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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #190 | 4.192 | 4.192 |
| Creativity | #1523 | 3.897 | 3.897 |
| Artwork | #2539 | 3.551 | 3.551 |
| Audio | #3989 | 2.885 | 2.885 |
| Narrative | #6727 | 2.064 | 2.064 |
Ranked from 78 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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You have a limited number of turns, ever turn you make ticks the counter down, hit 0 and you lose!
(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
The only sourced asset which has been used in the creation of this project has been the font, Kenney Mini Square Mono, which comes from Kenney.nl/assets and is part of his Kenney Fonts asset pack.
Credit is also provided in-game for the use of this
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This was my max :')
This is the shortest chess I have ever played. In the first levels, I was wondering about the concept of countdown. But later levels are tough.
Well done.
Had a very good time with this puzzle game! Good job! Very interesting set of rules and thought-out levels.
Really enjoying gameplay! Love the puzzles combined with chess.
I don't even like chess and I had a blast playing this game, at first I was like "the turn timer seems a bit too easy" but the later levels taught me that I actually needed to think about where I was moving. Very nice job!
amazing concept! i kinda assumed all the puzzles would be fairly easy but it pretty quickly showed me the complexity in the concept, very well made
Honestly very good concept and implementation. I was scratching my head a bit for some of these. I really dig the minimalist look, and maybe it could be even better with some soft music on the back. Good job!
Very fun game, I enjoyed the puzzles and trying to plan ahead by working backwards. The countdown was never an issue for me, if I lost it was always because I was left without a valid move, so feels a little lost there. Might just be the web version but I did have issues with things getting cropped off screen and where my mouse was not lining up with what I click. It was a great time!
Thank you for playing and commenting, the resolution issues you had have been commented a couple times too. This is an element i am still struggle to wrap my head around it seems, i should perform better if you put it into full screen mode i think!
I appreciate your feedback! I am glad the overall experience was still positive!
Awesome work incorporating chess into the theme. Had fun trying to solve the puzzles, all the while being reminded of what a novice I am at chess. Great job!
Thank you for the feedback, I am glad you had fun! More levels to come post jam, watch this space! It can help improve the chess skills!!
Very fun. Once you realize that you need to construct a path starting from the king and then seeing which other figures can even reach them, the puzzles get way easier to solve. Still fun and satisfying to do though.
If there is one thing, I feel like the turn restriction wasn't all that important. I think there were only a few occasions where a longer (and therefore wrong) path was possible. They were good, much better than without, but it didn't feel that impactful. But yeah great game feel and nice aesthetics!
Thank you so much for the feedback! Yes, designing the puzzles was actually a lot more challenging than i first anticipated and I think a few have felt the turn restriction was a bit of a swing a miss - I think if I had managed to design the puzzles a little better it might have felt better. I am glad you enjoyed the game though!!
I loved this! I tend to agree with the comment below that showing the available moves can make the game easier. However this can be easily solved if it is only available in the tutorial or as an accessibility setting.
Thank you so much for the feedback! That is a great suggestion and something i will definitely add in post jam when more stages come!!
Any ghotemchess fans?
Very fun, the gameplay and visuals remind me a lot of echo chess lol.
Great job :D
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it!
I haven't seen echo chess, but I will take a comparison to a bonified legit game as huge praise on my attempt at pixel art!!!
Genius. Love it, it is fun to play and plan ahead.
Thank you for the comment! I am glad you enjoyed it!
More polish and stages to come post jam, keep an eye out!!
Good concept and well done! The only negative point I see is that showing what moves are available tend the game to be too easy and we don't necessarily think about what to do.
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback. I think i saw another comment also about the move indicator making it a little easier and suggested an option in the settings to enable/disable for personal preference.
I am glad you enjoyed the game overall!
Really well done! Clever idea, and really fun to play.
Definitely one of the best games I've played so far.
Thank you so much for the high praise! I am glad you enjoyed it!
More stages to come post jam, keep an eye out!
That's creative! I loved the concept. You've created so many levels, and I'd love to see even more!
If you ever release a mobile version of the game, I'd be eager to play it!
Thank you for playing and commenting!
I really wanted to make more levels, I only managed to bust out the full sized 8x8 board for the final 2 stages!! It was definitely a lot more challenging to design the puzzles than I anticipated, but more to come post jam!
I think it would suite the mobile apps pretty well too, I am not certain how to release on mobile at this point - but maybe this is the project to experiment with!
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Man i love chess, this was great. I have seen all other variants of chess but first time ever playing something like this. Pretty clever, i enjoyed it! Well done!
Hi , just saw your comment and your interest in chess . I share a link here for you to take a look at :)
/jam/gmtk-jam-2026/rate/4813276
Thank you so much for the kind words! I am glad you enjoyed it so much!! More stages to come post jam, watch this space!!
That was fun! It got a bit difficult but then I understood to start thinking backwards (which pieces can take the king) and that helped. Nicely polished as well. For possible further development, I would consider removing the number of turns (here it's of course part of the theme) and just let players play until they run out of moves.
Hi ! Just saw your comment and thought you might be interested in this game . I share the link for you :)
/jam/gmtk-jam-2026/rate/4813276
Thank you for the feedback! I appreciate it! There has been a few different comments regarding the turn limit so I think it definitely needs some further thinking and reworking!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting interpretation of the theme and good puzzle design!
Thank you for the feedback!! I am pleased you enjoyed it!