Not Chess Positive Reviews

Not Chess App User Positive Comments 2024

Not Chess app received 42 positive comments and reviews by users. Can you share your positive thoughts about not chess?

Not Chess for Positive User Reviews

✓ Awesome Developer, but...There are no down sides. I just wanted to have a click bait title for my honest review. Lol. This game is exactly what its dev says it is. A puzzler using chess piece rules. It is Not Chess. I am a chess player and don’t see why other chess players think it is Chess if the title literally says Not Chess and the description mentions it too. Anyhow, the dev fixed critical bugs with the game rather fast after seeing the bugged reviews. The game is a quick pick me up rounds with small brain teasers that I seem to be enjoying. The developer is still adding more stages which is fantastic. Recommend from me if you like puzzle games..SwimmerJcVersion: 1.4

✓ Excellent with some suggestions for improvementThis is really an excellent game and a lot of fun to solve these puzzles. I have never seen one like it before, and for that I applaud the developer for his creativity and the uniqueness of this game. If you know how to play chess already, then it should make it easier to play through these puzzles, but it certainly is not a requirement since the app shows you possible moves for each piece that you’re playing with. Here are a couple of suggestions that I think will make the game better: 1) A large number of puzzles in this game can be solved in fewer moves than you are allowed to make moves. This is okay for the easy and the medium level, however for hard and very hard levels the players should be given only the fewest number of moves possible to solve that puzzle in order to actually make it hard or very hard. Because of this I was able to go through the hundred puzzles in a relatively short period of time and wishing there were more puzzles to solve. 2) please keep adding puzzles regularly to keep the players interested to keep coming back. Thank you..Tintin 2011Version: 1.41

✓ Decent Game!No ads, plenty of features, and unique game design. My only complaint is the inability to make custom levels..Craig_GamingVersion: 1.41

✓ Really cool idea!Solid idea for a quick and easy chess puzzle game. The graphics and sound effects are equally charming and really set the whole mood for the game! As other reviewers mentioned there should be a way to enter the next and previous levels without returning to the menu. Also the screen transitions seemed to have a split second flash of brightness. Other than that very cute puzzler 👍.KieranF.Version: 1.1

✓ Excellent puzzle gameI really enjoy the way that this game uses chess but isn’t actually chess. The name of the game is honestly perfect. I will say I’m stuck on 98 😢.Mattyg151Version: 1.4

✓ Top notch puzzle gameI love this game. I am a hobbyist chess player and seeing the rules of chess pieces applied in this way is super creative. I hope to see more puzzles in the future! :D Superb clean visual style on top of it too!.KularaHSDVersion: 1.4

✓ Great groundworkYou’ve set very good groundwork, the concept, the look, the mechanics, etc... but it requires waaaay more engagement. Whether that’s more challenging levels, a speed requirement, point system, or in game rewards. Really great idea just very under developed..Ashr GoVersion: 1.1

✓ Very much like Solo ChessI beat all 100 levels in maybe 6 minutes max for every 10 levels. I started with Very Hard which was super easy but I really do play chess everyday for the last three years. Some thought is needed though if you play Chess.com’s solo chess or puzzles those are much harder and would recommend that if you want a challenge over this game..HolybrowVersion: 1.41

✓ Good conceptPretty fun game. Not enough levels and maybe too easy. When you can do the last level (hardest?) in 3 moves but you can do 5 moves..Drikdur01Version: 1.41

✓ Fun puzzler!!!😊I’m really enjoying this soon-off of chess. I hope to see more levels or similarly released games in the future..MlisagorVersion: 1.41

✓ Worth the $2!!I’m not one to write reviews but this game blew away my expectations so here we are. As a chess newbie this puzzle variant of chess is perfect to start thinking a couple moves ahead. Great idea and great execution!.Begsuxbs xbcVersion: 1.41

✓ Fun, Short and SweetCute little puzzle game I beat in around an hour/90mins (75 levels at time of review). While not super challenging, it gets you thinking at times, I enjoy how there are multiple ways to beat a level, and it is a very unique concept with much potential for levels/modes/development. Only complaints: When you beat a level, there’s about a 5 second delay before you can move on, and there is no next level button, you needed to go to the level select screen every time. Nifty little game, worth the price IMO..KSaunders1Version: 1.1

✓ Pretty funWould give it 5 stars if the Right arrow button navigated to the next stage instead of the stage selection screen..EscakotVersion: 1.41

✓ Love itI can’t get past level 87. I’ll get it eventually (I hope)..TtsdunlapVersion: 1.41

✓ Love the game, puzzles need play testingThis is an amazing game. Some of the puzzles needed to be play tested, as many have unintended solutions. I found 5 completely different solutions to puzzle 40 with different piece captures including one in 4 moves (out of 5), highly inconsistent with the difficulty of the other medium puzzles. There should also be a way to proceed to the next level after completing the previous one, as the forced return to the menu feels clunky and is inconsistent with the mood of the game. I know a game with promise when I see one; this game has great potential and is already very enjoyable to play..Junior Software EngineerVersion: 1.1

✓ Very nice little puzzler.Perfect match of graphics, animation and music. The only flaw is that there’s not more of it. Which, you know, for the low price is hard to complain about. Thanks..Pete NewellVersion: 1.1

✓ Good idea, but the levels could be betterThe puzzle idea is great and i think it may help people who has little knowledge regards chess familiarize how each piece moves. However, the difficulty level is not progressing as it states in game, and overall not challenging enough. Like the graphic and music, but imo some background colors are too bright, more contrast between the pieces and the background maybe easier for audience eyes..Workaholic　　　　　　　Version: 1.41

✓ Love the game. Wish for level transitions.Anyone who loves chess must love this game. I wish that after you complete a level it takes you straight to the next level without the level select screen bouncing up and down, it’s a slightly jarring experience and reduces enjoyment..GitsieVersion: 1.4

✓ Not Chess is... not for chess playersPuzzles are much too simple for anybody with a modicum of chess practice..ConformpdxVersion: 1.1

✓ Don’t listen to bad reviewsThere are plenty of levels, difficulty ramps up nicely, and there are enough chess moves to satisfy those who enjoy classic game. I do wish the pieces were easier to distinguish, but an enjoyable puzzle game..Idontwant12345678Version: 1.41

✓ Love it! More levels???I loved playing this game. It’s so unique and different to any sort of chess game I’d played before and I love the idea of a ‘not chess’ game. It still has the classic elements of chess but with its clever twist and puzzling levels it’s beautifully designed. My only tiny, itty bitty complaint is that they’re are only 100 levels. And I found them all to be moderate in difficulty, even the super hard levels. I love chess and I love a good puzzle but they didn’t feel overly puzzling or difficult. I’d love to see some more levels and maybe another few categories of difficulty so that the puzzles are a bit harder. But apart from that love love love the game!.Good-as Game!Version: 1.4

✓ Interesting conceptReally like the look of it and it’s a fun chess alternative. The sound effects don’t seem to be workin on it and the background music goes in and out. Would be nice if there was an option to ply actual chess on it as well..Thorn90Version: 1.41

✓ Pleasant mental distraction with a few UI IssuesIt's a simple game that is perhaps too easy at times, but I still enjoy the mild mental distraction. I found myself developing a recursive approach to solving each board, which was fun to refine as I moved on to the next level. There are, however, a handful of UI issues that could use work. Some may seem nitpicky, but these are the things that stood out to me: - The menu exclusively uses symbols to convey meaning, which were not always clear to me. I thought that the ? would provide me with some help text, but instead it takes me back to the tutorial. I thought the star would let me save levels as "favorite" levels, but instead it takes me to the app store. (Perhaps if that were five overlapping stars in a box, it would be clearer that it means "leave me feedback.") Adding a second way of conveying the same information (labels, real help text, etc) would be helpful. I recognize that adding text adds a localization support requirement, but it would go a long way, in my opinion. - Loading the settings and main menus take a lot of time. The animation is cool, but I have to wait for the letters to fly into place and then the buttons, which adds 3-4 seconds every time I load each menu. Not a big deal, but it adds up. - Oh, man the colors. I have colorblindness, so while most game boards were passable, the "very hard" game boards were impossible to see. The "active" peice is almost the same color as the game board, so I can't see it at all. The only way I know what peice is active is by looking at what moves are available to me. It would be helpful to at least provide an option to customize the colors because this is a usability issue. - When finished with one board, it goes back to the level selection menu. While simpler for the developer, it's more frustrating for the user. The most common action at that point is to go to the next level, but doing that requires at least two clicks. That wouldn't be so bad if the menu loaded instantaneously; but it doesn't, so it feels sluggish and laborious to get to the next level. It really makes a difference when I finish the second to last level of a difficulty and then I don’t remember if I did the last level or if it’s time to go to the next one. So, I may have accidentally skipped some levels, and there is no way for me to know for sure which ones I’ve already done. All in all, a very clean and pleasant app to work with, with a handful of rough edges to be ironed out..CaveStudiosVersion: 1.41

✓ Fun, good for chess beginnersFun game. Levels are pretty simple if you’re a decent chess player and are familiar with piece movements. Good to relax after work. Hopefully devs will make more (tougher) levels in the future..Jctusa2011Version: 1.41

✓ Just a Suggestion. Love the game over all.Please reduce the Correct and Wrong Animation time. Also when one successfuly completes a Level transition to next level without going back to level selection screen. One last thing when a player hits a Dead end and all turns are over then there seems to be no way out. A replay button would help. Thanks..HirocsinghVersion: 1.1

✓ Fun idea for a gameAlthough a bit too easy. And why does it take me out to the level select screen after each level?!?! Please just have it move on the the next level after you beat one..Fishbowl zVersion: 1.41

✓ Cool game😎👍.Da fair ratherVersion: 1.1

✓ Nice little puzzle appI’m not a puzzle junkie but I was still able to solve all 100 levels in less than one day. I did not find that they became appreciatively harder as I progressed. One needs to be aware and of how chess pieces move..BigdadlewisVersion: 1.41

✓ Not really “hard”As title said, the “very hard” levels are not as hard as some of the levels from lower difficulty..Earo16Version: 1.41

✓ FantasticWhimsical implementation of chess.SpartawarriorVersion: 1.1

✓ Fun!It’s definitely a fun twist to chess. Some are easy and some are a little more difficult. Needs more levels! Adding puzzles with 10 steps instead of 4 or 5 steps..SlydevilfuryVersion: 1.41

✓ Excellent Puzzle GameYes, the puzzles are a bit easy and there are not a lot of them - but this game just came out and I can already see the promise that an active dev will bring. If given the choice between taking the chess puzzles which exist and playing them over the board or in this app in this style I choose to play them here. This is a very strong start and the one thing which is holding this back - difficult content beyond level 75 - can be added by a good developer in short order. I highly recommend this game, both because of the look/feel but also because of the potential. Play some of their other games, you’ll see what I mean. Thanks for bringing us a chess game!.Method5440Version: 1.1

✓ Fun while it lasted.I’m very far from a “grandmaster”. I don’t really play chess at all but I understand the basics of how to play. I downloaded Not Chess this morning, and completed all 75 levels by the evening. Most of these levels I was able to complete in approximately 10 - 45 seconds, with a couple taking closer to two minutes to complete. Currently the leaderboards don’t seem to be active so there isn’t really any incentive to continue playing. The concept is great, but I’d like to see a few things happen: 1) More levels. 2) Harder difficulty. 3) Functional leaderboards. 4) Option to remove guidelines for each piece. 5) High scores for each level (the less moves, the better. Worth trying out anyway..95AidanVersion: 1.1

✓ An exciting and challenging twist on Chess!Knowing how each chess piece moves is the easy part. Using these moves to solve puzzles is what makes this game so fun. With 4 different level difficulties, packed with tons of levels per difficulty, this game will keep you solving puzzle by puzzle, anxious to complete the next challenge that awaits you. Many levels are relatively simple, requiring few moves to think through and complete, while others are more complicated, making you have to think several steps ahead in order to succeed through the level. The developer also doesn’t collect any data, which is a nice addition to this already amazing Not Chess game. Overall, this game makes its wonderful visuals, gameplay, and privacy definitely worth the purchase..AertoneFXVersion: 1.41

✓ Enjoyable but over quicklyIt’s a good idea and quiet enjoyable, but all over in a couple of hours. Also there is little difference between the medium and very hard levels in terms of difficulty..PurplePeteTasVersion: 1.41

✓ Great idea. Wish the puzzles were harder.Most of them, even the supposedly hardest ones, have multiple solutions and can be easily solved with less than the moves allowed. (Imagine a mate-in-5 problem where it takes you a few seconds to find a mate in four.).Christian264657Version: 1.41

✓ I’m enjoying it, pls get rid of white flashDev could you please get rid of the white flash when the level changes. It’s bright at night, maybe make it black or remove it? Aside from that I’m really enjoying your game! Love the animations and music! It’s relaxing and fun.XeoFreeStyleVersion: 1.4

✓ Great gameAbsolutely fantastic game that requires lots of thinking and really makes you feel satisfied when you figure out the solution. Would definitely recommend to anyone regardless if they have played chess or not.San34729Version: 1.41

✓ Will We See an Endless Mode or More Levels?The game was fun, but I beat it fairly quickly..JSingleton12321\Version: 1.1

✓ Novel and quaint, but not challenging enoughNovel idea and an enjoyable little puzzle game. The sound effects and colours are cute, and the graphics are clean. Music became a tad repetitive, would've liked an option to mute the music only. The difficulty categories didn't seem to mean much; easy was a tutorial, then beyond that all the levels were similar to moderate difficulty. It's a nice game, but it feels more like a teaser for a full version (which I would still very much play)..AurorabreealiceVersion: 1.41

✓ Would be nice if the Queen didn’t disappear in the tutorialAlso the queens in level 31 & 56 don’t function correctly and don’t allow you to progress past those levels on their respective difficulty Thanks for the quick response.-Cookie_Time-Version: 1.4

✓ Fun game but I beat it in one poop sessionI opened the game and went to “very hard” difficulty and beat the game in a single poop session!.SeanprodiVersion: 1.41