Steam market intelligence
Tsunagari Chess School
67% positive · 156 Steam reviews · released Nov 3, 2024 · by Mintkuru
Psychological HorrorVisual NovelAnimeDating SimMysteryThrillerSoundtrackAtmospheric
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~6,950
(P10–P90: 2,780 – 15,290)
Gross revenue: ~$28,438
($11,375 – $62,564)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Story & writing57% positive · 61 mentions
“Actually good game with many references coming from other games, as of the obvious DDLC ones, but also the Undertale ones etc... The game is a visual novel with some rpg combat sometimes too even though the main thing in the game is mostly…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2025 · 6 h played
Gameplay & mechanics61% positive · 41 mentions
“Actually good game with many references coming from other games, as of the obvious DDLC ones, but also the Undertale ones etc... The game is a visual novel with some rpg combat sometimes too even though the main thing in the game is mostly…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2025 · 6 h played
Visuals & audio68% positive · 25 mentions
“Actually good game with many references coming from other games, as of the obvious DDLC ones, but also the Undertale ones etc... The game is a visual novel with some rpg combat sometimes too even though the main thing in the game is mostly…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2025 · 6 h played
Content & longevity53% positive · 15 mentions
“combat tries to be innovative for a VN but gets repetitive after a bit. combat in a VN itself is an interesting innovation tho, from the steam reviews and social media i was expecting a story with metareality themes like ddlc, but imo the…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 2 h played
Price & value57% positive · 14 mentions
“I feel like the reviews are a bit too harsh on this game. Sure, it’s not a triple-A title, and yes, there isn’t a ton of chess for a game with “chess” in the name, but at the end of the day, if you’re looking for something similar to Doki…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 1 h played
123 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
First-person
Technology
2D
Art style
Anime
Mood & themes
HorrorAtmospheric
How you play together
Single-player
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.