Pocket Isles: Cozy Chess

Every animal moves like a chess piece.

A cozy chess puzzle game for iPhone and iPad by Emerge Labs. Rabbits hop like knights, foxes slide like bishops, hedgehogs roll like rooks. Plan a few moves ahead and guide every animal home across 72 tiny toy islands. Coming soon.

Highlights

• Puddle Lane on Meadow Isle: two rabbits and two foxes among trees and cottages, each heading for its own home tile.
• The home screen: the Pocket Isles title over a tiny island with a rabbit, a fox and a cottage.
• The world picker showing Harbour Isle, where a hedgehog rolls into town.
• Fishing Hut on Fjord Isle: an owl, a fox and a hedgehog on snowy rocks and icy tiles.
• Bridge of Sighs on Canal Isle in the evening: ducklings, a frog and a hedgehog by warm brick houses.

Seven animals, seven ways to move

• Rabbit: hops in an L, like a knight, right over anything.
• Fox: slides diagonally, like a bishop.
• Hedgehog: rolls straight until something stops it.
• Cat: one step any way, like a king.
• Owl: flies any distance in a straight line, like a queen.
• Frog: leaps exactly two tiles.
• Duckling: waddles one tile forward.

How to play

Tap an animal, then a glowing tile. When every animal is on its own home, the island is cleared. Beat the par for three stars. 72 hand-made islands across six worlds: Meadow, Harbour, Orchard, Fjord, Lagoon and Canal. Every island gives you 3 free undos, restarting is always free, and a hint shows the next move. Game Center leaderboards for total stars and each world's fewest moves.

Pricing

No ads, ever. Free to download, and the first world (12 islands) is free. Unlock All Islands: $4.99 one-time, opens the other 60 islands. Unlimited Undo: $4.99 one-time, undos never cost acorns. A hint costs 2 acorns. Acorns: 15, 60 or 120 for $0.99, $2.99 or $4.99. Tips: $1.99 or $4.99, unlock nothing. US prices; they vary by country.

Privacy

No accounts, no ads and no tracking. Anonymous gameplay analytics (Google Analytics for Firebase, without the advertising identifier) show us which islands are too hard. Progress stays on your device and purchases go through the App Store.

Support: hello@tryemergelabs.com

Pocket Isles is made by Emerge Labs, the studio behind Cat Nap Blocks and Neon Heist. Every character in the game is fictional.