SpellMate

SpellMate

Chess, but every piece you lose fuels your next spell.

SpellMate takes standard chess rules and layers in a hand of magic cards — freezes, curses, blessings, battlefield hazards, and more — cast using mana you earn by losing your own pieces. Every sacrifice on the board becomes fuel for your next play. Trade your knight for a curse on their queen. Let a pawn fall to bankroll a game-changing enchantment. Every capture cuts both ways.

How it plays

Chess fundamentals stay exactly as you know them — same board, same pieces, same win conditions. On top of that, you'll draw and cast cards that bend the rules in your favor: grant a pawn a bishop's reach, freeze an enemy knight in place, curse a piece to crumble after a few moves, or raise a wall no one can cross. Losing material isn't purely a cost anymore — it's currency.

Features

• Full chess rule set with a deep card system layered on top — over 50 unique cards to draw into
• Play locally against a friend on the same screen, or against the AI
• Optional Stockfish-powered AI for a serious chess challenge, with a built-in fallback AI when it's not available
• Online multiplayer — jump into a match instantly with Quick Play, or share a room code to play with someone specific
• No accounts, no downloads — just open and play

GAME IS IN BETA, if you run into any bugs or problems let me know