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Chess Ultimate

88% positive · 286 Steam reviews · released Oct 6, 2024 · by Jesse Lugassy

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

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Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Performance & stability71% positive · 17 mentions
“Very fun game with a cute art style that differentiates itself from chess with it's army building mechanics enough to make you want to master it as a separate thing to chess, while still feeling like chess in spirit. For the most part, the…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 84 h played
Story & writing94% positive · 17 mentions
“Honestly this game is so much fun. only reason i found out about this game was cause Ssundee made a video about it, and i havent even watch a video from him in years it just randomly popped up on my feed. about the game play, there are…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 5 h played
Multiplayer & community93% positive · 15 mentions
“Very fun to get a break from Regular Chess and experiment new ideas, very good community too!”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 0 h played
Visuals & audio75% positive · 12 mentions
“I love this game; it's fun and easy to learn. Even with little details like the funny animations when a piece gets knocked-out. The new pieces adds more variety, not being too different from vanilla chess. Kudo's to the dev for making this…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 5 h played
Gameplay & mechanics100% positive · 12 mentions
“Honestly this game is so much fun. only reason i found out about this game was cause Ssundee made a video about it, and i havent even watch a video from him in years it just randomly popped up on my feed. about the game play, there are…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 5 h played

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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

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Single-playerMultiplayerPvP

Business model

In-app purchasesFree to play

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