Dark Chess
THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is a twist on chess with fog of war, a story-driven campaign, and plenty of challenges, traps, and puzzles. Fight your way through the campaign against legendary Kings and Queens of the past, who don't like to play by the rules!
- Price:$12.99
- Release Date:2/28/2023
- Franchise:Hawthorn Games
- Developer:Tall Troll Games
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:3/12/2026
- Steam App Id:1151130
Dark Chess
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Dark Chess has 4 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 33% lower than its previous all-time peak of 6 players achieved on 2/10/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Dark Chess. It has received a total of 197 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 74 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Dark Chess. Right now, it costs $12.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Dark Chess and its growth over time. It currently has 1,988 followers on its community page.
About Dark Chess
Dark Chess is an Indie, and Strategy game developed by Tall Troll Games. On 2/28/2023, it was released on the Steam Store by Tall Troll Games, and Hawthorn Games.
Players have rated Dark Chess as "Very Positive" out of 197 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 158 positive reviews and 39 negative reviews — an overall 80% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $12.99. It can also be purchased through King's Gambit Bundle which gives a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Dark Chess on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, and Portuguese-Brazil. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Dark Chess supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Steam Cloud
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- PvP
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Multi-player
- Steam Achievements
- Online PvP
From the Steam community, Dark Chess has been tagged with the following user tags:
- PvP
- Chess
- Dark
- Multiplayer
- Tactical
- Board Game
- Puzzle
- Narration
- Psychological Horror
- Artificial Intelligence
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Time Travel
- Funny
- Dark Fantasy
- PvE
- Strategy
- Casual
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based Combat
- Singleplayer
- Tabletop
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Dark Chess and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Bundles
Dark Chess is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | King's Gambit Bundle | 4 | 4 | $20.13 | View |
Related Packages
Dark Chess is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Dark Chess | $9.74 | View |
Supported Languages
Dark Chess is available in 8 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Traditional) | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Ukrainian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Dark Chess data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 12). Dark Chess on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151130
- Valve Corporation. (2026, March 12). Dark Chess. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151130
- Tall Troll Games. (2023, July 8). Dark Chess. Dark Chess. http://www.darkchess.com