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Chess Ultimate

Turn-based chess with drafted teams and characters with special abilities

Jesse Lugassy · Released Oct 6, 2024

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 314
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
23 hours ago
Oct 27, 2026
Minimum PC
2 GB RAM · 0.6 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Chess Ultimate?

A free-to-play, top-down strategy game where you move fantasy characters around a chessboard. You play matches against computer opponents or challenge other players online, with cross-platform multiplayer supported.

For you if...

  • +you prefer planning board moves to real-time action
  • +you like colorful, cartoon-style characters in strategy games

Not for you if...

  • −you want traditional chess without team drafting or character abilities

What players say

88% of 314 reviews are positive

Players praise the unusual pieces and the variety of team combinations.

Screenshots and trailer

Chess Ultimate screenshot 1

Chess Ultimate system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Chess Ultimate?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
650 MB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does Chess Ultimate have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Chess Ultimate run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam features
Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Bangla, Hebrew, Malay.

Does Chess Ultimate 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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