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Chess Twist

A game of chess set on a procedurally generated board, where tiles can have 3 or 5 diagonals and straight lines bend around your opponent's defenses. Same rules, different battlefield. Opportunities for new…

30 May 2024

Chess Twist is a strategy developed by Guillaume Fradin, released 30 May 2024 on iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Chess Twist is

Chess Twist is a strategy game developed by Guillaume Fradin and released in 2024. It is available on iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A game of chess set on a procedurally generated board, where tiles can have 3 or 5 diagonals and straight lines bend around your opponent's defenses. Same rules, different battlefield. Opportunities for new strategies are hidden in plain sight. Will you see them before your opponent does?
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Chess Twist launched on 30 May 2024, within three weeks of Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nine Sols and Animal Well.

Released around the same time: Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nine Sols, Animal Well.

Official trailer

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When did Chess Twist come out?
Chess Twist was released on 30 May 2024 for iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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