Check vs Mate overview

Overview

Check vs Mate comes from Targem Games and is published by Topware Interactive. It arrived on Steam on Aug 16, 2012, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Partial Controller Support, Remote Play Together, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Linux so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Check vs Mate's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 17:30:05 UTC, with a tracked peak near 3. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 73% positive across 1,520 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Check vs Mate is available in 3 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, and usk

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Check vs Mate has no public VGI unit-sales estimate available and has 112 Steam recommendations. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Check vs Mate overview details

Check vs Mate combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Commanders, assemble your armies! CHECK vs. MATE calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the present day multimedia world. Animated fantasy figurines assemble in magical worlds and await your command! As a Commander, execute skillful maneuvers on the game board and catapult yourself directly into the battle with devastating attacks, chessman vs. chessman. Chess – the unrivalled champion of strategy games has been attracting players of all ages for countless centuries. CHECK vs. MATE is based on the simple yet ingenious concept of creating a fusion between professional chess software and upbeat, combat oriented game mechanics, complete with richly animated game pieces. At the outset of a match things seem quite basic: a 3D game board pits two opponents against each other in a seemingly ordinary game of chess. The game board itself is set in one of six available environments, each with its own unique landscape and presentation features. Traditionally recognized game pieces have been given a facelift as hulking stone golems and beastly chimaeras take the place of the typical rook and knight pieces respectively. FEATURES: Multiple richly crafted army sets combined with 6 different gameboard environments introduce an unheard of visual complexity Two gripping strategy campaigns with 30 missions and 30 different mission goals Interactive 3rd person action mode Beat'em up fights in six unique arenas with each of the twelve characters Challenging PvP duels together on one PC over LAN and Internet Utilizing the famous Fritz…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Check vs Mate is listed as a game with $24.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Partial Controller Support, Remote Play Together, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Casual, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 7 October 2026 - 17:30:05 UTC, a tracked peak of 3, and 73% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategyCasualActionChessBoard Game

Support and legal notes

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