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Coming December 2026 Date not final

Checkmade

By Mad Gnome Works

CasualStrategyBoard GamePuzzleTurn-Based StrategyTurn-Based Tactics2DPixel GraphicsLogicMedievalOld SchoolTactical
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About Checkmade

Checkmade is a game tagged Casual, Strategy and Board Game by Mad Gnome Works, launching on Steam in December 2026. The quietest week ahead for games like it starts Nov 23. The Steam games most like it include Chess AI, Knights Together and Pixel drawing block.

Want an Engineer who can revive pieces back? Or a Rook that can move 1 square diagonally? Maybe a Pawn that can also go backwards? Well you got all of that in Checkmade. Custom puzzles with Workshop. Build an army with a budget in the Lab, take it into a match, and find out if the theory holds.
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Busiest weeks for games like this one in the next 12 weeks:

  • Week of Oct 26, 2026 — Packed, 400 similar games
  • Week of Nov 2, 2026 — Packed, 330 similar games
  • Week of Nov 9, 2026 — Packed, 292 similar games

Quietest: Nov 23, Dec 7, Jan 11.

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Checkmade · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID4989070
Release dateDecember 2026
Last change number39697684
Last record update1 day ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Mad Gnome Works
Publisher
Mad Gnome Works

Platforms

Windows 64-bit

Features

9
Single-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsSteam CloudSteam WorkshopRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

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