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Checkmate Showdown

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App ID 1803410
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher ManaVoid Entertainment, Indie Asylum
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 29807997
Last Record Update 29 June 2025 – 07:15:52 UTC ()
Release Date 15 November 2023 – 17:38:45 UTC ()
❓ 74.82%
220 reviews
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In-Game

Chess meets Fighting games. Crush your opponents in the arena and on the chessboard in this online multiplayer competitive tactical fighting game that mixes the strategic elegance of Chess with the fast-paced execution of fighting games.

Additional Information

Developer BadRez Games
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher ManaVoid Entertainment
Store Release Date 15 November 2023 – 17:38:48 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
AbsoluteMouseCoordinates No
Social Media https://discord.gg/gpMrfByn5H
https://x.com/Checkm8Showdown
https://www.youtube.com/@checkmateshowdown/
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 15 November 2023 – 17:38:45 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 15 November 2023 – 19:55:07 UTC () (1700078107)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 80
RemotePlayTogetherTestingBranches default,nightly,playtest_a,playtest_b,shipping
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_GeForce_Now SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenXR SDK, Vorbis SDK, Wwise SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • 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: 20 January 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 12765341
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 26 October 2021 – 14:24:31 UTC (), in changelist #12956048

Supported Languages

4 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes

Tags

🤼 Fighting 🥇 Competitive 🥊 PvP 📺 Local Multiplayer 💥 Action 🕹️ Multiplayer ♟️ Chess 🏽 2D ⚔️ Combat 🤼 2D Fighter 🎮 Controller 🎲 Board Game 🤼 Wrestling ☯ Minimalist 🎨 Stylized 🤔 Tactical 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 💡 Strategy 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Steam Achievements Stats Steam Leaderboards Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player PvP Shared/Split Screen

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support Native Steam Controller

Assets

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timestamp24 September 2024 – 15:11:41 UTC
Trailers
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