Shift Chess

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RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 28, 2026

What Is This Game?

This is a chess variant in which players can “control the board” as a move action. The game supports online play, matches against AI, and local analysis. It also features a usable notation system and several customizable board rules.

Features

  • Sharpen your tactical thinking with carefully designed puzzles.

  • Play against specially optimized, high-strength bots.

  • Experiment with different rule variants.

  • Challenge your friends in online matches.

  • Puzzle Editor — share your moments of inspiration.

Additional Features

  • Switchable day and night themes.

  • Customizable piece and board styles.

  • Notation support in both JSON and human-readable formats.

  • Chess clock.

GAME

Shift Chess

Releases: 27th Oct 2026

The game will be available from 27th October 2026

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DETAILS
Genres

Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy

Publisher

冷游工作室

Developer

冷游工作室

Release Date

27th Oct 2026

Official Hashtag

#shiftchess

YouTube Tag

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Platforms

   

REQUIREMENTS

Steam - Windows

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200、AMD FX-4100、Snapdragon X Elite
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: distributions released after 2020 Integrated graphics with full support for Vulkan 1.0, Metal 3 (macOS), or Direct3D 12 (Feature Level 12_0, Windows)
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
Steam - Mac

Minimum:

  • OS: macOS 10.15 (Forward+/Mobile, Vulkan), macOS 13.0 (Forward+/Mobile, Metal)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200、AMD FX-4100、Snapdragon X Elite
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: distributions released after 2020 Integrated graphics with full support for Vulkan 1.0, Metal 3 (macOS), or Direct3D 12 (Feature Level 12_0, Windows)
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
Steam - Linux

Minimum:

  • OS: Linux distributions released after 2020
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200、AMD FX-4100、Snapdragon X Elite
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: distributions released after 2020 Integrated graphics with full support for Vulkan 1.0, Metal 3 (macOS), or Direct3D 12 (Feature Level 12_0, Windows)
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
PC
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