# Magician's Gambit

Summer DB entity ID: 761b21a8\-409c\-42f7\-8be7\-28cfd2307271

Steam App ID: 649120

Magician's Gambit is a virtual reality makeover of Chess, a game that has captivated players for centuries\. Experience one of the world's favorite games of strategy in a beautifully rendered fantasy world where magic is the norm, wielded with just a flick of the wrist\. You won't find any stylised icon interfaces here \- this is the way chess against an AI is meant to be played\. Even though it is still in Early Access, this is an exquisitely polished single player game\. A full release is planned for the inclusion of multi\-player gaming\. Featuring numerous levels of difficulty, this game will pose a challenge for players of all abilities, from beginners to grandmasters\. With graphics rendered in Unreal Engine 4 and AI powered by the Stockfish Chess Engine, Magician's Gambit provides plenty of eye candy for casual gamers whilst still providing a real challenge for serious chess players\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Coding Caveman

- Publisher: Coding Caveman

- Release date: Sep 1, 2017

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy, Early Access

- Categories: Single\-player, Full controller support, Tracked Controller Support, VR Only, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/649120/ss\_3ebf57db2ed632ea54a21a66099f609d5b66ec55\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1504857621, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/649120/ss\_a35a516449299f352fe1cc336fd18f5f5f4501b2\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1504857621, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/649120/ss\_dd87b892c4e38956ecb163955ecba36f9d98643f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1504857621, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/649120/ss\_6c30856684f75814bf516b369e7e00af0094d4bb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1504857621, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/649120/ss\_b638a7127738ad33bc4c22c6407d976fdf5aea02\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1504857621

- Price: 899 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 14

- Steam positive reviews: 13

- Steam negative reviews: 1

- Steam positive percentage: 92.85714285714286%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/761b21a8-409c-42f7-8be7-28cfd2307271/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/761b21a8-409c-42f7-8be7-28cfd2307271/player-metrics?days=7)

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\-22T23:02:08\.448171\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T23:02:09\.878607\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T23:02:09\.442155\+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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