Take the King!

About

Take the King! remixes chess into a puzzle-strategy challenge where familiar mechanics meet twisted terrain. Your pieces follow standard movement but must navigate warped boards and shifting objectives. Instead of checkmate, you chase goals like capturing specific pieces or surviving for turns. Each level feels like solving a spatial riddle with chess-shaped tools. The game’s creativity shines in its board design. Platforms bend into loops, teleporters, or fragmented grids that force unconventional thinking. Launched in late 2023, it’s available on PC, Mac, Linux, and mobile. With 40+ levels and minimal text, it leans into pure mechanical ingenuity. Fans of abstract problem-solving over traditional combat might find its cerebral twists refreshing.

Storyline

The august chessboard crumbles. The millennia-old battlefield, foundation of all laws, has been desecrated. Is the era of symmetrical confrontations over? How to govern a crumbling kingdom? How to restore the balance of all things? First victim of this cataclysm, will the brave King be able to survive in his quest for great harmony?