Rookspell is a roguelike chess deckbuilder where tactical positioning meets chaotic card play. Outmaneuver your opponents with grandmaster strategy or break the board entirely with powerful card combos. Win through pure skill or draft an unstoppable play. The choice is yours!

Rookspell merges the tactical depth of chess with the chaotic energy of a card game roguelike. You play on a real chess board, commanding pieces that move exactly as you'd expect - but then your hand of spell cards changes everything. Freeze a bishop mid-advance, summon a pawn army, or teleport your queen across the board in a single turn. No two runs play the same way.Each run starts with a standard chess setup and a starting deck. As you win matches, you draft new cards from a rotating pool, building synergies between your pieces and your spells. Lose a piece, and you might lose it for the rest of the run - so every exchange matters. Survive long enough and you'll face increasingly dangerous opponents with their own powerful decks.Victory comes from threading the needle between chess fundamentals and card-fuelled chaos. You can outplay your opponent on the board, overwhelm them with a powerful combo, or assemble a deck so broken it bends the rules of chess entirely.Key features:<ul class="bb_ul"><li>Draft and deckbuild - construct your spell deck run-by-run from cards with unique board effects</li><li>Real chess movement - every piece moves according to standard rules until your cards say otherwise</li><li>Roguelike progression - piece loss, escalating opponents, and randomised card pools keep every run fresh</li><li>Multiple play modes - solo PvE runs, or online PvP via Steam</li><li>Steam Workshop support - create and share custom cards, rulesets, and board variants</li><li>Full controller support - plays great on couch with Xbox or PlayStation controllers, including Remote Play Together</li></ul>Chess knowledge is helpful but not required. If you can move a knight, you can play Rookspell. We also have a tutorial to help teach you along the way

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