Knight's Retreat
Chess-based puzzles built around troop movement rather than full matches
Minimol Games · Released Aug 6, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 77
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Aug 18, 2022
What is Knight's Retreat?
A single-player puzzle game set in an abstract medieval world. You use chess-piece movement to rearrange troops and guide knights back to their kingdom across 80 handcrafted levels of increasing complexity.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning routes using familiar chess-piece movements
- +you prefer puzzles you can tackle in short sessions
Not for you if...
- −you want traditional chess matches against human opponents
What players say
94% of 77 reviews are positive
Players praise the low-poly scenery, relaxing soundtrack, and variety of puzzle mechanics. The most common criticism is that the puzzles provide too little challenge.
Screenshots and trailer
Knight's Retreat system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Knight's Retreat?
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- OS
- windows XP/Vista/7/8/
- Processor
- 2 Ghz Dual Core
- Graphics
- Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Knight's Retreat have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Knight's Retreat run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 8
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Knight's Retreat use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Puzzle
- Chess
- Minimalist
- Relaxing
- Tabletop
- Casual
- Indie
- Abstract
- Stylized
- Colorful
- Medieval
- Atmospheric
- Family Friendly
- Cartoony
- Short
- Difficult
Recent updates
- Jan 28, 2021 · MAJOR UPDATE - Available Now for Free!
- Apr 23, 2020 · Minor bug-fixing (patch notes)
1 DLC available.