How many people are playing Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess right now?

Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess is app 1577150 on Steam. Player counts appear once the tracker has sampled it.

What is the all-time peak player count of Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess?

0 concurrent players on 12 Sep 2026.

When was Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess released on Steam?

Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess was released on Steam on 18 Oct 2021.

Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess Events

15 announcements · from Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess’s Steam news feed

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Community19 Jul 2026Tafl Throne Breakers AnnouncementGritstone Games is pleased to announce it is working on the spiritual sequel to Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess... Tafl Throne Breakers ! Addressing all the issues we've learned from Tafl Champions we'll also be adding exciting new features to make this the best tafl experience possible! Due for release in 2027 there will be several playtests to help shape the future of this upcoming title! As a…

Published	Kind	Announcement	Build
8 Apr 2026, 12:09 UTC	News	v2 Alpha Builds Announcement Today we're announcing the first of a series of alpha build tests for the next version of Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess on Steam for Windows and Mac! With the support of some great partners we've been exploring ways to address the issues in the current version while also adding additional features to help make this the best Tafl game available! Simply download the latest version of the game and…	—
16 Oct 2025, 16:55 UTC	Game update	Patch update v1.3.4 Minor but necessary patch update	—
28 Mar 2025, 15:21 UTC	Community	Indiegogo Campaign Launched! Gritstone Games has launched the Indiegogo campaign to remaster Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess bringing you new and improved features to create an even better experience! We genuinely appreciate any help you can provide, whether that's contributing some funds yourself or sharing the campaign with anyone who might be interested! Check out the campaign at Indiegogo!	—
5 Dec 2024, 17:18 UTC	Community	Version 2 Announcement! Gritstone Games is excited to announce that it has plans to remaster Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess with new and improved features in 2025! We will be launching an Indiegogo fundraiser early next year - you can find out more by visiting our fund prelaunch page !	—
16 Nov 2023, 01:50 UTC	Game update	1.3 Update Some small quality of life improvements	12711057
12 Sep 2023, 11:15 UTC	Game update	v1.2.1 Update Fixed a blocking issue for new players	12162518
25 Aug 2023, 11:30 UTC	Game update	1.2 Quality of Life Update There's some quality of life updates behind the scenes that will set it up nicely for future updates. No significant changes other than an engine upgrade. We hope to see you enjoying Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess in the upcoming Steam Strategy Festival! Remember, you can continue playing your games on Android and iOS devices!	12003371
22 Dec 2021, 16:08 UTC	Major update	v1.1 Update Release Numerous quality of life improvements have been made. The login process has been refined, the Community tab has been revamped, a friends system has been introduced, a rulebook has been provided and you can now skip the tutorial! We also have an internal news system so you can keep up to date on the latest announcements. You can also join us on our Discord server!	—
7 Dec 2021, 13:19 UTC	News	v1.1 Beta Available The v1.1 Beta candidate is now available for testing. There are number of improvements to the game based on feedback and our own analysis. We would greatly appreciate any and all feedback as we try to bring the best experience to you. If you would like to provide feedback, please visit Feedback @ Gritstone Games . We do read it all and we try to fit in what we can. Improvements to the game incl…	—
21 Oct 2021, 15:35 UTC	Game update	Hotfix v1.0.2 Fixed an issue where players would join the wrong server. If you encountered strange behaviour with the previous versions you are encouraged to uninstall and reinstall the game for a smooth transition.	7566174
19 Oct 2021, 15:55 UTC	Game update	1.0.1 Hotfix (Windows) Fixed existing games being temporarily inaccessible from the main menu.	7559906
19 Oct 2021, 15:54 UTC	Game update	1.0.1 Hotfix (Mac OS) Fixed existing games being temporarily inaccessible from the main menu.	7559869

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8 Apr 2026, 12:09 UTC

News

v2 Alpha Builds Announcement

Today we're announcing the first of a series of alpha build tests for the next version of Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess on Steam for Windows and Mac! With the support of some great partners we've been exploring ways to address the issues in the current version while also adding additional features to help make this the best Tafl game available! Simply download the latest version of the game and…

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16 Oct 2025, 16:55 UTC

Game update

Patch update v1.3.4

Minor but necessary patch update

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28 Mar 2025, 15:21 UTC

Community

Indiegogo Campaign Launched!

Gritstone Games has launched the Indiegogo campaign to remaster Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess bringing you new and improved features to create an even better experience! We genuinely appreciate any help you can provide, whether that's contributing some funds yourself or sharing the campaign with anyone who might be interested! Check out the campaign at Indiegogo!

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5 Dec 2024, 17:18 UTC

Community

Version 2 Announcement!

Gritstone Games is excited to announce that it has plans to remaster Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess with new and improved features in 2025! We will be launching an Indiegogo fundraiser early next year - you can find out more by visiting our fund prelaunch page !

—

16 Nov 2023, 01:50 UTC

Game update

1.3 Update

Some small quality of life improvements

12711057

12 Sep 2023, 11:15 UTC

Game update

v1.2.1 Update

Fixed a blocking issue for new players

12162518

25 Aug 2023, 11:30 UTC

Game update

1.2 Quality of Life Update

There's some quality of life updates behind the scenes that will set it up nicely for future updates. No significant changes other than an engine upgrade. We hope to see you enjoying Tafl Champions: Ancient Chess in the upcoming Steam Strategy Festival! Remember, you can continue playing your games on Android and iOS devices!

12003371

22 Dec 2021, 16:08 UTC

Major update

v1.1 Update Release

Numerous quality of life improvements have been made. The login process has been refined, the Community tab has been revamped, a friends system has been introduced, a rulebook has been provided and you can now skip the tutorial! We also have an internal news system so you can keep up to date on the latest announcements. You can also join us on our Discord server!

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7 Dec 2021, 13:19 UTC

News

v1.1 Beta Available

The v1.1 Beta candidate is now available for testing. There are number of improvements to the game based on feedback and our own analysis. We would greatly appreciate any and all feedback as we try to bring the best experience to you. If you would like to provide feedback, please visit Feedback @ Gritstone Games . We do read it all and we try to fit in what we can. Improvements to the game incl…

—

21 Oct 2021, 15:35 UTC

Game update

Hotfix v1.0.2

Fixed an issue where players would join the wrong server. If you encountered strange behaviour with the previous versions you are encouraged to uninstall and reinstall the game for a smooth transition.

7566174

19 Oct 2021, 15:55 UTC

Game update

1.0.1 Hotfix (Windows)

Fixed existing games being temporarily inaccessible from the main menu.

7559906

19 Oct 2021, 15:54 UTC

Game update

1.0.1 Hotfix (Mac OS)

Fixed existing games being temporarily inaccessible from the main menu.

7559869