Stonemachia

You play as Zefiro, a pawn navigating Medhelan, a land ravaged by the Plague of Angels. Fight its angelic enemies and explore its dark, surreal landscapes on a quest to return to Heaven.

Combat combines close-range attacks with parries, dodges, and shield use. Zefiro can transform into other chess pieces, each with distinct abilities and ways to approach encounters.

Progress by unlocking piece transformations and their abilities as you advance. Search the levels for hidden routes, secrets, optional fights, cards, and vinyl records.

In this selected set of reviews, players often praise the parry-centered combat and the ability to switch between chess-piece forms, along with the distinctive art, music, and enemy encounters. Exploration and hidden discoveries also appeal to some reviewers. Criticism most often focuses on camera and visual-readability problems, with some players also reporting rough technical polish, uneven late fights, or limited build options.