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Archon Classic

Archon Classic

Inspired by chess, but adding combat that YOU control, Archon was the original Battle Chess. You must try to outmaneuver your opponent using teams of fantasy creatures or monsters in this epic struggle of Light and Dark.

Released Nov 2, 2010 Developer React Games Platforms Windows StrategyIndieRemakeRetroClassic
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

81.2%positive192 reviews
Recommended · 99 found this helpful

“I consider myself to be a "Retro-Technologist", meaning that I still have functional classic computer. I have a Commodore 64/128, and my copy of Archon still works on it. I bought this game, and the classic mode is pretty much perfectly done. I have done side-by-side…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 30 found this helpful

“The remake of this classic game is almost excellent! The graphics are modern (ok it might not be top notch like in Dota2 but still it’s a great visuals to performance ratio). We have many new features which introduces a little bit more complexity to the original gameplay in…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Not recommended · 13 found this helpful

“I really wanted to like it. I loved the old Commodore 64 version when I was a kid, but my entire combat strategy revolved around kiting, and you can't do that in this PC port. It feels like playing at high latency. If your opponent is chasing you, and you want to shoot at it,…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-27.

43achievements
3.7%median completion
0.7%rarest: Conquest in GOLD Completed!
65.3% of players 64.3% of players 61.9% of players 56.4% of players 26.7% of players 22.8% of players 14.7% of players 14.1% of players 12.4% of players 11.6% of players 11.0% of players 10.7% of players 9.0% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.2% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 4.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.5% of players 2.0% of players 1.4% of players 1.1% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 65.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
65.3%Quick Draw — Win a combat by only firing once. This cannot be unlocked in the campaign.
64.3%Magic-less — Don't use ANY spells the entire game. No, not even one! This cannot be unlocked in the campaign.
61.9%Save the Grunts! — Win a game without losing any Knights/Goblins. This cannot be unlocked in the campaign.
Rarest badges of honor
0.7%Conquest in GOLD Completed! — Hidden achievement
0.7%Conquest 120 Gold — Hidden achievement
0.8%Prelude to Insanity — Complete Prelude to Dusk on Insane (L4) AI setting.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-28. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-28
US9.99 USD
UK6.99 GBP
Canada10.99 CAD
Japan980 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.3 Japan Canada UK US≈$10.0

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 14, 2014
Update 1.1.12

We've got lots of good stuff in this latest update. Some Conquest boards have been tweaked so the AI no longer hides in the corner, making it nearly impossible to get gold. We fixed a problem causing

Aug 14, 2014
Update 1.1.12

We've got lots of good stuff in this latest update. Some Conquest boards have been tweaked so the AI no longer hides in the corner, making it nearly impossible to get gold. We fixed a problem causing

Jun 27, 2014
Belated Update News

We recently updated Archon after years of not touching it, and some of you may be wondering what that was all about. The main thing was that we wanted to be able to track how people are playing the ga

Jun 27, 2014
Belated Update News

We recently updated Archon after years of not touching it, and some of you may be wondering what that was all about. The main thing was that we wanted to be able to track how people are playing the ga

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Indie · Remake · Retro · Classic · Board Game · 4 Player Local · Local Multiplayer · Chess (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play Together
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements43
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Win XP or later with .NET framework installed Processor: x86-compatible 800 mhz Memory: 512 MB Graphics: At least 64MB memory Hard Drive: 250 MB