Check and Slash overview

Overview

Check and Slash comes from Gate of Madness and is published by Gate of Madness. It arrived on Steam on May 27, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Steam Cloud. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Check and Slash's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 02:01:59 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 93% positive across 30 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Check and Slash is available in 35 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Check and Slash has no public VGI unit-sales estimate available 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.

Check and Slash overview details

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

Steam Store description

Check and Slash combines the action and combat of a hack and slash game with the movement patterns of chess pieces. Find your way through a maze of boards, slash your enemies, dodge attacks, rescue black pieces to receive upgrades and fight against formidable opponents until you find the enemy king. FEATURES: Real-time action, not turn-based. Chess rules combined with action game mechanics. The map is a procedurally generated maze (random path). With each enemy killed, your attack becomes stronger. Mixes elements of Chess, Hack and Slash, Roguelite and Soulslike. 43 levels of rooms to unlock in the maze with different combinations of enemies in each one. 6 unique bosses. New skills and upgrades for the main character throughout the game. Choose the best Build according to the randomly presented options. Steam Achievements. Steam Leaderboard (for speedrun). Controller and keyboard support.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Check and Slash is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Steam Cloud, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 02:01:59 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 93% positive reviews.

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Support and legal notes

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