Dark Chess
THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is a game of chess with fog of war, story-driven campaign with challenges, traps & puzzles. A game-changing feature to conceal enemy army, add more fun and intrigue to a timeless classic. Fight your way through the Campaign or beat your friends and foes in PvP!
- Price:$12.99
- Release Date:2/28/2023
- Franchise:Hawthorn Games
- Developer:Tall Troll Games
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:5/16/2025
- Steam App Id:1151130
Dark Chess
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Dark Chess has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 67% lower than its previous all-time peak of 6 players achieved on 2/10/2024.
Dark Chess Review
Dark Chess has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 83 / 100. This score is calculated from 188 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 156 positive reviews, 32 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.
Track historical reviews and overall rating trends for Dark Chess using the chart below.
Dark Chess Price
Dark Chess costs $12.99 in the Steam store as of 5/16/2025. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like King's Gambit Bundle which offers a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Dark Chess.
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.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
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:
- Steam Cloud
- PvP
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Remote Play Together
- Single-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- 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 | $22.37 | 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. (2025, May 16). Dark Chess on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1151130
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 16). Dark Chess. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151130
- Tall Troll Games. (2023, July 8). Dark Chess. Dark Chess. http://www.darkchess.com