Esfera Chess

Name: Esfera Chess
Rating: 4.4 (11 reviews)
Author: Squz

3D Spherical Strategy Game

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

11 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Board
Developer

Squz
Size

7.7
MB

Completely rebuilt from the ground up. Challenge the AI, play with a friend, and master chess on a sphere. Chess reimagined on a sphere. Two armies clash on a geodesic world of 132 hexagonal and pentagonal cells — familiar pieces, completely new strategy. Every piece you know from chess is here — kings, queens, rooks, bishops, knights, and pawns — but the curved surface changes everything. There are no edges, no corners, and no safe back rank. Attacks come from every direction. PLAY LOCALLY Challenge the built-in AI, or pass-and-play with a friend on the same device. Pick your color before every game. LEARN An interactive 10-step tutorial teaches every piece type hands-on. Tap a piece to see where it can move. An in-game rules reference is always available. FEATURES - 132-cell geodesic sphere with translucent surface - Pinch to zoom, swipe to rotate, two-finger twist - Animated piece movements with auto-rotating globe - Cinematic intro sequence - Sound effects for moves, captures, and check - Full iPad support - No ads. No pay-to-win. Just chess on a sphere.

Ratings & Reviews

4.4

out of 5

11 Ratings

Very fun, quite addictive
07/07/2013
Demian68
Ummm...settings? Difficulty levels? Ability to store old games or at least game results? There are no settings or preferences of any kind. It seems like a no brainer to at least be able to choose difficulty. Unless I'm missing something. Otherwise very fun, transfixing even. Rotation of the sphere is fluid and easy. Pretty hard but I beat the computer on the 2nd game, I hope it stays challenging. One other gripe, every time the computer plays the view shifts very fast to where you last played. Too fast, it's disorienting. It would be great if it transitioned a lot more slowly, maybe even be able to adjust the speed.
Very fun, quite addictive
07/07/2013
Demian68

Ummm...settings? Difficulty levels? Ability to store old games or at least game results? There are no settings or preferences of any kind. It seems like a no brainer to at least be able to choose difficulty. Unless I'm missing something. Otherwise very fun, transfixing even. Rotation of the sphere is fluid and easy. Pretty hard but I beat the computer on the 2nd game, I hope it stays challenging. One other gripe, every time the computer plays the view shifts very fast to where you last played. Too fast, it's disorienting. It would be great if it transitioned a lot more slowly, maybe even be able to adjust the speed.
Great visual concept
03/05/2014
Jvcnet007a
This is an excellent adaption of chess, but what it gains from the design and execution, it loses from complexity. Possible moves are very difficult to understand without the "preview". Auto-rotation sphere after computer turn is confusing, too quick and should toggled on/off. Flipping pieces which are on the underside is cute but adds to the confusion.
Great visual concept
03/05/2014
Jvcnet007a

This is an excellent adaption of chess, but what it gains from the design and execution, it loses from complexity. Possible moves are very difficult to understand without the "preview". Auto-rotation sphere after computer turn is confusing, too quick and should toggled on/off. Flipping pieces which are on the underside is cute but adds to the confusion.
Fun
12/30/2016
Butter Jimmy Timmy
It's good because people can look over my shoulder and ask what I'm doing and then I feel smart
Fun
12/30/2016
Butter Jimmy Timmy

It's good because people can look over my shoulder and ask what I'm doing and then I feel smart
One problem
01/07/2016
Gliease
Cannot attack when in "check". Please fix? Great game! I love it.
One problem
01/07/2016
Gliease

Cannot attack when in "check". Please fix? Great game! I love it.

Esfera Chess 2.0 — completely rebuilt from the ground up. - New cinematic intro sequence - Interactive 10-step tutorial - Improved AI opponent - Two-finger rotation - Sound effects for moves, captures, and check - Pass-and-play local multiplayer - Full iPad support

Version 2.0 Mar 5

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Seller: Squz Pty Ltd
Size: 7.7 MB
Category: Board
Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Age Rating: 4+

4+

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