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- Coming soon
- Scheduled release
- 29 October 2026
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- Release date
- 29 October 2026
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big news! we will be showcasing Checkmage! at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo on October 19th (sunday!), thanks to the people at PIGSquad setting aside some table space for us.If you're in the area, come by and check out our game alongside a lineup of unique games from some other indie developers :)v0.5 changelogsave data may have been overwritten due to us changing how saving works. sorry fellas big changes:undo button allows you to take back moves you make (unless you check the opponent)once checkmage! happens, you get time to inspect the board after a small visual effect demonstrates how you wonstrikes have been removed. player and enemy turns will be skipped when checked no matter whatcertain spells now can have multiple uses, which cause them to move to the discard pile instead of disappearing when playedgameplay tweaks:fissure will only affect default tiles.tiles can now only be...
Read full update on Steam ↗lots of great feedback and bug reports from the initial demo launch! thanks to everyone in the discord server for the help. changes / fixes:save data implemented !!!chests have been scrambled! the items have been moved around a bitacolyte promotes to a bishop, peons promote to queens.cells now cannot move backwards! trying this out for funwell has different unlocks - Mana orb, Egg, Platform spell now found in the wellPROMOTE effect is more descriptive at a glance, hopefully reduces confusionblank tiles are now not culled if occupied (prevents pieces with LEVITATE being instantly deleted when moving off of a tile that has been destroyed)cell mitosis now copies original piece effectsprofile character animation can be pausedfixed conveyor overlapping pieces bugpieces that can promote now promote when tiles change (whether through whirlwind, shear, destroyed etc.)AI can no longer check th...
Read full update on Steam ↗Steam currently lists 29 Oct 2026 as the release date.
big news! we will be showcasing Checkmage! at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo on October 19th (sunday!), thanks to the people at PIGSquad setting aside some table space for us.If you're in the area, come by and check o…
lots of great feedback and bug reports from the initial demo launch! thanks to everyone in the discord server for the help. changes / fixes:save data implemented !!!chests have been scrambled! the items have been move…