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Chess Ultra

Ripstone · 2017-06-21

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ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulationSportsStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Nov 02, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 21, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 20, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Jun 20, 2017 (PlayStation VR), TBD (Oculus Rift), TBD (SteamVR)

Introducing Chess Ultra; the most breathtaking chess game ever made. Experience stunning 4K visuals, seamless online multiplayer, Grandmaster approved AI and full VR compatibility.

Chess Ultra is an Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2017, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and Mostly Positive (75% of 2318 reviews).

24
playing now
75%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
3.78★
PlayStation Store rating (2,708 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$12.99
steam price (US)

24 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Chess Ultra is a chess video game developed and published by Ripstone for the PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in June 2017. A Switch port was released a few months later. It is the second chess game by Ripstone after Pure Chess (2012). Chess Ultra is the first in-house developed game by Ripstone.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 24 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 110 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~14/week).
  • · Review velocity up 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 58k–139k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,318 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$12.49

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.89 at Fanatical (2020-08-28) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 17 of 37 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
585820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3092026-09-15 00:00 — 23 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 12 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 19 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 30 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 14 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 14 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 14 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 9 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 15 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 17 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 18 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 19 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 17 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 16 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 21 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 29 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 24 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 18 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 26 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 21 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 18 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 21 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 16 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 24 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
710May 2017Aug 2026May 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Aug 2017 — avg 6 · peak 14Nov 2017 — avg 5 · peak 17Feb 2018 — avg 7 · peak 18May 2018 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2018 — avg 6 · peak 17Nov 2018 — avg 9 · peak 41Feb 2019 — avg 9 · peak 30May 2019 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2019 — avg 8 · peak 22Nov 2019 — avg 10 · peak 30Feb 2020 — avg 11 · peak 26May 2020 — avg 41 · peak 151Aug 2020 — avg 24 · peak 57Nov 2020 — avg 70 · peak 179Feb 2021 — avg 48 · peak 105May 2021 — avg 26 · peak 56Aug 2021 — avg 28 · peak 52Nov 2021 — avg 22 · peak 49Feb 2022 — avg 24 · peak 47May 2022 — avg 16 · peak 31Aug 2022 — avg 20 · peak 39Nov 2022 — avg 21 · peak 44Feb 2023 — avg 23 · peak 45May 2023 — avg 21 · peak 44Aug 2023 — avg 16 · peak 36Nov 2023 — avg 20 · peak 36Feb 2024 — avg 19 · peak 45May 2024 — avg 17 · peak 33Aug 2024 — avg 15 · peak 33Nov 2024 — avg 17 · peak 31Feb 2025 — avg 24 · peak 55May 2025 — avg 17 · peak 31Aug 2025 — avg 15 · peak 31Nov 2025 — avg 19 · peak 33Feb 2026 — avg 21 · peak 38May 2026 — avg 17 · peak 36Aug 2026 — avg 17 · peak 34
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$0.002017-06-222026-10-082017-06-22 — best price $12.992018-04-16 — best price $12.992019-02-11 — best price $12.992019-12-03 — best price $12.992020-07-09 — best price $12.992020-08-20 — best price $11.692020-09-14 — best price $11.692020-09-29 — best price $11.692020-10-15 — best price $12.992020-11-02 — best price $12.992020-11-19 — best price $11.692020-12-06 — best price $11.692020-12-22 — best price $5.192021-01-17 — best price $9.322021-02-01 — best price $11.692021-02-17 — best price $12.992021-04-03 — best price $9.322021-05-01 — best price $12.992021-05-16 — best price $12.992021-06-12 — best price $12.992021-11-24 — best price $5.192022-05-09 — best price $5.192022-11-29 — best price $12.992023-05-18 — best price $6.492023-09-28 — best price $12.992023-12-21 — best price $4.542024-03-19 — best price $12.992024-07-11 — best price $12.992024-09-30 — best price $12.992025-07-11 — best price $12.992026-01-05 — best price $12.992026-03-30 — best price $3.892026-07-15 — best price $3.892026-10-08 — best price $12.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1732026-05-30 — 9 pageviews2026-06-03 — 6 pageviews2026-06-07 — 11 pageviews2026-06-11 — 10 pageviews2026-06-15 — 11 pageviews2026-06-19 — 11 pageviews2026-06-23 — 11 pageviews2026-06-27 — 10 pageviews2026-07-01 — 14 pageviews2026-07-05 — 10 pageviews2026-07-09 — 16 pageviews2026-07-13 — 16 pageviews2026-07-17 — 11 pageviews2026-07-21 — 8 pageviews2026-07-25 — 12 pageviews2026-07-29 — 6 pageviews2026-08-02 — 7 pageviews2026-08-06 — 10 pageviews2026-08-10 — 6 pageviews2026-08-14 — 9 pageviews2026-08-18 — 7 pageviews2026-08-22 — 8 pageviews2026-08-26 — 10 pageviews2026-08-30 — 8 pageviews2026-09-03 — 3 pageviews2026-09-07 — 9 pageviews2026-09-11 — 6 pageviews2026-09-15 — 7 pageviews2026-09-19 — 8 pageviews2026-09-23 — 11 pageviews2026-09-27 — 17 pageviews2026-10-01 — 7 pageviews2026-10-05 — 7 pageviews2026-10-08 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
83.5%
earned "Chop Wood"
13.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR Supported10 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 10 DLC released, first 2017-09-20, latest 2018-04-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)16,0254%39
Steam (Steam)5,5621%38
Xbox One (Xbox)2,5205%38
Switch (Nintendo)650%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

VRChessIndieCasualSportsStrategyTabletopBoard GameSimulationMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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