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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
6
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)
library_assets
library_capsuleen
library_heroen
library_logoen
logo_position ↴
pinned_positionBottomLeft
width_pct28.73651871942984
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:
    supported_inputgamepad
    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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header_image
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library_assets_full
library_capsule ↴
image/englishlibrary_600x900.jpg
image2x/englishlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/englishlogo.png
image2x/englishlogo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_positionBottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct28.73651871942984
logo_position/height_pct47.73682771640128
Assets
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headerheader.jpg
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library_capsule_2xlibrary_600x900_2x.jpg
library_herolibrary_hero.jpg
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page_background_pathapp/420930
timestamp10 February 2024 – 19:21:57 UTC
Trailers
256741988 ↴
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timestamp1560268324
256737949 ↴
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timestamp1544461135
256664469 ↴
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timestamp1543609571

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228983 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2010 Redist No size
228985 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2013 Redist No size
228986 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2015 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
420931 Windows 64-bitCHKN Windows 4.24 GiB 2.08 GiB
420932 Windows 32-bitCHKN Windows 32 0 B 0 B
420933 macOS CHKN MacOSX 4.36 GiB 2.15 GiB
420934 Linux CHKN Linux 4.54 GiB 2.27 GiB

Inner depots from DLC

ID Configuration Size DL.
2360371 DLC 2360370The Art of CHKN 40.99 MiB 38.45 MiB

Total size on disk is 13.18 GiB and total download size is 6.54 GiB.

Total size on disk is 4.24 GiB and total download size is 2.08 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 4024032 15 March 2023 – 15:44:14 UTC
legacy Version 0.4.5 2240213 15 March 2023 – 15:45:29 UTC
prerelease Latest in-development version (unstable) 4150990 15 March 2023 – 15:46:01 UTC

Other

Name Value
baselanguages English
workshopdepot CHKN (420930)
hasdepotsindlc 1
privatebranches 1
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