Chess Together

Chess Together is a strategy game from Let Eyes Equals Two (Kane Rogers) that brings a chess board into VR so you can play with friends wherever they are. It is distributed through SideQuest, where it was first listed in February 2021.

How it plays

The game follows the normal rules of chess and offers two ways to play: against other people in real time, or against the computer.

For beginners, there are AI opponents that get progressively harder, so you can learn the basics before moving on to tougher matches. Valid moves are highlighted on the board, which helps you learn and remember how each piece moves without looking up the rules.

• Real-time matches against friends.
• AI opponents with rising difficulty.
• Highlighted squares that show legal moves.

Multiplayer

Online matches are set up with a code: you share it with a friend, they enter it, and the game starts. Play happens in real time, and the listing says it supports cross-play between Rift and Quest headsets, so a friend on a PC headset can play against someone on a standalone Quest.

Comfort

The listing marks it as playable seated, which suits a slow, thoughtful game like chess.

How to get it and what to know

• Price: free.
• It is in early access. The listing mentions a large bug-fix release and invites players to report any issues to the developer.
• Installed from SideQuest; see sideloading on Meta Quest.
• No other stores are listed.
• Supported headsets: Meta Quest headsets such as the Quest 3 and Quest 3S.
• It has 16 SideQuest ratings so far.