Lucha Chess

Roguelike auto battler with a Mexican wrestling theme

Jorge T.V. · Released Jun 1, 2026 · Early Access

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 69
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 2; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 month ago; Sep 27, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX970; 4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Lucha Chess?

Lucha Chess is a single-player strategy roguelike in Early Access about competing in a wrestling championship. In each run, you assemble a team of heroes and combine items and relics to build around offense, defense, or attacks on the enemy backline.

For you if...

+you prefer planning team combinations over controlling attacks directly
+you like adjusting the challenge with optional difficulty modifiers

Not for you if...

−you want hands-on wrestling action rather than automated battles
−you want competitive matches against other players

What players say

87% of 69 reviews are positive

Players praise the character designs and the variety of units and upgrades to unlock. Some players criticize uneven unit balance and sudden difficulty spikes.

Screenshots and trailer

Lucha Chess system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX970, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-9600
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX970
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Does Lucha Chess have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Lucha Chess run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 51
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Lucha Chess 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam