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Back Rank Chess

Nocky · 2023-02-03

Nocky · 2023Loading price…

A compact chess-variant strategy game about defending your back rank across 66 hand-crafted stages, with progressive difficulty and a roughly two-hour playtime.

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Release: 2023-02-03
Publisher: Nocky
Studio: Nocky

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