Problematic
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Problematic
Features
Be a fearless judge, or you will be judged.
Game Modes
Judge Mode
One player becomes the Judge, drawing a prompt card while everyone else submits the most cursed, offensive, or absurd answer they can think of. The Judge selects a winner each round, awarding them a point.
The first player to reach 7 points wins the match—assuming the Judge doesn't introduce a secret house rule that completely derails everything first.
Gothic Chess
Play chess in a world that actively hates you.
Choose from four gothic arenas and battle while a sardonic narrator comments on your every mistake, bad trade, and questionable life decision.
Variants:
Casual 1v1: Traditional chess with gothic flair.
Carnage 2v2: Two teams battle on a massive cross-shaped 14×14 battlefield.
Chaos FFA: Four armies enter. One king leaves.
Power-Ups & Chaos
Nothing stays fair for long.
In Judge Mode, power-ups allow players to:
Steal cards
Sabotage opponents
Manipulate rounds
Twist the Judge's decisions
In Gothic Chess, power-ups allow players to:
Raise fallen pieces from the dead
Swap units across the board
Use special abilities
Remove enemy pieces from the battlefield
Chaos FFA goes even further.
Random world events strike during matches without warning, temporarily changing how the game is played:
Plague: Pieces begin to die across the battlefield.
Blood Moon: Aggressive play becomes more powerful.
Famine: Movement and strategy become limited.
Additional events can completely change the match until the next catastrophe arrives.
Features
Online multiplayer for 2–6 players
Judge Mode and Gothic Chess in one package
Multiple dark-humor card decks
Four unique arenas: Cathedral, Crypt, Blood Moon, and Hell Casino
Three Judge personalities that comment on player mistakes
Secret house rules revealed only after the match ends
Power-ups, chaos events, and match modifiers
Atmospheric gothic visuals, music, and sound design
About the Game
Dark humor. Questionable decisions. Unfair advantages.
Whether you're ruining friendships in Judge Mode or surviving an apocalyptic four-player chess match while the moon turns red and your bishop catches the plague, every game becomes a story worth regretting.
No regrets. No balance. No mercy.
Problematic System Requirements
Minimum
Recommended
OS version
Windows 10
OS version
Windows 10/11
CPU
Intel Core i5-6500 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
CPU
Intel Core i7-8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory
4GB
Memory
8GB
GPU
NVIDIA GTX 950 / AMD RX 470
GPU
NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580
DirectX
DirectX 11
DirectX
DirectX 12
Storage
1GB
Storage
1GB
SoundCard
DirectX compatible soundcard
SoundCard
DirectX compatible soundcard
Languages Supported
Audio: N/A
Text: English
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