Today, Ziggurat Interactive brings three digital-tabletop classics to Steam and GOG with this month’s Retro First Friday collection. Tabletop game strategists have three great titles to choose from: Grandmaster Chess, King’s Table: The Legend of Ragnarok, and Theatre of War. With each game comes a selection of brain-teasing challenges — in Grandmaster Chess, a fantastic take on the traditional “game of kings,” you can choose from five difficulty levels and go against a learning A.I., while King’s Table has players defending Odin himself from incoming attackers, and finally, Theatre of War, a one-of-a-kind abstraction of battlefield tactics both in the medieval and modern eras.

If you want to get in on the action, head over to Steam or GOG for these new Retro First Friday releases and grab them at a 33% discount for a limited time!


Whether you’re a beginner or a veteran, this fully featured chess simulation has all the tools and features you need to learn and master the game of chess. Challenge an opponent with five adjustable skill levels from beginner to grandmaster. A challenging AI opponent will analyze your moves and provide tips and learn from you. Customize your pieces and the board, and take on special challenge modes like speed chess and blindfold mode for added difficulty.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1658770/

The Legend of Ragnarok: In this modern take on an ancient board game similar to chess, one side must defend Odin against an onslaught of attackers as he makes his escape to one of the corners of the board. The sides are uneven, leaving Odin ambushed with only twelve soldiers against twenty-four attackers coming from all sides. Use sharp strategy and tactics to help Odin reach safety before he is caught defenseless between multiple assailants!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/719310/

This unique real-time strategy game is set on a surreal tile-based tabletop battlefield. Wage war over three eras of combat: clash swords and loose arrows in Medieval mode, roll tanks and march infantry to victory in the Great War setting, and take to the skies with aerial units in the Contemporary mode. Each mode has its own unique collection of pre-arranged battle scenarios to test your ability to use each unit’s strengths to your advantage and to guard against their weaknesses.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1649340/

If you’re like a lot of people, you’ve probably missed having sports in your life! Ziggurat Interactive is bringing back the thrill of competition with a new batch of classic sports games from Accolade™ and MicroProse™ on Steam today! Prepare to grind out the yardage in 4th & Inches, sink half-court shots in Fast Break, deliver punishing uppercuts in TKO, and race down the pitch in MicroProse™ Soccer. All four games are benchmarks in their genres, so if you’re an armchair athlete looking for some digital sporting action, this Retro First Friday™ roster is right up your alley!

This month’s Retro First Friday™ release includes:

Awesome gridiron action comes to your PC in this release aimed at the armchair quarterback in all of us. Set up your formation, pick your play, and get ready for hard-hitting American football action! Play alone or against a friend. However you play, play to win!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1544720/4th__Inches/
Grab your gloves, create a custom fighter, and head into the ring in this classic boxing simulation. What’s your style — slugger, swarmer, counter-puncher, or boxing legend? Whatever your technique may be, it’s time to step into the ring and show everyone why you’re the greatest of all time!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297550/TKO/
Fast and flowing footwork is the name of the game in the original MicroProse™ soccer sim. Choose to play indoors or in an outdoor stadium, with each featuring specific rules for the game! Battle your way to the Championship against different CPU-controlled teams in single-player, or go head-to-head against a friend!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1544740/MicroProse_Soccer/
Drive straight to the basket or sink a fade away three pointer in this fast paced 3-on-3 basketball game. But raw talent won’t win tournaments, use the play customizer tool to put your strategy into action. Lace up your sneakers and play alone or against a friend in Fast Break!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1544730/Fast_Break/

Ziggurat is proud to bring three classics from legendary studio New World Computing to Steam for the first time. These games from the mid-90s pushed the bounds of what video games could be and showed what a small, innovative studio could accomplish.


Aliens have teleported Earth to another dimension. You and your team of scientists must travel the galaxy searching for a way to bring Earth home. Muster your crew, build your ship and cross your fingers.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1367170

The year is 2495, you are mercenary John Cole, on a mission to stop a galactic terrorist plot. Search the underwater cities of the flooded Earth for answers and justice.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1367160

You’re a top competitor in the fast-paced, death-defying battle race of the future. As a Zephyr pilot, you must blast your opponents to win the race for the glory of your corporate sponsors and save your own skin!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1423010

We took the first off, but now we're back with a special Retro SECOND Friday to help you fill out your retro game collections. Pick up our Retro First Friday Collection bundles full of our favorite retro games of 2020!

This bundle is action-packed. Whether you're storming WWII Axis strongholds, pirating on the seven seas, or just trying to get the girl, it's got something for everyone!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1267930
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299730
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373770


The adventure continues in collection 2, this time in space! Or if you prefer, through time! Journey the cosmos or your deepest fears with the spectacular and spooky games in this bundle!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346400
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299710
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1297560