Millions of Monsters
2 known investors
Millions of Monsters is a game development studio focused on experimental, innovative game design across various genres, platforms, and business models. Its first game is Chess Arena, a chess battle royale with real-time chess tactics and character ability kits.
Also known as Project Checkmate
Investors · 2
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Millions of Monsters is a game development studio headquartered in New York, United States. The studio describes itself as focused on innovation in game design rather than on any particular genre, platform or business model, and states that it experiments across a wide range of ideas in search of new game concepts.
Its first game is Chess Arena, described as a chess battle royale featuring real-time chess tactics and character ability kits, with playtest sign-ups hosted at chessarena.gg. A third-party company directory describes the same first project under the code name Project Checkmate, characterizing it as a PvP strategy game inspired by classic chess that combines elements of tactics, MOBA, RTS and mobile mid-core games. The company is listed at seed stage and as a small team of roughly 1-10 employees.
Business model
Game development studio creating and operating its own titles; the company states it does not restrict itself to specific genres, platforms or business models.
Traction
Chess Arena is at the playtest sign-up stage, with a public registration page at chessarena.gg.
Latest developments
The studio is recruiting across leadership, creative design and game development teams while running playtest sign-ups for Chess Arena.
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Market position
Small seed-stage independent studio in the games sector, backed by gaming-focused investors including Makers Fund and Dune Ventures.
Positions itself around experimental game design that crosses conventional genre and platform boundaries, hiring for unconventional profiles rather than following established development formulas.
Technology
Real-time chess tactics combined with character ability kits in a battle royale format, drawing on tactics, MOBA, RTS and mobile mid-core design elements.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-player launch of its first title, supported by a public playtest sign-up funnel and recruiting through a hosted job board.
Players of competitive PvP strategy and chess-derived games; the studio also actively recruits game developers.
Geography
Headquartered in New York, NY, United States.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
▸Research sources · 7
primary sources listed
- Millions of Monstersmillionsofmonsters.com · web
7 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Millions of Monsters do?
- New York game development studio building Chess Arena, a chess battle royale with real-time tactics and character abilities.
- Who are Millions of Monsters's investors?
- Millions of Monsters's investors include Makers Fund, Dune Ventures.