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A jam submission

I Checkmate TheeView game page

Your step to die
Submitted by Sergolek, Aliaksandr Osipau, MercMohito, Dreamscripter, gostpnz, 00wz, Quinash, cxldsun, Tyral, DmitryM — 18 hours, 19 minutes before the deadline
Rated by 15 people so far
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GitHub repository URL
https://github.com/gamebox-practicum/gamebox-2024-q4-team5

Game description
ABOUT GAME
Genre: Horror, TBS (Chess), Escape Game.
Setting: Horror, Dark Fantasy.
Platform: PC (Windows).
Engine: Unreal Engine 4.27.
View: 3D, First-Person.

INTRO
Black and white squares in the middle of nowhere. Eerie roars, howls, and someone's flickering eyes in the darkness. You don't remember who you are or how you got here. All around you is a never ending nightmare, repeating itself over and over again: you alone on a chessboard against all the pieces.
Can you reach the other side of the board and uncover the secret of what happened?
Play this game to the end, don't let yourself be checkmated!
Your step to die!

Theme interpretation
SECRETS
Who's playing against me?
How to get out of here?
What happened here?
Is it a game or a life?
Why are you here?
Who are you?

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Small Palette

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Speed Run

Make time the enemy

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Comments

Submitted(+2)

it's fantastic what you did with just a game of chess! The atmosphere, sounds and art are all so creepy and well done. Very unique twist on chess with fun gameplay. I could never kill the queen because I would get into a no-win situation, but I enjoyed playing a lot. Great job!


Keep up the amazing work

(+4)

Chess? Really?

Seriously! But now you can't see the whole game board, you control only the king and your main task is to survive. 

An unusual game with fresh and original gameplay turned out. Visuals and atmosphere are my respect. 

Submitted (1 edit) (+4)

Is the Queen free for the date next friday?

Developer(+1)

Oh my..! Well, she's ready to date every day! Just launch our game and get your delicate pleasure ;)

Submitted(+5)

Great job man.

Beautiful game.

Submitted(+4)

WOW! I’m speechless! This is an amazing concept with stellar execution! I’m incredibly impressed by what I’ve seen—this game has immense potential. Outstanding work!

Submitted(+4)

Really cool game! I enjoyed the twist on chess gameplay, and the atmosphere was solid, thanks to the combination of visuals and sound effects! Great work!

(+4)

The game looks very nice. I like the realistic style of this game. It is interesting to play, and requires carefulness and a bit of intuition, and sometime luck. To win, I had to kill all the pieces except the queen and lure her to the other end of the field. Sometimes, the opponent plays very carefully, and sometimes, he makes a mistake, which helps me to win. I liked this game.  

Submitted (9 edits) (+4)

Really beautiful game that pretends to be chess but is totally something different. I really liked the player abusing the rules and being able to just kill everything around me off turn, it was like I was using some chess logic but playing a more actiony game. The game looks amazing, all the enemy pieces are creepy and seeing your dead pieces around as you march forward and wipe out all the enemies is fantastic. The enemy AI didn't work well for me. It often lead me on wild goose chases that ended in nothing because I'm movement limited. This was a bigger issue at the end when I faced a queen and it just camped a location I can't get close to but that blocks me from winning the game and moves random other pieces in the back. I'm sure the game is winnable but maybe requires more chess knowledge than I have or luck. It might work better if the queen played badly or ignored the pieces in the back. I ran the game like 6 times and got trapped in an unwinnable situation every time (I tried going back and wiping out every other piece but some could always avoid me). Maybe there is a secret or trick I missed and admittedly I'm real bad at chess so maybe there is trap style or body positioning I'm not understanding. Either way the story is cool and creepy and I really liked it. The use of light as a timer is great as is all the lighting in this game, gloomy and dark while still maintaining visibility, I've seen AAA games that mess that up and you did it perfectly and the sound is nice. I love my enemy's creepy hand and the the glowing Latin scrolls. Beautiful game, cool premise, and a good story. Really a great chunk of work.

Submitted(+3)

Splash art goes crazy I love it

Submitted(+4)

Классная идея сделать шахматы видом от лица короля. Нравится мрачная атмосфера

Submitted(+4)

Концепт крутой, я залипла на несколько каток. Но мне для стратегии не хватает переключение на вид сверху или мини карты + не все шарят за шахматы, поэтому было бы классно видеть в настройках уровень сложности. Ну а за дарк визуал и зловещую руку, которая ставит фигуры - отдельный респект.  Хорошая игра получилась! 👍👍

Submitted(+4)

очень и очень необычно :3