chessformer

Robert Alvarez

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Browser (desktop, mobile, tablet), Steam

Chessformer is a challenging puzzle arcade game where your movements are confined to the chess piece you're given. Use your chess pieces' unique abilities to navigate through each stage and reach the king.

How to Play Chessformer

Chess piece movements

Chessformer utilizes the movement principles of chess pieces to overcome various challenges on a 2D grid. That means rooks move only in straight lines, bishops only move diagonally, etc. The difference is that you're moving sideways, so moving your piece up the board also causes it to fall.

Tricky challenges

Chessformer gives you an easy introduction to how the game works, with the first few levels being quite simple. However, the difficulty quickly increases. You'll have to get your problem-solving cap on and think creatively to progress through the levels.

More Games Like This

Chessformer isn't your typical chess game. If you want to play chess, head to our chess games, where you'll find plenty more. For similar classic puzzle games, check out titles like Classic Solitaire, Mahjongg, Uno Online, and Sudoku.

Clever mechanics based on chess pieces

Movement confined to a chessboard grid

24 challenging levels put your mind to work

Satisfying visuals, sounds, and music

Robert Alvarez developed this game.

Web browser (desktop and mobile)

Click (or touch) on pieces to select, then click to move them.

How to play Chessformer?

Each piece in Chessformer follows its traditional movement rules: rooks in straight lines, bishops diagonally, and so on. The twist is that you navigate sideways, so moving a piece upward also shifts its position downward on the board.

How many levels are there in Chessformer?

There are 48 levels in Chessformer.