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Introducing Chess Ultra; the most breathtaking chess game ever made. Experience stunning 4K visuals, seamless online multiplayer, Grandmaster approved AI and full VR compatibility.
Chess Ultra is a strategy, chess and indie game
developed and published by Ripstone.
Released on June 21st 2017 is available on Windows and VR
in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Russian and Portuguese - Brazil.
It has received 2,135 reviews of which 1,596 were positive and 539 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 12.29€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.98€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows Vista
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA Geforce GTS 450 or AMD Radeon HD 6750
- DirectX: Version 11
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 12 GB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC
- Additional Notes: This will ensure the game will run at 1080p at 30fps. These specifications do not reflect VR, see Recommended Requirements for more details
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Multiplayer Works! You have to wait sometimes. Most people seems to come from other platforms probably because many here complain that multiplayer is not working. Works very well for me. Visually is the best 3D Chess game. Played before on Xbox. Looks and behave the same. Only once experienced blurring but fixed with a restart. It did have bugs. Once I've lost a game when the opponent run out of time. But overall, I really enjoy the 3D atmosphere. Give it a try.
Pros: 1.) Beautiful presentation — the pieces, boards, and environments all look great. 2.) The music selection is well-chosen and adds to the cozy atmosphere the game aims for. 3.) The chess engine is solid enough to provide some fun and challenging games. Cons: 1.) The camera is frustrating to use. Getting it perfectly centered can be a hassle, and it's easy to accidentally reset your camera position. I don’t want to analyze a position while the board is off-center. 2.) The engine occasionally makes questionable moves and obvious blunders, even on higher-ELO bots. 3.) I don't understand why the Engine even has a time control, it makes moves in a second and I don't think it can even lose on time 4.) You must be okay with playing offline, as there is no active matchmaking. Overall: If you enjoy chess and want a comfortable experience with a great aesthetic, it’s definitely worth trying. The game looks amazing — but I’d recommend picking it up on sale.
Every Pawn Can be a Queen, For the Right Price I will say right up front that the multi-player is all but dead. You can get people to respond to a two player game usually pretty soon. But, many of those will resign immediately, which is no fun. But, I had no real trouble organizing tournaments to get all of the achievies, except for the one 32-player tournament. That is just ridiculous for a dead online game to have an all but impossible achievement. For these reasons I recommend buying it when its frequently on sale. Now that that is out of the way, I have to say that despite the limits to online play, the range of AI difficulty makes this a good chess engine for practicing your game, or just playing online non-synchronous games vs. friends and family. If you use family library share on Steam, it is easy to play with family members who don't own the game. Also, the game has aesthetically pleasing boards, chessmen, and environments. I guess it depends on what you are looking for. If you are looking for tournaments, you won't find that here (other than achievement boosting.) But, if you want to test out your openings, etc. vs the computer or just send moves back and forth leisurely with friends, then this is a great supplement for when you can't meet at the table. I have several chess games on Steam, and this is by far my favorite.
Positives There's a lot to complain about (and I will) but I got what I wanted. It looks beautiful. I played with both a wooden set and a plastic set in my youth and those pieces in game took me right back. Bellissimo! Complaints From least to most annoying: Some locations—while they all look great—obscure the board some. In the plethora of paid DLC chess sets, it's not always easy to tell which piece is which or even whose. Not to mention, unless you're in VR or moving the camera constantly, you may lose track of a piece behind others. As a result, I play almost exclusively in overhead camera view with the checkers set pieces. The friends list hasn't worked since they integrated Epic Games crossplay. You can track your friends down and then find them in "recent opponents" after that but it's a hassle. I've played one random match and that guy's ugly Steam profile picture is just there forever now. No offence. You have six slots for active and past games, including replays, but if you want to start a new game you have to delete one of those to make room. I enjoy going over past games and that's such a small amount of data there's no reason they couldn't have integrated a separate match history feature. The strangest one, I started being inundated with Steam notifications for past games as soon as Steam booted on the daily. Once, I started getting notifications for every move during a match, whether I tabbed away or not. The only way to fix it was to uninstall the game and wait a day to reinstall and, even then, the problem would start again after the next match. It finally went away after I left the game uninstalled for about 6 months. I saw a post on the forum with a similar problem from several years prior but the developers put the onus back on the user to provide more information and presumably never followed up. My chess partner never had those issues so your mileage may vary. Recommendations If you want a chill, aesthetic experience with people you know, this works. If you want quality of life features, anti-cheat monitoring, replay analysis and thriving communities—but simple graphics—there are several popular, free and easy-to-find chess websites. [Not an ad] Chess Ultra won't be improving since the developers have moved on to make another chess game, not that it's changed in my time with it, but, hey , it's still perddy .
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Frequently Asked Questions
Chess Ultra is currently priced at 12.29€ on Steam.
No, Chess Ultra is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 12.29€ on Steam.
Yes, Chess Ultra received 1,596 positive votes out of a total of 2,135 achieving a rating of 7.23.
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Chess Ultra was developed and published by Ripstone.
Yes, Chess Ultra is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Chess Ultra is not playable on MacOS.
No, Chess Ultra is not playable on Linux.
This information about Chess Ultra is not available yet.
This information about Chess Ultra is not available yet.
Yes, Chess Ultra supports VR. You can play it using a compatible VR headset.
Chess Ultra offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Chess Ultra offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
Yes, there are 10 DLCs available for Chess Ultra. Explore additional content available for Chess Ultra on Steam.
No, Chess Ultra does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Yes, Chess Ultra supports Remote Play on TV and Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Chess Ultra is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Chess Ultra.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
18
Developer
Ripstone
Publisher
Ripstone
Release
21 Jun 2017
Platforms
Remote Play
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