Black Pieces Move First
Chess, but with a unique twist: you freely control a rebellious black pawn, determined to change the rules of the game. Dozens of chess sokoban puzzles with a touch of action and a tale of revenge.
Black Pieces Move First is a strategy, released 16 July 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Black Pieces Move First is
Black Pieces Move First was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Chess, but with a unique twist: you freely control a rebellious black pawn, determined to change the rules of the game. Dozens of chess sokoban puzzles with a touch of action and a tale of revenge.
How it plays
It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Black Pieces Move First launched on 16 July 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.
Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.
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