Chessarama

Chess-inspired puzzle collection with themed boards and changing rules

Minimol Games · Published by Minimol Games, Hawthorn Games · Released Dec 5, 2023

As of Oct 28, 2026: -60% right now, $5.99

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 123
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Aug 15, 2025
Minimum PC: 9800GTX+ (1GB); 4 GB RAM · 7 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Chessarama?

This collection contains eight chess-inspired puzzle and strategy games played on diorama boards. Across its puzzle campaigns and matches, you protect a pawn from a dragon, push pieces as a queen, and use chess pieces to score soccer goals. Classic chess is also included.

For you if...

+you enjoy turn-based problem-solving at a relaxed pace
+you want to practice chess movements and tactics

Not for you if...

−you expect difficult puzzles from the very first levels
−you prefer puzzle collections without progression-based unlocks

What players say

89% of 123 reviews are positive

Players praise the different twists on chess rules. Recent reviews repeatedly report crashes, freezes, and stalled loading, alongside complaints about missing undo controls and slow animations.

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Chessarama system requirements

Minimum: 9800GTX+ (1GB), 4 GB RAM, 7 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 8 or higher
Processor: Intel Core i3 / Ryzen 3
Graphics: GeForce 9800GTX+ (1GB)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 7 GB available space

Does Chessarama have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Chessarama run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 48
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does Chessarama use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam