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This Is Not Chess

Also known as This Is Not Chess, steam:1399040, this is not chess

A turn-based tactics game about goofy characters with wide and varied techniques duking it out across a bright and colourful battlefield.

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18 May 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 20 Nov 2023

November Update (231120)

G'day folks, I've been stuck in a kind of limbo with TINC: It's time to update, but there's not much to show! But spending any more time on anything big will take too long to update! And so I'd dig around and try to do…

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June 2023
June Update (230604)Hi folks, Thing I discovered about infrequent chances to work is that it's easy to lose focus, and thus several things got worked on but few which are in a good enough state to show off. Rather than remain silent for ev…Announcement3 changesPerformanceMaps03 Jun 2023
February 2023
Feburary Update (230210)G'day, g'day, Before I knew it we're two months into the new year. I hope it's been a good start to you all out there. The situation hasn't really changed here and I'm still in a sort of limbo state, however I'm still c…Event5 changesFixGameplay10 Feb 2023
November 2022
October/November Update (221101)G'day folks, With my situation being the way it is (that is to say, a bit misshapen), I've lost the routine that allowed me to get stuff done on This Is Not Chess. It seems there's some stability in the near future, so…Event5 changesFixPerformance02 Nov 2022
September 2022
September Update (220902)G'day, g'day! Added the ability to skip preparation and going straight to executing techniques. Currently I've added two buttons for attacking (one for the normal means, the other for the auto-execute) that show up when…Event10 changesFixGameplay05 Sept 2022
July 2022
July Update (220722)G'day folks, New level in chapter 4, with two new characters available (They will not unlock until this level is beaten). The music is still a placeholder as I struggle with this chapter's theme, but otherwise meant as…Event9 changesFixGameplay22 Jul 2022
June 2022
G'day folks, Some new units weren't ready in time for the update, so the next level of the fourth chapter misses out this time around. Instead I made do with some side goodies: More skirmish maps, another challenge map…9 changesFixMapsPatch notes20 Jun 2022
May 2022
G'day folks, Got started with the fourth chapter, giving us a cutscene or two with a new level. Admittedly using placeholder music...for now. I've fully implemented campaign levels having multiple destinations, basicall…7 changesFixGameplaySecurity18 May 2022
April 2022
April Update (220412)G'day mates, Once again we've got a few more units. Are they for the next chapter, or the challenge mode? Like before, they're immediately available for now, but as the levels they get introduced in are added, you'll ha…Event6 changesFixGameplay12 Apr 2022
March 2022
G'day mates, Light update again! Chapter 4 is underway, with dialogue planned out and some of the maps prepared, but no units completed yet. Changes Unit editor shows point values of styles and techniques. Squad prep sc…5 changesMapsGameplayPatch notes07 Mar 2022
January 2022
G'day mates, Minor update this time around. Just some better UI in the editors and miscellaneous fixes. There were attempts to add music to bring more variety around but nothing I've made so far I can consider serviceab…6 changesFixUI/audioPatch notes29 Jan 2022
December 2021
G'day mates, hope you're having a wonderful holiday as the year comes to a close! As hoped, the AI has been improved to stop attempting the more wasteful moves (especially ones that are simply impossible). While tweakin…9 changesFixGameplayPatch notes29 Dec 2021

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