CHKN

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App ID	420930
App Type	Game
Developer	Katapult
Publisher	Katapult
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	30636442
Last Record Update	17 August 2025 – 13:22:55 UTC ()
Release Date	1 April 2016 – 16:01:00 UTC ()

😏 76.85%

1k reviews

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_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	28.73651871942984
height_pct	47.73682771640128

Is free on the store?

Yes

review_score

review_percentage

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_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

restricted_countries

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

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

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clienticns

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LinuxClientIcon

b9ded7879df406cdfe037c7b278d42ec1c805f6f

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	28.73651871942984
logo_position/height_pct	47.73682771640128

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	8259d66c4f8054a67a41ec162dc2affe0cc5d7d5.jpg
page_background_path	app/420930
timestamp	10 February 2024 – 19:21:57 UTC

Trailers

207428 ↴
trailer_name	CHKN
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256741988/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256741988/movie_max.mp4
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microtrailer/video/mp4	420930/207428/c043d97ac7fe42404bf7fe2c4209020063c646f2/1751281245/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers/0/cdn_path	420930/207428/c043d97ac7fe42404bf7fe2c4209020063c646f2/1751281245/dash_av1.mpd
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adaptive_trailers/2/encoding	hls_h264
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screenshot_full	256741988/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1560268324
200127 ↴
trailer_name	Arena Progress
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256737949/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256737949/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256737949/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256737949/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	420930/200127/fd76d237246c4ff1da5c216c62317d746dc216df/1751281240/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	420930/200127/fd76d237246c4ff1da5c216c62317d746dc216df/1751281240/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers/0/cdn_path	420930/200127/fd76d237246c4ff1da5c216c62317d746dc216df/1751281240/dash_av1.mpd
adaptive_trailers/0/encoding	dash_av1
adaptive_trailers/1/cdn_path	420930/200127/fd76d237246c4ff1da5c216c62317d746dc216df/1751281240/dash_h264.mpd
adaptive_trailers/1/encoding	dash_h264
adaptive_trailers/2/cdn_path	420930/200127/fd76d237246c4ff1da5c216c62317d746dc216df/1751281240/hls_264_master.m3u8
adaptive_trailers/2/encoding	hls_h264
screenshot_medium	256737949/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256737949/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1544461135
59828 ↴
trailer_name	New CHKN Trailer
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	256664469/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256664469/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256664469/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256664469/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	420930/59828/78f10c99aa5de9022796a2ea8cecaa06f116ab46/1751281212/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	420930/59828/78f10c99aa5de9022796a2ea8cecaa06f116ab46/1751281212/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers/0/cdn_path	420930/59828/78f10c99aa5de9022796a2ea8cecaa06f116ab46/1751281212/dash_av1.mpd
adaptive_trailers/0/encoding	dash_av1
adaptive_trailers/1/cdn_path	420930/59828/78f10c99aa5de9022796a2ea8cecaa06f116ab46/1751281212/dash_h264.mpd
adaptive_trailers/1/encoding	dash_h264
adaptive_trailers/2/cdn_path	420930/59828/78f10c99aa5de9022796a2ea8cecaa06f116ab46/1751281212/hls_264_master.m3u8
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screenshot_full	256664469/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
timestamp	1543609571

CHKN

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