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Knightmare is a turn-based chess survival game where you play as a lone knight against an army of enemies that builds up over time. Your goal is to survive for as long as possible.

Available on iOS here: https://playknightmare.com/

If you do end up trying it, I'd love to hear what you think as it'll help me decide what features to land next. Thanks in advance! ^ _ ^

Not a two-player variant, more of a puzzle built on chess movement, but I think it fits here.

Numbered squares are targets. You place rooks, bishops and knights so each number is attacked by exactly that many of your pieces. A 0 must stay untouched. One twist from normal chess: rooks and bishops attack through other pieces, all the way to the edge, which makes a single piece cover a lot more than you'd expect.

Every board has one solution you can reach by pure logic. There's a daily set of 20 boards from 3x3 to 6x6, the same for everyone, and on Sundays it goes up to 7x7 with knights mixed in.

The first image is a small one if you want to try it here, answer in the comments.

I'm a solo dev and this is my first game. Free, no ads, no account. Try it in the browser: https://aewnlo.github.io/chesspy/play or on iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6816628651

Curious what chess players think: does "attacks pass through pieces" feel wrong to you, or does it work for a puzzle? 1.1 just came out with friend battles (free to join) and hints that explain the next deduction. Honest feedback is welcome, and if you like it an App Store review helps a lot.