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Placement

A minimalist chess puzzle game focused on defense rather than checkmate

Albin Bernhardsson · Released Sep 26, 2017

CasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
88% of 91
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
Jan 5, 2018
Minimum PC
OpenGL 2.1
0.1 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Placement?

Placement is a free, single-player logic puzzle game with more than 80 levels. You arrange chess pieces on a board so that each piece is protected by exactly one other piece.

For you if...

  • +you prefer untimed puzzles with relaxing background music

Not for you if...

  • −you want competitive chess matches against other players

What players say

88% of 91 reviews are positive

Players praise the puzzle concept and the challenge of finding solutions. Some find the puzzles confusing.

Screenshots and trailer

Placement screenshot 1

Placement system requirements

Minimum: OpenGL 2.1, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7, 8, 10
Processor
1 GHz
Graphics
OpenGL 2.1
Memory
100 MB RAM
Storage
100 MB available space

Does Placement have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Placement run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • 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
Achievements
12
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English.

Does Placement 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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