World War Chess
This is 1000+ player chess! You are in a war, where every player matters and contributes! Your king is no longer the center of the world, but rather your Commander's king, a bossfight piece, is the new captain, and must be protected at all costs. Can you carry your comrades to victory?
Last Updated: 12/14/2025
| Release Date | 12/1/2025 |
| Developers | |
| Publisher | Lance Nelkin |
| Steam App Id | 4023100 |
World War Chess
This is 1000+ player chess! You are in a war, where every player matters and contributes! Your king is no longer the center of the world, but rather your Commander's king, a bossfight piece, is the new captain, and must be protected at all costs. Can you carry your comrades to victory?
Last Updated: 12/14/2025
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- Mac
- Linux
About World War Chess
World War Chess is an Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Strategy, Early Access, and Free to Play game developed by James Felder, and Lance Nelkin. On 12/1/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by Lance Nelkin.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, World War Chess supports the following features:
- Touch Only Option
- Family Sharing
- Mouse Only Option
- Save Anytime
- Playable without Timed Input
- PvP
- Includes level editor
- Co-op
- Camera Comfort
- Color Alternatives
- Multi-player
- Single-player
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Custom Volume Controls
- MMO
- Online Co-op
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Online PvP
From the Steam community, World War Chess has been tagged with the following user tags:
- PvP
- Battle Royale
- Minimalist
- Chess
- Procedural Generation
- Massively Multiplayer
- War
- Tactical
- Free to Play
- Choices Matter
- Psychological Horror
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Wargame
- PvE
- Strategy
- Indie
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Grand Strategy
- Tactical RPG
- 2D
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- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 14). World War Chess on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2025, December 14). World War Chess. Steam Community Hub.