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About This Game

Desperado Chess brings classic chess to life with animated fantasy battles, distinctive piece sets, and immersive 3D boards. Plan your moves, outthink your opponent, and watch Cowboys shoot it out in a saloon or trolls trade blows and sword-wielding characters clash as captures unfold.

CLASSIC CHESS, CHARACTERFUL COMBAT

Play familiar chess with its full traditional rules. Combat animations turn captures into miniature battles while every outcome remains determined by your moves.

PLAY AND PRACTICE

Challenge computer opponents with adjustable difficulty, or face a friend in local, same-screen two-player matches. Explore tutorials and practice your strategy at your own pace.

REVIEW YOUR MOVES

Use Stockfish-powered analysis to revisit positions, spot mistakes, and explore recommended moves after a game.

MAKE THE BOARD YOUR OWN

Choose from the included piece sets, boards, and environments to give each match a different atmosphere.

KEY FEATURES

• Complete traditional chess rules.
• Animated fantasy combat during captures.
• Computer opponents with adjustable difficulty.
• Local two-player chess on the same screen.
• Tutorials and practice play.
• Stockfish-powered game analysis.
• A selection of piece sets, boards, and environments.
• Separate music and ambience volume controls and a reduced camera motion option.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

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

Generative AI was used to create the Desperado Chess logo artwork displayed at startup and used as the application icon. This artwork was created during development; no generative AI content is produced during gameplay.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Chess pieces engage in animated fantasy battles during captures. Troll characters strike each other, and other characters attack with swords and other weapons. The game contains no nudity or sexual content.