Shakki

A chess roguelike game built with Unity 6. Combine strategic chess gameplay with roguelike progression - capture pieces to score points, advance through levels, and build your army in the shop.

Features

• Score-Race Chess - Capture pieces to earn points. First to reach the target score wins, or checkmate your opponent.
• Roguelike Progression - Win matches to advance levels with increasing difficulty. Lose and start over.
• Army Building - Earn coins from captures, spend them in the shop to upgrade your 16-piece army.
• Auto-Deployment - Non-standard armies are automatically placed using smart positioning.
• Multiplayer - Online matchmaking with level-based brackets via Unity Relay.
• Mobile-First - Touch controls, safe area support, optimized for phones.

Getting Started

Requirements

• Unity 6 (6000.3.2f1 or later)
• Unity packages (auto-installed):
  • Netcode for GameObjects
  • Unity Relay, Lobby, Authentication
  • Input System
  • TextMeshPro

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Open in Unity Hub
3. Go to Shakki > Setup Scene in the menu bar
4. Press Play to test

Building

1. Shakki > Build > Configure Player Settings (one-time)
2. Choose your platform:
   • Shakki > Build > Windows - Creates EXE
   • Shakki > Build > Android (APK) - Creates APK
   • Shakki > Build > Android (AAB) - For Play Store
   • Shakki > Build > iOS - Creates Xcode project

Builds output to Builds/[Platform]/[Version]/

How to Play

1. Start Run - Begin at Level 1 with a standard chess army
2. Play Match - Capture pieces to score points. Reach the target score or checkmate to win.
3. Visit Shop - Spend earned coins on new pieces or sell unwanted ones
4. Advance - Each level increases the target score and round limit
5. Game Over - Lose a match and your run ends. Start fresh from Level 1.

Controls

• Click/Tap a piece to select it
• Click/Tap a highlighted square to move
• Drag a piece directly to its destination

Project Structure

Assets/
├── Scripts/
│   ├── Core/           # Chess engine, game state, run management
│   ├── UI/             # All UI components (programmatic)
│   ├── Network/        # Multiplayer networking
│   ├── Audio/          # Audio management
│   └── Editor/         # Editor tools and build scripts
├── Resources/
│   └── Audio/          # Sound effect files
├── Scenes/
│   └── SampleScene.unity
└── Tests/
    └── Editor/         # Unit tests

Adding Audio

Place audio files in Assets/Resources/Audio/ with these names:

• PieceMove.wav, PieceCapture.wav, Check.wav, Checkmate.wav
• ButtonClick.wav, CoinEarn.wav, LevelUp.wav
• MatchWin.wav, MatchLose.wav, ShopOpen.wav, ShopPurchase.wav

Tech Stack

• Engine: Unity 6 with Universal Render Pipeline (URP)
• Networking: Unity Netcode for GameObjects + Relay + Lobby
• Input: Unity Input System
• UI: Programmatic UI (no prefabs) with TextMeshPro

License

All rights reserved.