WizardChess News

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 & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)

[h3]Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale![/h3]
Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more!



[h2]How about a FREE game?![/h2]
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/

[h2]COMING SOON[/h2]
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/2437330/Novus_Orbis/

[h2]NEW UPDATES[/h2]
A collection of games have all timed free updates and big announcements for this event!

[h3]WizardChess[/h3]
WizardChess is a chess-like tactical roguelike with a near infinitely replayable amount of variety and depth. And today takes us a step closer to FULLY infinite replayability, with the addition of Daily Runs!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274210/WizardChess/

[h3]Starground[/h3]
At the end of 2024 Starground revealed a planned development roadmap. Today sees the Brewconomic Cropdate, adding animals, fishing, potion brewing, and an improved Space Hub.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2793380/Starground/

[h3]Magenta Horizon[/h3]
In addition to making the awesome art for this sale, solo-dev Maddison Baek has crafted new community items for Magenta Horizon! Play the game to earn Trading Cards, and unlock awesome profile backgrounds and other Steam goodies.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2109060/Magenta_Horizon__Neverending_Harvest/

[h3]Schism[/h3]
Schism has a new update dropping Feb 10th that adds some end-game content, and enhanced controller support. Keep your eyes peeled for that! But the BIG news here, is that Schism is leaving Early Access MARCH 10th!! There is no discount now, so as not to conflict with that launch discount.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084300/Schism/

[h3]Tower of Kalemonvo[/h3]
While this classic-style hack n slash ARPG isn't out yet, it did just receive yet another demo update. The name of the game right now is polish, preparing for our newly set released date of MARCH 28th!!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2351860/Tower_of_Kalemonvo/

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[h2]LOGO UPDATE[/h2]
I'm burying the lead a little here. But as a part of this event, I'm also debuting a redesigned 2 Left Thumbs Publishing logo - made by Fiend Folio artist RedRachis!

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)

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)

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)