICE STUDIOS featuring murder, romance, chess, and destiny, all delivered through simple VN and light RPG mechanics.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Content Warnings: Death, Blood, Violence, Murder, Corpse, Mildly Suggestive Language.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 or later
    • Processor: 3.40GHz Quad Core
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Integrated
    • Storage: 500MB MB available space
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