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Guns & Gambits Demo

Guns & Gambits Demo is a high-octane chess horde-survival roguelite. Command sentient chess companions, wield devastating firearms, unlock game-breaking gambits, and blast through relentless waves of rogue chess pieces to checkmate the dark monarch in bullet-heaven action.

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October 6, 2026
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Windows
Developer
SHIFT. Games
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SHIFT. Games
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CHESS MEETS BULLET HEAVEN SURVIVALGuns & Gambits fuses the tactical legacy of chess with the adrenaline of relentless bullet-heaven horde survival. Step onto a corrupted chessboard as the White King, armed to the teeth with high-caliber firepower and flanked by sentient allied pieces. Every minute, the Black Army swarms the grid with relentless pawn waves, leaping cavalry knights, sniping bishops, and battering-ram rooks. Dodge bullet hell barrages, draft game-breaking gambits, and build an unstoppable board synergy to deliver the ultimate checkmate.KEY FEATURESCommand a Sentient Chess Army: You don't fight alone.

Enlist and evolve loyal white pieces with dedicated branching specialization trees—from Phalanx shield swarms and long-range Artillery Mortars to leaping Pegasus Knights, Prism-refracting Bishops, and gravity-bending Void Queens.A Deadly, Distinct Arsenal: Tailor your playstyle with specialized royal weaponry. Shred foes with the sweeping cleaves and twisters of the Monarch’s Blade, blast charging lines with the Royal Shotgun, pick off threats with trick-shot Royal Revolvers, or harvest fallen souls and command undead legions with the Reaper’s Scythe. Draft Game-Breaking Gambits: Level up to draft dozens of tactical upgrade cards and synergies.

Boost companion attack speeds, trigger explosive ricochets, ignite battlefield flamethrowers, or reanimate slain enemies into temporary ghostly pawns and copycat thralls. Climactic Monarch Showdowns: Survive the escalating waves to trap the Black Monarchs in enclosed arena duels. Face multi-phase bullet hell patterns, cataclysmic strikes, and enrage phases where only pure maneuvering and build synergy will keep your crown intact.…

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