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The Board is Yours

97% positive of 40 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by Draelent.

About the game

The Board is Yours is a strategic chess-based incremental game: buy squares, unlock upgrades, and chain synergies through defended pieces. It plays as a demanding idle game where you’ll constantly reposition pieces and optimize your production until the board belongs to you.

Tagged by players

Chess
Idler
Incremental
Board Game
Automation
Resource Management
Strategy
Grid-Based Movement
Puzzle
Management
Pixel Graphics
Minimalist

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What players say

Recommended
Suffers from the same issue other incrementals have where the late game is a pain but otherwise, this is the best incremental game I've ever played because strategy actually matters and there is so much actual choice that the player has and it's genuinely fun right until the end when you know what to do and are just waiting painfully for the game to end. Based on the remaining achievements, it's possible I may have…
12 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
This game has a fantastic premise: I'd heard the story about grains of rice on a chessboard and exponential growth; turning it into an idle incremental game was a brilliant move. But in my personal experience, the progression wasn't fun. Things slowed way down for me once I was a few hours in, and I lost interest in playing.
3.7 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.
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