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121 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 240

Peak in the last 7 days: 340

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Game description

Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.

Basic info

DeveloperMeta Fork, Evergreen Games
PublisherDigiPen Institute of Technology, Evergreen Games
PlatformsWindows · Linux
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateJul 16, 2022
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorAMD FX-4350 or Intel Core i5-4460
Memory4 GB
GraphicsAMD Radeon R9 280X or GeForce GTX 760
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 371 reviews from the past 1 year

86.5/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (84%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Chess where every capture turns into a first-person gunfight, FPS Chess scores 86.5, top 30% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

207 reviews find it fun, and some love how goofy and chaotic it gets when pawns start shooting. 61 enjoy it most with friends, and some joke that a hilarious night of it can strain friendships. Multiplayer ranks 242nd of 642. 23 find real strategy under the chaos, and some say piece abilities and different piece sets open several playstyles. Gameplay ranks 326th of 1396, and a few say it works even for people who are bad at chess.

👎 Where it falls short

42 reviews find the balance off, and some name the queen or rook as overpowered while others say a newer piece set made things worse. 20 say the player base is small, and some wait for matches or only play with friends. 18 report poor performance, and some mention low frame rates or freezes on weaker PCs. Tech & Support ranks 764th of 1399, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 896th of 1399. Others mention bugs and hitbox issues.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“sweatiest game, goofy and love it” · 207 reviews
“fun to play with friends and keeps you entertained” · 61 reviews
“chess strategy layer combined with unpredictable FPS battles creates surprising depth” · 23 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.78 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “chess strategy layer combined with unpredictable FPS battles creates surprising depth” · 23 reviews
Negative “strategy reduced to yelling and clicking fast” · 5 reviews

Progression 1% · Difficulty 5% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 3% · Controls & feel 7%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

Story +3.40 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending

Characters 1% · World 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Variety -1.11 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition

Volume 3% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.00 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “two distinct piece sets with different mechanics” · 13 reviews
Negative “8-bit graphics are poor quality and unresponsive” · 4 reviews

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 41% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.30 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “fun to play with friends and keeps you entertained” · 61 reviews
Negative “friends get pissed and uninstall when playing together” · 11 reviews

Community 8% · Servers & Connection 2%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.33 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “balance will break further with learning” · 42 reviews
Positive “pieces feel well balanced when translated into FPS roles, power balanced by strategic importance” · 7 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Pricing 7% · Matchmaking 5%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.15 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “game is riddled with bugs and characters need tuning” · 17 reviews

Performance 9% · Developer support 6%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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