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ABOUT THE GAME

After selling 50,000+ physical units, the successful Australian board game, Chessplus, is getting a Video Game version.

It's Not Chess. It's Better!
Create powerful hybrid pieces like the "Knook" by moving the Knight + Rook onto the same square.

Unleash game-changing cards and master variants like King of the Hill in the Deckbuilder Roguelike, or battle in Online Multiplayer to become the first Chessplus Grandmaster!

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FEATURES

More Possibilities. More Strategies. More Blunders.

• Move as either piece: Move two pieces onto the same square using traditional chess moves to create powerful hybrids such as the "Biook", Bishop + Rook, and move as a combined piece.

• Split pieces strategically: Careful! You'll lose both your Queen + Knight if your "Quight" is captured, split them again for strategic positioning to capture your opponent's King.

• Endless Strategies: Exponentially more moves than chess, open by rocketing your Rook + Pawn as a "Roawn" across the board for a quick promotion to make an extra Queen.
  
  

Deckbuilder Roguelike.

• Master Variants: Battle progressively harder AI in different variants such as Fog of War and King of the Hill before taking on a Grandmaster boss battle. 

• Unleash game-changing abilities: Craft your deck with ability cards such as "Copy Cat" to copy the last piece you captured or "Blunder" to take a turn for the opposition.

• Choices Matter: Every run is different. Every piece you sacrifice, reward you choose or minigame you win will dramatically change the outcome of your run.
  
  
  

  Cross-platform Online Multiplayer.

• Grind your ELO: Outwit opponents in ranked play and become the world's first Chessplus Grandmaster.

• Compete in whacky variants: Play against your friends in custom variants such as King of the Hill with the Roguelike ability cards enabled for drafting.

• Practice makes perfect: Practice your openings against our custom Chessplus engine and review your past games to see where you blundered.
  
  
  

HISTORY

It all started with a 7-year-old determined to win a game of Chess against her dad. Aimee (Chessplus creator) was playing Chess against her father, Christian (Chessplus founder), but she was struggling. She knew that getting her Queen back was her best chance of turning the game around. 

Then she made an unexpected move — she put her Rook and her Pawn, two pieces, on the same square. Curious about his daughter’s creative thinking, Christian played along. On her next turn, Aimee moved both pieces across the board and proudly declared she had promoted her pawn and regained her Queen.

What started as a playful moment soon became a household obsession with family and friends. Over the years, this passion project evolved into a family business, selling over 50,000 physical units worldwide—and now, Chessplus is making its way into the world of video games.

ABOUT THE DEVELOPERS

Josh Caratelli, Digital Director
Josh has spent over a decade professionally in the video game development industry, and is internationally recognized for his critical engineering work across several Call of Duty® titles. During the day, he is the Engineering Director at Gravity Well (a AAA game development studio). At night he is the developer of the Chessplus video game.

Christian Simpson, Founder of Chessplus
Christian is founder and creator of the award winning Australian board game, Chessplus. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, the family business has sold over 50,000 physical board game units worldwide and won the Good Design Australia award.

More on the physical board game can be found here.