
A hundred chess games on Steam. One of them gives you 40 AI opponents up to 2550 Elo, live open lobbies, async play, a league mode, a mini board that sits on your desktop and lessons that turn beginners into threats. You already know which one this is.
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Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0/day in the week to Aug 27 → 0.43/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
Most chess apps teach you the basics and leave you hanging. Most chess games are fun but won't make you better. Chess Kingdom does both. Whether you've never touched a chess board or you're looking for your next real challenge, this is where you grow.
START ANYWHERE. KEEP IMPROVING.
Six structured training campaigns take you from absolute beginner to advanced player, each focused on a specific part of the game. Piece movement. Tactics. Openings. Middlegame strategy. Endgames. Deep calculation. Hand-crafted lessons and puzzles, carefully ordered so every concept builds on the last. No guessing what to study next. No jumping in the deep end. Just clear, satisfying progress with star ratings, XP, and titles to show for it.
CLIMB THE LEAGUE
League Mode is a football-style division system with 6 tiers, from Wooden Shield to Diamond Crown. Play a full season against the AI opponents in your division. Finish 1st to promote. Finish last and face relegation. Earn trophies, collect stars, and climb your way to the top. Win Division 1 and you unlock a 2-game showdown against Phantom, the hidden League Champion. Can you claim the crown?
THEN COMES THE REAL TEST
Training and League are just the beginning. Chess Kingdom gives you every reason to keep playing.
40 AI opponents, each with a distinct personality, playstyle, and country. From Daisy the friendly beginner to Titan the ruthless master, and two secret opponents to unlock.
Tournaments. Single Elimination, Round Robin, Swiss. Climb a bracket. Prove your ranking.
Elimination Mode. Win or go home. One loss ends your run. How far can you get?
Async Online Multiplayer. Challenge friends via Steam and make your move whenever you're ready. No need to be online at the same time.
Daily Puzzles and Puzzle Rush. Stay sharp every day.
Play Kung Fu Chess: a real-time mode where both players move at the same time with no turns, or go Extreme and earn buffs, unlock power tiers, and unleash double moves by playing aggressively.
Atomic Chess: a tactical new variant where every capture detonates a 3×3 explosion, kings can't capture, and blowing up the enemy king wins the game instantly.
Game Analysis. See exactly where you won or lost, move by move.
MAKE IT YOURS
Choose your country from more then 40 nations, each with a unique piece set inspired by that country's culture and art. Indian Mughal pieces. Japanese Shogi-influenced designs. Dutch Delft-style boards. Your flag in your profile. Your style on the board. Unlock more as you level up through 100 player levels: piece sets, board themes, backgrounds, and titles earned through real progress.
BUILT TO GROW WITH YOU
Chess Kingdom is built by a solo developer using AI-assisted development, which means faster updates, more content, and the ability to act quickly on what the community asks for. New country skins, training content, and features are added regularly. Your feedback directly shapes what comes next.
ONE GAME. EVERY LEVEL.
Chess Kingdom grows with you. The beginner finishing their first lesson and the player grinding League Mode for the Diamond Crown are playing the same game, just a different chapter of it. The board is set. How far will you go?
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Reviews
Themes across 52 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
A pleasant chess game at an unbeatable price, with Linux compatibility via Proton and fun gimmicks, but it definitely still needs some work, particularly in the analysis. For example, it displayed "missed capture" even though I had taken the bishop with a pawn, and it recommended moving the knight when I could have, and did, deliver checkmate in a single move. Translation into german seemed flawless, except the AI Gimmicks kept "talking" in english.
为什么每次玩完一把之后,主界面就会掉帧,只有10多帧,甚至3到4帧?
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian +19 more
Hours played at review time, across 52 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Chess Kingdom delivers a really well-rounded chess experience for players of all skill levels. Its built-in tutorial system is fantastic, guiding total newcomers step by step to learn chess rules and tactics, while veteran players can instantly jump into battles against AI opponents. The ranked tier progression and tricky endgame puzzles add tons of replay value. The local two-player mode works flawlessly if you want to play chess with a friend on the same device. That said, there are two frustrating flaws holding this game back. First, the online multiplayer is effectively dead on arrival. No matter how many times I tried, the online mode keeps showing the error "Cannot connect to server". I cannot create multiplayer rooms at all, which means the entire online play feature is inaccessible. It’s a massive disappointment for a chess game where online matches are such an important part of the fun. Second, large portions of the tutorial and guide content are still unlocalized. Many texts have no Chinese translation, creating hurdles for Chinese players learning from the in-game lessons. I sincerely hope the developer can look into these issues. Please fix the server connection bug so players can create rooms and enjoy online matches, and complete the Chinese localization for all tutorial texts. If you only want offline practice, AI matches and chess puzzles, Chess Kingdom is a solid pick. But if you come for online chess battles, you will be let down by the broken server connection and missing room creation function.
A good chess game for most player skill levels from never have played to high skill level. I can't speak for some expert player but for someone like me that hasn't played in a long time it's great way to relearn the game.
I've played many games on Steam and this is my first review. If you love chess, this is your game. There are puzzles, lessons, critiques, etc. The dev is very responsive and the game evolves. No, not chess, but the way it is presented. I am very impressed. Full disclosure: As a former IT and Finance guy, I have no financial interests in this game, but I am a fan. Well Done.
Super Spiel der Entwickler hat hier alles mit Liebe zum Detail und Herzblut gemacht.Für den Preis eine super Alternative zu den bekannten Online Servern.
有中文 有成就 为何要采用抢先体验这种模式? 《象棋王国》已具备完整游玩条件。学院模式、AI 对手、锦标赛、多人联机与成长系统均已完全实现。我选择以抢先体验形式发布,是因为我是一名独立开发者,无论独自测试多少次,都无法像真实玩家那样发现所有问题。游戏中难免存在漏洞,我宁愿坦诚告知,也不愿刻意隐瞒。我可以保证,我会保持积极响应,快速修复问题,并利用这段时间添加对社区而言最重要的功能与内容。如果玩家需求旺盛,我会持续开发,让本作成为 Steam 上最完善的国际象棋体验。游戏最终能发展到什么程度,取决于各位玩家。 这款游戏的抢先体验状态大约持续多久? 这取决于玩家需求,至少需要一个月进行优化与精简。但在宣布正式发布前,我还需要时间添加更多国家、扩充内容,并根据社区反馈进行调整。整体预计持续 2 至 6 个月。 计划中的完整版本和抢先体验版本到底有多少不同? 抢先体验版本已包含全部六个训练战役、十个 AI 对手、锦标赛、淘汰模式、异步多人联机、每日谜题与棋局分析功能。正式版本将修复更多漏洞,优化界面与操作体验,并拥有更丰富的功能与内容。我也会根据社区要求加入更多新内容。 抢先体验版本的现状如何? 游戏已可完整通关。六个训练战役共包含 133 个关卡,全部制作完成。十个 AI 对手均运行正常,且拥有各自独特的打法风格。锦标赛、淘汰模式、基于 Steam 的异步多人联机、每日谜题、谜题冲刺以及依托 Stockfish 引擎的棋局分析功能均已实现。包含 100 级玩家等级、经验值、称号与外观解锁的成长系统正常运行,33 个国家的外观皮肤系统已全部实装。 在抢先体验期间和结束之后,游戏价格会有所不同吗? 我计划在推出新内容与新功能时逐步上调价格。如果在抢先体验期间购买,即可锁定较低价格,并免费获得后续所有更新内容。我认为这是回馈早期支持者的合理方式。 在开发过程中,你们是如何计划让玩家社区参与进来的? 我会积极活跃在 Steam 社区中心,听取玩家的需求与问题反馈。这些意见将直接决定我后续的开发方向。
i think this is the best chess game left on steam. For real.
Update: After contact with the creator, all the bugs we found so far are fixed. That's great. So I'm changing this review to 'recommended'. ---- Old review: Partly great. It’s casual and great for someone (a child) to learn the basics. BUT - i bought this specifically because it says it’s in Dutch. And guess what, only the chapter and lesson titles are in Dutch, none of the lessons and explanations are… So for my child, it’s only usuable for casual play, not for actually learning more of the basics. Partly recommend
Good stuff - lots of fun.
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