Yes, My Queen

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Yes, My Queen is a single player turn-based strategy game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Wall Spaghetti and was released on November 10, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

Yes, My Queen is a chess-inspired roguelike where you build and command a growing army of chess pieces to defeat increasingly difficult enemies and escape the dungeon. Use unique cards to bend traditional chess rules, summon special units, and create powerful strategies. Adapt and evolve your deck to overcome challenges and save your Queen.

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Single-Player

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91%

Audience ScoreBased on 23 reviews

humor3 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

The game offers a fun twist on chess, combining it with deck-building mechanics that add creativity and strategy to gameplay.
The core gameplay is engaging, with interesting encounters and mechanics that keep the experience fresh for a few hours.
The character interactions and charming dialogue enhance the overall ambiance, making the game enjoyable even for those who are not chess experts.

The game lacks replayability and variety, leading to repetitive gameplay after unlocking upgrades and cards.
There are several bugs and gameplay mechanics that can feel unfair or confusing, detracting from the overall experience.
The game can feel unbalanced, with many cards becoming useless after a short time, and the need to replay early levels multiple times can be tedious.

gameplay
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The gameplay is praised for its innovative blend of chess and deck-building mechanics, offering engaging encounters and fun boss battles. However, players have reported bugs and frustrating mechanics, particularly regarding progression and checkpoints, which can detract from the overall experience. Despite these issues, many find the core concept enjoyable and appreciate the variety of card builds available.
- “Really interesting encounters and mechanics.”
- “The core gameplay - using chess as a framework for a roguelite experience - is a fun idea.”
- “Bosses use a lot of fun mechanics to keep things enticing.”
- “I think there's a fair amount of bugs or gameplay mechanics that don't make sense to me, but I know it's an indie dev, so I'll just recommend it here.”
- “I'm putting this game on hiatus for now because I'm way too heated that I lost a 2+ hour run due to what I believe is faulty game mechanics.”
- “It makes sense as a game mechanic when you start out and are collecting pieces and currency, and death is required to progress, but I'd rather see a checkpoint system or something after each queen miniboss than being forced to replay a bunch of early stages a million times.”
music
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The music in the game is highly praised, with many players finding it immersive and enjoyable enough to enhance their experience without needing their own playlists. Despite some technical issues reported, the soundtrack is considered a standout feature that complements the gameplay effectively.
- “The music is very good.”
- “Amazing game, with plenty of interesting card builds, mechanics, and awesome music.”
- “When I got to the music monarch, the game was lagging more and more over time until I had to reset my computer, then it worked.”
- “In some roguelikes, I prefer my own playlist to get in the mood for repeated runs, but here I fully let myself be carried by the soundtrack without even realizing it.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is straightforward and engaging, featuring intriguing details; however, the plot progression heavily relies on gifting to characters, which some players found unnecessary as they could complete most content without engaging in this mechanic.
- “The game is super easy to understand, and the story offers interesting details.”
- “The plot moving forward seems attached to giving gifts to characters, and I completed the game and saw most of the content before even giving one gift to several characters.”
- “The story feels disjointed and lacks a coherent flow, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “Character development is shallow, and their motivations are often unclear, leaving me disconnected from the narrative.”
optimization
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The game's optimization has received negative feedback, with users reporting significant memory and GPU issues that hinder performance. Many are hopeful for improvements in future updates.
- “Regarding performance: I must say 'ouch.' The game has caused memory and GPU issues for me and other users, but I’m hoping these will be fixed in a future update.”
- “The optimization is severely lacking; I experience frequent frame drops and stuttering, making it hard to enjoy the gameplay.”
- “Despite the game's potential, the poor optimization leads to long loading times and crashes, which ruin the overall experience.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players appreciate the humor in the game, particularly enjoying the whimsical ability to "nuke" chess pieces that misbehave, which adds a refreshing and entertaining twist to the traditional gameplay.
- “As someone who has been playing chess for over 10 years, I think being able to nuke the pieces that looked at you wrong (among other funny things) gives a refreshing experience.”
- “The humor in this game is top-notch, with clever puns and hilarious character interactions that keep me laughing.”
- “I love how the game incorporates absurd scenarios that catch you off guard and make you chuckle every time.”
replayability
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Players feel that the game has limited replayability, particularly due to the challenge of fully developing relationships with all characters in a single playthrough.
- “After this, I realized that this game simply lacks the replayability needed to max out relationships with all the characters.”