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Rooklike Gambit playtest
by Szakacs Gergely Zoltan, Frajna Tamas
Command your chess army in this real-time rougelike tactics game and defeat the enemy pieces in mission after mission. Unlock powers and abilities, collect resources, craft items, bolster your army and defend your King at all cost or you will have try from square one again!
Anyone with a Steam account can join, and it's free.
- Access
- Instant
- On playtest since
- Jul 5, 2026
- Planned release
- To be announced
- Developer
- Szakacs Gergely Zoltan, Frajna Tamas
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- English, French, German, Hungarian and 7 more
How to join the Rooklike Gambit playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Join playtest button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Use the Rooklike Gambit playtest signup there. You're in straight away, with nothing to pay.
- The playtest shows up in your Steam library, ready to install and play.
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About Rooklike Gambit
Real-time chess with roguelike elements
Make your gambit as each battle will require your tactical wit and reflexes be in top shape: playing chess is hard, playing chess in real-time is harder, playing chess in real-time where pieces can shoot across the board is AWESOME.
Destroy the enemy King, but don't forget to defend your own, or it's game over!
Upgradable pieces, unlockable abilities
Your surviving pieces will gain XP after each mission, when leveling up they can gain powerful abilities from a randomized selection.
Mining and crafting
Collect wood and stone, earn gold by killing enemy pieces, look for treasure chests hidden on the map! Each resource is valuable to recruit troops or craft items providing passive bonuses.
Gamemodes
- In the Campaign you must defeat the enemy all through the land of to earn back your kingdom. Collect resources, prepare your army, but be aware once you lose a piece, it's gone forever!
- Going for the Challenge means you need to beat the Black King with its ever increasing army on the regular chessboard. Reach the top score on the Steam leaderboard!
From the game's Steam page.
