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The Chess

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72%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability
72% User Score Based on 74 reviews

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The Chess is a single player and multiplayer tactical role playing game with a historical theme. It was developed by NowakGames and was released on June 26, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

THE CHESS Themed Chess: Relaxing Minimalistic Strategy GameThemed Chess offers a relaxing and minimalist approach to the classic chess game. With multiple gameplay options, beautiful themed boards, and a variety of chess pieces, it's perfect for casual players and strategy lovers alike. Whether you prefer to play against AI or challenge other players, this game offers endless enjoyment with many …

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72%Audience ScoreBased on 74 reviews
graphics4 positive mentions
stability1 negative mentions
  • Good for beginners and casual players to learn and enjoy chess with multiple difficulty levels and achievement progression.
  • Clean and minimalist presentation with customizable themed boards and pieces, offering both 2D and 3D perspectives.
  • Free-to-play, accessible chess experience with functioning local and online multiplayer options despite low player base.
  • AI is too weak and predictable even on the highest difficulty, making it easy to consistently beat the computer.
  • AI move times are excessively long, often causing frustrating delays, and sometimes causing the game to hang indefinitely.
  • Multiplayer suffers from bugs such as inability to join or rehost matches and desynchronization, reducing its reliability.

  • graphics

    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The graphics are clean, functional, and offer useful customization options like switching between 3D and 2D board views, making them convenient for players. While visuals are pleasant and beginner-friendly, they are generally considered passable and not particularly impressive compared to top-tier games. Overall, the graphics effectively support gameplay without standing out as a major highlight.

    • “The 3D visuals are clean and functional, and I really appreciate the option to switch to a 2D board view – it's very convenient for analyzing positions.”
    • “Pros: relaxed, no-cost entry into chess with pleasing visuals and beginner-friendly features.”
    • “Graphics are interesting and offer options to customize your chess board.”
    • “Com unfortunately apart from the graphics and sound effects.”
    • “The graphics in this game are passable, but could be better.”

  • gameplay

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers casual, quick play but lacks unique mechanics, progression systems, and depth, making it less appealing for hardcore players. While visually appealing, it currently falls short of delivering a top-tier gameplay experience. Upcoming RPG-themed DLC may add more content in the future.

    • “It’s perfect for quick, casual play—but without deeper mechanics or a vibrant online scene, it falls short for die‑hard chess enthusiasts.”
    • “To be worth a gamer's time, the game must match top tier visuals with top tier gameplay, and that's not happening here.”
    • “Room for growth: it's free-to-play with upcoming RPG-themed DLC, but currently lacks unique mechanics or progression systems beyond cosmetics.”
    • “It's perfect for quick, casual play—but without deeper mechanics or a vibrant online scene, it falls short for die-hard chess enthusiasts.”

  • stability

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

    The game currently experiences glitches that affect stability, but users are hopeful that future updates will address and resolve these issues.

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The Chess is a tactical role playing game with historical theme. Common tags for The Chess include free to play, turn-based, indie, war, tabletop and others.

The Chess is available on PC and Windows.

The Chess was released on June 26, 2025.

The Chess was developed by NowakGames.

The Chess has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Chess for its graphics but disliked it for its gameplay.

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

Similar games include Chess Ultra, Dark Chess, 3D Chess, Splendor, Just Go and others.