Activity briefingSummary of recorded signals
SteamWatch briefingSummary of recorded signals

SteamWatch Activity Briefing for Checkmate Rush

As of September 11, 2026, Checkmate Rush shows no active player engagement and has not received any Steam reviews. The current price is £4.59, and this price has changed recently, though no discount is applied.

  • Current player count is 0, indicating no active engagement.
  • Total Steam reviews stand at 0, with no recent reviews or ratings recorded.
  • The price has changed to £4.59 without any discount.
Steam player data · App 4979920

Checkmate Rush

View on Steam ↗Updated 21 Oct · 02:50 UTC
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Store data

UK price
£4.59
US price
Awaiting regional check
Positive reviews
—
Total reviews
0
Release date
3 September 2026
Concurrent players0Most recent successful sample
Today's peak018/144 samples
Tracked peak1Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating—0 reviews
Steam metadata

Game information

Details supplied by the Steam store
App ID
4979920
App type
Game
Developer
Opal Labs ↗
Publisher
Opal Labs ↗
Supported systems
Windows · macOS
Genres
Casual, Indie, Strategy
Release date
3 September 2026
Last player update
21 Oct · 02:50 UTC
Steam store data

System requirements

Supplied by the developer on Steam

Windows

Minimum
OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Dual-core CPU, 2.0 GHz (2015 or newer)
Memory
4096 MB RAM
Graphics
Integrated graphics (Intel HD 4000 or better)
Storage
500 MB available space

macOS

Minimum
OS
macOS 11 (Big Sur) or newer
Processor
Apple Silicon or Intel (2015 or newer)
Memory
4096 MB RAM
Graphics
Integrated graphics
Storage
500 MB available space

Launch window

Released 3 September 2026 · Tracking from 3 September 2026

SteamWatch’s first observed day and week; tracking can begin after release. Top Sellers is Steam’s revenue ranking, not a sales estimate.

First observed dayComplete
Player peak
0
Steam reviews
Not recordedRating not recorded
Twitch peak
Not recorded
Price observed
Not recorded
Top Sellers
No appearanceNo ranked days

1 player-data day recorded in this window.

First observed weekComplete
Player peak
0
Steam reviews
0Rating not recorded
Twitch peak
Not recorded
Price observed
£3.90
Top Sellers
No appearanceNo ranked days

7 player-data days recorded in this window.

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Player history

Concurrent players

Peak 0Average 0Latest 0
0011120 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC21 Oct 2026, 02:00 UTC

24-hour and 7-day views use hourly peaks from ten-minute samples. Longer views use retained daily peaks. Up to 24 recent event markers are shown per layer.

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Twitch stats

Awaiting the first Twitch sample.
Long-term history

Monthly players breakdown

Calculated from SteamWatch samples
MonthPeakGain% gainAverageAvg % gain
Last 30 days0-1-100.0%0-100.0%
October 20260-1-100.0%0-100.0%
September 20261——0—
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About this game

Description

Supplied by the Steam store

ONE PAWN. INFINITE ENEMIES. THE CLOCK ONLY GETS FASTER.

Checkmate Rush is a turn-based arcade roguelite built from real chess moves. Every enemy moves like the piece it is. So do you — and you start as a single pawn.

RANK UP OR RESET  — Captures score chess points. Score enough and you evolve: pawn → knight → bishop → rook → queen. Get captured and you fall a rank instead of dying — but a pawn who is taken is checkmated for good.

DRAFT YOUR BUILD  — Fill the XP bar to draft from 20 perks across five rarities: stack cooldown, i-frames, blast radius, mines, phoenix revivals, time-weaving free moves, even conscripting fallen enemies to your side.

FIGHT THE COURT  — Survive ten escalating stages and the board seals into a throne room: THE NIGHTMARE GATE. The King hides behind his court, dodges your strikes by castling, and answers with royal decrees. Cut his guard down by hand and corner him — one clean capture wins the run… and opens the endless NIGHTMARE, where the real score chase begins.

SIX COMMANDERS  — Unlock run-changing starts: the gold-hungry Tycoon, the explosive La Bomba, the glass-cannon Berserker and more.

EARN YOUR ARMORY  — 25 achievements. Piece skins, capture-shatter palettes, king trails. Beta players earn exclusive founder cosmetics that will never return.

Turn-based — think fast, but think

One run: 15–30 minutes. "One more run": guaranteed

No meta power creep: every unlock is cosmetic or a sidegrade, never a stat you must grind

Pixel chess pieces by DANI MACCARI — used with attribution under the pack license.

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Screenshots

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