Waves of Chess
A roguelike chess game where players see how far one set of pieces will take them. A short, run based game that respects the classic, but with a few fun twists. Compete against friends and the world on the…
Waves of Chess is an arcade developed by Amusing Noodle Games, released 13 January 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Waves of Chess is
Waves of Chess is an arcade game developed by Amusing Noodle Games and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A roguelike chess game where players see how far one set of pieces will take them. A short, run based game that respects the classic, but with a few fun twists. Compete against friends and the world on the leaderboards, how far will you go?
How it plays
Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Waves of Chess launched on 13 January 2026, within three weeks of Hytale, Cairn, Mio: Memories in Orbit and Pathologic 3.
Released around the same time: Hytale, Cairn, Mio: Memories in Orbit, Pathologic 3.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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