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Shift Chess
This is a chess variant in which players can “control the board” as a move action. The game supports online play, matches against AI, and local analysis.

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Features
Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔ ✔ ✔
Simplified Chinese ✔ ✔ ✔
Content
Includes Interactive Elements

Online interactivity

This game is not yet available on Steam

Planned Release Date: Oct 27, 2026

This game plans to unlock in approximately 4 months

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About This Game

What Is This Game?

This is a chess variant in which players can “control the board” as a move action. The game supports online play, matches against AI, and local analysis. It also features a usable notation system and several customizable board rules.

Features

  • Sharpen your tactical thinking with carefully designed puzzles.

  • Play against specially optimized, high-strength bots.

  • Experiment with different rule variants.

  • Challenge your friends in online matches.

  • Puzzle Editor — share your moments of inspiration.

Additional Features

  • Switchable day and night themes.

  • Customizable piece and board styles.

  • Notation support in both JSON and human-readable formats.

  • Chess clock.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

This game uses generative AI to assist with code completion and localization translation. The game's library cover art, promotional images are hand-drawn and then enhanced with AI.

System Requirements

Windows
macOS
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200、AMD FX-4100、Snapdragon X Elite
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: distributions released after 2020 Integrated graphics with full support for Vulkan 1.0, Metal 3 (macOS), or Direct3D 12 (Feature Level 12_0, Windows)
    • Storage: 200 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: macOS 10.15 (Forward+/Mobile, Vulkan), macOS 13.0 (Forward+/Mobile, Metal)
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200、AMD FX-4100、Snapdragon X Elite
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: distributions released after 2020 Integrated graphics with full support for Vulkan 1.0, Metal 3 (macOS), or Direct3D 12 (Feature Level 12_0, Windows)
    • Storage: 200 MB available space
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Linux distributions released after 2020
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200、AMD FX-4100、Snapdragon X Elite
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: distributions released after 2020 Integrated graphics with full support for Vulkan 1.0, Metal 3 (macOS), or Direct3D 12 (Feature Level 12_0, Windows)
    • Storage: 200 MB available space
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