Viking Chess: Hnefatafl overview

Overview

Viking Chess: Hnefatafl comes from Diamond Sky Games and is published by Rain Games. It arrived on Steam on Mar 5, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Viking Chess: Hnefatafl's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 20:14:40 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 89% positive across 64 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Viking Chess: Hnefatafl is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Viking Chess: Hnefatafl has sold up to 2,010 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,124. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Viking Chess: Hnefatafl overview details

Viking Chess: Hnefatafl combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Play the ancient game of "Hnefatafl" in style on your PC, in Singleplayer mode against the AI or Multiplayer over the internet. "Hnefatafl" is a strategic, chess-like boardgame with assumed origins all the way back to the Viking era. Put on your viking helmet, grab a horn of honeymead and get ready to crush your opponent in a mighty clash of wits and skill. Game Features: Ruleset: Viking Chess: Hnefatafl uses the popular ruleset for Hnefatafl; "Copenhagen Ruleset", based on the ruleset "Fetlar Hnefatafl". Singleplayer versus AI Multiplayer for 2 players over the internet Local Multiplayer for 2 players Interactive tutorial Read less, play more! Learn the game mechanics in an interactive, step-by-step tutorial! Sweet 3D-graphics! Handcrafted with love and attention to detail, to excite your eyes as well as your strategic skills! Unlockables! Adorn your player profile name with unlockable prefix titles, showcasing your skill! Can you collect them all? Game Mechanics: Two-player, turnbased game Asynchronous boardgame: Play as the Attacker faction counting 24 pieces or the Defender faction counting 13 pieces including 1 King Different win-conditions: As the Defenders, move your King to one of the four corner tiles to escape and win the game, or protect your King in an "Edge Fort". As the Attackers, capture the King by surrounding him on four adjacent sides, or enclosing all escape routes. Movement mechanics: All pieces move vertically or horizontally like Rooks in Chess Capture mechanics: Many exciting ways to capture opposing pieces! Do flanking moves, t…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Viking Chess: Hnefatafl is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 20:14:40 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 89% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategyIndieBoard GameMultiplayerHistoricalChessEarly AccessTurn-Based StrategySingleplayerReplay Value

Support and legal notes

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