A shogi board with physics
超将棋 is built on one idea: games can stay simple. It takes shogi and mixes in physics, so pieces do not just slide neatly from square to square. You move them by flicking them off the board, in the spirit of a good flick to the back of a piece. The board is shown from a top-down 3D view with a retro, atmospheric look, and the whole thing plays out as a turn-based board game rather than a fast-paced action title.
Playing against other people
The versus mode puts you against other players from around the world. Each player physically moves their own pieces, and the win condition is simple: knock the opponent's king off the board. Because pieces are moved with force rather than placed on a grid, where a piece ends up after being launched matters as much as which piece you chose to send. Matches are one-on-one, so your group can take turns challenging each other or queue up against strangers and compare results afterward.
The solo puzzle mode
When nobody is available for a match, the tsume-shogi mode gives you a set of puzzles to work through on your own. Each challenge has a fixed number of moves, and the goal is to knock down every enemy piece within that limit. Some puzzles add a harsher condition: dropping anything other than the king counts as a failure, so careless flicks cost you the attempt. This mode is a good way to get a feel for how pieces behave when they are launched before taking that understanding into versus play.
Before you start
The game ships with a tutorial, so the basics of handling pieces are covered before you are thrown into a match. Expect a board game that rewards control and positioning over speed, since every move is a turn and every flick has a physical outcome. It works as a singleplayer experience through the puzzle mode and as an online PvP game through versus mode, so you can pick whichever fits the moment.