- WizardChess 1.2.6 - 7 June 2026
Welcome to WizardChess 1.2.6, a minor hotfix. FIXED "Graduate" achievement unobtainable because the Bard lesson never appeared ↳ The Bard lesson is gated behind a "you've won an arcade run" milestone, but that milestone was never actually granted anywhere in the code — so for every player who ever beat arcade mode, the Bard lesson silently stayed locked, the lesson page only ever showed up to N-1 of N lessons, and Graduate could never fire. The arcade boss kill now grants the milestone, and we also retroactively grant it on game load to anyone whose unit roster proves they've already won an arcade run in the past. After this patch, players who've beaten arcade mode will find the Bard lesson available on the lesson select screen, and completing it will finally tick the last box on Graduate. FIXED Lesson select cycle skipping units when pressed left then right ↳ Fae-spun units obtained ou…
- WizardChess 1.2.5 - 31 May 2026
Welcome to WizardChess 1.2.5, a minor hotfix. FIXED "Quick!" achievement still not syncing to Steam ↳ The achievement worked fine originally, then we renamed it in code a while back ("end turn with low timer" became "increase ante with low timer") because the trigger changed. The Steam dashboard side was meant to be updated to match, but the API name got concatenated rather than replaced — it became END_TURN_WITH_LOW_TIMERINCREASE_ANTE_WITH_LOW_TIMER on Steam's side, which the game was never going to match. So players who unlocked it before the rename got it on Steam; players after that point unlocked it in-game but Steam silently dropped the signal. That's why it looked like an intermittent bug for so long. Fixed on the Steam dashboard. If you already earned it in-game on an earlier patch, it should sync on next launch. FIXED Frogue, Tenggi & Slugly not counted as Animals for "The Zoo"…
- WW&W + Strategems Events - 28 May 2026
Witches, Wizards & Warlocks hosted by Weekend GamesDiscover over 100 upcoming and discounted titles themed around powerful beings known as Witches, Wizards and Warlocks!Strategems Vol. 2 hosted by Goblinz PublishingA digital event focused on strategy and highly replayable titles.Find your next hidden gem, jump into exclusive demos, and explore the best the genre has to offer!THANK YOU!Thank you to both the hosts of these events, but also to everyone who has shown their support to WizardChess over the years. That means the world to us! We still love this game, and are thrilled anytime anyone know discovers it and drops as a review
- WizardChess 1.2.4 - 28 May 2026
Welcome to WizardChess 1.2.4, a minor hotfix. FIXED Steam achievement sync race on cold start ↳ The "achievements ready to send to Steam" event now fires reliably even when Steam takes a few frames to come online FIXED Runaway poison turns ↳ Damage-over-time effects (Poisoned, Damaged, Caustic, Rebuked) now apply once per effect type per turn instead of once per stack, so a heavily-stacked unit no longer takes minutes to resolve FIXED Crash after surrendering ↳ Null reference when the Barby's rebuke effect resolves after a unit has been cleaned up FIXED Wisp & Cyboxer not benefiting from element levelling ↳ These two units were missing the trait-handler component, so even though their element trait was assigned and visible in the tooltip, none of the on-move / on-kill / on-defend effects ever fired. They now respond to elemental traits like every other unit. That's all (for now) folks!…
- Hotfix 1.2.3 - 23 May 2026
Build 165 > Welcome to WizardChess 1.2.3, a minor hotfix. Steam achievement sync Achievements unlocked in-game should now be re-sent to Steam when the game starts Stuck lesson completion achievements Saves with shiny lesson units will now be re-checked for missing lesson achievements Stuck "Six is More Than Four" achievement Saves where all six element-mastery milestones were reached will now grant the achievement on load Large stat numbers Stats that are too large for compact UI slots now display as 99+ > That's all (for now) folks! > Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)
- Steam Deckbuilder Fest - 4 May 2026
DECKBUILDER FESTToday also kicks off Steam's Deckbuilder Fest!There are nearly 2000 games taking part in this event.WizardChess is 50% off all week as a part of this event!The best thing you can do to help support any other upcoming games taking part, is to wishlist and/or leave reviews on those pages.MORE GAMES?2 Left Thumbs alone managed to have 11 games including in this event!A few highlights of the event include:The public demo for Decklings. We'd love to hear your feedback! AND! First playtests are available now for Chaos Coin, King's Haven, Trial by Magic and SlotsNStock!
- Checkmate: A Chess Games Collection - 23 March 2026
If you've been holding off picking up WizardChess, waiting for a great deal to come along, look no further. Our game is now available alongside 10 other Chess-based titles for 1 low price in the latest Humble Bundle. AND it directly supports a meaningful charity!You can purchase the Checkmate: A Chess Games Collection directly on Humble Bundle, which will provide you a Steam key to redeem here. This also includes 5D Chess With Multiverse time Travel, Chess Ultra, Pawnbarian, The Ouroboros King, Gambit Shifter, Below the Crown, Dark Chess, Usurper, The Rookery, and Chessarama.The Bundle is available for 2 more weeks. But don't wait too long!
- 2026 Publisher Sale - 7 February 2026
Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale!Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more! WizardChess is 50% off!Be sure to check the Bundle List for any additional discounts that may be available to you NEW RELEASEYesterday saw the release of Underboard, a new team-based tactical roguelike autobattler!(The lead artist of which did the awesome custom art for this sale!) COMING SOON 4 more games have received official release dates! Each of which offers a public demo.Dice A Million - Dice-rolling Deckbuilder Roguelike - February 25thCrawling Angels - Physics-based Puzzle Horror - March 13thWasteland Bites - Survival Horror Food Truck Manager - April 3rdBesmirch - Survival Horror Farming Sim - May 11thWHAT ELSE?There were too many announcements this year to include in store page post.Check out this news post with EVERYTHING related to…
- ANZ IndieFest 2025 - 6 September 2025
Thank you to The Indie Brew for organizing and including WizardChess in the ANZ IndieFest. Grab the game now with it's ALL TIME low discount of 40% off!Be sure to check out the event page for discounts, demos and previews of other great indie titles coming out of Australia and New Zealand!More indies?There are two other Aussie-based indie games published by 2 Left Thumbs for you to check out!Castillon is an RTS + TD strategy game currently running a public playtest.And Gorgon Shield is an innovative rotation-based roguelike. The game is currently 50% off!
- Expansion Pack Update - 31 May 2025
we're introducing 4 new units that can be unlocked via the Daily Challenge. These are designed to cut across the existing set of mechanics in interesting ways and unlock new ways to play with all the existing units. They may be a little OP, bug reports are begrudgingly welcome in the Discord. Especially if you're having trouble unlocking any content. Thanks for playing! WizardChess forever. Changelog 1.2.0 NEW Madcap Unit ↳ Teleport next to enemies, unlockable in Daily Challenge NEW Merperson Unit ↳ Throw a fish, Unlockable in Daily Challenge NEW Crowned Unit ↳ Use the FaeQueen's abilities, Unlockable in Daily Challenge NEW SheepHerder Unit ↳ Round up your units, Unlockable in Daily Challenge FIXED Quick! achievement That's all (for now) folks! Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)
- Hidden Discoveries - 3 May 2025
Turns out the spawn rate was much too low on some of the new units, sorry! The good news is that if you play the Daily Challenge or complete some Lessons, you're almost guaranteed to see something new :) NEW Enabled Minotaur boss and Minitaur Unit FIXED Cowpoke unit ↳ Corrected implementation FIXED Progress in Tournament Mode ↳ Progress was not being tracked correctly leaving some ranks locked FIXED Unit titles could become corrupted FIXED Daily Challenge secret unit rate ↳ The rate was far too low (Cowpoke and Rhino are more likely now!) CHANGE Scan for missing Steam Achievements on bootup CHANGE Use Spawn Weightings table for Arcade party CHANGE FishTank is now replaced by Chicken in maze More units soon...ish! Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)
- You guys are really good at finding bugs - 6 March 2025
Welcome to WizardChess 1.1.2, patches and hotfixes galore. Even more little fixes than mentioned below, turns out you are all really good at finding edgecases! NEW Rhino unit ↳ Unlocked via Daily Challenge NEW Cowpoke unit ↳ Unlocked via Daily Challenge NEW Default to turn count in Arcade Mode CHANGE Updated Barby lesson CHANGE Updated Javelina lesson objective FIXED Actor cannot become Bard FIXED Disabled buttons could be used with Space FIXED Only count victories in tournament Thanks everyone, may your 2025 be filled with WizardChess. Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)
- The Daily Challenge Update - 7 February 2025
Welcome to WizardChess 1.1.0, now featuring a Daily Challenge! Here's a summary of the major changes in this update: NEW Arcade Mode scoring system ↳ Based on run performance, max difficulty and encounters survived NEW Daily Challenge Mode ↳ Seeded Arcade Mode run generated from current date ↳ Multiple attempts allowed (first run counts for future leaderboards) NEW Actor unit ↳ Unlocked via Daily Challenge NEW Arcade Mode timer settings ↳ Full support for Timed Mode vs Turn Counter across all modes NEW Tournament mode boss content indicators (!) NEW Departed has idle animation CHANGE Expedited onboarding flow for faster tournament access FIXED Timer sound effects triggering unnecessarily FIXED Max devotion achievement logic FIXED Room generation logic could result in spawning too few ally units FIXED Missing werehorse lesson Thanks everyone, may your 2025 be filled with WizardChess. Ben…
- 2025 Publisher Sale - 7 February 2025
Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale! Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more! How about a FREE game?! Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre launched TODAY, and is available 100% for free! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2997920/Croak_Crusader_Spawn_of_the_Spore_Spectre/ This free title introduces the general gameplay, protagonist and antagonists of the upcoming (paid) release, Croak Crusader: the Champion of Canada. Be sure to add that to your Wishlist! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3152060/Croak_Crusader_the_Champion_of_Canada/ COMING SOON Very VERY soon! Novus Orbis is a combo-based roguelike deckbuilder, set to release into Early Access on February 10th. There's already dozens of hours of content, and the game will only be getting deeper and more varied from here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/243733…
- Less bugs, more ways to play - 25 January 2025
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.6! Last hotfix build before we release some new Content™️. NEW Arcade Mode Sub Modes ↳ Turns: Play against a turn limit ↳ Timed: Race against the clock NEW Added moves counter to victory screen NEW Added stats to game over screen CHANGE Updated fatigue codex entry CHANGE Removed Knoam from Rank G CHANGE Always show Ante button in Arcade mode CHANGE Added Move Counter codex entry CHANGE Added sprites to various codex entries FIXED Changed shop dialog color scheme FIXED Max devotion logic FIXED "Max Devotion" achievement FIXED "Chicken Party" achievement FIXED Race condition with injection access FIXED Double counting turns when using keyboard controls FIXED Post-tutorial scene visibility Thanks everyone. Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)
- Happy New Year! - 12 January 2025
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.5! We've got some new units in the oven, but more bug fixes in the meantime. NEW Cloud Save enabled for everyone ↳ Hopefully behaving now, let us know if you have any issues NEW Arcade run score, still WIP but now visible NEW Added Actor unit ↳ Cannot be accessed without devtools, coming soon CHANGE Controller bindings remapped ↳ Rotation is now on shoulder buttons ↳ Select on right trigger, inspect + shop on left trigger CHANGE Dev mode unit spawn now disabled during regular play FIXED Dpad navigation after many rotations FIXED Bug unit Y positions incorrect FIXED Cursor now snaps when combat starts ↳ May still be an issue on Steamdeck specifically, investigating Thanks everyone. Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)
- Filling Gaps - 29 December 2024
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.4! Thanks for all the feedback, it's been great to see all of your strategies. NEW Added Frostopus and Tentacold codex entries NEW Added 6 new lessons: Mychael, Pescator, Cultist, Yeti, Cyboxer, WISP, Bard, and Chicken NEW Added 200 additional unit names to the pool NEW WISP can now target and soothe units, applying attack debuff NEW Chickens now count as FaeSpun units NEW Chickens now gain BugEating augmentation near bugs NEW Victory now explicitly recorded when Arabella flees CHANGE Barby lesson objective updated CHANGE Cormag now consolidates multiple Claybegs into one CHANGE Claybeg base stats reduced CHANGE Claybeg spawn distance from Bard increased FIXED Arabella B unlock condition not triggering properly Thanks everyone, Happy New Year! Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)
- v1.0.3 Edgecases - 21 December 2024
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.3! A quick patch to roundout the week. We're still actively tracking and fixing bugs, more to come next week. CHANGE Trade offers user interface order is now flipped CHANGE Skip "unlocked all units" scene after first time viewing CHANGE Free chicken unit provided in maze if you have no units FIXED Card dealer scene not working correctly FIXED Title screen arcade lineup being rerolled unexpectedly FIXED Empty sequence errors in unit calculations Thanks everyone. Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)
- v1.0.2 Bugs and Balance - 19 December 2024
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.2! Yet more bug fixes! Thanks for all the feedback and kind words following release, we didn't make a huge splash but the new faces in Discord are very welcome. NEW Fichillin now available as lottery reward NEW Devotion upgrades now available as lottery reward CHANGE Only ally buffs will trigger Overkill achievement CHANGE Quick achievement is now triggered by increasing Ante CHANGE Increased trigger threshold on Chaos Magic achievement CHANGE Updated lottery reward odds and distribution CHANGE Log file can be accessed from title screen FIXED Wood Devotion 6 now correctly buffs allies instead of self FIXED Camera rotation cooldown on title screen now shared between directions FIXED Barby ability and Codex entry FIXED Unit effects persisting after leaving rooms FIXED Running out of units in Henge pool with single Shiny unit FIXED Druid outline display FIXED Reb…
- Hotfix incoming! - 15 December 2024
Welcome to WizardChess 1.0.1! A fast follow to 1.0.0 with some bugfixes :) NEW Show "Shiny Unit" in Codex entry if you have completed a unit's lesson NEW Start tutorial arcade run with 5 VIM NEW Preserve unit stat upgrades between tutorial chapters NEW Shiny Units now start with +1 to ALL in combat NEW Lottery will only give extra time as a reward if you have time left on the clock CHANGE Increase the size of rooms in Lancer lesson FIXED Unit move preview not showing consistently FIXED Victory in other modes should not affect Tournament progress FIXED Crash when defeating ShieldOrb and Claybeg simultaneously Thanks everyone. Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)
