Major update3 Aug 2026Chess Kingdom update August 2026 (and new game announcement)As always I'm a bit late, but here is everything that got changed since the last patch and my new game announcement! Performance · The stutter while you move pieces is gone. Two heavy jobs were running on the same thread that draws the board: the opening book was being rebuilt and copied twice per move pair, and every animation and move list update forced a full page layout. Across a typical ma…
Hey everyone 👋 It's still just me back here, so updates tend to come in waves. I go quiet, head down for a while, then surface with a pile of things I built straight from your feedback. This is one of those, and it turned into a big one. Thank you for every bug report and every "wouldn't it be cool if" in the meantime. It genuinely all lands on my desk. Here's what's new, and why I built it. �…
Hey everyone 👋 It's just me here — Chess Kingdom is a one-person project — so sometimes it takes a while before I can properly update you on what's happening. But I keep listening to the feedback, looking at the data, and updating based on it. I'm genuinely grateful for all the feedback I'm getting. Here's what's new, and why I built it. 🌐 You can actually play real people now Why: chess is m…
Hey everyone, I haven't posted here in a while — that doesn't mean development stopped. I keep reading every review and fixing things as quickly as I can. So I figured I'd do a catch-up post on everything that's changed. Please keep the feedback coming — I'll keep making the game better. What's new Export your games as PGN. Save any finished match as a .pgn. It's in Two places: a button on the…
Welcome back to the board. This update lands three big improvements at once: Chess Kingdom now runs natively on Steam Deck, the AI plays smarter by actually looking at the whole position before it commits to a move, and we've gone through the entire localization stack so the game feels native in every supported language. Steam Deck — Native Linux Build Chess Kingdom now launches directly on Ste…
New Game: Checkers Kingdom I'm officially announcing Checkers Kingdom ! And good news for everyone here: Chess Kingdom players will get a discount when it releases. Don't you worry though: 1.0 still comes first . I'm only announcing Checkers Kingdom now because Steam kind of demands you gather wishlists for at least a while before you launch. Consider this the heads-up; all my focus stays on fi…
This is the biggest update yet. Every single piece set in Chess Kingdom now has a handcrafted 3D variant - 552 new pieces across all 46 sets. Whether you're playing with the classic Staunton set or battling with Egyptian pyramids and Japanese pagodas, you can now experience your favorite pieces in full 3D. Just flip the toggle in Settings and see the difference. New: 3D Piece Sets for All 46 Se…
Chess Kingdom is officially in Early Access, thank you all so much for being here at launch! Seeing players jump in, explore the game, battle the AI personalities and share feedback has been very helpful. I have been reading your reviews and feedback, and today I'm already shipping the first patch based on this feedback · A German player pointed out that the AI chat messages were still in Engli…
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