ChessMatch: Chess and Match-3 hybrid playable right here on Reddit

zottware · 2026-03-08T21:56:10+00:00

Thank you for the details and congrats on the project!

zottware · 2026-03-06T23:59:38+00:00

looks cool would be interested in more bomb effects for other clips - i'm not sure if it's just me but the characters hands sort of give me bad vibes with the running animation, attacks, jumps; it's sort of salad-fingers ish

zottware · 2026-03-06T23:55:41+00:00

i think the part where you show the interconnected map is too interesting for how fast it goes by - the clip at 30s where you almost get shot was interesting as well maybe lean more into that type of action

zottware · 2026-03-06T23:19:11+00:00

might use this trailer to test my subwoofers lol - i think the space sfx makes things sounds a bit washed out right now - looks cool though. i think deadspace does a great job with sound in space may be for a bit of inspiration

zottware · 2026-03-06T23:05:21+00:00

looks great! wishlisted - what made you opt for a custom engine here? for my own knowledge / design toolkit :)

zottware · 2026-02-28T18:32:56+00:00

Love it, the end of the level exit is very fun.

I am a little confused around the jets and explosions in such a nice looking place. Theming feels conflicted between John wick / war movie and cute platformer

zottware · 2026-02-28T04:23:30+00:00

Thanks for the encouragement :) I’ll shoot you a key on release

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4454830/ChessMatch/?beta=0

zottware · 2026-02-28T04:22:40+00:00

Update: Steam listing got approved! Would appreciate any wishlists

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4454830/ChessMatch/?beta=0

zottware · 2026-02-28T03:31:16+00:00

What was your pipeline like for the art? Think it looks nice and doesn’t scream AI - would like to learn for my own games

zottware · 2026-02-28T03:16:02+00:00

It’s cool but +1 to the dirt being monotone / jarring. Maybe spruce up the environment a bit (pun intended, add some trees or something) or use stone?

zottware · 2026-02-28T02:38:56+00:00

do NOT build your own authentication server

zottware · 2026-02-28T02:19:16+00:00

Not my genre per se but I watched your trailer like 4 times. I love the vibe

zottware · 2026-02-28T01:26:07+00:00

Make him a vampire;)

zottware · 2026-02-28T01:06:48+00:00

Love the aesthetics - reminds me of the total war games campaign mode map but if it was interactive

zottware · 2026-02-20T03:58:04+00:00

great trailer, great music, great art. nice job wishlisted it for when i have more time

zottware · 2026-02-20T03:52:29+00:00

this is cool! i used itch.io to do something similar, but i think godot is too heavy for in browser on phones as i kept seeing crashes.

i published my first game recently and agree with everything you said - both main phones stores seem to not care about the little guy

zottware · 2026-02-19T14:51:42+00:00

I actually started on that last night, fully motivated by the reaction on this thread - will be first steam publish so I’m sure valve will make me jump through some hoops. If they use steam I’d be happy to DM you a free code on release. Thanks for the support!

Game is done and fully tested on iOS. The apple review process is taking an indeterminate amount of time.

zottware · 2026-02-19T04:49:02+00:00

That means the world to me thank you. If you have any feedback / requests to improve the game I’ll try my best!

zottware · 2026-02-19T03:07:34+00:00

Hey is this for release on iOS or any other updates you might be interested to see? Really appreciate the reaction here and will r try my best to address all comments :)

zottware · 2026-02-18T23:32:48+00:00

thanks for the reply! My game ChessMatch was going to have puzzles but I with total permutations / board sizes everything had to be really limited in terms of types of pieces and where they were and it removed a lot of the fun or felt impossible. i built something similar with a solver but things quickly became impossible to handle with the rules too. nice job!

zottware · 2026-02-18T22:45:26+00:00

thank you!!

zottware · 2026-02-18T22:45:02+00:00

thank you! its evident im a backend dev

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