Game
App 5221860
Chess Folk
Space 64 · released Oct 7, 2026
Your own offline chess club. Meet 300+ fictional rivals, compete in tournaments, learn with Susu the Panda, and relive famous games through historical quests. Play in 2D or 3D, and create and share puzzles, chess sets and more through Steam Workshop.
Price
$11.99
US store
Reviews
95%
23 · Positive
Playing now
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sampled 9h ago
24h peak
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all-time seen 2
Followers
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Steam community hub
Owners (est.)
~690
345 – 1.1K
YouTube activity
0
videos · 30 d2
creators252
views · 1 yTwitch activity
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avg viewers · 30 d—
hours watched · 30 d—
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 3h ago- Change number
- 40,918,839 · seen 3h ago
- Public build
- 26,596,343 · Nov 11, 2026 (2d ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Install size
- 562 MB · 322 MB download
- Install folder
Chessfolk- Controller support
- Full
- Metacritic
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- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · Workshop · stats
Steam Deck
UnknownNo Deck test results published.
Branches · 3
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,596,343 | Nov 11, 2026 · 2d ago | |
| beta | 26,648,080 | Nov 13, 2026 · 3h ago | Beta Branch |
| nov4-2026 | 26,434,707 | Nov 4, 2026 · 9d ago | ChessFolk Nov 4 2026 Version |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,648,080 | beta | Nov 13, 2026 15:30 | 3h ago |
| 26,647,137 | beta | Nov 13, 2026 14:51 | 4h ago |
| 26,596,343 | public | Nov 11, 2026 16:43 | 2d ago |
| 26,596,343 | beta | Nov 11, 2026 16:35 | 2d ago |
| 26,595,929 | beta | Nov 11, 2026 16:15 | 2d ago |
| 26,595,435 | beta | Nov 11, 2026 15:54 | 2d ago |
| 26,517,956 | public | Nov 8, 2026 09:06 | 3d ago |
| 26,517,956 | beta | Nov 8, 2026 08:19 | 3d ago |
| 26,434,707 | nov4-2026 | Nov 4, 2026 15:15 | 3d ago |
Depots · 3
content of the public branchLaunch options · 2
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
windows/chessfolk.exe |
windows | |
mac/Chessfolk.app |
macos |
Languages · 20
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thai | ✓ | — | — |
| Dutch | ✓ | — | — |
| Spanish - Latin America | ✓ | — | — |
| Arabic | ✓ | — | — |
| French | ✓ | — | — |
| German | ✓ | — | — |
| Polish | ✓ | — | — |
| English | ✓ | — | — |
| Italian | ✓ | — | — |
| Korean | ✓ | — | — |
| Russian | ✓ | — | — |
| Swedish | ✓ | — | — |
| Turkish | ✓ | — | — |
| Japanese | ✓ | — | — |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | — |
| Ukrainian | ✓ | — | — |
| Indonesian | ✓ | — | — |
| Vietnamese | ✓ | — | — |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1806512 | Chess Folk | Store or CD key | $11.99 |
Bundles · 2
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Space 64 Bundle | 2 | -30% | $13.98 |
| The Chess Collection | 2 | -20% | $15.98 |
Change numbers
all changes#40,918,839 · 3h ago#40,917,415 · 4h ago#40,840,716 · 2d ago#40,840,460 · 2d ago#40,839,810 · 2d ago#40,839,010 · 2d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | Fix for Launch Issues on Mac We’ve released a fix for an issue that prevented Chess Folk from opening on some Macs. Please update the game through Steam and try again. If it still won’t open, let us know—we’re happy to help. Thanks for your patience, and enjoy your next game! |
26,517,956 | 529.3 MB total |
| Oct 10, 2026 | Club Experience Overhaul, Improvements & Bug Fixes This update brings a refreshed Club experience, along with general improvements and bug fixes throughout Chessfolk. Thanks for playing and sharing your feedback! ♟️ |
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| Oct 9, 2026 | Bug Fixes and Chess AI Improvements This update fixes several bugs and refines the chess engine’s AI behaviour. Thanks for playing and sharing your feedback! ♟️ |
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| Oct 8, 2026 | Chess Folk Update — Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements Chess Folk Update — Bug Fixes & Stability Improvements |
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