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Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess

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App ID 1577150
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Gritstone Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29399559
Last Record Update 5 June 2025 – 16:04:14 UTC ()
Release Date 18 October 2021 – 14:53:50 UTC ()
❓ 61.96%
17 reviews
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In-Game

Play Tafl Champions, an ancient form of chess dating all the way back to the Vikings! Capture the defender's king while they guide him to escape the battlefield and to freedom. Challenge your enemies, customise your shield, play on multiple platforms and become the ultimate Tafl Champion!

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Gritstone Games
ReleaseState released
Publisher Gritstone Games
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 18 October 2021 – 14:53:50 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
3rd-Party Account Playfab.com
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/fqRvgmAq2c
https://www.instagram.com/gritstone.games/
https://x.com/GritstoneGames
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 18 October 2021 – 14:53:50 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 10 June 2021 – 11:31:01 UTC () (1623324661)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 6
review_percentage 70
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, UnityBurst SDK, UnityIL2CPP SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 29 June 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12711057
  • configuration:
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    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 12 March 2021 – 11:23:06 UTC (), in changelist #10952405

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 💡 Strategy 🥊 PvP 🎓 Tutorial 🎲 Board Game 🃏 Tabletop 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🧊 3D 🗺️ Top-Down 📜 Historical 🏰 Medieval 🆓 Free to Play 🤔 Tactical ♟️ Grid-Based Movement 🕹️ Multiplayer 📺 Local Multiplayer ♟️ Chess

Categories

Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Cross-Platform Multiplayer In-App Purchases Steam Turn Notifications Profile Features Limited Multi-player PvP Shared/Split Screen

Assets

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timestamp5 December 2024 – 16:56:05 UTC
Trailers
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  • 0 players right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 4 all-time peak 3 January 2022
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  • 106 followers
  • 12 positive reviews
  • 5 negative reviews
  • 70.59% positive reviews

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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 6 all-time peak
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  • ❓ Mostly Positive
  • 61.96% SteamDB Rating
  • 12 70.6% positive reviews
  • 5 29.4% negative reviews

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Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess had an all-time peak of 4 concurrent players on 3 January 2022.

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