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40-player real-time chess battle royale on a massive chessboard. Outplay enemies with chess tactics and game-changing ability kits. Master the chaos as the storm closes in to be the last King standing!

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Season 0 Finale Event (Nov1)

Nov 1, 2025

Join us on Saturday Nov1 to kick-off the finale weekend! Use the redemption code FREEWKND for:

A raffle entry for a Steam Deck (terms[chessarena.gg]) that will be announced on Alex Botez's Twitch stream on Sunday Nov2 (12-4pm PT)
In-game diamonds to try out various cosmetics
Free play with all the champions you don't own yet
Double Battle Pass XP for PERMANENT rewards on launch!

We'll also be sharing an experimental Duos Battle Royale mode because you've been asking! We spent 48 hours straight working on it. Bring a friend, try it out, and give us some feedback!

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Can we stop with morally reprehensible characters and images added to a CHESS game of all things?

Look, as a christian, I would play this game, but yet it has necromancy, satanism, and literal deceitful characters and images. I can't play your game because the bible is quite clear "abstain from every form of evil." If you removed the satanism, the necromancy, and the deceitful oriented characters and images from this game, you'd have a wider playerbase. If making a game about sexual assault is wrong, why is it okay to make a game with literal satanism and occult images? Please adjust your game that...

Morris

Jan 22 @ 3:11pm

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Season 0: Closed Beta (Oct25 - Nov2)

Oct 22, 2025

It's almost time. Season 0 runs from October 25 - November 2!

Jam-packed mini-season:

Free Battle Pass with permanent launch rewards
New content every day
Special events with creator guests
Opportunities to win exclusive prizes

Invite-only exclusive experience:

Random Steam drops starting October 25
Random key drops in Discord[discord.gg] and newsletter (sign up here[chessarena.gg])
People with access can invite 3 friends in Steam (Library, Store Page)
Twitch key drops coming soon -- stay tuned

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Playtest this weekend! (October 18-19)

Oct 16, 2025

We'll be playtesting the game this weekend at the following times: