Simply Chess
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Simply Chess
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Game Description
The classic board game comes to Steam! Everything you need in a chess game. If you are a chess enthusiast or someone who just likes to play a game now and again, this is what you've been looking for. This is Simply Chess.Play it against friends whether they're on on Windows, Mac, & Linux.
Features:
- Play locally or online.
- Play against the computer – World class "Stockfish" AI with 100 difficulty levels.
- Includes "hot-seat"/"pass-n-play" mode for multiplayer using only one computer.
- Asynchronous play - you can play even when your opponent is offline.
- Easily switch between full 3D with camera-control & a 2D graphics mode
- Full controller and “Steam Big Picture” support
- Switch seamlessly between playing with mouse/keyboard and gamepad.
- Elo Ratings for online games – ranked on a Steam Leaderboard
- Steam Trading Cards, Badges, Backgrounds & Emoticons
- Dozens of Steam Stats & Achievements.
- Steam version has no added DRM and can run everything except the online play & Steam-specific bonuses (Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, etc.), without any internet connection and/or without Steam installed.
Announcements
List of recent updates
Howdy! I haven't announced the updates in a while, I've just been pushing them quietly. Time to fix that so that you have a better idea of what to expect :) Bugfix: The buttons for the second-pl
Lost Cities Kickstarter Launched!
Hey there, Simply Chess Fans! We at BlueLine Game Studios are happy to announce that we have just launched a Kickstarter for our newest game: Lost Cities! It uses the same great engine that we used
Russian Translation! GamePad fixes!! GROUNDHOG DAY!!!
In the most fantabulous coincidence ever, we have just finished releasing the Russian translation of Simply Chess... the translation was finished up by Steam user " ⇜ǤȐƠƲƝƉHƠƓ⇝" and it is February 2n
Network issues fixed :)
If you see any remaining issues, please report them to me. Thanks for playing!! :D
Pre-Holiday Polishing!
We've given a round of polish to the game, and pushed that update to Windows, Mac, and Linux. Some fixes: Fixed some really bad edge-cases that were caused by playing an online async game, then lea
List of recent updates
Howdy! I haven't announced the updates in a while, I've just been pushing them quietly. Time to fix that so that you have a better idea of what to expect :) Bugfix: The buttons for the second-pl
New HUD, better accessibility, "Premium" discount, Elo fixes
It's been a month since our last big release, so we've done a batch of bug-fixes and other improvements! We're also knocking down the cost of Premium to $3.99 for a short time (I haven't decided how
Updates! Translations! Sales! and a way to get Premium for free!
This is a big announcement with a lot to cover! Updates! Since the last announcement, here are updates we've made to Simply Chess: Mac: fixed crashing that would happen in various versions of OS X
New HUD, better accessibility, "Premium" discount, Elo fixes
It's been a month since our last big release, so we've done a batch of bug-fixes and other improvements! We're also knocking down the cost of Premium to $3.99 for a short time (I haven't decided how
Network issues fixed :)
If you see any remaining issues, please report them to me. Thanks for playing!! :D
Network issues...
Upgrading some stuff & ran into some issues... fixing it now!! Online play will probably be down for half an hour or so. Sorry! ^_^;
Vote Simply Chess for the "I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award" Award
Some people have been rep-ing chess for (thousands of) years! ...Let's show the world that we've known Chess was cool, long before any of this newfangled stuff!
Updates! Translations! Sales! and a way to get Premium for free!
This is a big announcement with a lot to cover! Updates! Since the last announcement, here are updates we've made to Simply Chess: Mac: fixed crashing that would happen in various versions of OS X
Vote Simply Chess for the "I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won An Award" Award
Some people have been rep-ing chess for (thousands of) years! ...Let's show the world that we've known Chess was cool, long before any of this newfangled stuff!
Finnish translation! Premium discount! +more little fixes
Pushed an update to Windows yesterday (same fixes will go out to Mac & Linux on the next rebuild). The main newness is that there is now a Finnish (Suomi) translation!! Big thanks to vsi65 for the t
Pre-Holiday Polishing!
We've given a round of polish to the game, and pushed that update to Windows, Mac, and Linux. Some fixes: Fixed some really bad edge-cases that were caused by playing an online async game, then lea
Network issues...
Upgrading some stuff & ran into some issues... fixing it now!! Online play will probably be down for half an hour or so. Sorry! ^_^;
Russian Translation! GamePad fixes!! GROUNDHOG DAY!!!
In the most fantabulous coincidence ever, we have just finished releasing the Russian translation of Simply Chess... the translation was finished up by Steam user " ⇜ǤȐƠƲƝƉHƠƓ⇝" and it is February 2n
Finnish translation! Premium discount! +more little fixes
Pushed an update to Windows yesterday (same fixes will go out to Mac & Linux on the next rebuild). The main newness is that there is now a Finnish (Suomi) translation!! Big thanks to vsi65 for the t
Lost Cities Kickstarter Launched!
Hey there, Simply Chess Fans! We at BlueLine Game Studios are happy to announce that we have just launched a Kickstarter for our newest game: Lost Cities! It uses the same great engine that we used
