Chess Ultimate Steam news

• Latest observed players7 · 23 September 2026 - 14:55:37 UTC
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• Review score88% positive
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• Release dateOct 6, 2024
• DeveloperJesse Lugassy
• PublisherJesse Lugassy

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Jesse LugassyPublisher: Jesse Lugassy

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Chess Ultimate Steam news

Chess Ultimate news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Patch 5.7 — Puzzles, Balance Changes & Bug Fixes - 1 June 2026

  Puzzles are here! A new puzzle mode has been added to the game. More details to come as the feature evolves.Balance ChangesGhost — When a non-attacking move enters a Ghost's square, both pieces are now knocked out instead of just the moving pieceFisherman — Can now move like a Queen and pull diagonallyBomb — Diagonal movement range reduced by 1Bug FixesFixed issue selecting alternative Captain Bear skinsFixed Rook displaying a King skinFixed time not expiring in local and bot gamesFixed 50-move rule not resetting on certain knockoutsFixed issue with multiple Angels in local gamesFixed a bug where playing against a Devil would complete the knockout quest in a single gameFixed a bug where a Pawn could still upgrade after capturing a BombFixed a bug involving Giant, Bomb, and Angel interactionsVarious menu fixesTeam Builder now correctly restores your selected tiles and environment when na…

• Version 5.6 - 28 February 2026

  Chess Ultimate 5.6 Update Major highlights 2 new characters added the first new characters since launch Major checker rework balance changes and new behavior New characters Dragon (16 points) moves like a bishop + knight alternate colors added new skin dragon knight added dragon icon Fisherman (8 points) can pull enemy characters toward it new skin pooh bear Checker changes checker point cost 1 to 2 forced attack now only triggers after an initial knock out that turn by the checker checker king movement increased from 1 to 8 Shop and cosmetics alternate skins moved to the bottom of the shop menu fixed issues not being able to set skins copy cat now shows other copy cats movement as well Gameplay and bug fixes fixed issues with ghost fixed battle pass 100 gems animation fixed local team banner not closing fixed take back in local games fixed a bug where bomb would explode on game initial…

• Version 5.5 - 7 January 2026

  Version 5.5 Patch Notes Gameplay - Added a Play Again button after matches. - You can now avoid specific players to prevent matching with them in queue. - If a tournament game is about to start while you are in a match, the current match will now be forfeited. - Ghosts and Jesters are now revealed on Game Over. - Changed draw and take back requests to appear at the top of the screen to prevent accidental accepts and reduce spam. - Added a tournament description. - The last tournament winner is now displayed in the Play menu. Tournaments - Tournament sign ups now open 10 minutes before the start time to improve participation. - Added a notification for weekly tournament start times. - Added a message at the top of the screen indicating when you are waiting for a tournament game to start. - Fixed an unnecessary delay after tournament games end. UI and Menu - Menu fixes and improvements. -…

• Chess Ultimate — Version 5.4 Update - 24 November 2025

  Version 5.4 Patch Notes Gameplay - Matchmade games now randomize Player 1 and Player 2. - Added threefold repetition draws. - Added a Ban button to the bottom-left of character details in Draft Mode to make banning easier. Balance Changes - Ninja: Points 25 → 22 - Bomb: Points 18 → 20 New Cosmetics Skin Variants - Skin variants are now available. Bundles - Cosmic Mage Bundle - Dog Pack New Skins - Garden Gnome Mage - Cosmic Mage - Cosmic Mage (Red Variant) - Cosmic Mage (Blue Variant) - iwantcheckmage (Cosmic Mage Variant) - Pug Bishop - St. Bernard Bishop - Corgi Bishop - Dalmatian Bishop - Golden Retriever Bishop - German Shepherd Bishop Miscellaneous - Added two new gem tiers: 5000 and 10000. Bug Fixes - Fixed draw games showing incorrect rank point gains on the Game Over screen. - Fixed Draft King not defaulting to the selected skin. - Fixed issue with dragging characters in Team Bu…

• Tournament Showdown Update! - 14 August 2025

  ---Version 5.0 - (August 13 2025)----Weekly Tournaments will now be held in game every Saturday.-Custom rules added to friendly and vs Cpu games.-Added ally outline.-Changed character descriptions to be more concise.-You can now view your standing in the rank ladder.--Balance---Bomb point cost 20->18.-Devil point cost 16->15.--Skins---Tournament Pawn.-Tournament Checker.-Tournament Berserker.-Tournament Penguin.-Tournament Sniper.--Bug Fixes---Menu fixes.

• Version 4.9 - Battle Pass upgrade! - 12 June 2025

  Version 4.9--Battle Pass Update---Added free items.-You now get a 30% exp boost when you buy the battle pass.-Added icons--Crying Cloud Icon.-Referee Icon.-Fishing Bear Icon.-Added Emotes--Thinking Emote.-Angry Emote.-Added Skins--Donut Checker.-Potion Bomb.-Bookworm Parasite.-Grey Mage.-Pixel Pawn.-Body Guard Turtle.-Slime Sludge.-NecroMancer Devil.--UI Changes---All shop related menus have changed and are easier to navigate and equipped your skins.--Opimization---Ice material changed to improve performance.--Updated Ranked Skins----Bug Fixes---Checker bot issue.-Copy cat bot issue.-Penguin tutorial.-Sniper tutorial.-Bomb/Bomb/Angel interaction.-Checker/Giant interaction.-Parasite/Goop interaction.-Parasite/Angel interaction.-Minion/Angel interaction.-Angel/Angel/copy cat interaction.-Angel/Giant interaction.-Sniper/Ghost interaction.

• Ghosts and Snipers Update – Patch 4.881 - 7 May 2025

  --Balance-- -You can now move through your own ghost! -Sniper can't shoot their own team anymore. --Bug Fixes-- -Random disconnects from the server. -Jester bug. -Parasite bug. -Penguin bugs. -Mage/Minion interaction. -Bot can no longer move into check. -Bot King knock outs are now accounted for. -Bomb/Angel if angel is attached to bomb and bomb attacks it'll blow up still. -Sludge shouldn't get knocked to ghost when moving through it. The goop should knock the ghost. (still gets knocked out when moving into a ghost) -Mage/Penguin interaction. -Square notation letters didn't get rotated when you are player 2.

• Version 4.87 - 26 April 2025

  --Bug Report Feature Added-- -You can now send me a replay and description of the replay to help squash those bugs. --UPDATED TRANSLATIONS-- -The language translations should be more accurate now. --Bug Fixes-- -Copy Cat bug. -Sniper bullet visual bug. -King little pawns visual bug. -Angle/Angel interaction. -Giant world go through ground at high unit speed. -After opening a menu in draft pick phase you couldn't lock in your pick. -Sludge would cause a resync at high fps and unit speed.

• Creator Codes + Default Camera Position Setting – Patch 4.86 is Live! - 9 April 2025

  Version 4.86 - (April 08 2025) -Added creator code functionality. (If you're a content creator and want a code let me know via discord!) -Added discord button on main menu. -Added a way to set your default camera view. (Settings -> Visual -> Default View) --Bug Fixes-- -Menu fixes.

• Visual Glow-Up + Bug Squash Bonanza! - 4 April 2025

  --Visual Update-- --Bug Fixes-- -Visual fixes. -Many menu fixes. -Resync issue with characters on cooldown. --Balance Change-- -Buffed Giant point cost changed from 5 -> 1. -Nerfed Pawn point cost changed from 2 -> 3. -Nerfed Copy Cat point cost changed from 2 -> 3. -Nerfed Turtle point cost changed from 2 -> 3. -Penguin rework

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