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Battle Chess: Game of Kings™ cover art

Battle Chess: Game of Kings™

Olde Sküül · Interplay Entertainment Corp. · 2015-12-11

Steam

CasualStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Dec 11, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

It took 2,000 years for someone to make chess better! The most challenging game on earth comes to life in Battle Chess. An entire medieval world at war is reflected on the checkered field. Everyone who's ever had a knight take a pawn has seen that capture as more than one piece replacing another on the board.

Battle Chess: Game of Kings™ is a Casual, Strategy game released in 2015, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and Mixed (52% of 377 reviews).

1
playing now
52%
positive of 377 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$29.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Battle Chess is a video game version of chess with 2.5D graphics and fighting animations showing the result of one piece moving onto the square of another. It was developed and released by Interplay Entertainment for the Amiga in 1988 and ported to many other systems, including the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, Amiga CDTV, Apple IIGS, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, FM Towns, Nintendo Entertainment System, MacOS, PC-98, X68000, and Microsoft Windows. In 1991, Battle Chess Enhanced was released by Interplay for IBM PC compatibles and Macintosh with improved VGA graphics and a symphonic musical score played from the CD-ROM.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 15% of 29,190 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 9.4k–23k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 377 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2014-03-18)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820162026Week of 2016-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
61Mar 2014May 2026Mar 2014 — avg 6 · peak 17Jul 2014 — avg 2 · peak 10Nov 2014 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2015 — avg 1 · peak 7Jul 2015 — avg 1 · peak 7Nov 2015 — avg 2 · peak 5Mar 2016 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2016 — avg 1 · peak 8Nov 2016 — avg 1 · peak 6Mar 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2017 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2017 — avg 1 · peak 9Mar 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2018 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2018 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2019 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 12Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2021 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Apr 2022 — avg 1 · peak 4Nov 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6May 2026 — avg 2 · peak 5

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — May 2026

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$9.992015-01-012026-08-222015-01-01 — best price $9.992016-02-05 — best price $14.992016-04-25 — best price $14.992016-11-14 — best price $14.992016-12-22 — best price $14.992017-03-20 — best price $20.992017-06-22 — best price $20.992017-11-22 — best price $14.992017-12-21 — best price $14.992018-02-26 — best price $14.992018-05-17 — best price $10.192018-08-02 — best price $14.992018-10-30 — best price $10.192018-11-21 — best price $10.192019-01-14 — best price $20.992019-03-25 — best price $20.992019-06-26 — best price $14.992019-08-01 — best price $14.992019-11-04 — best price $20.992019-12-19 — best price $14.992020-02-03 — best price $20.992020-06-25 — best price $10.192020-12-22 — best price $10.192021-06-24 — best price $20.992021-11-24 — best price $20.992022-06-23 — best price $23.992022-12-22 — best price $20.992023-11-21 — best price $23.992024-03-14 — best price $23.992024-11-27 — best price $23.992025-03-13 — best price $23.992025-09-29 — best price $23.992026-03-19 — best price $20.992026-08-20 — best price $23.992026-08-22 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

135372026-05-31 — 108 pageviews2026-06-04 — 68 pageviews2026-06-08 — 94 pageviews2026-06-12 — 98 pageviews2026-06-16 — 77 pageviews2026-06-20 — 77 pageviews2026-06-24 — 103 pageviews2026-06-28 — 63 pageviews2026-07-02 — 112 pageviews2026-07-06 — 109 pageviews2026-07-10 — 110 pageviews2026-07-14 — 73 pageviews2026-07-18 — 119 pageviews2026-07-22 — 118 pageviews2026-07-26 — 109 pageviews2026-07-30 — 95 pageviews2026-08-03 — 93 pageviews2026-08-07 — 105 pageviews2026-08-11 — 75 pageviews2026-08-15 — 79 pageviews2026-08-19 — 81 pageviews2026-08-23 — 69 pageviews2026-08-27 — 74 pageviews2026-08-31 — 84 pageviews2026-09-04 — 102 pageviews2026-09-08 — 88 pageviews2026-09-12 — 87 pageviews2026-09-16 — 85 pageviews2026-09-20 — 68 pageviews2026-09-24 — 64 pageviews2026-09-28 — 74 pageviews2026-10-02 — 72 pageviews2026-10-06 — 69 pageviews2026-10-10 — 71 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
70.2%
earned "Brothers in Arms"
23.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Player tags

ChessCasualStrategyTabletopBoard GameMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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