Open now · By request
Just Chessing Around playtest
by Cabbage Club
Build a chess army. Break the rules. Get thrown around by a tornado, spiked by a trap, swallowed by quicksand or captured by an enemy hiding in tall grass. Make your knights move infinitely or turn your bishops into necromancers. No king to checkmate. Just enemies to destroy.
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- On playtest since
- Nov 13, 2026
- Planned release
- Coming soon
- Developer
- Cabbage Club
- Platforms
- Windows
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- Dutch, English, French, Spanish - Latin America
How to join the Just Chessing Around playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the Just Chessing Around playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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About Just Chessing Around
The board is dangerous
Throughout the game you will come across different rooms, each with their own special environments. From grass that hides the type of piece that's in it, to quicksand that swallows your pieces & even minibosses with their own armies.
Buffs
This isn't just normal chess without a king to checkmate, you can upgrade your pieces. You get 5 slots in which you can place the buffs you come across throughout your run. Ranging from a buff that allows your rooks to ram through pieces to knights being able to move near infinitely.
Items
You can slot up to 2 items & use them any time. From bombs to potions that summon ghost pawns, use these to give yourself even more of an edge against your opponents.
Features:
- All pieces from OG Chess & custom pieces like The Plague Doctor & Jerry.
- Buffs to make your pieces stronger.
- Items to catch your enemies off guard.
- Boss battles.
- Different boards with their own environmental danger.
- Each piece has personality, using emotion bubbles to convey what they think of your actions.
From the game's Steam page.
