 
Checkmate!
| App ID | 917550 | 
| App Type | Game | 
| Developer | Softwaves Mini | 
| Publisher | HandMade Games | 
| Franchise | HandMade Games | 
| Supported Systems | Windows | 
| Last Changenumber | 29338073 | 
| Last Record Update | 3 June 2025 – 01:25:27 UTC ( | 
| Release Date | 7 September 2018 – 15:43:50 UTC ( | 
A classic for great fun, a virtual and improved chess game! Protect you king from a checkmate!
Additional Information
| Developer | Softwaves Mini | |
| metacritic_name | Checkmate! | |
| DLCAvailableOnStore | Yes | |
| ReleaseState | released | |
| Publisher | HandMade Games | |
| Store Release Date | 31 August 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC ( | |
| osarch | empty string | |
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |
| Primary Genre | Strategy (2) | |
| Store Genres | Casual (4), Indie (23), Strategy (2) | |
| Steam Release Date | 7 September 2018 – 15:43:50 UTC ( | |
| Original Release Date | 31 August 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC ( | |
| Store Asset Modification Time | 17 August 2021 – 10:08:33 UTC ( | |
| review_score | 5 | |
| review_percentage | 43 | |
| restricted_countries | DE | |
| First seen on SteamDB | 3 August 2018 – 18:48:47 UTC ( | 
Supported Languages
| 2 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles | 
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
| Portuguese - Brazil | Yes | Yes | Yes | 
Tags
Categories
 Single-player
Single-player
 Remote Play Together
Remote Play Together
 Family Sharing
Family Sharing
 Profile Features Limited
Profile Features Limited
 Shared/Split Screen
Shared/Split Screen
 Multi-player
Multi-player
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| store_screenshot | ss_dcb53a7efa23f6975c76884b4ac155b60b3ea6e3.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets | 
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| trailer_name | EN | 
| trailer_category | 0 | 
| trailer_480p ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256724538/movie480.webm | 
| video/mp4 | 256724538/movie480.mp4 | 
| trailer_max ↴ | |
| video/webm | 256724538/movie_max.webm | 
| video/mp4 | 256724538/movie_max.mp4 | 
| microtrailer ↴ | |
| video/webm | 917550/176693/b96a69bd0351f890e3b4346b9b2d410d82edcae6/1751163839/microtrailer.webm | 
| video/mp4 | 917550/176693/b96a69bd0351f890e3b4346b9b2d410d82edcae6/1751163839/microtrailer.mp4 | 
| adaptive_trailers ↴ | |
| dash_av1 | 917550/176693/b96a69bd0351f890e3b4346b9b2d410d82edcae6/1751163839/dash_av1.mpd | 
| dash_h264 | 917550/176693/b96a69bd0351f890e3b4346b9b2d410d82edcae6/1751163839/dash_h264.mpd | 
| hls_h264 | 917550/176693/b96a69bd0351f890e3b4346b9b2d410d82edcae6/1751163839/hls_264_master.m3u8 | 
| screenshot_medium | 256724538/movie.293x165.jpg | 
| screenshot_full | 256724538/movie_full.jpg | 
| all_ages | true | 
| is_highlight | true | 
| timestamp | 6 August 2018 – 19:37:46 UTC | 
Steam charts
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- 0 players right now
- 0 24-hour peak
- 3 all-time peak 27 October 2018 
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- 0 viewers right now
- 0 24-hour peak
- 52 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~150 by Gamalytic
- ~442 by VG Insights
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How many players are playing Checkmate! right now on Steam?
Steam player counter indicates there are currently 0 players live playing Checkmate! on Steam.
Checkmate! had an all-time peak of 3 concurrent players on 27 October 2018.
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