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Hyper Chess

Hyper Chess

There are NO TURNS in this wild version of Chess! Pieces move across the board in real-time, so you'll need to think fast to protect your King!

Released Aug 6, 2025 Developer Grouch, SuitNtie Publisher Grouch Platforms Windows StrategyChessActionBoard GameArcade
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

92.6%positive352 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Chess but Epic (why can't you play against AI tho)”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I LOVE this game, but somehow my friends think otherwise and dont join, even with remote Play Together. T_T I'm Not leaving a bad review, i'm giving a positive review as a sign to try this, ITS LITERALLY LESS THAN 3 POUND/BUCKS! If people play more, it could maybe attract…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“"Chess without turns" is as much fun and chaotic as you can imagine. Probably everyone who played chess dreamed of playing a version of chess like this at some point in their lives, and finally having this dream fulfilled makes my inner child happy. I get why people are asking…”

— 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 2026-09-26.

15achievements
24.8%median completion
5.0%rarest: Art Collector
71.7% of players 50.4% of players 48.8% of players 31.6% of players 30.0% of players 28.4% of players 27.5% of players 24.8% of players 21.4% of players 20.9% of players 12.0% of players 6.3% of players 5.6% of players 5.4% of players 5.0% of players 71.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
71.7%Checkmate! — Win a match the old fashioned way.
50.4%Triple Kill — Defeat 3 enemy pieces within 3 seconds of each other.
48.8%Checkmate? — Win a match without touching your enemy's King.
Rarest badges of honor
5.0%Art Collector — Unlock all Backgrounds.
5.4%Battle of Wits — Play a match that lasts over 10 minutes and win.
5.6%Set Collector — Unlock all Chess Sets.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$2.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US2.99 USD
EU2.99 EUR
UK2.49 GBP
Australia4.50 AUD
Canada3.89 CAD
Japan350 JPY
Brazil10.49 BRL
China15.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$2.0 Japan China Canada US Australia UK EU≈$3.4

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). 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.

Oct 17, 2025
Art Update & Thank You!

Hey everybody, it's Grouch! I just want to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who downloaded Hyper Chess! I was 13 years old when I came up with the idea for this game. That was 11 years ago. Even back

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Chess · Action · Board Game · Arcade · Multiplayer · PvP · Local Multiplayer · 3D · Cute · 1980s · Old School (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements15
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or newer Processor: Intel Core i3 M380 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 Storage: 500 MB available space