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76% positive of 154 · Mostly Positive · Live from Steam
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Free on Steam. The demo has its own app, so its players are counted separately.
THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is an asymmetric puzzle-strategy game featuring fog of war. Survive a story-driven campaign filled with custom boards, traps, and rule-breaking Kings and Queens of the past. Stealth, calculated risks and outsmarting the unknown are your only ways to win.
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Review score: 76% on 2026-11-01 → 76% today (154 reviews)
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Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.
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Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.
Greetings, fellow travelers. We've been actively listening to your feedback over the past few months, and we're excited to announce a significant game update! This update focuses on enhancing your gaming experience by addressing bug fixes, fine-tuning game bal…
Greetings, Dark Chess players! We are thrilled to announce an exciting update that brings a host of new features and improvements to enhance your gaming experience. Let's dive right in: 🍎🐧 Mac and Linux Versions: We heard you, and we're delighted to unveil t…
Dear Dark Chess Players, We're excited to announce our latest update to Dark Chess, which arrived yesterday, May 16th, 2023. Our team has been diligently working to enhance your gaming experience and address your feedback, and we're eager to share the new feat…
Greetings, Dark Chessians! We're excited to announce the latest update for the game, packed with new features and improvements to enhance your gameplay experience. With this build, we've fixed several bugs that were reported by our community, ensuring that the…
Attention all Dark Chess enthusiasts! We have updated the current build with a bunch of new stuff. Campaign Difficulty: We heard your request to make the Campaign easier or harder. The new Campaign Difficulty Levels feature allows players to adjust the challen…
Greetings friends! Full release is coming soon and we're listening closely to your feedback. We understand that the Campaign mode may be challenging, especially for new chess players. To address this, we're introducing three different Campaign difficulty level…
Greetings Dark Chess players! Today we’re releasing what is going to be our final major update for Dark Chess. A game that started as a dream and became our first Steam release. We spent a few years developing it, learning a lot along the way, and thanks to yo…
Dark Chessians, We are honored to participate in this year's Eastern Game Fest hosted by Steam China. Dark Chess is a unique twist on chess that introduces fog of war mechanics which shrouds the enemy army in mystery. The enhanced game rules will bring joy and…
Hello everyone! Dark Chess is now participating in the Lunar New Year Sale 2024 with a 40% discount. The discount will run from February 12th to February 19th. Hope you can enjoy our game!
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Hello Dark Chess community! 🙌 Last week we hit a significant milestone for our journey together - 100 official reviews on Steam! 💯 We are beyond grateful to have such a vibrant and dedicated community that takes the time to share their feedback. We're thrill…
Hey Dark Chess players, We have some thrilling news to share with you all! One of our dedicated players has achieved something truly extraordinary in the game: they have unlocked every single achievement in Dark Chess! 🎉🏆 Serge, your achievement has sparked …
Dear Dark Chess Community, We are thrilled to announce another major update for Dark Chess, which has come a long way since its release just two months ago. Our dedicated team has been working tirelessly to enhance your gaming experience, and today, we are exc…
This year the GDWC 2022 Awards Show was taken to Estonia, with the help and support of our friends from Gamedev Estonia. To honor the hosting country of Estonia and celebrate the great local game development scene, GDWC decided to add one more last-minute Awar…
Dear Dark Chessians, We are honored to participate in the Eastern Game Fest hosted by Steam China team! Dark Chess is a unique twist on chess that introduces fog of war mechanics which shrouds the enemy army in mystery. The enhanced game rules will bring joy a…
We are happy to unveil our latest offering - the King's Gambit Bundle! This bundle features four exciting chess-like games that are guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat. All games use chess as a foundation for snappy, turn-based, tactical and strate…
Attention all Dark Chess fans! We're excited to announce that Dark Chess is taking part in the Steam Spring Sale, started yesterday! For one week only, you can get a 20% discount on the game, so don't miss out on this amazing deal. To take advantage of this sp…
THIS IS NOT A GAME OF CLASSIC CHESS. That should be our motto. The most significant criticism we receive is that our game is not a chess game, as indicated by negative reviews and game returns. It is disheartening to discover that people are not reading the de…
Hear ye, hear ye, lords and ladies of the realm! Let it be known that a new game has arrived, and it's unlike any other game we've ever played before. It's called Dark Chess, and it's a twist on the classic game we all know and love. The game introduces a Fog …