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Gigachess

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

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Developer
Drixxel Soft
Publisher
Drixxel Soft
Release
December 15, 2015
10 years and 233 days ago
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Very Positive96 reviews82.3%

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About the Game



Gigachess is a puzzle board hero defense. With your custom party of Knights, Rooks and Bishops, defend against the relentless waves of enemy Pawns running a blitz for the board's bottom. The seemingly unbreakable formations and constant downward march of your foe transform chess from slow burn to tactical rush in this deeply addictive single-player remix of turn-based strategy's ultimate grandmaster.

How long can you survive the Pawn onslaught?

GIGACHESS v1.27 FEATURES

  • Endless mode with randomly generated waves and a choice of 4 difficulty levels for a perpetual Pawn menace (now with Autosaves, Hyper states & Mutators!)
  • Puzzle Attack mode offering 48 high-stakes, logic-testing stages to clear (now with Easy Mode!)
  • Knight's Dungeon mode providing a 40-stage set of knight's tour-inspired puzzles to maze through (now with a Level Editor & Steam Workshop support!)
  • Playable Tutorials & Tooltips for a crash course in the mechanical intricacies & insight on demand
  • Strategic Power-ups that block advancing Pawns, plant explosive traps & more!
  • Competitive Leaderboards to rank your best played games against the world
  • Achievements & Trading Cards for the complete Steam experience

A single-player chess variant has never been more compelling. Get your head around Gigachess today!
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