Check vs Mate
Fantasy chess with animated pieces and third-person arena combat
Targem Games · Published by Topware Interactive · Released Aug 16, 2012
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 65% of 121
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Feb 6, 2019
Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)
What is Check vs Mate?
You command fantasy armies on 3D chessboards, with creatures such as stone golems and chimaeras standing in for traditional pieces. Standard matches sit alongside two mission-based campaigns and an action mode where you directly control fighters in arena battles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy planning moves against a computer opponent
- +you want to play chess together on one computer
Not for you if...
- −you want detailed tools for analyzing and reviewing chess
What players say
65% of 121 reviews are positive
Players praise the stylized pieces, board scenery, and variety of modes. Complaints include generic capture animations, while individual reviewers also report unskippable animations and very slow AI turns at higher difficulties.
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Check vs Mate system requirements
Minimum: Per Pixel Shader 2.0, 0.5 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Check vs Mate?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- Intel/AMD 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- Per Pixel Shader 2.0, 512 MB RAM
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB HD space
- Notes
- Broadband Internet connection
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- Multicore CPU
- Graphics
- Geforce FX 6,7,8
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB HD space
- Notes
- Broadband Internet connection
Does Check vs Mate have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: PvP split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Check vs Mate run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French. Text only: Spanish - Spain.
Does Check vs Mate 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
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Recent updates
- Dec 5, 2016 · No Activation, Linux port and Steam Cloud!
- Feb 9, 2015 · Floating Island DLC available
3 DLC available.
