


by Opal Labs·Indie, Casual, Strategy
Some sound effects use an AI music generator, and AI helped with code and some text; the pixel art is hand-made.
Checkmate RushChess is the arena. You are one pawn against the swarm. Capture to rank up pawn to queen, draft perks, bank power-ups, and survive an ever-faster clock — then checkmate the King at the Nightmare Gate to enter the endless Nightmare. A turn-based arcade roguelite of pure chess.
Shares AI uses or genres with Checkmate Rush


Doldori Games · Strategy
AI disclosure
GameDB AI label
AI in 4 of 8 areasSound effects are procedurally synthesized from hand-authored code and an AI music generator.
AI tools helped draft and edit some in-game text, human-directed, reviewed and curated.
AI tools helped draft and edit some store text.
AI tools were used as a programming assistant.
All pixel artwork is hand-made by a human artist (Dani Maccari, licensed and credited). Sound effects are procedurally synthesized from hand-authored code and Suno AI. AI tools were used during development as a programming assistant and to help draft and edit some in-game and store text, all of which was human-directed, reviewed, and curated. No generative AI runs at runtime, and no AI-generated imagery ships with the game.
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Among 1,690 released games with AI music or sound
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