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Urja
The king is deceitful, the queen is wicked, and the bishop unholy. In every land it’s the same. Corrupted knights and power hungry pawns. It’s time for change. You've waited long enough. Be brave. Be daring. Be the last one standing.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Deceptively brilliant. That is really the only way to describe this game of political intrigue disguised as an arena fps game. You are a pawn and need to work your way up the hierarchy in order to vanquish your foes and be the last piece standing. -Pros- *Deeper than it…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Been playing for quite awhile and i have not finished a single stage. This game is hard. And i mean HARD! but it didn't stop me from playing. The entire concept is relatively new. I have never played anything like this before. Yes, it's FPS but it's not your typical FPS. You go…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Being a chess fan, I really like the idea behind this game and its mechanics. It is a wonderfully innovative take on the FPS genre. In addition, I quite like the sparse graphics and sound -- while many might consider them lame, I consider them to be sleek and clean, not unlike…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2019-09 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Ctrl - the VR drama influenced by the Urja worlds
Hi everyone, We are excited to announce the launch of Ctrl, the first virtual reality drama from Breaking Fourth. Breaking Fourth have been working on Ctrl over the last few months and we are now read
Ctrl - the VR drama influenced by the Urja worlds
Hi everyone, We are excited to announce the launch of Ctrl, the first virtual reality drama from Breaking Fourth. Breaking Fourth have been working on Ctrl over the last few months and we are now read
Trading Cards!
We are pleased to announce that Urja's Steam trading cards, emoticons, backgrounds and badges are now available via drops for playing Urja on Steam. Many of these items are tradable via the steam mark
Trading Cards!
We are pleased to announce that Urja's Steam trading cards, emoticons, backgrounds and badges are now available via drops for playing Urja on Steam. Many of these items are tradable via the steam mark
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Casual · Indie · Puzzle · Chess · Action · FPS · First-Person · Surreal · Difficult · Abstract · Arcade (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | https://urja.me/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Processor: Windows XP or later Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DirectX 9 level (shader model 3.0) capabilities DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: Yes