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MASSIVE CHALICE

MASSIVE CHALICE

MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year war.

Released Jun 1, 2015 Developer Double Fine Productions Publisher Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategyTurn-BasedTurn-Based TacticsTacticalFantasy
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

72.5%positive1,857 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Simple, too vague in parts and could use QoL changes and additions, but solid XCOM+CK game I always need more of. It's been 11 years, make more, thanks.”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Unique Strategy game from Double Fine, with marriage mechanic and very2 limited class and enemy type, overall a good challenge for strategy fans”

— a player, Steam review · 50 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It's basically XCOM in a different setting but very lackluster. I can only describe this game as a pizza with no toppings, it has the foundation of the genre but nothing else. It feels like it is still in early-access, I'd say that it has a lot of potential but it has had no…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:47 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

4playing at last check
624-hour peak
678all-time peak
0 250 500 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 233 avg · Jun 2015

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

28achievements
10.5%median completion
0.5%rarest: IRONEST CHALICE
66.3% of players 63.9% of players 60.0% of players 49.1% of players 47.1% of players 33.3% of players 32.6% of players 28.7% of players 23.2% of players 22.1% of players 20.3% of players 19.7% of players 18.3% of players 17.1% of players 10.5% of players 10.1% of players 8.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 3.7% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 1.6% of players 1.3% of players 1.1% of players 0.9% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 66.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
66.3%Keep Defending — Defended your first Keep
63.9%Matchmaker Matchmaker — Arranged your first Marriage
60.0%BABIES! — The first baby was born
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%IRONEST CHALICE — Completed an IRON game (Brütal Difficulty)
0.6%Brütal Victory — Completed the game on Brütal Difficulty
0.9%Geriatric Brigade — Beat a tactical battle where every hero is over 60 years old

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US19.99 USD
EU16.79 EUR
UK14.99 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada21.99 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil36.99 BRL
China68.00 CNY

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

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada EU UK US Australia≈$20

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). 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.

Jun 25, 2015
Massive Chalice 1.04 Patch Notes

This is a small bugfix patch. Thanks to everyone who has been reporting bugs, sending save files as needed and minidumps as requested. Patch Notes: Bug Fixes: Fixed occasional crash when deploying wit

Jun 25, 2015
Massive Chalice 1.04 Patch Notes

This is a small bugfix patch. Thanks to everyone who has been reporting bugs, sending save files as needed and minidumps as requested. Patch Notes: Bug Fixes: Fixed occasional crash when deploying wit

Jun 16, 2015
MASSIVE CHALICE 1.01 Patch Notes

Patch 1.01 is now live! Thanks to everyone who helped us test it. List of Fixes Fixed issue with Wrinkler attacks against blinded, flarrowed, or drunk characters occasionally crashing the game after a

Jun 16, 2015
MASSIVE CHALICE 1.01 Patch Notes

Patch 1.01 is now live! Thanks to everyone who helped us test it. List of Fixes Fixed issue with Wrinkler attacks against blinded, flarrowed, or drunk characters occasionally crashing the game after a

May 14, 2015
MASSIVE CHALICE Launch Date Announcement!

It’s been two years since we started on our quest for the MASSIVE CHALICE, and we’re excited to say that our journey is nearly at an end! After many months of designing, building, reading through our

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · Turn-Based · Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical · Fantasy · Indie · Singleplayer · RPG · Management · Kickstarter · Perma Death · Tactical RPG (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain *
ControllerFull support
Achievements28
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.doublefine.com/games/massive-chalice
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: 1.8 GHz dual core CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 256 MB GeForce 8800, Radeon 3850, or Intel HD 3000 Graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card