Play Archon Ultra Online

Game Overview

Archon Ultra is chess if chess pieces had serious beef with each other. Instead of politely taking squares, your knights, wizards, and golems duke it out in real-time brawls—fireballs, sword swings, and all. The board’s split between light and dark, and every capture turns into a mini battle where a well-placed spell can flip the whole game.

The upgraded MS-DOS version keeps the original’s weird charm but with smoother controls and sharper pixels. I still remember losing hours to wizard duels where one lucky shot decides everything. If you’ve got a soft spot for retro strategy or just want to see a phoenix wreck a skeleton army, this one’s got that perfect mix of thinking and chaos. You’ll swear you’ll stop after one match, but then the AI’s dragon wipes your entire backline, and suddenly it’s 2 AM.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".