Forward Time
Send a piece ahead in time. It disappears, then returns on a future turn. Your opponent sees it leave—not where it will land.
THE FREE CORE GAME
IPHONE & IPAD / COMING AUTUMN 2026
CHESS: TIME WARS
Don't just plan
your next move.
Decide when
it happens.
Your knight vanishes. Your opponent makes a move. Two turns later, the trap springs.
The chess you know, with time on your side. Launch a future ambush, change the past, or fight for checkmate across parallel realities.
Explore the game Watch the gameplay →Android coming soon In development. Release date to be announced.
THREE WAYS TO BEND THE RULES
Space is only
half the board.
Move through familiar squares. Then make time itself part of your strategy.
Causal Collapse
Travel back to an earlier board. The past becomes the present, the future resets, and an old position gets a very unexpected visitor.
OPTIONAL IN-APP UNLOCKAlternate Realities
Don't erase the future. Branch it. Play across swipable realities, protect every king, and win the whole match with checkmate on any board.
OPTIONAL IN-APP UNLOCKSEE TIME TRAVEL IN ACTION
Three rulesets.
One extraordinary game.
Watch real gameplay: an ambush in the future, a capture in the past, and a battle across parallel boards. Each clip is under 21 seconds. Press play to hear the game, or follow the on-screen captions with sound off.
01 / THE AMBUSH
Forward Time
A knight disappears, returns on schedule, and captures a pawn. Ordinary moves recharge the next jump.
THE FREE CORE GAME02 / THE REWRITE
Causal Collapse
Capture a pawn two turns in the past. Meet your earlier self, then continue from the rewritten present.
OPTIONAL IN-APP UNLOCK03 / THE MULTIVERSE
Alternate Realities
Travel back to create another reality. Swipe between independent boards; checkmate in any one wins the match.
OPTIONAL IN-APP UNLOCKActual in-app footage. Captions explain each move; the sounds are from the game. Learn the essentials →
A LOOK INSIDE THE TIMELINE
A familiar board.
Unfamiliar possibilities.
Track your own incoming pieces. Charge up for the right moment. Switch between realities without losing sight of the battle.
A glimpse of the battles ahead. Actual gameplay.
Learn the essentials →
YOUR OPPONENT ISN'T STANDING STILL
Learn the trick.
Then face the Master of Time.
Start with Easy, guided hints and an undo button. Work up through Medium and Hard. Then challenge Master of Time: an opponent built to plan ahead and use time travel aggressively—without seeing your hidden travelers.
Four AI difficultiesGame Center matchesSkippable tutorials
THE NEXT ERA OF CHESS IS COMING
Become the
master of time.
Coming Autumn 2026.
Launching first on iPhone and iPad.
Android coming soon In development. Release date to be announced.
Get in touch →This is the game's information and support site, not a storefront.
Game upgrades and ad removal are handled in the app through Apple's in-app purchases.
Behind the timelines
Created and developed by Patrick Quilty
Special thanks to Winter Quilty
“it has come a long way from pennies and extra boards on the kitchen table”