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Who Takes The Crown?

Precision puzzle platforming built around climbing through chess games

devthedoug · Released Mar 11, 2025

ActionAdventureIndieStrategy

Reviews
Positive
84% of 38
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jul 29, 2025
Minimum PC
GTX 760
2 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Who Takes The Crown??

A 2D side-scrolling puzzle platformer where you control a pawn, climb chessboard-based levels, and play chess positions against the Stockfish engine. Adventure mode sends you upward to claim a crown, while shorter Stacks maps emphasize puzzles, speed, and generated challenges.

For you if...

  • +you like combining difficult platforming with chess puzzles
  • +you want adjustable chess and platforming difficulty settings
  • +you enjoy seeded challenges and high-score runs

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike precision jumps and repeated climbs after mistakes
  • −you have no interest in playing chess against AI

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Who Takes The Crown? system requirements

Minimum: GTX 760, 2 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Dual Core 2.4 Ghz
Graphics
GTX 760
Memory
2000 MB RAM
Storage
3 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
64 Bit Architecture Required to Run Stockfish

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Dual Core 2.4 Ghz
Memory
2 GB RAM
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
64 Bit Architecture Required to Run Stockfish

Does Who Takes The Crown? have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Who Takes The Crown? 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
Achievements
30
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Who Takes The Crown? 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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