Chess-Inspired Roguelike
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Chess-Inspired Roguelike
The main reason for adding a daily puzzle (or really the seeded RNG) is that part of the game loop is…
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How HN took it
41 positive, 45 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 20 critical, out of 112 comments about the project. Thread score +0.24.
Idea: 7 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 9 againstDesign: 5 for, 4 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, addictive and intuitive gameplay
From 4 comments
Dang, that's really fun! I think its solid all-around and no notes on the core game loop. If you want to make it more accessible to folks like myself who stink at chess, I'd…
TheGRS on HNFun, responsive and intuitive. Congrats.
alexhans on HNI'm hooked. I didn't even know I needed this.
sureste on HNThis is addicting, good job
bojanstef on HN
Teaches piece coordination well
From 1 comment
This is a great puzzle game. I think it actually teaches the concept of "piece coordination" in chess very well. One suggestion is to have all enemy pieces move simultaneously. I…
eig on HN
Objections
Drag and drop on mobile is inaccurate
From 2 comments
Great game. I love playing chess so this is quite a unique way to play it. One piece of feedback: dragging a piece on mobile seems inaccurate at times. I’m used to chess apps…
bbx on HNThe game is quite great, but the queen movement is flaky. Even if it carefully drag and drop it, it just moves to a different block
sajithdilshan on HN
Passkey login is broken
From 1 comment
Your passkey login doesn't even work. I think the nature of Claude usage here goes a bit beyond "some polish". (For reference, signing back in with a passkey seems to be…
avarun on HN
Calling it a roguelike is questionable
From 2 comments
What is Rogue-like about this?
foobarqux on HN"Rogue-like" is the most over-used term these days. It now has almost no meaning, compared to what it used to mean.
joemi on HN
Leaderboard can be solved by bots
From 2 comments
I had a lot of fun playing the game. I also made a local solver to see how far you can theoretically get, and it's definitely infinite if you play perfectly. Working on the local…
pantsforbirds on HNThis is cool! I personally really dislike having AI on the leaderboard as it feels completely antithetical to human play.
niek_pas on HN
Requests
Undo/redo button
From 1 comment
As the random is seeded, I would like an undo/redo button.
antfarm on HN
Show enemy piece legend
From 1 comment
This is cool! One suggestion: some way to tell what the enemy pieces are? Maybe a legend to the right of the board? I ended up discovering by trial and error.
impendia on HN
Rules primer in game
From 1 comment
This is awesome! I'd appreciate being able to bring up a primer on the rules - perhaps a reiteration of what it says at the start plus a list of pieces and their moves, and maybe…
n4r9 on HN
Multiplayer mode
From 1 comment
this is sick. need a multiplayer.
wyamichelle on HN
Questions
What tech stack was used
From 2 comments
This is really fun and intuitive. Pretty, too. What did you build it in?
explosionpunch on HNCool game. Seeing as this is HN, please can you talk tech stack?
rienbdj on HN
Is the board different each day
From 1 comment
Great game! Is it a different board each day?
purple-leafy on HN
Alternatives named
Gambonanza
From 2 comments
This is very satisfying to play. Saw this game on steam that seems close in the « Rogue Like Chess » concept : https://store.steampowered.com/app/3509230/Gambonanza/
GL26 on HNBefore clicking on the link I thought this was going to be about Gambonanza, a game I've seen some people play on Youtube (on videos that I think were sponsored by the developer…
rmunn on HN
Pawnbarian
From 1 comment
You're right, it's just a puzzle game. Strange to use the theme of chess and change a queen into a prince too. Pawnbarian is more chess-inspired than a chess themed, but actually…
tweetle_beetle on HN
Chess Survivors
From 1 comment
"Chess-related roguelike" is a an very crowded genre for unclear reasons and it's difficult to stick out. So far I've played Shotgun Queen and Pawnbarian. There's also Ouroboros…
jjmarr on HN
Questy Chess
From 1 comment
I thought it might be similar to this Playdate game, which is a sort of Chess RPG/adventure: https://play.date/games/questy-chess/ Pretty unique and interesting...
nielsbot on HN