ShyChess

TL;DR: A fairly decent game for its price, but not if you are expecting sex- or gore-focused content. Pros.: - decent graphics overall - solid mechanics, no bugs found - decent story : mechanic pacing Cons.: - writing could use proof-reading - portraits are fairly monotonous, the characters' faces all appear identical with different coloured hair etc. - some of the late game puzzles are mind-numbingly difficult,...

10 found this helpful, 2018-08-31

There are people saying this is too hard or unpredictable? If you have any trouble at all, or just want a perfect score, all you need is a piece of graph paper to map the level. All pieces move exactly as chess pieces normally move. Excellent puzzles. I died a few times, but only used a map for the last few puzzles because they got really long, and going back to start was frustrating.

12 found this helpful, 2018-08-09

ShyChess is another one of those shovelware games where I'd probably give a "meh" rating if Steam gave that option, because it MOSTLY delivers on its $2.00 promise. But having gone through it, I just can't hit that thumbs up button. The base game, for the most part, is fine. ShyChess has 64 rooms with chessboard floors (most of which are NOT standard 8x8 chessboard size), with some pieces scattered about. Pieces...

12 found this helpful, 2018-10-07