Safe Squares

Safe Squares

Shatterproof · November 21, 2020 · Puzzle, Logic, Board Game, Family Friendly, Education

Safe Squares is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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9 user reviews78% · 9
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Safe Squares price

Safe Squares is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Safe Squares

Safe Squares is a chess-based puzzle game designed to hone your tactical skills. Each puzzle features enemy pieces on a board; your goal is to spot the unguarded square. Great for novice players and experts alike. Choose your difficulty level and sharpen your game!

Puzzles start simple and gradually increase in complexity. For novice players, there are unlimited chances to find the safe square. For advanced players, there are aggressive time and accuracy challenges.

In addition to standard chess pieces, Safe Squares introduces non-standard pieces for an extra challenge. You can dodge bishops and knights, but what about amazons and cardinals?

In "Practice" mode, you can set your own parameters and solve endless puzzles without time or accuracy constraints. Learn to recognize common formations and how to avoid them.

While Safe Squares is designed to be a fun stand-alone game, it is also a great tool for chess education. If you want to level up your skills, Safe Squares is a great place to start!

Safe Squares — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 12, 2024
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7 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 16, 2024
For a free game, it provides good puzzles and was worth playing. Give it a shot ~
4 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 28, 2024
bro really thought he was magnus fr :skull:
3 found this helpful
Not recommended Feb 28, 2025
"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 …
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 5, 2021
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.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 17, 2025
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.

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