Free to playFPS Chess Checkmate at Gunpoint
Chess, except every capture turns into a gunfight you have to win yourself. You outmove your friend on the board, then settle it face to face with snipers, machine guns and swords until one king falls. Quick, silly and built for two.
Is FPS Chess worth it?
FPS Chess is worth it if…
- you want a two-player game where you can talk, laugh and blame every loss on luck
- you like chess but want shooting skill to shake up who wins
- you like fast rematches where one more game turns into ten
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Chess where captures turn into duels
You play a real game of chess, piece values and all. When you take a piece, the board pauses and you both drop into a small arena to fight for it.
Each of the six pieces has its own weapons and abilities, so a pawn scrap feels different from a queen spraying a machine gun or a king swinging a sword. Lose the duel and your perfect plan falls apart, which is exactly the point. Aim matters as much as openings here, and a bad chess player can stay alive on good shooting alone.
Made for playing against one friend
This is a 1v1 game: online, over LAN, or split-screen on the same couch. Invite a friend or join a lobby, then trade moves and trash talk between fights.
Every duel happens in a small room to run around in, and a custom board editor lets you set up matches with your favorite pieces. There is no solo mode to practice against, so bring someone you like losing to. Matches stay fast and chaotic, easy to run back for one more board.
What should you know before playing?
Can you play it solo?
No. Matches are 1v1 against another person, online, over LAN, or in local split-screen. If you have no one to invite, you join a public lobby and play a stranger.
Do you need to be good at chess?
Not really. Openings help you get better captures, but each capture is decided in a shooter duel. Strong aim with a weak piece can still steal the board.
How are the pieces different?
There are six toolkits, one per piece type, each with its own weapons and abilities. Power roughly follows chess values, so a rook hits harder than a pawn, with some counters between them.
What can you change about matches?
A custom board editor lets you set up the pieces your way before a 1v1 match, so you can skip straight to the fights you like best.
