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Checkmate Rush

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App ID 4979920
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Opal Labs
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Last Changenumber 38585474
Last Record Update 3 September 2026 – 22:00:14 UTC ()
Release Date 3 September 2026 – 22:00:14 UTC ()
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In-Game
😌 Casual 💡 Strategy 🤼 2D Fighter 👻 Action Roguelike 🕹 Arcade

Chess is the arena. You are one pawn against the swarm. Capture to rank up pawn to queen, draft perks, bank power-ups, and survive an ever-faster clock — then checkmate the King at the Nightmare Gate to enter the endless Nightmare. A turn-based arcade roguelite of pure chess.

Additional Information

Developer Opal Labs
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Opal Labs
Store Release Date 3 September 2026 – 22:00:14 UTC ()
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Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Store Asset Modification Time 5 August 2026 – 23:33:56 UTC () (1785972836)
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First seen on SteamDB 16 July 2026 – 22:55:38 UTC (), in changelist #37322098

Supported Languages

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Tags

😌 Casual 💡 Strategy 🤼 2D Fighter 👻 Action Roguelike 🕹 Arcade 🎲 Board Game 👻 Roguelite 🖼️ 2D 👾 Pixel Graphics 🗺️ Top-Down 🌫 Atmospheric 🌱 Indie 🎭 Fantasy 🧞 Choices Matter ⚔️ Combat 👤 Singleplayer ♟️ Chess

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing Steam is learning

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