- September 9, 2025
- BRANE
Master of Chess
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Master of Chess is a single player management game. It was developed by BRANE and was released on September 9, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.
Master of Chess is a career simulation game where you create and develop a chess player from a young prodigy to a world-class master. Improve your skills with the help of an AI coach, solve challenging puzzles, and manage the pressures of a professional chess career. Outsmart opponents and strive for chess immortality through strategic gameplay and smart decision-making.
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- Innovative blend of chess and RPG elements, allowing players to simulate a chess career and improve their skills.
- The hint system and AI assistance provide a unique way to learn and play chess, making it accessible for players of all skill levels.
- Active developer engagement and regular updates show promise for future improvements and features.
- The game suffers from numerous bugs and stability issues, including crashes and unreliable AI performance.
- The user interface is clunky and non-intuitive, making navigation and gameplay frustrating at times.
- The management aspects feel superficial and underdeveloped, leading to an identity crisis between being a chess trainer and a management sim.
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The gameplay is centered around "key moments" that allow players to make pivotal moves in chess, enhancing the experience beyond a continuous flow of matches. It features various modes, including full AI assistance and semi-assisted play, which introduce strategic decision-making regarding when to seek help. While the core loop of competing in events and upgrading characters is engaging, some players find the reliance on Elo calculations and the energy mechanic can detract from the overall enjoyment.
“The core gameplay loop of entering events, performing well for prizes, and using proceeds to enter more prestigious events is a well-trodden path within sports games, and Master of Chess implements this seamlessly to create a satisfying career experience.”
“Playing with unreliable engine assistance, and by extension having to decide how much to trust it when it suggests moves you otherwise would not have considered, is fundamentally a gameplay mechanic that I find fascinating.”
“The gameplay itself is what I truly love.”
“I think it's a good general concept that never quite landed in a specific gameplay spot.”
“At first, I thought this game was only good for people that want to play chess for like 10+ hours with pretty much no change of pace whatsoever, but the ability to turn on 'key moments' makes gameplay feel much less a nonstop flow of chess games.”
“The game has 3 types of gameplay: you can play with full AI assistance (which will be as strong as your ELO, so don't expect to beat much stronger opponents), then there's the semi-assisted mode, where you choose the moves yourself, but then your player judges the move (if your player is weak, then the judgment may not be as accurate), then there's the normal mode, where you can play completely alone.”
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Master of Chess is a management game.
Master of Chess is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.
Master of Chess was released on September 9, 2025.
Master of Chess was developed by BRANE.
Master of Chess has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its graphics.
Master of Chess is a single player game.
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