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Chessplus: Combine + Conquer
Chessplus Pty Ltd, Josh Caratelli · Published by Chessplus Pty Ltd, Josh Caratelli · Official site ↗
Last updated 30 Sept 2026
It’s not chess...it’s better! COMBINE pieces as you play. New moves. New strategies. Create powerful hybrid pieces like the "Knook" by moving the Knight + Rook onto the same square. Then move as either piece. Face off with friends. Battle the AI. Beat the Grandmaster in the Deckbuilding Roguelike.
Indie, Strategy, Early Access, Casual · More free games
Explore unique hybrid piece combinations like Knooks in Chessplus: Combine + Conquer. Play against AI or compete with friends, blending strategy and deckbuilding in a roguelike twist.
About this game
It's Not Chess. It's Better!
PLUG & PLAY. Nothing new to learn...just fun new moves & easier gameplay.
Modes of play:
Online Multiplayer - Single Device Multiplayer - Battle the A.I. - Variant Options - Roguelike / Deckbuilder.
NEW Strategies. MORE Possibilities.
Combine Powers: Move two pieces onto the same square using traditional chess moves to create powerful hybrids such as the "BIOOK", Bishop + Rook, and move as either of the combined pieces.
Split Anytime: Either piece of a joined piece can move away as an individual piece in it’s traditional movement.
Risk & Reward: Watch out! If your new hybrid piece, like a Queen + Knight, "QUIGHT", gets taken you'll lose both your pieces.
FASTER Promotions, MORE Often.
Build your forces: Get more queens with quick promotions. Combine the Rook with a Pawn then fast track it across the board for an extra queen.
Stage huge comebacks: Utilising quick promotions to tip the balance of power back in your favour.
Balanced at its core: Chessplus removes reliance on memorised plays. You must rely on sheer creativity to try and checkmate your opponent with adaptive, improvised gameplay.
ROGUELIKE - Deckbuilder
Master Variants: Battle progressively harder AI in different variants such as Fog of War and King of the Hill before taking on a Grandmaster boss battle.
Choices Matter: Every run is different. Every piece you sacrifice, card you add to your deck or mini-game you win will dramatically change the outcome of your run.
Battle your friends: Play against your friends in custom variants such as King of the Hill with the Roguelike ability cards enabled for drafting.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: 2Ghz or better.
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatibility (everything since about 2010).
- Storage: 20 MB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: 2.4Ghz or better.
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatibility (everything since about 2010).
- Storage: 20 MB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
We're at PAX Australia 2025!
G'day Grandmasters and Roguelikers alike!We're extremely excited to announce that we've been selected to take part of PAX Rising showcase at PAX Australia 2025 - Australia's biggest gaming festival with on average over 80,000 attendees! At our booth we'll be showing the first look of Chessplus: Combine + Conquer. You'll be able to:Battle our custom Chessplus AI Vs other attendees in Multiplayer Beat the Grandmaster in our Roguelike mode We'll also be running competitions where we'll be giving away Physical sets of the board game as prizes too! We're at booth 61, come say hello and give us your feedback on the game!Cheers, JoshRead full article on Community Announcements (Carrot)AnnouncementsOfficial
ANZ Indiefest 2025
Crikey!We're featured in the ANZ Indiefest 2025 presented by the lovely legends at The Indie Brew. Checkout our updated Store Page with new details about Chessplus: Combine + Conquer and don't forget to look at the other rad Aussie and Kiwi made games. In some exciting news for our small team, this is our first festival we're a part of that has main page featuring. Cheers to that!We're a small team and love hearing feedback and responding to your questions. Please let us know in the comments below if you have any questions.Cheers, JoshRead full article on Community Announcements (Carrot)Community & EventsOfficial
New Trailer + Our First Steam Festival!
G'day everyone!We're extremely excited to announce that Chessplus has been featured in our first Steam Festival, Back to School Games Celebration 2025, hosted by Lofi Girl / Mooncube Games (creators of Spirit City: Lofi Sessions).To celebrate we've dropped a new trailer on the Steam page and on YouTube for you all to enjoy.Please let us know what you think! We're a small team and love hearing feedback and responding to your questions.Cheers,JoshRead full article on Community Announcements (Carrot)
