Think you know chess? Try it in 3D — then add mana and deckbuilding.
ChessFinity’s free Steam demo is live. Play it now and wishlist for Early Access.
DEMO (available now)
The demo is a focused solo slice so you can try the core systems right away:
Solo play (vs AI or self-play)
5 modes: Classic, 3D Modded, Mana, Co-op, and FFA presets
A small sample of puzzles + mini-games
EARLY ACCESS (late April)
Early Access expands beyond the demo with:
Online multiplayer (and ongoing improvements)
More presets in every mode (more boards, rules, and matchups)
More puzzles + mini-games
Expanded customisation tools
Pick a preset and play immediately, or dive into Mana Chess — a deckbuilding mode where your pieces come from a deck and you spend mana to deploy them.
At a glance (Early Access)
Mana Chess deckbuilding (pieces as cards + mana to deploy)
3D chess variants on unusual boards (including classic variants)
Strange new pieces and wild matchups
Mini-games: puzzles + routing/touring challenges + chaotic FFA modes
Play solo vs AI, hot-seat, and online multiplayer (still improving)
Mana Chess: deckbuilding meets chess
In Mana Chess, you don’t start with a fixed army — you build a deck of pieces and deploy them using mana. It creates a different kind of chess: more tactical surprises, more comeback potential, and far more variety between games.
Mana highlights:
Choose from mana presets (single level or multiple levels, with or without walls)
Build a deck that includes powerful new pieces
Deploy pieces by spending mana, with configurable limits (including up to 3 moves per turn in Mana)
Set king placement and deployment zones for custom Mana scenarios
3D chess variants & weird boards
ChessFinity includes curated 3D presets and variants — some well-known, some deliberately strange.
Examples you’ll find inside:
Classic 3D variants like Raumschach
Experimental boards (small boards, long boards, boards with holes, “bridge” layouts, walled layouts)
Scenario-style rulesets (for example: king with only pawns, king with only bishops, asymmetric matchups like dragon vs knights)
Strange new pieces
Beyond standard chess pieces, ChessFinity includes new piece types designed for multi-level boards and variant rulesets — creating threats and tactics you won’t see in normal chess.
Mini-games & challenges
Want something faster, weirder, or more puzzle-like than a full match?
3D chess puzzles
Routing & touring challenges
Chaotic FFA modes — including rule sets where the board can “rot” (disappear) as players move
Play modes (and a quick note on multiplayer)
Solo vs yourself or AI
3+ player options (including team formats like 2v2)
Online multiplayer is available, but it’s still being improved — for the smoothest experience right now, solo vs AI / hot-seat is the best starting point
Custom games (limited, single-player focused)
ChessFinity includes custom setup tools, with limits (and currently focused on solo play).
What you can customise:
Board shape & size
Choose mode: Modded Chess or Mana Chess
Piece placement for Modded Chess
King placement + deployment zones for Mana Chess
Number of players
Time limit per turn
Move limits per turn (Mana: up to 3)
Deck building (Mana only)
UI & quality-of-life tools
Tutorials for Mana, 3D chess, and basic board control
Move log + match replay
Check piece movement patterns and threatened positions
Switch between 2D and 3D views
Board coordinates
Adjust spacing between levels for better visibility on tall boards
Wishlist ChessFinity on Steam to follow development and be notified when major updates go live.
