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CHKN

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App ID 420930
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Katapult
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28973260
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 04:17:39 UTC ()
Release Date 1 April 2016 – 16:01:00 UTC ()
😏 76.64%
1k reviews
9
In-Game

Behold, the miracle of life… packed into cubes! Create fantastic creatures in an open-world sandbox game like no other. Explore, craft, and survive—all with the help of your very own creations.

Additional Information

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

Developer Katapult
gamedir empty string
metacritic_name CHKN
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Katapult
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 1 April 2016 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/chkngame
https://www.youtube.com/chknchannel/
Primary Genre Early Access (70)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 1 April 2016 – 16:01:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 1 April 2016 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1459494000)
Store Asset Modification Time 7 October 2019 – 03:48:25 UTC () (1570420105)
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height_pct47.73682771640128
Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 6
review_percentage 79
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, NVIDIA_Ansel 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: 21 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4024032
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
restricted_countries DE
Germany
First seen on SteamDB 17 November 2015 – 22:51:56 UTC (), in changelist #1539601

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🧱 Sandbox 🗺️ Adventure 🌍 Open World 🌲 Survival 🕹️ Multiplayer 🏠 Building 🖥️ Simulation 🦎 Creature Collector 🌎 Open World Survival Craft 🔧 Crafting 😃 Funny 😌 Casual 🌱 Indie 🧫 Life Sim 👤 Singleplayer 😱 Horror 👥 Online Co-Op 🐤 Early Access 🕴 Psychological Horror 🙌 First-Person

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Online Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Workshop Early Access Multi-player PvP Co-op

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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library_hero ↴
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Assets
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timestamp10 February 2024 – 19:21:57 UTC
Trailers
256741988 ↴
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256737949 ↴
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256664469 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 9 players right now
  • 14 24-hour peak
  • 289 all-time peak 31 August 2019
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Store data

  • 14,400 followers
  • 1,327 positive reviews
  • 335 negative reviews
  • 79.84% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 5,658 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 76.64% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,327 79.8% positive reviews
  • 335 20.2% negative reviews

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How many players are playing CHKN right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 9 players live playing CHKN on Steam.

CHKN had an all-time peak of 289 concurrent players on 31 August 2019.

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