Obscure

Gigachess

82% positive of 85 Steam reviews

Released: 2015
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, itch.io

Made by Drixxel Soft.

About the game

Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!

Tagged by players

Chess
Tabletop
Mouse Only
Turn-Based
Board Game
Tower Defense
Score Attack
Procedural Generation
Strategy
Difficult
Turn-Based Combat
Turn-Based Tactics

What players say

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Gigachess

82% positive of 85 Steam reviews

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Released: 2015
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, itch.io

Made by Drixxel Soft.

About the game

Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!

Tagged by players

Chess
Tabletop
Mouse Only
Turn-Based
Board Game
Tower Defense
Score Attack
Procedural Generation
Strategy
Difficult
Turn-Based Combat
Turn-Based Tactics

What players say

Recommended
Good premise, but buggier than a $5 hotel room. Fix the annoying menu flash, the wierd screen resize issue, the loss of mouse pointer after resize, and the recentering of the window at random times and then we can focus on the game rather the fustration of the UI.
9 min played when written. 35 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Nice puzzle game with a lot of levels and different modes. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1800110955 The game uses chess rules. You usually control stronger pieces, like bishop, knight and etc. Enemy starts with a lot of pawns. So, there are 3 game modes. First one is endless mode. You start with 4 pieces and should defend against endless hordes of pawns. Later stronger pieces appear. You can…
1.6 h played when written. 18 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I really thought I would like this. I like chess, puzzle games, and chess puzzles. But this feels like annoyng work (to someone who likes the aforementioned), not fun for me. I am not saying there is anything wrong with the game. It is as advertised. There is just something about it that does not sit right with me. Trying to put my finger on it, I think it is the combination of moving attackers and puzzles that…
48 min played when written. 23 found it helpful.
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