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Square Saga: The Trials

Dig, find, and fight your way to victory in this PVP, twin-stick, 2D arcade action title. Tunnel through the post-apocalyptic Earth, master the art of wielding rock cannons and uranium powered lasers, consume tons of speed & strength enhancing power-drinks and ultimately, vanquish your rival!

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June 1, 2024
2 years and 62 days ago
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About the Game

Your worldview as a Square is very narrow; dig, find, fight. You belong to one of the many rival clans which scour the ancient sphere, known as Earth, at the behest of your spherical overlord. Though the Spheres desire knowledge acquired from artifacts that the ancients left behind, you know only battle.

For you, each new day is a new trial; a testing of your your ability to dig through the post-apocalyptic Earth, to master the art of wielding rock cannons and uranium powered lasers, to consume a multitude of power-drinks without losing control, and ultimately, to vanquish your rival.

Do you have what it takes to rise to the top of your clan?

Key Features:

  • Local player-vs-player arcade action - a perfect party game
  • Fun, fast, and family-friendly (FFF)
  • Several Varieties Of Match Gameplay:
    • Skill Challenge (1-Player): Challenge an AI opponent to test your skills
    • Quick Match (2-Player): Pick your Square's configuration and PLAY!
    • Best Of Series (2-Player): See who comes out on top after a best of 3/5/7... series of matches
    • Tournament (3+ Players): Have a round-robin tournament with as many players as you like
  • Easy to learn control scheme with quick matches (typically 2 minutes or less)
  • Each battle-arena map is procedurally generated so that no two matches are the same
  • Choose from one of three Square configurations before each match; fast, balanced and slow (each has its own unique play characteristics)
  • Create and store your own named & colored Squares in the database to be used in tournaments (including AI opponents)
  • Backstory tutorial video which introduces you to the Square Saga universe and explains key gameplay mechanics

Skill Challenge Features:

  • Single player versus AI controlled opponent
  • Choose your AI opponent's difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard or Insane (each difficulty can be configured as fast/balanced/slow)
  • Choose your own Square's configurations and fight!

Quick Match Features:

  • Two players versus each other
  • Choose your own Square's configurations and fight!

Best Of Series Features:

  • Identical to Quick Match, but you specify how many matches you want to compete in; matches continue until winner is determined, at which time, the standings are shown.
  • Choose your own Square's configurations and fight!

Tournament Features:

  • Create a round robin tournament with as many players as you like (including AI opponents); matches are automatically generated and play continues until a winner is determined, at which time, the standings are shown.
  • First select the number of players to participate in the tournament


  • Next, select the required number of participants from the Square database; choose from existing players and/or create new ones


  • You may create your own named and colored Squares for tournament play (including AI participants)


  • Start the tournament; players will be prompted in the Square configuration screen when their match is about to start


  • Continue playing matches until the round-robin tournament is complete; the final standings will be shown at the end of the tournament