Chess Arcana
Fantasy chess with hero skills
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Chess Arcana brings real chess to life with a fantasy twist. Play full FIDE-rule chess — checkmate, castling, en passant and promotion — against players worldwide through Game Center, then turn the tide with your champion's signature skill.
CHOOSE YOUR CHAMPION
Six heroes, six playstyles. Freeze the clock as the Chronomancer, leap like a Phantom Knight, shield an ally as the Aegis Queen, and more. Skills are tactical tools layered on top of real chess — never pay-to-win.
REAL CHESS, REAL CLOCKS
• Full standard rules: checkmate, stalemate, castling, en passant, underpromotion
• Blitz (3+2), Rapid (10 min) and Wild (8 min) time controls
• Live online matchmaking and friend invites via Game Center
COLLECT & COMPETE
• Unlock Phantom Knight free by finishing your first match
• Collector heroes sold separately, or save with the All Heroes Bundle
• Climb the rating ladder and track your record
• Full localization in ten languages
No stat boosts. No ads. Just chess, sharpened.
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Quality-of-life update:
• Skill button now dims when your ultimate can't be cast
• Share match results as a screenshot
• Resign anytime — leaving a match now counts as a loss
• Hero quest: win 3 matches to unlock Phantom Knight
• Set a custom name, or use your Game Center name
• Weekly leaderboard now resets every Monday
The developer, YI LIU, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- YI LIU
- Size
- 30.4 MB
- Category
- Board
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 9 more
- English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- All Heroes Bundle $6.99
- Star Oracle $3.99
- Tempest Rook $2.99
- Ember Bishop $1.99
- Aegis Queen $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 YI LIU
