Underplayed Gems

Gigachess (2015)

Gigachess cover
Developer
Drixxel Soft
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.1 of 5, 96 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

Gigachess transforms chess into a tense, fast-paced tactical rush as you defend against endless procedurally generated waves of enemy pawns.

tactical rushaddictivedifficultturn-basedproceduralfast-paced strategyreplayabletense

What players say

Players describe Gigachess as a chess-themed puzzle game, not a full chess game, using only knights, rooks, and bishops. The endless mode is popular and praised for its challenge, while puzzle mode is hard. Some note performance issues on older laptops, and a few wish for more cosmetic options.

Screenshots

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