VRShogiMates
TabletopWelcome to VRShogiMates, your gateway to a captivating virtual realm of classic board games! As a solo developer's passion project, this app delivers an unparalleled experience featuring Shogi, Chu Shogi, Chess, Xiangqi, and the unique Gungi from Hunter X Hunter.
Multiplayer Mode:
Challenge opponents worldwide in real-time or correspondence matches. Whether facing friends or discovering new adversaries, the global multiplayer functionality ensures a dynamic and engaging experience.
How to play:
New to these intricate games? No problem! VRShogiMates provides comprehensive rules, instructions, and a game record for each game type to help you learn. Explore the rules, grasp essential strategies, and elevate your skills!
Regular Updates and Support:
My commitment doesn't end at launch. Expect continuous updates, bug fixes, performance enhancements, and exciting new features driven by valuable feedback from us.
Unique Highlights:
Venture into the unexplored VR realms of Shogi, Chu Shogi, Xiangqi, and Gungi - experiences currently not offered by any other VR app on the market! The last game type, Gungi, brings a touch of fantasy to your gaming repertoire. It’s refreshingly different from other board games, check it out!
Embark on this virtual journey, where tradition meets innovation, and every move is a step towards victory. VRShogiMates is not just a game; it's a portal to a world where strategy, competition, and community converge. Join us and redefine your board gaming experience!
| comfort | ⦾ Not rated |
| age rating | 0+ Everyone |
| website | vrshogimates.wixsite.com |
| developer | Sir_davis3 |
| publisher | David Laszlo Banfai |
| connection | Internet required |
| app version | 1.4.7 |
| languages | English |
Reviews 3
Tricky controls, but a great experience
Got the Quest version, played with a friend, then messaged the dev on discord and got a free Steam key.
This game throws you into a VR dojo with a bunch of classic board games—Shogi, Chess, Xiangqi, even Gungi (which I hadn’t heard of before and now fear slightly). It’s all beautifully done, but the controls take a bit of getting used to. Pro tip: the YouTube tutorial helps a lot.
Gungi is wild. It feels like Chess and Shogi had a brilliant but slightly unhinged child.
If you’re into strategy games and don’t mind a learning curve, this is a solid pick—especially considering it’s made by one guy. Respect.
Recommended. Just be ready to spend the first few matches losing to your own hands.
basic but awesome!
Overall, definitely worth it if you like any (or all) of the chess-like board games. It isn't the most polished game I've played, and it's missing a computer to play against. BUT, it literally lets me play a game of chess in real time with my brother who lives across the country. For the Hunter x Hunter fans out there, I can play actual Gungi !! (a next level multi tiered chess/shogi strategy game) with my friend. Correspondence mode (async playing) is also super sweet, since sometimes I don't have the time to sit down for a full game. Instead, I can send one move every day or two and play a game with friends over the course of a month.
The controls aren't super intuitive, but there is a great instruction panel, so it's worth reading it. Also, there is a bunch of content for people to learn about the various games, so that's sweet. The more I've played around with the different games, the more cool little things I discover.
While the appearance might not "Wow" you at first, the actual functionality of the game and possibilities it opens for chess, shogi, gungi, and the others (yes, there's more lol) is awesome and makes getting this app worth it IMHO.
Great for shogi and chess enthusiasts
The game is fun and works great on my Quest 2. I love the authentic Japanese setting and the way the board and the pieces look and sound. The game provides a calming experience when analyzing a position, while it also offers excitement as the only way to challenge an opponent to a shogi game in VR.