Launch on Steam

Conquer Chess does not launch out of the box yet. This is being worked on.

For now, here are the steps to launch Conquer Chess on Steam.

Prefer a video?

Then watch the YouTube video Conquer Chess: how to launch from Steam and report a bug

0. Install the dependencies

Conquer Chess is not yet provided as a stand-alone Linux executable. For now, these libraries must be installed by the user :-/

In a terminal, install the SFML libraries:

sudo apt install libsfml-* 

In a terminal, install the Qt libraries ( this is untested):

sudo apt install libqt6core* libqt6gui* libqt6widgets* 

This is only partially tested on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and is not tested on other Linux distributions.

1. Click on 'Manage'

In Steam, go to 'Conquer Chess' in your Steam Library and click on 'Manage'.

2. Click on 'Properties'

In the 'Manage' pop-up menu, click on 'Properties'

3. Activate 'Legacy runtime 1.0'

In the 'Properties dialog', go the 'Compatibility' tab and force the use of 'Legacy runtime 1.0':

4. Play Conquer Chess

Click on 'Play' to start Conquer Chess.

If nothing happens, consider reporting a pre-game bug.