How many people are playing Chess right now?

Chess has 8 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 12 and an all-time peak of 18 on Jan 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of Chess?

18 concurrent players on Jan 2026.

Chess was released on Steam on 25 May 2024.

Update cadence · public branch

PICS live

18 days

Since last public build

20 Aug 2026, 04:02 UTC

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Median interval

Pattern appears after five builds

Builds in 30 days

0 with patch notes · 1 unannounced

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Downloaded in 30 days

Not quiet · on schedule

All 2 builds since 2026 · UTC

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Date	Day	Time	Patch title	Build ID	Branch	Depots	Download Δ
20 Aug 2026	Thu	04:02	No patch notes · unannounced build	24831418	public	2	—
20 Aug 2026	Thu	03:26	No patch notes · unannounced build	24831418	beta	2	—