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Deathmate

DEATHMATE is a chess-themed roguelike deckbuilder. Build an army of pieces, stack a deck full of moves, and battle your way across the map towards the Grim Reaper.

26 July 2026

Deathmate is an arcade developed by Halftoasted, released 26 July 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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What Deathmate is

Deathmate is an arcade game developed by Halftoasted and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

DEATHMATE is a chess-themed roguelike deckbuilder. Build an army of pieces, stack a deck full of moves, and battle your way across the map towards the Grim Reaper.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Deathmate launched on 26 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved and Big Walk.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Big Walk.

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When did Deathmate come out?
Deathmate was released on 26 July 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.

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