Checkmate Rush

Chess is the arena. You are one pawn against the swarm. Capture to rank up pawn to queen, draft perks, bank power-ups, and survive an ever-faster clock — then checkmate the King at the Nightmare Gate to enter the endless Nightmare. A turn-based arcade roguelite of pure chess.

At a glance

• Platform: Windows, macOS.
• Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy.
• Release date: Sep 3, 2026.
• Steam user reviews: No user reviews.
• Delivered as a Steam library entitlement — activation is handled by Steam.

Minimum

System requirements as published by the developer on Steam.

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• Buy it there, or if you bought a key elsewhere, open Steam and choose Games → Activate a Product on Steam.
• Enter the product code exactly as it was issued to you.
• The game appears in your Steam library — download and play.

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