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This is the first game in the Battle Chess series. For other games in the series see the Battle Chess category.

Box artwork for Battle Chess.
Box artwork for Battle Chess.
Battle Chess
Developer(s)Interplay Entertainment
Publisher(s)Interplay Entertainment
Year released1988
System(s)3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Acorn Archimedes, Commodore Amiga, Commodore Amiga CD32, Commodore CDTV, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, FM Towns, Mac OS, DOS, NES
Followed byBattle Chess II: Chinese Chess
SeriesBattle Chess
Designer(s)Todd Camasta, Michael Quarles, Jayesh J. Patel, and Bruce Schlickbernd.
Genre(s)Board game
ModesSingle player, Multiplayer
LinksBattle Chess at PCGamingWikiBattle Chess ChannelSearchSearch

Battle Chess is a computer game version of chess in which the chess pieces come to life and battle one another when capturing. The game itself was inspired by the 3D chess sequences from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Futureworld.

The game was originally released for the Commodore Amiga and subsequently on the 3DO, MS-DOS, Apple IIgs, Commodore 64, Commodore CDTV, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, Apple Macintosh, Acorn Archimedes, FM Towns, and Nintendo Entertainment System.

Battle Chess has spawned several sequels and clones, including Star Wars Chess and Terminator 2: Chess Wars.

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