Problematic

Game Modes

Judge Mode

One player becomes the Judge, drawing a prompt card while everyone else submits the most cursed, offensive, or absurd answer they can think of. The Judge selects a winner each round, awarding them a point.

The first player to reach 7 points wins the match! assuming the Judge doesn't introduce a secret house rule that completely derails everything first.

Problematic Chess

Play chess in a world that actively hates you.

Choose from four gothic arenas and battle while a sardonic narrator comments on your every mistake, bad trade, and questionable life decision.

Variants:

• Casual 1v1: Traditional chess with gothic flair.
• Carnage 2v2: Two teams battle on a massive cross-shaped 14×14 battlefield.
• Chaos FFA: Four armies enter. One king leaves.

Power-Ups & Chaos

Nothing stays fair for long.

In Judge Mode, power-ups allow players to:

• Steal cards
• Sabotage opponents
• Manipulate rounds
• Twist the Judge's decisions

In Problematic Chess, power-ups allow players to:

• Raise fallen pieces from the dead
• Swap units across the board
• Use special abilities
• Remove enemy pieces from the battlefield

Chaos FFA goes even further.

Random world events strike during matches without warning, temporarily changing how the game is played:

• Plague: Pieces begin to die across the battlefield.
• Blood Moon: Aggressive play becomes more powerful.
• Famine: Movement and strategy become limited.
• Additional events can completely change the match until the next catastrophe arrives.

Features

• Online multiplayer for 2–6 players
• Judge Mode and Problematic Chess in one package
• Multiple dark-humor card decks
• Four unique arenas: Cathedral, Crypt, Blood Moon, and Hell Casino
• Three Judge personalities that comment on player mistakes
• Secret house rules revealed only after the match ends
• Power-ups, chaos events, and match modifiers
• Atmospheric gothic visuals, music, and sound design

About the Game

Dark humor. Questionable decisions. Unfair advantages.

Whether you're ruining friendships in Judge Mode or surviving an apocalyptic four-player chess match while the moon turns red and your bishop catches the plague, every game becomes a story worth regretting.

No regrets. No balance. No mercy.