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ChessCraft 1.16.30

88.9 MB / 500K+ Downloads / Rating 4.5 - 7,984 reviews


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ChessCraft, developed and published by Frame of Mind, has released its latest version, 1.16.30, on 2025-01-25. This app falls under the Board category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 500000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.5, based on 7.984 reviews.

ChessCraft APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 6.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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Game Details

Package name: com.FrameOfMindGames.ChessCraft

Updated: 11 days ago

Developer Name: Frame of Mind

Category: Board

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing ChessCraft on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Game Rating

4.5
Total 7,984 reviews

Reviews

5 ★, on 2021-03-06
Very fun and addictive! A great way of playing chess in strange ways and coming up with fairy chess pieces. I can't stop playing! Though I wish there were some more options in the editor... For example, it only lets you decide moves in a 7×7 grid centered on the piece, which is perfectly fine for any old piece, but for something like a Nightrider it makes it impossible to make. But all of those are just tiny details, none of them are actually big enough to warrant anything less than five stars.

5 ★, on 2021-03-27
This is the best chess game, ever! I really wish ALL mobile apps were this good. So much content to find and unlock. I really like how it handles its requests for the interference free purchace, much better than an AD or other annoyance. Only problems I have had with it was that the campaign basically forces you to repeat levels you have already beat to obtain enough coins for the next gate. Also, the promoting system doesnt work on custom boards, nor for used to unused which is unfortunate.

5 ★, on 2021-03-21
I really like chess craft but when you make a piece it's range can be 1-5 or ♾ and you can only make a jumping piece in a 7-7 area. It would be cool if you can make it have more players and there should be a setting that instead of stale mate it skips the opents turn. There should have more piece looks and a piece look etiter. It should also let you change the look of the board. There should be items that pieces can use. I really like chess craft.

5 ★, on 2021-03-02
Good solid fun. No ads, a cool adventure mode. Could use more customization options. Adding more would be a good way to monetize. I bought the patron thing. Definitely worth it.

2 ★, on 2021-01-05
This is a great app. However some programming issues need to be resolved. 1st is the limitation of 25 pieces on custom board... should be increased to 30 pieces. 2nd is the limit of 16 x 16 squares on a custom board... should be increased to 24 x 24. 3rd when using all 16 squares and 25 pieces there are a lot of issues saving the board. When you go back to play on that custom board it says was made using an old version and can't be played. This is frustrating after spending hours customizing.

4 ★, on 2021-02-14
The game itself is great especially the adventure mode. A large problem is that it crashes a lot which wouldn't be so bad but when it does crash, the game that you are playing restarts so I have to repeat even a short game three or four times before I actually finish it. EDIT: The problem is still occuring but a few system reports suggest that it is my phone. For this reason I rate 4 stars as the developer was quite helpful. Happy chessing :).

Previous Versions

ChessCraft 1.16.30
2025-01-25 / 88.9 MB / Android 6.0+

ChessCraft 1.16.28
2024-12-20 / 88.2 MB / Android 6.0+

ChessCraft 1.16.23
2024-11-01 / 83.8 MB / Android 6.0+

ChessCraft 1.16.22
2024-09-17 / 83.7 MB / Android 6.0+

ChessCraft 1.15.7
2023-11-26 / 80.3 MB / Android 5.1+

About this app

Never play the same game of chess again! ChessCraft is a chess sandbox with an AI computer opponent. Customise chess boards, rules, and pieces. Share your creations online. Play your friends online, or play the computer, or choose from one of 75 built-in chess boards in adventure mode.

https://www.chesscraft.ca

Many chess AI mobile games already exist, but only ChessCraft allows the player to create such wacky boards and pieces and immediately play a decent computer opponent.

Create new pieces with any combination of the 8 bishop or rook slides, plus a 7x7 grid of knight-like hops. Pieces can also enhance or restrict nearby pieces. Create new boards with any enabled or disabled tile up to 16x16. Place promotion rules for any piece, anywhere. Place tile rules like witch windows (teleporters), sanctuaries, and more. The computer AI opponent then uses concepts from computer science and graph theory to understand your creations and play against you.

When you share a board, your friends can play the AI too. Sharing creates a new web page just for you, like this:

https://www.chesscraft.ca/design?id=shape-variant1

ChessCraft is full and free with no ads, except for the occasional popup which asks you to buy ChessCraft Patron. If you become a patron, you won't see those interruptions anymore. If you're a teacher, student, or you cannot afford ChessCraft Patron, send me an email and I'll send you a special code.

Visit the website and send me an email if you have any feedback or questions. If you like the game, please rate it!

New features

Several bug fixes for combinations of: witch, fallow, mimic, en-passant, check, ferrophile, blacksmith, mimic, cannon, vagabond, fallow.
Font: Alice replaces CherryCreamSoda.
Other fixes: relics, profile backup.
UCI: now compatible with the universal chess interface. Sometimes a ChessCraft bot is available to play on lichess.org

App Permissions

Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.