Chieftain overview

Overview

Chieftain comes from Splout Ltd. and is published by Splout Ltd.. It arrived on Steam on Dec 21, 2018, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. 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

Chieftain's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 04:37:37 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 55% positive across 20 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Chieftain is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Chieftain has sold up to 728 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,766. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Chieftain overview details

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

Steam Store description

Chieftain is a fantasy game of world conquest - containing elements of a procedurally generated 4X world, and real-time skirmishes including hundreds of soldiers on screen battling for your dominion and reign to be supreme! - Choose from 7 fantasy races. - Each playthrough feels unique with a new procedurally generated world map. - Maintain a healthy economy, and purchase new troops for your armies. - Conduct diplomacy in worlds of up to 80 AI nations. - Conquer foreign lands, and defend your own from your enemies. - Battles are conducted on procedurally generated maps. - Use tactical cunning to outwit your enemy. - Multiple unit types available, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Your goal is to defeat all those in your way and conquer the world. Are you ready to become a Chieftain? How to Play Create armies, settlers and builders to conquer the world map. Build farms, villages, lumberyards and iron mines for resources, or create a web of alliances and enemies to conquer them from others. Recruit different types of troop, everything from peasants to musketmen; each with their own strengths and weaknesses. The time will come to fight battles. When a battle is initiated, the game switches to Battle mode - and your troops appear on a battle map awaiting your orders. Use tactics to your advantage, use swift moving cavalry to attack your enemy from the rear, or cheap disposable peasants to keep your enemy occupied while you deal with their bowmen. Be careful! Once your troops are engaged in melee it will be hard to disengage them. Just like a real battle, your soldi…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Chieftain is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 12 September 2026 - 04:37:37 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 55% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategyIndieRTS4X

Support and legal notes

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