Posted August 31, 2025 by Attempt 118 Games
Oh no. Another balatrolike about chess.
BUT WAIT HEAR ME OUT IT HAS A CRAFTING TABLE
Welcome to Scaccombo, where the king has 15 legs and just found out what steroids are.
Pretty much everything about the gameplay is in the page itself, but here's the gist if you aren't reading that absolute college essay of a page.
Basically, it's chess with a crafting table and roguelite stuff. Instead of being a cardshaper (because how the heck would that work with chess), it's a boardshaper. You get to shape your own board. What could go wrong?
Oh. You put down 40 Queens. Alright. To each their own.
To win, just checkmate the black king. Easy enough, right?
WRONG. The game gets harder and harder with absolutely BONKERS modifiers. Balancing go BRRRR
Also, what would a balatrolike be without bosses with abilities that make you find out how many headbutts it takes to get to the center of a brick wall? Some take away turns. Some, combines. Some even disable your pieces from being CLICKED ON OR DRAGGED. Yeah. No combining. No salvation.
Also the soundtrack slaps. I feel like that's the only thing that matters.