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The store currently lists version 0.3.0, updated 2026-10-20.
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A pixel-art RPG where every battle is a game of chess.
Your grandfather's board is still set up in his room. Nobody has had the heart to put the pieces away. Next to it, he left you a letter:
"Eight villages, and in each one a player stronger than the last. Go. Not to win — to see how far you get."
So you go.
A VALLEY TO WALK THROUGH
Eight towns, joined by mountain paths, dry riverbeds and a lake you cross by boat: a village of white stone, a monastery where the monks set chess problems, a quarry town, a city of villas and fountains, an arena that fills up for the big tournament. Talk to everyone. The baker kneads his dough at two in the morning, a fisherwoman casts from the reeds at dawn, and day turns to night while you play. Some things only come out after dark.…
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What's new in 0.3.0: • Chess Lore now speaks 27 languages • Play on iPad in portrait or landscape, and on Mac with keyboard controls • Three new monsters are waiting in the valley • Smoother performance and many small fixes
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