Safe Squares

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For a free game, it provides good puzzles and was worth playing. Give it a shot ~

bro really thought he was magnus fr :skull:

Glad that I bought it. I'm just effectively working with my emotions while playing this game. These puzzles are organized in such a way that I'm feeling nervous when solving - so after completing I can close my eyes and reflect on my thoughts and emotions. So you can really help yourself if you buy.

Игра "Safe Squares" - это неожиданно увлекательная головоломка, которая бросает вызов вашему пространственному мышлению и терпению. Изначально, простые правила быстро увлекают в процесс, но по мере продвижения по уровням, сложность возрастает экспоненциально. Необходимо тщательно планировать каждый шаг, так как неправильное движение может привести к тупику, требующему перезапуска уровня. Визуальное оформление минималистично, но это только подчеркивает геймплей, не отвлекая от сути задачи. Музыкальное сопровождение ненавязчивое и создает приятную атмосферу для размышлений. Несмотря на кажущуюся простоту, игра предлагает глубокий и реиграбельный опыт. Каждая победа приносит удовлетворение, а поражения мотивируют искать альтернативные решения. "Safe Squares" - отличный выбор для любителей головоломок, желающих испытать свои умственные способности. Рекомендую всем, кто ищет что-то простое в освоении, но сложное в прохождении.

"Safe Squares" is a rather pointless Chess puzzle game where you have to identify which squares aren't under threat in very simple Chess derived scenarios. The developer wanted you to pay money for this at some stage. Were they not aware that you can play Chess for free in a web browser? I wonder why this was such a dismal failure. The game features really lacklustre 2D visuals (does the developer not know 3D graphics became mainstream in the mid-1990s?). Gamers don't spend thousands of dollars on gaming rigs and the latest 3D graphics cards to play 2D games. Even mobile phones and game consoles can do 3D graphics now. There's no excuse. It's free... now, but it wasn't before. The developer was charging $3 USD for this. Price barriers, especially on low quality products, can be a direct cause of failure. It's a nice gesture for the game to be given away for free, but it also tells us that the game wasn't good enough to succeed as a paid product. Even though this is "free", it failed to appeal to the 120 million+ gamers on Steam. SteamDB showed the game peaked at only 3 concurrent players... this is a dismal public reception. This was so bad they couldn't even give it …