Chess Knights: Shinobi
Become a Ninja in feudal Japan and prove your skills in the art of infiltration, sabotage and assassination. Chess Knights: Shinobi is an original turn-based puzzle game inspired by Chess.
Using chess Knights, you need to move through the board until you reach the squares where your other pieces are held prisoner. Then, comeback to the safe zone without being captured by enemy pieces to rescue all your pieces!
Featuring:
– All pieces move like in a chess game. You play as a Shinobi Knight who needs to move stealthy through a game board full of Samurai enemies;
– 50 hand-crafted levels with increasing complexity (+ 10 secret “surreal” levels. Can you find them?).
-Play in beautiful environments of ancient Japan in the Edo era;
– Originally composed soundtracks;
– A chess game without any chess. This is an original game concept for chess lovers and newcomers alike (you do not need to know any chess to play it).
Game Discussion
Steam User 34
Great addition to Chess Knights series !
The SHINOBI theme is awesome: soundtrack and sound effects really gives you the theme immersion and peace of mind that the puzzles demands. Got myself looking for shurikens on my pocket :D
The series makes the perfect blending of chess pieces movement with the puzzles presented in such a clever way that makes the game fun for everyone.
My son (4 years old) NEVER EVER asked to join a chess match.. BUT when he saw me playing, he just got hooked: guess he will learn a bit of chess without knowing (LOL) -- maybe another chess fan is on the making.
Steam User 3
I really like this lil gem. It somehow reminds me of Zapper for Gamecube, a game i liked alot too.. Its relaxing, keeps u entertained and occupied for a long time. I especially love how its chess pieces but puzzle like, true to how the chess pieces would move in chess.
Plus the extra bonus of assassination, who doesnt like some good old fashioned killing to really make u get into this way deeper.
The only down side in this game is that u end up in a realm, where u risk missing out on items for a good long while, 5 or so for me, because just getting to the end area wasnt enough, u actually have to land on the artifact to claim it, not just the end area of that map.The game is missing that information, so its learn by doing, this is good and bad.
Overall i really love this game. Such a nice time waster, u can just walk away from it n come back, no penalties for that either, so its good for those busy days, rushing away n to pc.
Steam User 2
Really enjoyable and relaxing puzzle game can see myself spending a lot more time with it. Definitely recommended for chess lovers.
For the price this is an absolute steal, gets quite challenging but retains the fun factor with clever level design and different elements.
Pick up and put down puzzler that'll make you smile.
Steam User 28
CK: Shinobi is a amazing puzzle game, at each level is a new challenge to pass through. The game graphics is are simple, but it don't strip the experience cuz' the level design is excellent. My favorite part in this game is the sound design, the music are good and interact directly with the thematic of the game. Each movement of enemy pieces and "teleports" has a well-developed sound.
The game is more fun that i expected. Is a new way to play chess.
Steam User 35
Edit: Updated playthrough with ALL the normal levels here:
Great game but god dang is it difficult not sure if it was the alcohol or the fact my chess I.Q. is 42 but it was a fun little brain boggler killing the Generals was extremely satisfying after trying not to get spanked by some simp rooks/bishops. Not sure how to get all the achievements since I hid in a bush and didn't get the hide in a bush achievement (got faito achievement at later date which has been included in video thanks to user carmylle on steam) but if you need help on any of the levels. my play through with all levels here:
Steam User 1
Really great minimalist puzzle game. The recent update tripled the content of an already great game, definitely worth the price here. Knights are my least favorite chess piece, but playing them as a ninja may have changed my view of them.
The difficulty scales wonderfully right up until the last level which is very very hard, but just enough to where you feel accomplished when you beat it. The only negative I have here is you can't pan the camera, only zoom and rotate. Other than that this is a standout of the minimalist puzzle genre.
Edit: The developer has fixed some bugs and given the community a much-needed hint about the secret achievement, so props to him as well!
Steam User 14
Cute lil' chess puzzle game.
You control a 'warrior' knight which moves as expected for the piece. The game has some sort of lore and progression to it, you have to move around evading your enemies using interesting tactics like hiding in a bush, and on some you have to kill an enemy as well as moving through the map, as you start in the woods and fight your way to the village.
Scenery is about Edo era Japan with simple and minimalistic landscapes and edifications, but actually well done, you can tell there is effort put into it. Music also fits well the mood and doesn't really get tiring at all.
If you like chess, you might like this. I mean, I don't really play chess but still like me a quick puzzle game that puts the gears to spin so I'm looking forward to it while more levels are added.
Also, as a side note, I tried some things to try to break the game, but so far I found no bugs or anything weird that shouldn't happen. Recommended.