Early Access
Is Narik Chess still being updated?
Yes, last updated 5 days ago, with about 1 update per month.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
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About the game
We combined various novel chess variants together in a single game. Time travel your pieces to new timelines! Cast spells to secure an advantage! Navigate around slimes following cellular automata rules!
- Free To Play
- Indie
- Strategy
AI Generated Content Disclosure
The developer filed this on the Steam store page. It is not a guess by active.games.
While the game is primarily human-made, AI tools were used to increase development efficiency in some areas.
Update history
Recent updates
Oct 17, 2026 · Patch note
Infinite Chess, Entanglement & Puzzles (opens in new tab)
Entanglement Chess What if a piece could be a rook, a bishop, and a knight ... until a move collapses its form? In Entanglement Chess , non-pawn pieces begin in an overlapping superposition state of multiple piece identities. Every move narrows those identities, and discovering one piece’s identity can reveal information about others. Overlapping piece spri…
Oct 17, 2026 · Build
Public branch build 25997979
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Sep 12, 2026 · Patch note
v1.10.10 Board Editor (opens in new tab)
Board Editor, Rematches & Gameplay Improvements New Board Editor Create custom starting positions with the new Board Editor, available from the main menu. Place empty boards or existing boardsets, then paint, erase, and customize pieces across timelines. Supports special chess pieces, ducks, Conway slimes, walls, and Four In A Row pieces, plus supported Fro…
Jun 1, 2026 · Patch note
v1.9 Game History (opens in new tab)
Game History Online games are automatically saved Players in the match, mode, variants and result are all displayed Local games can be saved manually in the pause menu Games in history can be opened in the latest position Unfinished games can be resumed locally or online Versions Current version is now displayed at the main menu Players can no longer connec…
May 21, 2026 · Patch note
v1.8.5 Tweaks and Bug Fixes (opens in new tab)
Features Added automatic pawn promotion to queens, preserving Alice or Conway state. Add arrow-key zoom in and out. Updated lobby UI to show full time controls instead of only increment. Bug Fixes Four In A Row Four In A Row pieces now fall if a Duck moves under them. Fix crash where attempting to load four in a row pgn in some cases. Four In A Row piece mo…
Questions
When was the last Narik Chess update?
Narik Chess last posted a patch note 5 days ago (Oct 17, 2026: Infinite Chess, Entanglement & Puzzles (opens in new tab)).
How often does Narik Chess update?
It got about 1 update per month over the last year and is consistent (77/100). 4 of the last 6 months had at least one update day. Gaps between updates are fairly even.
Is Narik Chess abandoned?
No. It shipped a build or patch note within the last 90 days and updates steadily.
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