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82%41482% positive reviews, Very Positive across 414 reviews·Turn-Based Tactics · Roguelite
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Shape the turn order in a speed-based tactical roguelike. Adapt to shifting battlefields, overcome unique bosses, and unlock powerful new abilities as you guide a band of idiots through four perilous and distinct regions!
Chess With Idiots
SteamOutthink. Outlast. Outplay. Step into a tactical roguelike where every battle is a puzzle, every move matters, and defeat is just the start of the story! Assemble your team of unique idiots and fight through 4 dangerous regions — each with its own enemies, gimmicks, and secrets... From goblin ambushes in dense forests to mind-bending traps in a forgotten library, every encounter forces you to adapt your strategy.
Chess with Idiots is a turn based strategy roguelike. You control a self made team of 'Idiots' with the goal of completing as many runs as possible. A run starts at the forest and ends at the final boss on top of the volcano. Finishing a run allows you to either continue, or completely end your run. If you decide to continue, you restart at the forest but will notice that all the enemies have become a lot stronger...

Will you conquer the dragon at the heart of the volcano… or become just another hero swallowed by the flames?
DISCLAIMER! This game is not a variant of chess, it is it's own concept but influenced by the game of chess.
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