Underplayed Gems

King's Hand (2023)

King's Hand cover
Developer
corrox
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Casual, Free To Play, Sports, Strategy
Rating
4.1 of 5, 23 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 48 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A straightforward but unpredictable chess battle where card-given abilities and exchanges keep each match feeling quick and luck-influenced.

strategiccompetitivecasualrandomizedfast-paceddirectsimple

What players say

Players enjoy the card-chess mix and the pixel art style, but the co-op is broken and the game suffers from a low player count, making quickplay dead. While some praise the unique abilities, others call it a microtransaction-laden attempt to fix chess that didn't need fixing. Newcomers wish there was a bot mode to learn.

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