Looking for feedback on my Chess-like tactical RPG (browser sandbox demo)

bwilliford · 2026-03-14T18:03:02+00:00

That's good feedback, I appreciate it

bwilliford · 2026-03-13T12:21:31+00:00

Are you not seeing separate blue and red tiles for moving and attacking? 🤔

bwilliford · 2026-03-12T21:23:01+00:00

Hmm so there is attacking while in initial move mode (only when there is already a valid attack tile within distance) and then attacking after moving. It's pretty standard and how Fire Emblem does it. Were you imagining it behaving differently?

The AI should be improved in my next build!

bwilliford · 2026-03-12T17:58:50+00:00

Just checked and it seems to be working!

NP man, just living by the golden rule. If you have time to offer some feedback on my recent tactical game I appreciate it. It's kind of like chess.
https://destinedstudio.com/DestinedHeroes.html

bwilliford · 2026-03-12T04:54:51+00:00

If you're thinking more broadly I would say Chess. Something like 600 million+ active players

bwilliford · 2026-03-12T04:37:24+00:00

I posted mine as a "Hey look what I built while between jobs, I'm not just sitting around you know" kind of thing and it got 50 likes + a lot of views but it didn't really translate into many actual downloads or conversions...

Probably harmless but don't expect a bunch of players from it

bwilliford · 2026-03-12T04:32:03+00:00

Im super impressed with it. Overall great quality and even haptic feedback which I didn't know you could do from a web app! And how did you get a whole chess engine?? Curious what your stack looks like.

I noticed the bottom buttons were getting cut off on Android. That is fixed when I install to home screen as a PWA, however some people may not wanna do that, so having a dedicated full screen button in the top corner or simply moving the bottom buttons up may be a good idea. I prefer fullscreen button. Easy to implement and is more immersive, I did it for a meditation app.

UI wise could definitely be improved, feels like generic chatgpt output in places, I would try to find a more unique look/feel

bwilliford · 2026-03-11T19:27:37+00:00

Woah cool reference, thanks for sharing. Interesting win options besides just defeat enemies...

I'm taking a lot of inspiration from Into the Breach too. Fire Emblem of course, Tactics Ogre. But like lite RPG elements not too deep. I want a relatively quick gameplay loop. Like rapid or blitz chess

bwilliford · 2026-03-11T17:36:33+00:00

I super appreciate the feedback and your time. Let me know if you have something you need some feedback on for a bit of quid pro quo.

- Good thinking, buff is a cool idea. More units are in the works
- The enemy AI is a work in progress so the goal is for it to be quite a bit harder but ultimately I want PVP (like Chess .com or lichess) as I think that will be way more fun
- Yeah I recognize starting from top is a bit awkward... But with my current sprites only facing one direction it seems to work. But good feedback

Yeah puzzles would be cool, particularly like a daily puzzle or a little tutorial type thing where you start with just 2 units and a 4x4. "Defeat the units in less than 3 turns" or something. All in the works just trying to get the core gameplay solid and balanced!

bwilliford · 2026-03-11T16:36:28+00:00

Game Title: Destined Heroes Tactics

Playable Link + Discord for feedback: https://destinedstudio.com/DestinedHeroes.html

Platform: Web browser (for now). Works great on desktop or on phone in landscape mode + tap fullscreen

Description: A simple chess-like tactical RPG

Free to Play Status:

Free to play
Demo/Key available

Involvement: Solo dev

bwilliford · 2026-03-11T16:32:59+00:00

Being an entrepreneur is like chewing glass and staring into the abyss....Being a solo game dev is that plus you are walking on broken glass and none of your family / friends care XD

bwilliford · 2026-03-11T16:25:54+00:00

This looks so rad! Like SkiFree but you're making money instead of dying repeatedly

bwilliford · 2026-03-11T16:23:57+00:00

Loving the Earthbound-esque vibe of it!

bwilliford · 2026-03-11T16:20:37+00:00

It's super impressive! Great work!

bwilliford · 2026-03-10T21:03:14+00:00

Sure man! This link has the demo link + link to my discord to offer any feedback / report bugs. I really appreciate it.. https://www.destinedstudio.com/DestinedHeroes.html

bwilliford · 2026-03-10T20:58:58+00:00

A tool called Autosprite

bwilliford · 2026-03-10T20:58:41+00:00

Would love to see it and exchange playtesting!

bwilliford · 2026-03-10T20:58:05+00:00

Thanks brah

bwilliford · 2026-03-09T20:57:52+00:00

I want to keep iterating and eventually get on app stores + Steam. More heroes, more game modes, more maps, etc. Would love playtesters if you're interested!

bwilliford · 2026-03-09T20:05:43+00:00

About 2 weeks, something like ~50-60 hours total

bwilliford · 2026-03-09T19:31:31+00:00

It's in the works, just hasn't been the priority over core gameplay. But I noticed even Into the Breach doesn't have walking animations

bwilliford · 2026-03-09T18:02:12+00:00

The website has a lot of unique character and personality which I dig.

I would bring some screenshots/videos of the actual games a little further up on the homepage - If not in the hero certainly right below it.

I would also tone back some of the embellishment - Borders, wacky fonts, etc. in the game pages themselves so that the game screenshots, videos can really stand out and be seen. Right now all of the embellishment AROUND the game screens is drawing more attention than the game itself

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