Viking Chess
Viking Chess is a fast-paced, tactical rogue-lite game played on a tight 7x7 isometric grid. Command a warband of 4 elite heroes, each with unique abilities, against endless waves of the Saxon host. Position your shield wall, shove enemies into hazards, and master the grid to survive against overwhelming odds.
The game is currently in the prototype stage, so any and all feedback is welcome :)
Key Features
- Tactical Grid Combat: Do battle on 7x7 isometric grid where positioning is everything. Use Knockbacks, Pulls, Roots and Stuns to control the board and Flank enemies who step out of line.
- Rogue-lite Progression: Your heroes grow stronger as they survive. Draft powerful new Abilities and Passives every time they level up to create broken synergies.
- 8 Distinct Playable Characters: Command units like the Bjorn the Steadfast, who holds the line with his shield, Kael the Berserker who reckless swing devastate friend and foe alike, and Runa the Mystic who corrupts and distorts her enemies and the ground around her!
- 1066AD Theme: Fight against historically inspired Saxon Levies, Huscarls, and terrifying Bosses like Jarl Eadric.
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This game is excellent! A lot of potential here to expand into a larger experience IMO. Perhaps with a branching-path-esque map like slay the spire to choose from a variety of encounter types?
and Cheapshot+ is definitely OP haha.
Thanks for positive feedback and for playing the game :) I'm a huge fan of StS and their map system, and have tried designing similar systems for this game. A map system like StS would massively expand the scope of the project (you'd need things like a money system, a broader story defined, mystery events, relics and items/potions, drawing all the assets/icons, environments, etc.), so I'm currently approaching the design of this through the question of "how can i add rogue-lite exploration to the game with less than 100 work hours?".
Charming game :) the art style is fun and complements the somewhat simple but effective gameplay. Built a winning team of Finn, Eira, Runa, and Floki (in that order)—exploiting range, root, and stun seems to be the winning strategy, especially if you can stack poison. The late game could be harder and melee units could be stronger, but otherwise, I really enjoyed it.
Would love to see more games with similar vibes and gameplay :)
Thanks form playing the game and providing some useful feedback :) I wasn't sure if the "stun, root and shoot from afar" play style would become a dominant strategy, and its beginning to look like it is, so I appreciate you reporting this and giving me something to work on.
Good game! Floki's Cheapshot+ is a little OP.
Thanks for playing :) Cheapshot+ being OP seems to be the consesus, so it'll be getting nerfed in the next release.