Square Saga: The Trials

Square Saga: The Trials is an arcade game about rival clans of Squares battling across a post-apocalyptic Earth, an ancient sphere they explore for artifacts left by the ancients. Your spherical overlord and the other Spheres seek knowledge from these artifacts, but your task is to dig, fight and defeat your rivals. You use rock cannons, uranium-powered lasers and power-drinks, which you must consume without losing control.

Battle arenas

Each battle arena is procedurally generated, so matches take place on different maps. Before each match, you choose one of three Square configurations: fast, balanced or slow, each with its own play characteristics. Matches use an easy-to-learn control scheme and typically last two minutes or less.

You can create and save named, colored Squares in a database for tournament play, including AI opponents. A backstory tutorial video introduces the Square Saga universe and explains key gameplay mechanics.

Game modes

The game offers local player-versus-player action, as well as a single-player challenge against AI:

• Skill Challenge: Play alone against an AI opponent. Choose Easy, Medium, Hard or Insane difficulty; each difficulty can be configured as fast, balanced or slow. You can also choose your own Square configuration.
• Quick Match: Two players compete, choosing their Square configurations before the match.
• Best Of Series: Two players compete in a series of matches. Choose the number of matches, such as best of 3, 5 or 7; play continues until a winner is determined, then the standings are shown.
• Tournament: Run a round-robin tournament with as many players as you like, including AI opponents. Select the number of participants, then choose them from the Square database or create new named and colored Squares. Matches are generated automatically, and players are prompted in the configuration screen when their match is ready. Play continues until the tournament is complete, then the final standings are shown.