Ludography
73/100
Metacritic5 critic reviews
Player reviews
90% positive121 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows
Price
US$5.99

Where to get it

Chessarama cover

2023 · Minimol Games · Puzzle · Strategy

Chessarama

Timed Xbox exclusive

Chessarama is a collection of chess-inspired puzzle and strategy games that use chess pieces and their established move sets, then reimagines their goals and themes. Solve challenges, unlock collectibles, and compete against each other on the leaderboards. Welcome to Chessarama!

Released
5 December 2023
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
PuzzleStrategyTurn-based strategyTacticalIndieBoard game
Developers
Minimol Games
Publishers
Minimol GamesHawthorn Games
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
FantasyEducational
Engine
Unity
Age ratings
ESRB EPEGI 7GRAC ALL
Languages
Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 8 more
Features
Family SharingFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam achievementsSteam trading cards
Time to beat
13hmain story16hcompletionist
›Story

The ancient game of Chess… reimagined. Over and over again.

Chessarama is a collection of original chess-inspired turn-based games. Choose a game, quickly learn its rules and play through the campaigns, community levels or build your own puzzles.

Chessarama features several full games, each one of them with its own set of rules, art, pieces and game mechanics.

Each game will feature a Creative Mode that will allow you to create your own puzzles and challenge other players to beat it.

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Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows5 December 2023Worldwide
Xbox One5 December 2023Worldwide
Xbox Series X/S5 December 2023Worldwide
PlayStation 517 April 2025Worldwide
Nintendo Switch17 April 2025Worldwide

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