Checkmate Rush overview

Overview

Checkmate Rush comes from Opal Labs and is published by Opal Labs. It arrived on Steam on Sep 3, 2026, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and macOS so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Checkmate Rush's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 06:52:37 UTC, with a tracked peak near 0. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 0% positive across 0 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Checkmate Rush is available in 1 languages including:

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

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Checkmate Rush 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.

Checkmate Rush overview details

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

Steam Store description

ONE PAWN. INFINITE ENEMIES. THE CLOCK ONLY GETS FASTER. Checkmate Rush is a turn-based arcade roguelite built from real chess moves. Every enemy moves like the piece it is. So do you — and you start as a single pawn. RANK UP OR RESET — Captures score chess points. Score enough and you evolve: pawn → knight → bishop → rook → queen. Get captured and you fall a rank instead of dying — but a pawn who is taken is checkmated for good. DRAFT YOUR BUILD — Fill the XP bar to draft from 20 perks across five rarities: stack cooldown, i-frames, blast radius, mines, phoenix revivals, time-weaving free moves, even conscripting fallen enemies to your side. FIGHT THE COURT — Survive ten escalating stages and the board seals into a throne room: THE NIGHTMARE GATE. The King hides behind his court, dodges your strikes by castling, and answers with royal decrees. Cut his guard down by hand and corner him — one clean capture wins the run… and opens the endless NIGHTMARE, where the real score chase begins. SIX COMMANDERS — Unlock run-changing starts: the gold-hungry Tycoon, the explosive La Bomba, the glass-cannon Berserker and more. EARN YOUR ARMORY — 25 achievements. Piece skins, capture-shatter palettes, king trails. Beta players earn exclusive founder cosmetics that will never return. Turn-based — think fast, but think One run: 15–30 minutes. "One more run": guaranteed No meta power creep: every unlock is cosmetic or a sidegrade, never a stat you must grind Pixel chess pieces by DANI MACCARI — used with attribution under the pack license.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Checkmate Rush is listed as a game with $4.24 (15% off from $4.99). It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 06:52:37 UTC, a tracked peak of 0, and review score data when available.

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