Developer: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Steam Deck Compatibility?: Verified
Rrp: £7.91 (Itch.io), £8.99 (Gog,com, Humble and Steam)
I’ve never been good at chess, I understand the rules but I just can’t do that whole ‘thinking several steps ahead’ thing. But this… this I can do. You control the black king and you’re trying to take your kingdom back one blast at a time.
You’d think that giving the King a shotgun would trivialise the game, and it would except each piece now has a health value and your shotgun deals inconsistent damage due to its firing spread. At the start of a run you can select which shotgun you’d like to use, as each has their own quirks. Of course, when you first start the game only one will be available to you.
Upon completing a level you have to choose between a set of cards, each set of cards has a black and a white card. The black card usually is beneficial to you, while the white aids the white pieces. These cards can completely change the way the game is played, from bishops that can move orthogonally to adding a Queen to the board every 10 turns.
This game doesn’t have me clamouring to play more chess but it definitely makes me want to play more of this version. Definitely worth a look.
