An entry for the ludum dare 55 game jam in April 2024 

This is the original game jam version done in 72 hours. I'm working on making a full release, check back later! Update: A full release is available to wishlist on steam now, releasing January 13, 2026

How to play

  • Survive as many waves as possible
  • Get your king across to advance waves
  • Get your pawns across to promote to knights
  • Combine cards (or placed pieces) of the same type to upgrade
  • Effect Cards (red circle) provide bonuses to pieces
  • Move the camera with WASD/Arrow Keys
  • Press spacebar to reset the camera
  • You are rewarded 1 card for completing wave
  • You are rewarded 2 cards for killing all enemies

Non-team Credits
Background Music

“The Path of the Goblin King” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sound Effects

All by Kenney (Creative Commons Zero, CC0) https://kenney.nl Casino Audio, Impact Sounds, Music Jingles, RPG Audio

More information
Updated 16 hours ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
AuthorFrozenfire
Made withGodot
TagsChess, Ludum Dare, Ludum Dare 55, Roguelike
LinksSteam, Ludum Dare