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Chess for idiots

Chess for idiots overview

Polish Hacker | Feb 1, 2024 | game

Released

0players observed · 22 September 2026 - 04:37:34 UTC

CasualIndieStrategyEarly AccessSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak52
  • Units sold (VGI)47,550
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score94% positive

Chess for idiots dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak52
  • Units sold (VGI)47,550
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score94% positive
  • Total reviews1,571
  • Release dateFeb 1, 2024
  • DeveloperPolish Hacker
  • PublisherPolish Hacker

Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: Polish HackerPublisher: Polish Hacker

Top Steam chartsTop 100 gamesGame directorySteam Store page

Game overview

Overview

Chess for idiots comes from Polish Hacker and is published by Polish Hacker. It arrived on Steam on Feb 1, 2024, and it sits naturally among Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Captions available, and Stats. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Chess for idiots's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:37:34 UTC, with a tracked peak near 52. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 1,571 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Chess for idiots is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishPolish languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed1.0 GHz2 GB RAMNot listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Chess for idiots has sold up to 47,550 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Chess for idiots overview details

Chess for idiots combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Disclaimer: I do not support Kor*in and other extremes. The game is a satire full of stupid jokes aimed at people with an absurd sense of humor. The game is not intended to promote any ideology. Chess for idiots - a discipline of intellectual sport, invented and initiated by Ozjasz Goldberg. Seemingly chess for idiots resembles regular chess. The game is played on the same board using the same pieces. However, this is where the similarities end, because everything that would discriminate intellectually against players was eliminated from the rules. Therefore, there are practically no rules, and players can make any move with any pieces and capture any number of opponent's pieces. The victory is determined by the IQ (the lower, the greater the chances of winning) and the decision of Ozjasz Goldberg. Weapons: Blowing Arrow Invisible hand of market Brushwood+ Wozdoopy Grenade Inflation Hot Sauce And more... True story: When I was going to primary school, there was this guy named Paweł, and during breaks I played a game with him which involved blowing own coin in turns to land on the opponent's coin. Years later, I met Paweł and we remembered about this game, that day I couldn't sleep and I decided to copy this game to the computer. In addition to the coin mode, I added a chess mode and posted a video from a very early version of the game on a certain Facebook group where someone commented that it looked like Chess for idiots - it is a Polish political meme referring to a certain statement of a controversial politician, then I decided that this game will be a politi…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Chess for idiots is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Captions available, and Stats, and is associated with Casual, Indie, Strategy, and Early Access. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:37:34 UTC, a tracked peak of 52, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameChess for idiots
Steam App ID2121150
Typegame
Release dateFeb 1, 2024
DeveloperPolish Hacker
PublisherPolish Hacker
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows
GenresCasual, Indie, Strategy, Early Access
CategoriesMulti-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Captions available, Stats, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, Polish * * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 22 September 2026 - 04:37:34 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak52
Positive reviews1,469
Negative reviews102
Total reviews1,571
Positive percent94%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateFeb 1, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)26 May 2024 - 23:09:16 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)22 September 2026 - 04:37:34 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 04:37:34 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)22 September 2026 - 04:37:34 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
TUSK PLAYS ON ARROWSNo description
TWO AGAINST ONE IS A TUSK'S GANGNo description
TUSK INSULTS FOR NOT HAVING V-BUCKSNo description
TUSK CALLS TO COLLECT BRUSHWOODNo description
TUSK IS BURNING TIRESNo description
TUSK HELPLESS AGAINST INFLATIONNo description
TUSK'S FAULT!No description
TUSK DETONATED THE SPEAKERNo description
TUSK BLOWS LEFT AND RIGHTNo description
TUSK ENSLAVES THE MARKETNo description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/2121150
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/2121150/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/2121150
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Chess for idiots

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Chess for idiots?

Chess for idiots's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:37:34 UTC, with a tracked peak of 52 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Chess for idiots growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 1 players; the highest observed daily value is 17 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Chess for idiots?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (31.8%), Poland (22.7%), Austria (4.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.3%), Poland (17.6%), China (7.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (35%), Poland (20.7%), China (7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (27.3%), Poland (16.7%), China (8.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Chess for idiots?

Chess for idiots currently sits at 94% positive across 1,571 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 1,469 positive reviews and 102 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Chess for idiots have?

Chess for idiots currently has about 3K tracked Steam followers as of 26 July 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Chess for idiots?

Chess for idiots is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

94% positive, 1,469 positive, 102 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements

Achievements

47

Platform releases
  • Steam 1 February 2024

DLC and packages

Chess for idiots - PREMIUMBy purchasing PREMIUM you receive the Kink skin and access to a special weapon - SeaWeed!dlc #2779820$2.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM

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