Battle Chess: Game of Kings™
Released Dec 2015
It took 2,000 years for someone to make chess better! The most challenging game on earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered field. Everyone who's ever had a knight take a pawn has seen that capture as more than one piece replacing another on the board.
52% positive · 375 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $29.99
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Evaluation
Battle Chess: Game of Kings launched on December 11, 2015 after a lengthy Early Access period. The game shipped as a complete, self-contained chess experience with no DLC, season passes, or post-launch content expansions announced or listed. Developer Olde Sküül has periodically issued maintenance and compatibility updates over the years — bug fixes and technical patches in 2018, 2022, 2023 — but none of these introduced new game content. The most recent post, from July 18, 2023, updated thread management code for Windows 10 compatibility. There are no announced expansions, unreleased DLC, or developer statements indicating future content is planned. The game launched as a finished product and has been maintained but not expanded since release.
Evidence
Launch-day bug fix patch; developer notes the Combat Vault feature was nearly ready. Game released on this date.
Store description lists the game's features as a complete package: multiplayer, skill challenges, tutorials, animations, achievements, and three environments. No upcoming content or DLC is mentioned.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Achievements
67
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer
About this game
It took 2,000 years for someone to make chess better!
The most challenging game on earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered field.
Everyone who's ever had a knight take a pawn has seen that capture as more than one piece replacing another on the board. In player's minds, the bold knight, resplendent in his armor of silver or ebon, sallies forth and slays the foul footsoldier. Combat, mortal combat, is the heart and soul of chess, but this aspect of it can only live in the mind's eye... until now!
Lots of computer chess games capture the basics of chess. Only Battle Chess brings chess to life by combining a magnificent chess logic system with colorful, humorous, and dramatic three-dimensional animations.
Battle Chess: Game of Kings
A new version of the classic animated chess game for Windows Vista, 7 and 8 is in development! Updated with all new animations and features, this is the ultimate version of Battle Chess.
The most challenging game on earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered field.
Everyone who's ever had a knight take a pawn has seen that capture as more than one piece replacing another on the board. In player's minds, the bold knight, resplendent in his armor of silver or ebon, sallies forth and slays the foul footsoldier. Combat, mortal combat, is the heart and soul of chess, but this aspect of it can only live in the mind's eye... until now!
Lots of computer chess games capture the basics of chess. Only Battle Chess brings chess to life by combining a magnificent chess logic system with colorful, humorous, and dramatic three-dimensional animations.
Battle Chess: Game of Kings
A new version of the classic animated chess game for Windows Vista, 7 and 8 is in development! Updated with all new animations and features, this is the ultimate version of Battle Chess.
- Turn-based Multiplayer: Play against the computer with scalable difficulty or against live opponents via the internet.
- Skill Challenge: Test your Chess skills by completing game play scenario challenges in a certain number of moves.
- Battleground Training: Control your environment. Place pieces strategically on the chess board to test strategy.
- Tutorials: Video tutorials explain the rules and basic strategies of chess with a little bit of humor.
- Animations: Watch your army execute vivid capture moves as they take an opposing piece. Dozens of unique battles, idle and movement animations bring the battleground to life.
- Achievements: Earn achievements and trophies.
- Environments: Choose between 3 unique Battlegrounds.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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