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Defeat chessboard after chessboard without dying on your path to the throne. Assemble an army that you keep alive with healing spells. Make your units stronger by equipping weapons and armor and by upgrading stats as you level up. Become powerful enough to take down giant bosses!

Reviews: Positive — 94% — of 18 reviews
Released: 2025-03-04
Developer: Bepansrad Studio
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    70% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2021
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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
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    68% matchNo user reviews
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    67% matchNo user reviews
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