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Prisoners Chess

You know how the pieces move. You don't know how they die. A chess roguelike where every piece bleeds. Level them, perk them or lose them forever. Take the enemy King's head, or bleed their army dry. One path…

24 September 2026

Prisoners Chess is a card & board game developed by Oh Baby Games, released 24 September 2026 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Prisoners Chess is

Prisoners Chess is a card & board game game developed by Oh Baby Games and released in 2026. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

You know how the pieces move. You don't know how they die. A chess roguelike where every piece bleeds. Level them, perk them or lose them forever. Take the enemy King's head, or bleed their army dry. One path saves you. One damns you. Hell keeps score.
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Prisoners Chess launched on 24 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

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When did Prisoners Chess come out?
Prisoners Chess was released on 24 September 2026 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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