Underplayed Gems

Chessformer (2022)

Chessformer cover
Developer
Robert Alvarez
Genres
Casual, Strategy
Rating
5.0 of 5, 321 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.6 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A calm, logical puzzle game where each chess piece moves predictably, then falls and stacks, creating a slow-paced spatial challenge.

puzzleminimalistrelaxinggrid-basedlogicalsingleplayerdifficultmouse only

What players say

Players describe it as a creative chess-based puzzle platformer where each piece moves differently with gravity and walls, no tutorial but intuitive for chess players, and it is short and easy.

Screenshots

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