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Steam Deckbuilder Fest
DECKBUILDER FEST Today also kicks off Steam's Deckbuilder Fest! There are nearly 2000 games taking part in this event. WizardChess is 50% off all week as a part of this event! [dynamiclink href="https://store.steampower…
Checkmate: A Chess Games Collection
If you've been holding off picking up WizardChess, waiting for a great deal to come along, look no further. Our game is now available alongside 10 other Chess-based titles for 1 low price in the latest Humble Bundle. AN…
2026 Publisher Sale
Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale! Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more! WizardChess is 50% off! Be sure to check the Bundle List for any additiona…
ANZ IndieFest 2025
Thank you to The Indie Brew for organizing and including WizardChess in the ANZ IndieFest. Grab the game now with it's ALL TIME low discount of 40% off! [dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274210/Wiza…
Expansion Pack Update
TL;DR: we're introducing 4 new units that can be unlocked via the Daily Challenge. These are designed to cut across the existing set of mechanics in interesting ways and unlock new ways to play with all the existing uni…
Hidden Discoveries
Turns out the spawn rate was much too low on some of the new units, sorry! The good news is that if you play the Daily Challenge or complete some Lessons, you're almost guaranteed to see something new :) NEW Enabled Min…
You guys are really good at finding bugs
Welcome to WizardChess 1.1.2, patches and hotfixes galore. Even more little fixes than mentioned below, turns out you are all really good at finding edgecases! NEW Rhino unit ↳ Unlocked via Daily Challenge NEW Cowpoke u…
The Daily Challenge Update
Welcome to WizardChess 1.1.0, now featuring a Daily Challenge! Here's a summary of the major changes in this update: NEW Arcade Mode scoring system ↳ Based on run performance, max difficulty and encounters survived NEW…
2025 Publisher Sale
Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale! Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more! How about a FREE game?! Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre launche…
Less bugs, more ways to play
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.6! Last hotfix build before we release some new Content™️. NEW Arcade Mode Sub Modes ↳ Turns: Play against a turn limit ↳ Timed: Race against the clock NEW Added moves counter to victory scree…
Happy New Year!
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.5! We've got some new units in the oven, but more bug fixes in the meantime. NEW Cloud Save enabled for everyone ↳ Hopefully behaving now, let us know if you have any issues NEW Arcade run sco…
Filling Gaps
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.4! Thanks for all the feedback, it's been great to see all of your strategies. NEW Added Frostopus and Tentacold codex entries NEW Added 6 new lessons: Mychael, Pescator, Cultist, Yeti, Cyboxe…
v1.0.3 Edgecases
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.3! A quick patch to roundout the week. We're still actively tracking and fixing bugs, more to come next week. CHANGE Trade offers user interface order is now flipped CHANGE Skip "unlocked all…
v1.0.2 Bugs and Balance
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.2! Yet more bug fixes! Thanks for all the feedback and kind words following release, we didn't make a huge splash but the new faces in Discord are very welcome. NEW Fichillin now available as…
Hotfix incoming!
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.1! A fast follow to 1.0.0 with some bugfixes :) NEW Show "Shiny Unit" in Codex entry if you have completed a unit's lesson NEW Start tutorial arcade run with 5 VIM NEW Preserve unit stat upgra…
WizardChess 1.0 is here!
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0! After 3 years, we actually did it! Thanks to all of you for your support and feedback. We hope you enjoy the game! Please report any bugs or issues to our Discord server. If you've played bef…
WizardChess 1.0: Coming December 14th 2024
Welcome to WizardChess 0.9.9! Yeah, this is the last patch before the real thing. NEW Lessons are now (mostly) completable NEW Add sound for revealing rewards NEW Replace old scene transition with a new shader (much fas…
Final Beta Build (0.9.7)
Welcome to WizardChess 0.9.7! We've been in the dungeon, crossing our I's and dotting our T's (and then realising our mistakes). We have increased the RRP of WizardChess to $15 USD. This will be the full US release pric…
Devlog: Ante + Dynamic Difficulty (0.9.6)
A short devlog update video showcasing and summarizing the latest changes to Arcade Mode & the thinking behind the design.
Up The Ante (0.9.6)
Welcome to WizardChess 0.9.6! We're tuning the balance and dynamics of Arcade Mode and bringing the endgame into focus. We dropped the initial time limit for Arcade Mode to 5 minutes and introduced a new concept: Ante.…
