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Chess for idiots

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App ID 2121150
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Polish Hacker
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31712536
Last Record Update 16 October 2025 – 18:59:15 UTC ()
Release Date 1 February 2024 – 21:18:43 UTC ()
😎 89.06%
1k reviews
6
In-Game
🥸 Parody 🤯 Abstract 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 😃 Funny 🫠 Surreal

The first intellectually non-discriminatory chess variant. Instead of thinking, just move your pieces in one of the many absurd ways!

Additional Information

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

Developer Polish Hacker
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Polish Hacker
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 1 February 2024 – 21:18:43 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/myYccSPjGA
https://www.instagram.com/warcoins/
https://www.tiktok.com/@warcoins
https://x.com/PolishHacker
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXrYvfHpjbvvcxa7NRA5-hA/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23), Strategy (2), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 1 February 2024 – 21:18:43 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 7 February 2024 – 20:39:20 UTC () (1707338360)
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Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 8
review_percentage 93
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FishNet SDK, cURL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • 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
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 5 June 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 13549716
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controllertagwizard Yes
Early Access Release Date 1 February 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 13 August 2022 – 22:40:38 UTC (), in changelist #15722114

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🥸 Parody 🤯 Abstract 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🕹️ Multiplayer 😃 Funny 🫠 Surreal 🔋 Physics 🎲 Board Game 🥊 PvP 🎭 Satire 🤣 Memes ☯ Minimalist 🧘 Relaxing 🤡 Comedy 😌 Casual 🗿 Dark Humor 💡 Strategy 🧩 Logic 4️⃣ 4 Player Local 🗳️ Political

Categories

Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Steam Achievements Captions available Stats Remote Play Together Early Access Profile Features Limited Multi-player PvP Shared/Split Screen

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timestamp15 September 2024 – 00:32:43 UTC

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Steam charts

  • 6 players right now
  • 17 24-hour peak
  • 125 all-time peak 19 April 2024
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 71 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 89.06% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,382 93.9% positive reviews
  • 89 6.1% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Chess for idiots right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 6 players live playing Chess for idiots on Steam.

Chess for idiots had an all-time peak of 125 concurrent players on 19 April 2024.

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