StrategyFit check
Is Chess: The Lost Pieces worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Chess players who want piece abilities to change familiar board tactics
- Deck-building fans who prefer assembling an army from recruitable units
- Players seeking online chess matches with friends or other opponents
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want standard chess rules may hit a wall when pieces have special movement and capture effects.
- Those seeking a fixed, authored campaign may find the randomized map and recruitment runs a poor fit.
- Players looking for a broad puzzle collection may find 30 puzzles limiting.
Our take on Chess: The Lost Pieces
The likely sticking point is the piece system: anyone expecting ordinary chess will encounter altered movement and capture effects as soon as a special piece enters play. The deck-building layer also asks players to manage a changing army rather than rely only on a familiar set of pieces.
What is Chess: The Lost Pieces?
Chess: The Lost Pieces combines chess with deck building, using more than 30 pieces with different abilities.
A pawn must charge before moving, a rook can draw distant pieces closer, and a knight gains mobility by remaining on the board. Other pieces can move across the board in unusual ways or trigger effects when captured. In story mode, players start with a rook, knight, and bishop, then travel across a randomized map, recruit pieces, and assemble an army deck. Bottled pieces can provide a material advantage. The game also includes 30 puzzles featuring its new pieces, plus online matches against friends or other players.
How Chess: The Lost Pieces plays
- 01Custom piece deck
- Recruit pieces during story runs or build a deck for matches against friends and other players.
- 02Piece-specific abilities
- The roster includes pieces that charge before moving, pull others across the board, or gain mobility by staying in play.
- 03Randomized story mode
- Each run follows a randomized map where new pieces can be recruited.
- 04Chess-piece puzzles
- Thirty puzzles use the game's altered pieces.
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Chess: The Lost Pieces: platforms & release
Is Chess: The Lost Pieces worth it?
It is worth it if: chess players who want piece abilities to change familiar board tactics. Skip it if: players who want standard chess rules may hit a wall when pieces have special movement and capture effects.
Where can I download Chess: The Lost Pieces?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Chess: The Lost Pieces's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Chess: The Lost Pieces on?
Windows only.
