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Dozen Chess

Dozen Chess is a turn-based strategy roguelike that reinterprets the rules of chess into a modern tactical RPG. Players must utilize limited resources and action points to optimally deploy their pieces…

15 July 2026

Dozen Chess is a card & board game, released 15 July 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Dozen Chess is

Dozen Chess was released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dozen Chess is a turn-based strategy roguelike that reinterprets the rules of chess into a modern tactical RPG. Players must utilize limited resources and action points to optimally deploy their pieces, combine unique skills, and overcome a trial consisting of 12 distinct stages.
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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.

What it launched against

Dozen Chess launched on 15 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 Dozen Chess come out?
Dozen Chess was released on 15 July 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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