Passant: A Chess Roguelike overview

Overview

Passant: A Chess Roguelike comes from Marc Makes Games and is published by Marc Makes Games. It arrived on Steam on Aug 11, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Passant: A Chess Roguelike's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 12 September 2026 - 10:34:28 UTC, with a tracked peak near 368. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 80% positive across 367 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Passant: A Chess Roguelike is available in 8 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Passant: A Chess Roguelike has sold up to 31,264 units and has 361 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $270,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Passant: A Chess Roguelike overview details

Passant: A Chess Roguelike combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Passant is a chess roguelike, where the rules can be twisted and unique pieces can be used to change the game. Build your board by earning powerful pieces with unique rules, items to change the tide of battle, and badges that can twist all the rules to deliver victory. Beat match after match of increasing difficulty until you can beat the final boss and become a grandmaster. Expands on the rules of chess: Unique pieces, such as the Archbishop, Dragon Knight, Dragon King and more! Twists on traditional chess, such as Atomic Chess, Reflecting Bishops and Zombie Pawns. Usable items that can give you an advantage, such as freezing a piece, demoting a piece to a pawn, or promoting one of yours to a queen! There are also challenge modes and increasing levels of AI difficulty, so beginners and grandmasters alike can enjoy the game.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Passant: A Chess Roguelike is listed as a game with $11.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 12 September 2026 - 10:34:28 UTC, a tracked peak of 368, and 80% positive reviews.

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