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Chess Ultra

Ripstone · 2017-06-21

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ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulationSportsStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

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.

19
playing now
75%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (11 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$12.99
steam price (US)

19 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 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
  • · 19 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 24% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 58k–139k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,313 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 16 of 32 observed days · $8.60 above the all-time low (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

2462026-08-11 18:00 — 23 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 19 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 14 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 20 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 12 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 17 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 21 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 17 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 18 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 18 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 9 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 13 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 21 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 24 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 17 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 13 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 22 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 21 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 18 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 10 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 18 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 20 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 23 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 19 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$12.99$0.002017-06-222026-08-272017-06-22 — 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 $3.892026-08-27 — best price $12.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2222026-05-30 — 9 pageviews2026-06-02 — 13 pageviews2026-06-05 — 13 pageviews2026-06-08 — 6 pageviews2026-06-11 — 10 pageviews2026-06-14 — 12 pageviews2026-06-17 — 9 pageviews2026-06-20 — 6 pageviews2026-06-23 — 11 pageviews2026-06-26 — 2 pageviews2026-06-29 — 11 pageviews2026-07-02 — 7 pageviews2026-07-05 — 10 pageviews2026-07-08 — 22 pageviews2026-07-11 — 7 pageviews2026-07-14 — 8 pageviews2026-07-17 — 11 pageviews2026-07-20 — 7 pageviews2026-07-23 — 7 pageviews2026-07-26 — 13 pageviews2026-07-29 — 6 pageviews2026-08-01 — 12 pageviews2026-08-04 — 6 pageviews2026-08-07 — 7 pageviews2026-08-10 — 6 pageviews2026-08-13 — 9 pageviews2026-08-16 — 8 pageviews2026-08-19 — 7 pageviews2026-08-22 — 8 pageviews2026-08-25 — 6 pageviews2026-08-27 — 6 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

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.

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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