Master of Chess overview

BRANE | Sep 9, 2025 | game

Released

4players observed · 22 September 2026 - 08:00:30 UTC

Simulation Sports Chess Turn-Based Tactics Education Steam Store

Latest observed players4 · 22 September 2026 - 08:00:30 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak37
Units sold (VGI)10,922
Revenue (VGI)$134,000
Review score83% positive

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

Latest observed players4 · 22 September 2026 - 08:00:30 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak37
Units sold (VGI)10,922
Revenue (VGI)$134,000
Review score83% positive
Total reviews294
Release dateSep 9, 2025
DeveloperBRANE
PublisherBRANE

Genres: Simulation, Sports

Company pages: Developer: BRANE Publisher: BRANE

Top Steam charts Top 100 games Game directory Steam Store page

Game overview

Overview

Master of Chess comes from BRANE and is published by BRANE. It arrived on Steam on Sep 9, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Master of Chess's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 4 players at 22 September 2026 - 08:00:30 UTC, with a tracked peak near 37. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 83% positive across 294 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Master of Chess is available in 12 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainPolishPortuguese - PortugalRussianVietnameseItalianSerbianSimplified ChineseTurkish

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

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Windows 10	Intel i5-8350U CPU @ 1.70 GHz	8 GB RAM	Intel UHD Graphics 620	2 GB available space
macOS	Minimum	Not listed	Apple M1 or Intel Core M	Not listed	Not listed	Not listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Master of Chess has sold up to 10,922 units and has 291 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $134,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Master of Chess overview details

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

Steam Store description

Master of Chess is a chess career simulator. Create your character and climb the ladder Play the lifetime of a chess player, from a promising young talent to a seasoned pro! Start as a prodigy and become a world-class chess master. Strive for chess immortality! Improve your chess game Develop your real-life chess skills thanks to an always-present coach following your career, challenging AI opponents, tough puzzles to solve, and an always developing opening repertoire...but beware of blunders! An intelligent AI system to improve your moves Play your dream career with the help of an AI system that will guide you in selecting the best moves, picking the right openings, outmanoeuvring and outsmarting even the best opponents! A management experience Deadlines, tight budgets, tournament fees, stressful games... The life of a professional chess player isn't easy, but you have all the tools at your disposal to easily manage every aspect of it. Become Master of Chess Will you make it to the top? Are you ready to make your mark and become a legend? The chessboard is waiting. Start a lifetime journey in Master of Chess today!

SteamPulse editorial summary

Master of Chess is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation and Sports. SteamPulse's latest observation records 4 players at 22 September 2026 - 08:00:30 UTC, a tracked peak of 37, and 83% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Master of Chess
Steam App ID	2248900
Type	game
Release date	Sep 9, 2025
Developer	BRANE
Publisher	BRANE
Price	$19.99
Platforms	Windows and macOS
Genres	Simulation, Sports
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Vietnamese, Italian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	4 · 22 September 2026 - 08:00:30 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	37
Positive reviews	244
Negative reviews	50
Total reviews	294
Positive percent	83%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	291
Average playtime	2,540 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Sep 9, 2025
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	22 August 2026 - 05:18:21 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 08:00:30 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 08:00:30 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	22 September 2026 - 08:00:30 UTC

Overview tags

Chess Turn-Based Tactics Sports Education Sandbox Management Board Game Turn-Based Strategy Tabletop Character Customization Female Protagonist 2D Turn-Based Combat Simulation Colorful

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Candidate Master (CM)	No description
FICA Master (FM)	No description
International Master (IM)	No description
Grandmaster (GM)	No description
Super GM	No description
GOAT	No description
Legend	No description
Puzzle Expert	No description
Puzzle Grandmaster	No description
Become a Candidate	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

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

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/2248900
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/2248900/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/2248900
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Master of Chess

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 Master of Chess?

Master of Chess's latest SteamPulse observation records 4 players at 22 September 2026 - 08:00:30 UTC, with a tracked peak of 37 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 42 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Master of Chess growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 6 players; the highest observed daily value is 11 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 Master of Chess?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (37.5%), Germany (10.7%), Australia (7.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.9%), Germany (9.7%), United Kingdom (6.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.7%), Germany (9.9%), United Kingdom (6.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.1%), Germany (8.7%), China (6.6%). 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 Master of Chess?

Master of Chess currently sits at 83% positive across 294 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 244 positive reviews and 50 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Master of Chess have?

Master of Chess currently has about 1K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 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 Master of Chess?

Master of Chess is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 291, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

83% positive, 244 positive, 50 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 12 June 2024

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Chess FansBundle #42269 - 20% off$15.82

Master of ChessBuy Master of Chess #806358$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5-8350U CPU @ 1.70 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 620 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space

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