Despite the appearance, the game has very little to do with chess, and what does map to chess is tutorialized in game. So if you don't know how to play chess, don't worry about it.

It's a fine puzzle game. I haven't found it very hard, and some of it felt a bit like fodder, but some levels are particularly satisfying. It's very short, sadly.

I wish I could have paid a little bit more for a version of this game with more puzzles and quality of life features, like the ability to fast forward and rewind individual moves. The sequel seems to have that feature in some form, I haven't checked it out at time of review.

Despite the appearance, the game has very little to do with chess, and what does map to chess is tutorialized in game. So if you don't know how to play chess, don't worry about it. It's a fine puzzle game. I haven't found it very hard, and some of it felt a bit like fodder, but some levels are particularly satisfying. It's very short, sadly. I wish I could have paid a little bit more for a version of this game with more puzzles and quality of life features, like the ability to fast forward and rewind individual moves. The sequel seems to have that feature in some form, I haven't checked it out at time of review.