Chess Ultra

Chess Ultra

Steam Deck Verified

Ripstone · Strategy · Jun 21, 2017

Worth it for the right player.

At $12.99. It has been as low as $3.89.

75%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise46% are divided27% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Great Graphics that still hold up pretty well today.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Arguably the "best" chess game on steam in terms of style, multiplayer options and general polish.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I wish I could buy the official soundtrack, but unfortunately that's not a DLC.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Graphics79 reviews
Multiplayer31 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface28 reviews
36%
Difficulty24 reviews
79%
Gameplay17 reviews
53%
Servers and matchmaking11 reviews
45%
Steam Deck7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes24 reviews
13%
Bugs14 reviews
29%
Monetization12 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $12.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.89.

5 points recordedtoday · $12.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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