• Dread Chess ✣
✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...
Last Updated: 2/7/2026
| Release Date | 9/7/2025 |
| Developer | • NullTale |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 3582640 |
• Dread Chess ✣
✣ Dread Chess is an original and strange narrative story-puzzle game with sandbox elements. Uncover mysteries by speaking with gods in Latin. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of madness, and reach one of many endings in an unfair game against Death that can be played ONLY ONCE...
Last Updated: 2/7/2026
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- Linux
About • Dread Chess ✣
• Dread Chess ✣ is an Adventure, Indie, Casual, Simulation, Strategy, and Free to Play game developed by • NullTale. On 9/7/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by • NullTale Scape, and • NullTale.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, • Dread Chess ✣ supports the following features:
- Shared/Split Screen
- Family Sharing
- Single-player
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Steam Achievements
- Remote Play Together
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
From the Steam community, • Dread Chess ✣ has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Nonlinear
- Gothic
- Psychological
- Dark
- Atmospheric
- Multiple Endings
- Sandbox
- Story Rich
- Visual Novel
- Puzzle
- Pixel Graphics
- Choices Matter
- Perma Death
- Artificial Intelligence
- Mystery
- Horror
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- 2D
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for • Dread Chess ✣ and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Supported Languages and Localizations
• Dread Chess ✣ is available in 3 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
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