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Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess

Gritstone Games · 2021-10-18

Steam

StrategyFree To Play

Modes: Multiplayer

Releases: Oct 18, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Play Tafl Champions, an ancient form of chess dating all the way back to the Vikings! Capture the defender's king while they guide him to escape the battlefield and to freedom. Challenge your enemies, customise your shield, play on multiple platforms and become the ultimate Tafl Champion!

Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess is a 2021 Strategy and Free To Play game priced at free-to-play, with a Mixed review sentiment (64% of 22 reviews) and an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners.

0
playing now
64%
positive of 22 reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 75% of 14,289 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
4420212026Week of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 11:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Details

WindowsmacOSMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerIn-App PurchasesSteam Turn NotificationsFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

3DPvPMedievalStrategyTabletopTacticalTop-DownTutorialBoard GameHistorical

Census log

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