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96%31996% positive reviews, Overwhelmingly Positive across 319 reviews·Futuristic · Puzzle
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Use the moves of chess to solve puzzles. Find your way with six different pieces, through six different worlds. Use a varying way of thinking in each world.
In The Steps as we know them, you use the moves of chess to find your way through different worlds. It is a puzzle game with a relaxing atmosphere. The game has simple mechanics, but is challenging at the same time.

Every world you come across uses a different chess piece and brings a different tactic with it. The levels build up from the easy moves of a pawn to the difficult situations of a knight. Sometimes you can work your way through by being stubborn. In other levels you have to take a step back and take a second look.


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