# Dark Chess

Summer DB entity ID: 51b7c9b6\-bba1\-49a9\-a231\-8bb590e15ab8

Steam App ID: 1151130

DISCORD     About the Game  THE GAME          THIS IS NOT YOUR STANDARD CHESS\!   Dark Chess  takes the core rules of the world's most famous board game and throws them into the unknown\. The  Fog of War  hides the enemy army\. This is no longer a game of memorized openings; it's about stealth, tactical risk\-taking and making educated guesses before stepping into the dark\.    Note: If you are a chess purist looking for a perfectly balanced, zero luck simulator, this game will frustrate you\. But if you love asymmetric puzzles, rule\-bending mechanics and brain\-teasing strategy, welcome to the dark\.        FEATURES     Fog of War:  Analyze what you can see, predict what is hiding in the shadows\.      Story\-Driven Campaign:  A fully narrated adventure against legendary masters\.     Asymmetric Boss Battles:  Enemies have unique abilities and cheat the rules\. Outsmart them\.     Brain\-Bending Puzzles:  Levels designed to test your spatial logic and survival skills\.     Customization and Rewards:  Earn achievements by solving difficult puzzles to unlock visual upgrades and customize your avatar\.      ADVENTURE TIME             THE CAMPAIGN: ASYMMETRIC BOSS FIGHTS    Step into a fully narrated, single\-player story campaign where you fight Queens and Kings of the past\. Do you dare to challenge Genghis Khan, outsmart King Solomon or terrify Ivan the Terrible?   Be warned:  they do not play by the rules\.      Historical leaders act as boss fights with unique and unfair abilities, from infinite piece respawns to randomized traps and poisoned boards\. You cannot win by playing standard chess\. Use whatever it takes to your advantage, slip past heavy defenses and assassinate the King or the Queen\.   Expect the unexpected after the very first move\.                REWARDS & CUSTOMIZATION  Every hard\-fought victory deserves a prize\.  Dark Chess  actively rewards your tactical brilliance\! For every complex puzzle you solve, difficult boss you defeat, or clever trap you set, you will earn achievements that unlock new visual upgrades\. Build your collection and fully customize your in\-game avatar to show off your progress\.               Whether you are a board game enthusiast, a fan of tactical games or a puzzle\-solver looking for a thrilling mental challenge,  Dark Chess  will test your ability to adapt and survive\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Tall Troll Games

- Publisher: Tall Troll Games, Hawthorn Games

- Release date: Feb 28, 2023

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Indie, Strategy

- Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1151130/ss\_4c065362ba7dc5317b0cabcc1dfc0dd57a04b8c5\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1776099861, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1151130/ss\_3f30a7866ac01e01609b537b78e84812a723a7df\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1776099861, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1151130/ss\_4973f7619350eba1f5e764f73dd4277cfc5291e4\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1776099861, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1151130/ss\_f64cd679c37c74b6ee51f73a7192b6747ac1adfe\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1776099861, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1151130/ss\_292bffd043c76c6680260a2a319f8fedec1870c6\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1776099861

- Price: 1299 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 1

- Steam review count: 213

- Steam positive reviews: 161

- Steam negative reviews: 52

- Steam positive percentage: 75.5868544600939%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

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Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-24T11:43:19\.297002\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-24T11:43:20\.74683\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-24T11:43:20\.292596\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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