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Knight's Retreat

A chess game without any chess. Rearrange your troops to bring your best knights back to your Kingdom in an abstract medieval world.

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Developer
Minimol Games
Publisher
Minimol Games
Release
August 6, 2020
5 years and 362 days ago
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Very Positive98 reviews90.8%

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About the Game

A chess game without any chess. Rearrange your troops to bring your best knights back to your Kingdom in an abstract medieval world.

Featuring:

  • 80 hand-crafted levels with increasing complexity;

  • A fun chess puzzle now available to everyone (even to those who never played chess);

  • Beautiful, abstract world inspired by Medieval Times;

  • Originally composed music to help you focus and relax while solving the puzzles.

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