Spaera
Blazing Orb LLC · 2016 · Casual, Indie, Early Access, Puzzle, Competitive
PC
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About Spaera
SPAERA is a head-to-head puzzle fighting game, using an unique match-3 cascading mechanic as its core system. The world of SPAERA is heavily inspired by characters, gameplay and themes from games that we loved to play as we were growing up. We've created a roster of eight original characters that you can select, each with his or her own individual story. Players can battle the computer in the game's campaign mode, or against live opponents in local and online matchmaking.
Players choose a unique character as their avatar, each with four of their own unique spells that can vary from Attack types to Protection types. Once the game begins, Players receive a continuous stream of puzzle pieces that are arranged in different color and shape configurations. Players are then tasked to match 3 or more of the same color blocks in order to trigger a clearing response. When clearing is initiated, any color on the active puzzle piece that is not the same colors as the cleared ones will cascade downwards on the board, enabling setups for complex combos and chains. There is also a power meter that will increase as you clear blocks or obtain and clear special block types that enable the player to issue magic spells to either support their own board or attack their opponent. The first person to force their opponent to have nowhere else to place their puzzle piece wins the match.
Our lead artist and his team are amazing. Seriously, check out the screenshots for yourselves. All graphics and animations were hand drawn! We like to think of SPAERA as something that everyone can enjoy; it's pretty easy to pick up, but you can add a lot of depth to your strategy. In many ways, SPAERA represents a mashup of a lot of the games that we love: games that you can just pick up and play by yourself or with friends without too much fuss. It's fun, quick, and easy, just like a favorite snack. Head-To-Head multiplayer with server supported Matchmaking, Ranks, and Ladders enables endless fun and depth. We are trying to build a community of people that can be positive and enthusiastic about playing with us and each other, and hopefully help us to continue develop more games that everyone can enjoy.
Blazing Orb is founded by a pair of coders that have always been gamers at heart with huge love for RPGs, platformers, side-scrollers, fighting games, and puzzle-strategy games. SPAERA is our attempt to pay homage to all the influences and good times that we've had growing up playing these games, and hopefully be able to pay forward all the fun to others.
HOW TO PLAY
Players choose a unique character as their avatar, each with four of their own unique spells that can vary from Attack types to Protection types. Once the game begins, Players receive a continuous stream of puzzle pieces that are arranged in different color and shape configurations. Players are then tasked to match 3 or more of the same color blocks in order to trigger a clearing response. When clearing is initiated, any color on the active puzzle piece that is not the same colors as the cleared ones will cascade downwards on the board, enabling setups for complex combos and chains. There is also a power meter that will increase as you clear blocks or obtain and clear special block types that enable the player to issue magic spells to either support their own board or attack their opponent. The first person to force their opponent to have nowhere else to place their puzzle piece wins the match.
SPAERA FEATURES
Our lead artist and his team are amazing. Seriously, check out the screenshots for yourselves. All graphics and animations were hand drawn! We like to think of SPAERA as something that everyone can enjoy; it's pretty easy to pick up, but you can add a lot of depth to your strategy. In many ways, SPAERA represents a mashup of a lot of the games that we love: games that you can just pick up and play by yourself or with friends without too much fuss. It's fun, quick, and easy, just like a favorite snack. Head-To-Head multiplayer with server supported Matchmaking, Ranks, and Ladders enables endless fun and depth. We are trying to build a community of people that can be positive and enthusiastic about playing with us and each other, and hopefully help us to continue develop more games that everyone can enjoy.
WHO ARE WE?
Blazing Orb is founded by a pair of coders that have always been gamers at heart with huge love for RPGs, platformers, side-scrollers, fighting games, and puzzle-strategy games. SPAERA is our attempt to pay homage to all the influences and good times that we've had growing up playing these games, and hopefully be able to pay forward all the fun to others.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[h1] Puzzle game that never left early access stage. Match 3 horizontally or vertically to make things disappear. Charge up special and send your opponent flying. Game have 8 charismatic characters and that's good. Music is ok. Gameplay a bit sluggish, could've been better. Still not a bad game. 6/10 [/h1]7 found this helpful
Like others have said. Abandoned and should be delisted.2 found this helpful
Had potential for sure but abandoned for over 7 years so it should definitely not still be up for sale, avoid.2 found this helpful
Dead game. Bare-bones content and mechanics are very basic.1 found this helpful
Not Recommended. Yes, it's a game that hasn't been updated in a long time and it shows. The game play loop is there and there's a neat aesthetic that is built into the game, but there are fundamental flaws as to what is happening. The sound design is not always clear what is going on, the visual animations are really neat but are not clear in the moment as to what they are doing. These are really important for any game that is trying to be a versus game while having to focus hard on your own area. The game has the framework that could be a good game, but it is unfortunate that it will not see its potential.
I met the devs back at EVO 2017 as my friend/roommate at the time knew the devs, almost on a personal level. They were nice people. They taught me how to play the game and even gave me some tips and tricks on how to play better. I even managed to participate in the small tournament they were running where I proceeded to get absolutely stomped by my roommate. I was impressed by what I played and really enjoyed the game and, with the $10 price tag, I even decided to buy the game to help support the devs and I added them on as many social platforms I could to keep in touch and stay updated on the game. Unfortunately, the last things the devs have posted was a photo from Day 2 of EVO 2018 on Facebook, there was a post in the Steam forums, asking about a potential update back in 2023 with, seemingly, no answer and their Discord server seems to have a bit of a small following with the last message I saw being from November (2024) It's a damn shame because Spaera is, actually, a lot of fun. My roommate had access to the early builds of the game and we would play them for hours, comparing how each build differed from the last, what things we liked from each build and which things we didn…
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