The WhatsNext verdict
If you enjoy dense chess variants and learning unusual multiverse tactics, this delivers a genuinely distinctive strategic puzzle. Play it with patience, since the tutorial is limited and the AI can be uneven.
What it does best
A chess idea nobody had really made playable before
A vast strategic space hidden inside familiar chess
Every move becomes a multidimensional tactical puzzle
You level up your understanding, not your pieces
What might put you off
An exceptionally steep learning curve
Uneven single-player AI
The setup
What you are walking into
It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past!
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