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Free Chess
Free Chess is a free physics based chess simulator where you are free to play the game of chess with the freedom of however you like.
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-27)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.
“Great interface, challenging AI, and fun customization options for those who are interested in supporting the developer. This helped me get back into chess.”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“https://images.steamusercontent.com/ugc/15189639765551266216/532DC4B7FEE191C82CEE3C44811D459E60177CE2/”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“How do you mess up chess? I mean it's pretty simple and you spent more time with making sure the pieces reacted to being dropped when trying to take another piece then actually simply letting you move and take another piece. Great to see pieces knocked around, both pieces…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Standard IV & Dark Elven Set Release
Hey all, We've got 2 DLC releases in one here! However one of them is completely made by a new artist who has shown extreme interest in the game since it's first day of release. It's our first venture
Free Chess Updates & Announcements
It's been a while since Free Chess had some love so we thought it due time to do exactly so, but there's a bit to discuss along the way. For anyone following our Development tale, you might know that
Free Chess: Bullet Set DLC
Hey all, Time to get locked and loaded, or in this "case, unloaded and.. Locked into a game of chess? This set that was inspired by none other then... Bullets!
Updates Notes for 2.2.0
* Added Standard II Set * Updated Customize Menu * Fixed Issue where AI could not Castle
Updates Notes for v2.1.0
* Added Nuts n Bolts Set * Added a Max FPS Option to Menu * Few Performance Tweaks
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.
| Genres | Casual, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Simulation · Chess · Physics · Multiplayer · Casual · Realistic · Tabletop · Board Game · Online Co-Op · 3D · Third Person · Historical (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Official site | https://grimmgitz.live/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD FX 4300 or better Memory: 16384 MB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series with 2 GB VRAM Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible soundcard