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Combat Chess is a single player and multiplayer tactical turn-based strategy game with fantasy, medieval, historical and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Minds Eye Productions and was released on February 23, 2021. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Play with living, battling characters! Combat Chess takes the basic chess game and adds an imaginative element for players bored with the simple "black vs. white" chess board. Beautifully done in rendered 3D graphics, Combat Chess adds stunning animation sequences during gameplay. Combat Chess is written to Grand Master standards and supports play against human opponents. Combat Chess includes 3D…

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64%Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews
optimization1 positive mentions
graphics1 negative mentions

  • Nostalgic value for players familiar with the original or from childhood memories.
  • Runs without requiring third-party mods or software.
  • Entertaining animated chess game with cool and amusing animations and characters.
  • Severe technical issues including bugs, crashes, and poor performance on modern PCs.
  • No support for modern resolutions or fullscreen mode; game runs in windowed mode only.
  • Slow animations and opponent AI causing extended match times, leading to poor pacing.
  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is widely criticized for being annoying and poorly integrated, contributing to a frustrating overall experience. Additionally, difficulty in adjusting sound options exacerbates these issues.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game suffers from poor optimization, lacking support for modern display resolutions and failing to run smoothly on contemporary gaming PCs.

  • graphics

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The graphics lack customization options, with no ability to change resolution or adjust other visual settings. This limits the user's control over the visual experience.

    • “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
  • humor

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is highlighted by its animations, which are both entertaining and amusingly awkward, adding a quirky charm to the experience.

    • “The animations are both cool and hilariously bad.”
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Combat Chess is a tactical turn-based strategy game with fantasy, medieval, historical and dark fantasy themes. Common tags for Combat Chess include turn-based, 3D, tabletop, retro, board game and others.

Combat Chess is available on PC and Windows.

Combat Chess was released on February 23, 2021.

Combat Chess was developed by Minds Eye Productions.

Combat Chess has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Combat Chess for its optimization but disliked it for its music.

Combat Chess is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include RectRacer, Chess Ultra, Catch the Kids, Tactical Mind, Casino Poker and others.