Rooklite

Rooklite combines chess encounters with a roguelite route. Your knight travels across a board whose road crumbles behind it; entering a rival camp zooms into a smaller battlefield. An army assembled like a deck provides three drawn pieces plus your king, so each encounter starts with a different position. Battles begin with 30 seconds and gain two seconds per move. Checkmate is required to win, and running out of time ends the run. This free demo covers Tide, the complete first world and its boss. The additional three worlds and special kings are planned for the full game.

Choose a forward route through encounters, read the pieces drawn for each battle, and seek checkmate before the clock expires. Recruit and improve pieces as you progress toward the first-world boss.

Mouse, keyboard or gamepad; follow the in-game prompts.

Inspect your starting position before committing to exchanges. Plan routes carefully because the path disappears behind you. Use premoves when you can safely anticipate your next action.

Complete first-world demo Nested chessboard map and battles 30-second battle clock with move bonuses Piece recruitment and upgrades Browser save on the current device