Check vs Mate

Check vs Mate

Steam Deck · unrated

Targem Games · Strategy · Aug 16, 2012

It depends on what you're after.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

66%
Mixed
122 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 122 player reviews · updated 10 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I would really recommend this game to anyone of any age and level, because it's especially great for story-mode/campaigns and for multi-player mode (LAN, direction connection - can use a VPN - and local).
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Has a great art style.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Despite being developed over a decade ago, the game's graphics and gameplay still hold up impressively well today.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
This is a true chess game, not just an engine with graphics interface.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Chilling sound on the menus & overall sound effects are well done.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
It's also playable on Linux with Steam on playonlinux.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters50 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Gameplay22 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Linux compatibility4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer54 reviews
52%
Difficulty20 reviews
70%
Servers and matchmaking8 reviews
75%
Monetization4 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat5 reviews
60%
Bugs3 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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Player review score
66%
Mixed
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