Major update4 Feb 2026Free Chess Updates & AnnouncementsIt's been a while since Free Chess had some love so we thought it due time to do exactly so, but there's a bit to discuss along the way. For anyone following our Development tale, you might know that we have a new game "Realms at War" which is heavily evolved around the core concept of Chess at it's roots, but there has been a lot we've had to work on and refine to get Realms at War working nic…
Hey all, Take on your friends (or our newly incorporated AI) with this metallic set of rust infused Nuts n Bolts! This set that was inspired by those artists who love to weld bits and bobs together to make strange sculptures! We hope you are all enjoying the latest bot we added for our single player game mode, stay tuned to updates and new DLC to come! As always, Stay Awesome! -GrimmGitz
This update is huge! If you liked Free Chess before you're going to love the improvements we are bringing to 2.0 -Single player: First things first, we heard your requests for a single player option so here it is! The option to player single player has now been implemented and you will have the option to play true solo, where you can plan out matches with yourself without interruptions, or go h…
* Added Player Joined/Left Popup * Added Physics when Throwing a Piece * Updated Lounge Art Assets * Fixed only being able to draw 1 Planning Line * Fixed Board Ground Slam when Moving Pieces * Fixed Player Icons not showing on Remote Clients * Fixed Placement Decal staying when Piece Rapidly Picked up * Fixed Joining session showing a board on Remote Clients instead of Ghost * Fixed Buttons be…
Hey all, To say thanks to everyone who has been enjoying our game for the past week, we have this set now available for you to use in game! This DLC is FREE! We hope you are all enjoying our little game of physics and chess, stay tuned to updates and new DLC to come! As always, Stay Awesome! -GrimmGitz
* Added Piece Promotion when Moved to the 8th Rank * Added Identifier to Pieces when Holding L Ctrl * Added Name Display over User Hands on L Ctrl Pressed * Added Button to Home the Camera to the Board * Added ServerAdmin menu allowing Kicking of Players * Added DLC Primitives Set * Added Credits * Fixed Issue with Camera Control and UI * Fixed being able to Pickup pieces in the Pause Menu * Fi…
* Added Key Commands to Pause Menu * Fixed Lewis board height for planning mode * Fixed showing Empty Friends game because they are in another Session * Fixed Refresh button for Public Games not being Enabled * Planning Mode now Removes display when Redrawn * Now Clears Local Planning Mode Display when Moving a Piece * Fixed Mouse hiding when Rotating Cam in Planning Mode * Fixed Planning Mode…
* Fixed base board colliders and cheese issues * Added Settings into In-Game Menu * Fixed UI Border in Idle Mode * Added AnyKey to skip Intro * Added Restart Game for Host in In-Game Pause Menu * Fixed Logo Screen Showing when Host Disconnects
FREE CHESS 1.0 Dear all, We invite you to celebrate with us in completing our game by playing it for yourself! We have worked hard to make our chess game the best that it can be and have stayed true to the overall core principles of chess. We truly hope you all enjoy what we are bringing to the chess world here on steam and can't wait to bring updates and DLC in the future. For now, the game it…
Free Chess Inbound We have been working in every bit of spare time we have to bring this awesome chess game to you all, but it hasn't been a smooth ride the whole time, so we figured we could share some of the ups and downs we've had so far! What is this game? So most of you are probably reading this thinking, what the heck is this game and why should I care about it? Well long story short, we…
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