Chess Arena

40 Players
One Chessboard
No Turns

Be the last king standing.
Community Development

Welcome to the Arena

Chess Arena is a 40-player real-time chess battle royale on a massive chessboard. Outplay enemies with chess tactics and game-changing ability kits. Master the chaos as the storm closes in to be the last King standing!

  • 40-player battle royale in a massive, multi-biome arena
  • 8 champions with 3 abilities each (passive, basic, ultimate)
  • Rich social features (proximity chat, text chat, emoting)
  • User profile with rich game stats
  • Surprise, limited-time game modes

Command Your Champions

Play as a chess champion with game-changing abilities, wreaking destruction, chaos, deception, or control on the battlefield. Ability depth multiplies with chess tactics to create an unreachable skill ceiling.

Chess Arena champions

Real-time Chess Tactics

The same pieces as classic chess, but they move in real-time. Master tactical positioning and timing. Fork, check, and pin, but also dodge, bait, and weave. Attack and defend, but with multiple pieces at once.

Real-time chess gameplay

Define Your Style

With hundreds of unique chess set skins, pets, emotes and more; there are endless ways to customize your look on the battlefield. Each champion has their own, dedicated collection of original cosmetics and accessories.

Champion skins and customization

A Variety of Game Modes

When you want to mix it up, Chess Arena offers unique game modes to challenge you in new ways. Go head to head with your opponent in 1v1, take on a fatal 4-way in the chaotic King of the Hill, and survive if you can in the endless, single player Survival mode. All of this and more for you to play!

Various game modes

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