Simply Chess overview

BlueLine Games | Sep 11, 2015 | game

Released

11players observed · 4 October 2026 - 05:18:14 UTC

Casual Free To Play Indie Strategy Chess

Latest observed players11 · 4 October 2026 - 05:18:14 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak37
Units sold (VGI)475,000
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score74% positive

Simply Chess dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players11 · 4 October 2026 - 05:18:14 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak37
Units sold (VGI)475,000
Revenue (VGI)No data available
Review score74% positive
Total reviews3,641
Release dateSep 11, 2015
DeveloperBlueLine Games
PublisherBlueLine Games

Genres: Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: BlueLine Games Publisher: BlueLine Games

No longer available on Steam Store. This app is no longer available for purchase on the Steam Store. SteamPulse keeps live player counts, media, metadata, and historical price snapshots where available.

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Game overview

Overview

Simply Chess comes from BlueLine Games and is published by BlueLine Games. It arrived on Steam on Sep 11, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Stats. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Simply Chess's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 11 players at 4 October 2026 - 05:18:14 UTC, with a tracked peak near 37. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 74% positive across 3,641 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Simply Chess is available in 5 languages including:

EnglishSpanish - SpainPolishFinnishRussian

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	1 gHz	512 MB RAM	OpenGL 2.1+ w/ GL_ARB_framebuffer_object	300 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	2 gHz	1 GB RAM	OpenGL 3+	300 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	Snow Leopard 10.6.8	1 gHz	512 MB RAM	OpenGL 2.1+ w/ GL_ARB_framebuffer_object	Not listed
macOS	Recommended	Mavericks 10.9.2	2 gHz	1 GB RAM	OpenGL 3+	300 MB available space
Linux	Minimum	glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit	1 gHz	512 MB RAM	OpenGL 2.1+ w/ GL_ARB_framebuffer_object	300 MB available space
Linux	Recommended	glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit, S3TC texture support	2 gHz	1 GB RAM	OpenGL 3+	300 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Simply Chess has sold up to 475,000 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Simply Chess overview details

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

Steam Store description

The classic board game comes to Steam! Everything you need in a chess game. If you are a chess enthusiast or someone who just likes to play a game now and again, this is what you've been looking for. This is Simply Chess. Play it against friends whether they're on on Windows, Mac, & Linux. Features: Play locally or online. Play against the computer – World class "Stockfish" AI with 100 difficulty levels. Includes "hot-seat"/"pass-n-play" mode for multiplayer using only one computer. Asynchronous play - you can play even when your opponent is offline. Easily switch between full 3D with camera-control & a 2D graphics mode Full controller and "Steam Big Picture" support Switch seamlessly between playing with mouse/keyboard and gamepad. Elo Ratings for online games – ranked on a Steam Leaderboard Steam Trading Cards, Badges, Backgrounds & Emoticons Dozens of Steam Stats & Achievements. Steam version has no added DRM and can run everything except the online play & Steam-specific bonuses (Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, etc.), without any internet connection and/or without Steam installed.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Simply Chess is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Stats, and is associated with Casual, Free To Play, Indie, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 11 players at 4 October 2026 - 05:18:14 UTC, a tracked peak of 37, and 74% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Simply Chess
Steam App ID	312280
Type	game
Release date	Sep 11, 2015
Developer	BlueLine Games
Publisher	BlueLine Games
Price	No longer available on Steam Store
Platforms	Windows, macOS, and Linux
Genres	Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Strategy
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Turn Notifications, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Finnish, Russian
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	11 · 4 October 2026 - 05:18:14 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	37
Positive reviews	2,710
Negative reviews	931
Total reviews	3,641
Positive percent	74%
Review type	Mostly Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	4,611 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Sep 11, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	9 May 2017 - 01:14:34 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 05:18:14 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 05:18:14 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 05:18:14 UTC

Overview tags

Chess Board Game Multiplayer Strategy Free to Play Casual Indie Singleplayer Turn-Based Strategy Family Friendly Tabletop Great Soundtrack Turn-Based Classic Horror

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
White Always Mates	No description
AI-10	No description
AI-25	No description
I'm 100	No description
Welcome to The Arena	No description
10 Down.	No description
Centurian	No description
Arpad Elo	No description
Dark Horse	No description
?	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/312280
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/312280
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Simply Chess

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Simply Chess?

Simply Chess's latest SteamPulse observation records 11 players at 4 October 2026 - 05:18:14 UTC, with a tracked peak of 37 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 77 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Simply Chess growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 11 players; the highest observed daily value is 16 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Simply Chess?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (45.3%), Australia (5.3%), Canada (5.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38%), Canada (5.2%), China (5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (49.4%), China (5.3%), Canada (4.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.7%), China (7.8%), Canada (4.7%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Simply Chess?

Simply Chess currently sits at 74% positive across 3,641 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 2,710 positive reviews and 931 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Simply Chess have?

Simply Chess currently has about 6K tracked Steam followers as of 7 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Simply Chess?

Simply Chess is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

74% positive, 2,710 positive, 931 negative

Price and discount

No longer available on Steam Store

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 11 September 2015

DLC and packages

Simply Chess - Premium Upgrade!This DLC lets you support the continued development of Simply Chess and get a few bonuses out of it, in the process! No more cross-promos (7 second win!); Simply Chess will show up in your Steam Library!; Unlocks the "Patron of the Arts" achievement; adds "Limitless" AI (un-nerfed Stockfish 6); automatically get any...dlc #451690$1.74

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or better Processor: 1 gHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 2.1+ w/ GL_ARB_framebuffer_object Storage: 300 MB available space

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows XP or better Processor: 2 gHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3+ Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 300 MB available space

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