Knightfall Showdown

Knightfall Showdown is a battle royale played on a chessboard. In the main match, 100 players start as Knights and have 30 seconds to collect pawns before the action begins. You then choose a move every 3 seconds, trying to outmaneuver opponents as a storm shrinks the battlefield.

Movement and combat

Pieces collide to fight. When two pieces of the same rank meet, the player with more collected pawns upgrades to a higher rank. Higher-ranking Bishops, Rooks and Queens can eliminate lower-ranking pieces and take their pawns. You can use stealth, aggression or calculated moves, form alliances, betray friends and adapt as each match unfolds.

Ranks and leaderboard

Your performance earns or costs ELO points. You can rise through the ranks, earn titles such as CM, FM, IM and GM, and compete on the live leaderboard.

Game modes

In The Floor Is Lava, the battlefield drops away after every turn. You must survive against 99 other players while avoiding both your opponents and the abyss.

Custom matches

You can host tournaments for up to 999 players and customize the board size, pawn count and NPC density. Custom matches also let you add commentary lines to narrate the action.