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Chessire

Also known as Chessire, c, chessire

A roguelike tactical auto battler where you build an army of chess pieces infused with stats and magical abilities. Craft your deck, manage your kingdom, master the combat system, and fight waves of enemies. Command your army manually or sit back and enjoy the fantasy auto battles!

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19 May 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 01 Mar 2026

Prettification Updates (Phase 1)

I'm taking some time to improve the look and feel of the game, so this update is focused entirely around making stuff prettier! All new background art assets. Changed color grading to make units pop more against the bac…

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February 2026
Hello, this is a large update. First of all the game was a bit too hard. I apologise for this. To help with this I introduce the... Integrity System and Enemy Selection redesign Losing a battle does not lose you the run…9 changesGameplayBalancePatch notes18 Feb 2026
January 2026
Prestige Challenges and balance updates!Small update to bring back a bit of challenge to the game. Prestige Challenges Small set of modifiers to the base experience to make the game a bit harder. This is not the longterm goal for difficulty progression for th…Event9 changesBalanceUI/audio28 Jan 2026
Gameplay You can now Pass in manual mode. UI Streamlined manual mode UI. You can now hover a Unit Card's name and see the movement options shown in a tooltip. Bugs Fixed Conscription not exhausting Units. Fixed Stratege…6 changesFixGameplayPatch notes24 Jan 2026
This update introduces some fresh events to the Town, some aimed at introducing new build options while others are there to make the Town phase less hyper-reliant on gold and give the player more options when they're ru…13 changes3 numericFixPatch notes22 Jan 2026
UI New UI element that shows your current stat totals in comparison to the enemy, both during Setup and dynamically during Battle. In Manual mode, unit tile highlight now colors according to what actions unit can perfor…9 changesFixUI/audioPatch notes20 Jan 2026
Goodbye AFK Chess - arise Chessire!Over the past 2 years I've iterated on "AFK Chess". Over those 2 years countless people have told me that they were expecting a different kind of game than the one they got - they expected an idler game. Naturally they…Announcement1 changeGameplay19 Jan 2026
May 2025
This is a relatively small update gameplay-wise but it introduces a whole new system which will play a big role in the further design of the game. Castable Abilities Up until now units were able to do two things in Batt…6 changesFixGameplayPatch notes26 May 2025
Stat Overhaul Unit Ranks/XP system removed. - Stat upgrades increase the stat depending on the stat gain of each unit. All Abilities that were previously scaling with Rank have been removed and now have individual upgra…7 changes2 numericFixPatch notes05 May 2025
April 2025
Shop Redesign Removed Unit Drafting The Shop is now a Reroll Shop The Shop Pool is semi-randomised each game. Units are added to the Pool every other round. Removed Shop Rank Up button New Shop Abilities Burn: Removes u…46 changes17 numericGameplayPatch notes24 Apr 2025
March 2025
Active Cards Active Cards can be cast onto the battlefield in setup, providing you ways to shape the terrain into a more favorable position. 3 Active cards make their appearance in this update with more to come: Dust Cl…16 changes6 numericBalanceStore29 Mar 2025
February 2025
It's been a while - but it's finally here! New Battle System A new battle system was designed along with an entirely new AI, developed from scratch. Highly inspired by chess but bringing in new concepts such as health,…4 changesBalanceGameplayPatch notes28 Feb 2025

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