Chess Brain: Dark Troops

Chess-based puzzle game about plotting safe paths past moving enemies

Caio Flavio · Released Feb 4, 2021

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 70
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 5 years ago; Feb 8, 2021
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Chess Brain: Dark Troops?

A single-player chess puzzle game with 30 levels. You draw a route for the king to reach a destination without being captured, accounting for opposing pieces as all pieces move every second.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning several moves ahead on a grid
+you prefer minimalist boards and focused logic puzzles

Not for you if...

−you want traditional chess matches against another player

What players say

93% of 70 reviews are positive

Players praise the puzzles and music. Some find it easier than the first game.

Screenshots and trailer

Chess Brain: Dark Troops system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1+
Processor: 2 Ghz Dual Core
Graphics: Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 100 MB available space

Does Chess Brain: Dark Troops have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Chess Brain: Dark Troops 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: 6
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.

Does Chess Brain: Dark Troops 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