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Gambit

Chess game about beating strongest chess engine, but in roguelike style

31 December 2027

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Gambit is an indie developed by Jeriko, releasing 31 December 2027 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Gambit is

Gambit is an unreleased indie game in development at Jeriko, currently scheduled for 31 December 2027. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Godot.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The age of classical chess is over. In Gambit, you challenge the machine through a roguelike series of battles where every match twists the rules and every run demands a new strategy. This is not just a test of chess skill, but a fight to adapt, endure, and prove that human ingenuity still has a place on the board. Combine chess pieces with unique kings, for get special abilities and effects. Be careful, every 3 round you will fight with endgame boss witch represents different chess variants like Atomic, Fog of War, Anti-chess etc.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When is Gambit coming out?
Gambit is scheduled to release on 31 December 2027. That is 442 days away.

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