quietchess.com

A modern offline space to practice chess against custom bots.

QuietChess offers a clean 2D interface inspired by the feel of modern online chess, with quality-of-life features that make practice smoother.

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Offline desktop play Premade and custom bot opponents Achievements, themes, and player personalization

In-game tone Clean board presentation, strong visual atmosphere, and useful information panels built right into the game screen.

Play your way

The classic 2D top-down chess format people already know, rebuilt as a polished offline experience.

Create rivals

Build custom bots with names, portraits, and their own ELO so every match feels more personal.

Study every game

Use move history, player markers, and in-game information panels to better understand what happened on the board.

Features

Everything included in QuietChess

Modern offline 2D chess

Play in a clean top-down interface inspired by modern online chess, but built as a dedicated offline practice space.

Custom board themes

Switch between themes to change the visual style of the board and keep the game feeling fresh while you practice.

Custom bot creator

Name your own opponents, upload your own pictures or choose from 50 premade portraits, set a custom ELO, and play against the bots you create.

Beginner to pro friendly

QuietChess is designed to work for absolute beginners and experienced players alike, with scalable bot difficulty you can adjust as you improve.

ELO slider difficulty

Use the built-in ELO controls to tune the challenge level and gradually raise the difficulty at your own pace.

Achievements

Unlock achievements, track progress, and give yourself extra goals to chase beyond simply winning the next game.

Custom player profile

Set your own display name and upload a custom image so your profile feels personal from the moment you launch the game.

Helpful game info

Move history, player markers, and extra interface details help you understand your matches and review what happened on the board.

Buy once, keep everything

No subscriptions, no recurring fees. Buy the full version once and get all future updates for free.

PC, Mac, and Linux

QuietChess is planned to work across major desktop platforms so you can keep the same practice space wherever you play.

Screenshots

A closer look at the in-game experience

These shots come directly from the game and highlight the menu, customization tools, achievements, themes, and game information panels.

QuietChess main menu screen — The main menu introduces QuietChess with its dark green visual style and board-game-inspired presentation.

QuietChess custom bot creator screen — Create your own bot with a custom name, portrait, and ELO, using either uploaded images or a premade gallery of 50 portraits.

QuietChess achievements screen — Achievement goals add extra challenges and encourage players to keep pushing their progress.

QuietChess custom theme selector — The theme selector lets players shift the look and feel of the game while staying inside the same polished interface.

QuietChess move history and player markers — Move history, player markers, and supporting information help players understand each game more clearly.

Download

Play free forever, then unlock extras if you want more

Free Version

Free

In this beta period there is currently no difference between the 'free' or full game. I've temporarily made the full game free to download from the Itch.io store page. Enjoy!

Download Free Version

Full Version

Pay What You Want

Unlock QuietChess's premium extras, including the custom bot creator, 12 premade bots to play against, achievements, additional board themes, and personalization.