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TokaranGames · Published by TokaranGames
5 user reviews — 100% positive (5 reviews) · 22 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
ChessBlaze is a strategy game based on Chess but with a major twist: TURNS DO NOT EXIST! Who needs turns if you can have energy instead. Every move costs energy, no need to wait for opponents response. Some game-modes feature "PowerTiles". They offer unique abilities for pieces entering them!
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Action, Strategy · 2025 · More under £5 games
Experience a fresh take on chess with ChessBlaze, where TokaranGames blends action and strategy. In this 2025 release, every move costs energy, letting you play without waiting for opponents' responses. Explore unique PowerTiles that grant special abilities to pieces entering them.
About this game
ChessBlaze is a strategy game based on Chess but with a major twist:
TURNS DO NOT EXIST!
Chess is a great game but with today's average attention span, nobody wants to wait 3 minutes for the next move of their opponent.
Who needs turns if you can have energy instead! Every move costs energy, which is replenished over time! No need to wait for your opponent's response.
ChessBlaze turns slow-paced chess matches into action packed battlefield where every second can turn the situation 180 or even 360 degrees.
To spice things up even more, some game-modes feature „PowerTiles” which grant unique special abilities for lucky pieces that will manage to enter them! Be careful though as the enemy will probably expect you to go exactly there and might have already prepared a massive counterattack
You can play the game with friends or try your best against some strangers in Multiplayer.
T\On top of that there is also a Singleplayer mode where you can challenge bots of various difficulties and on all available modes!
Customize your gameplay with many free and achievement skins of Chessboard and Pieces that are added every update!
ChessBlaze offers many diverse game-modes with new ones coming in the future updates:
Classic.
Basic Game-mode without any additional rules outside of there being no turns. To win, capture enemy King
Power-mode
PowerTiles are enabled, step on them to get special abilities! Capture all enemy pieces to win
Blaze
EnergyTiles appear similarly to Power tiles, but instead of powers they give you energy!
Shape-shift
Pieces became what they capture… absolute chaos where a pawn can become the king
Madness
Everything is FASTER! For true Multitasking monsters and people with machine-level reflexes.
In game-modes featuring PowerTiles, each piece has its own ability to gain for stepping on said tiles. Power can be activated whenever you want afterwards.
Pawn - Explodes tiles around him with short delay
Rook - Places barrier that will prevent any piece from entering the designated tile
Knight - Teleports to any non-occupied tile on the chessboard
Bishop - Fires laser-beam in designated direction capturing all enemy pieces that wont manage to dodge it in time
Queen - For few seconds creates a zone in designated area so every piece inside of it is impossible to be captured
King - If you manage to protect him for the next 15 seconds, then you instantly win the game!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 10
- Processor: needs to be present, anything that can run windows 10 should be enough
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: needs to be present, anything that can run steam should be enough
- Storage: 8 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 11
- Processor: processor with at least 8 cores
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Everything is fine, the game is 2d
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 16 GB available space
- Additional Notes: For singleplayer, better processor means better and faster Bot capabilities. For multiplayer, faster internet means less lag and waiting for move confirmation
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
ChessBlaze 1.3 Is here!
ChessBlaze 1.3 is released!Version 1.2 focused on menu, now its time to update the game itself! ChessBlaze 1.3 will rework the UI of the game, for it to be more immersive and readable.Also, the single-player finally got all the modes!Here is the new logo for the game:New reworked in-game UINew UI will focus on presenting energy more clearly as well as adding other important aspects of the game like captured pieces, move history or sounds indicators.You can also decide if you want to see enrgy on the right or left in the settingsSingle-player improvementsPower mode and Madness are finally available in Single-player!Diversified bot difficulties, improved late-game strategies and energy optimization of the bots.New SkinsGlass Pieces and Glass ChessboardChessboards Chessboard Chromatic PiecesBug FixesKing no longer destroys barriers placed by rookspieces cant no longer disappear without reason on rare occasionsSound doesn't glitch in menu if you play too many soundsResolved "Shadow capture" where once per hundred's of games there was a chance for a piece to be forgotten by the chessboard, but not captured in the process.Read full article on Community Announcements (bart_tok)Patch NotesOfficial
ChessBlaze 1.2.2
After few weeks from ChessBlaze 1.2 update, few bugs were discovered. This update should fix them all!Fixed bug when grabbing the piece could be reset mid-grab if certain conditions were made.Fixed few small visual bugs related to PowerTilesRead full article on Community Announcements (bart_tok)Patch NotesOfficial
ChessBlaze 1.2.1 Is here
This is the first patch after the release of ChessBlaze 1.2 Surprisingly, there weren’t any bugs, thats why this patch will be more about fixing the credits and translations rather than any gameplay fixesUp to this point credits lacked one slightly important person… the main creator of the game himself 💀Thats why I will put myself (a person who is writing this post) finally into the creditsClassic Pieces got a rework. They are more consistent and creative in their design.Custom sounds has been added to Sketchy and Slime Pieces, now their sound is more natural to how they look. The might be changed in the future if the will be found too annoying I also fixed all the mistakes in translation I made, the inconsistency.I was translating the game in breaks from other more important topics. Thats why fully translating it took few months. In this few months many terms were changed because i found a better meaning…But sometimes the old words slipped through unnoticedLets for example give a polish translation of „PowerTiles”In the original translation it was „KafleMocy”But then I realized it sounds stupid so I changed it into „KafelkiMocy”It was in the middle of translating, so I missed some already translated parts where the old term was usedIt was even harder to check for Japanese because as a beginner I still learn most of the language. I forget what the Kanji meant soon after finishing to write the sentence so proof reading for consistency and mistranslations is as difficult as writing the sentence again (But I trust myself that i did it correctly enough the first time)As a finishing note: as you could see this post was more informal than the major update logs. From this point forward I will use formal language for important Updates, and casual one for less important as path notes. (So it wont be boring and actually interesting to read even though not much has changed)Thanks for reading!Read full article on Community Announcements (bart_tok)Patch NotesOfficial
ChessBlaze 1.2 Update is live now!
♟ ChessBlaze 1.2 – Content Update ♟ After a few months since version 1.1, we're excited to announce a major new update to ChessBlaze! Update 1.2 is bigger than ever—packed with new content, revamped systems, and a ton of fixes to improve your experience. Menu RedesignThe old menu is gone! (almost gone)The new interface is more intuitive and visually appealing. Key improvements include: Expanded Settings options Skin Selection improvements Completely rebuilt Custom Lobby Creation tools Steam Friend Integration – Invite friends directly via Steam! Upgraded Single-player ModeThe AI has received a major overhaul—now faster, more stable, and smarter (but don’t worry, the easier bots are still beatable!). Several Multiplayer game modes are now available in Single-player. Power Mode is not available in Single-player yet, but we’re working on it for a future update. Language Support Completed All in-game content is now fully translated into: 🇩🇪 German 🇵🇱 Polish 🇯🇵 JapaneseWe also fixed numerous typos and mistranslations. If any still sneak through, we’ll catch them in upcoming updates. More languages are planned in the future!New Game Modes Two brand new game modes are now live in both Single-player and Multiplayer: Blaze ModeIntroduces Energy Tiles: Step on one to regenerate energy and reduce cooldown for your piece’s next move Shape-shift ModeCapture = Transform Your piece transforms into whatever it captures One of our most chaotic modes yet! New Visual Tutorial We’ve replaced our placeholder tutorial with a new visual walkthrough. It’s not perfect yet, but it's a big step toward helping new players get into the game more smoothly. New Skins & Achievements We’ve added a ton of new achievements—check the in-game achievement page for the full list! Skins are now achievement-locked! Unlock new cosmetics by progressing in the game.New Skins:Elemental Pieces & Stone Chessboard Features a Dynamic Chessboard that reacts to gameplay events Fully animated skin Sketchy Pieces & Gl...Read full article on Community Announcements (bart_tok)Patch NotesOfficial
ChessBlaze Quick patch 1.1.1
Added profile pictures for bots Fixed an issue where players who hadn’t played multiplayer modes were unable to access singleplayer modes Resolved various issues with AI logic Improved AI difficulty scaling Optimized AI calculations for better performanceRead full article on Community Announcements (bart_tok)
