Zugwork

A chess-puzzle roguelike where every line matters.

Built to play

Solve tactical positions, draft run-changing relics, and protect a single life through a complete offline campaign.

Included

Tactical positions drawn from the CC0 Lichess corpus
Permadeath runs with relic drafts and branching choices
Local records, analysis boards, and no account or network requirement

Start here

Choose New Run, inspect the board and objective, then enter the best move on the board. Complete the continuation to advance and draft a relic.

One complete purchase

No advertisements, subscriptions, consumable currency, paid timers, account, tracking, or developer-operated online service. The full game is included in the paid download.