Check and Slash

Gate of Madness / May 27, 2024 / Action, Adventure, Indie, Strategy

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Check and Slash combines the action and combat of a hack and slash game with the movement patterns of chess pieces. Find your way through a maze of boards, slash your enemies, dodge attacks, rescue black pieces to receive upgrades and fight against formidable opponents until you find the enemy king.

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What's new

Patch 1.1.2 (demo 0.2.2)

2025-10-04

Hey everyone! I just released a new update for the game. Main changes: • adjusted -> game build in a new Unity Version with a security patch. • adjusted -> leaderboard now always show your position. • added -> visual and audio feedback added to UI elements.

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What players say

Positive

93% positive, 14 reviews

Not recommended1 hrs played

I got %100 game and I am sorry I cannot recommend. It was so unnecessary to play this. Cool concept but in the end it's just button smash.

0 found this helpful, 2025-11-06

Recommended11 hrs played

Check and Slash, developed and published by Gate of Madness, is an inventive indie action roguelite that fuses real-time hack-and-slash combat with mechanics inspired by the movement logic of chess. Released on Steam in 2024, the game stands out for its unusual concept: you control a Black King navigating procedurally generated chessboard arenas, cutting through hostile White pieces while pushing toward a final...

1 found this helpful, 2026-02-19