About Fair Squares
Fair Squares is a minimalist twin-stick shooter where you're a square fighting off waves of other squares. You're the blue one, and the pale squares are the ones coming for you.
The hook is in the upgrades. Every time you take one, the enemy squares get one as well, so getting stronger never comes free. The name is a play on the phrase fair and square, and the game takes it literally: whatever edge you gain, your enemies gain something too.
A run lasts a few minutes, with a dark purple arena, a small hp meter and nothing on screen that you do not need. You can play Fair Squares online here on a computer, and Fair Squares free in the browser is a good fit for a quick round between other things.
How to Play Fair Squares
- Click inside the game window first, then try the keyboard and mouse to move and aim.
- Shoot down each wave of squares.
- Take upgrades as they come, knowing the enemies get one every time you do.
- Watch the hp pips in the bottom-left corner.
- Survive as many waves as you can.
What to Expect in Fair Squares
Expect every choice to cut both ways. Each power-up you take is matched by one for the squares, so you're always weighing what you gain against what they gain. A run of Fair Squares can turn on a single upgrade that helps them more than it helps you.
It's a clean, blocky game, plain shapes on a purple field with a pixel font. Runs are short, which suits the roguelike structure: lose, think about what went wrong and start again.
Tips for Fair Squares
- Keep moving in wide loops around the arena. Standing still lets the squares box you in.
- Think about every upgrade from the enemy's side too, since they get one each time you do.
- Clear stragglers quickly so they do not pile up with the next wave.
- Keep an eye on your hp pips and back off when you're down to one.
- Stay out of the corners. They're the easiest place to get pinned.
Who Made Fair Squares
Fair Squares was made by kindanice, who released it on itch.io. It was made in Godot for Game Off 2022 and built around the phrase fair and square. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Fair Squares page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Fair Squares free?
Yes. Fair Squares is free to play here in your browser, with nothing to install and no account. A run only takes a few minutes, so you can jump in for a single attempt or keep going until you beat your best wave.
How do you play Fair Squares?
Click inside the game window and try the keyboard and mouse to move and aim. You're a blue square shooting at waves of enemy squares. Take upgrades as they come, but remember that each one you get also hands the enemies an upgrade. Survive as long as you can.
What is the goal of Fair Squares?
The goal is to survive as many waves of squares as you can. That gets harder as the run goes on, because the enemies power up every time you do. Doing well in Fair Squares means making each upgrade count, knowing the other side gets stronger every time you do.
Who made Fair Squares?
Fair Squares was made by kindanice, who released it on itch.io. It was built in Godot for Game Off 2022 and is based on the phrase fair and square. FunClicker embeds the creator's original version so you can play it here, and the credit for the game belongs to kindanice.
Can I play Fair Squares on a Chromebook or phone?
Fair Squares runs in the browser, so a Chromebook with a keyboard and a mouse or trackpad works. As a twin-stick shooter, it asks you to move and aim at the same time, which is hard to do on a touchscreen. A computer is the way to play.
Is Fair Squares unblocked at school?
Fair Squares only needs a browser tab, with nothing to download. Whether it opens on a school or work network depends on that network's filters, which we do not control. If Fair Squares loads for you, it plays the same as it would at home.
How do upgrades work in Fair Squares?
Each time you take an upgrade in Fair Squares, the enemy squares get one too. That keeps the fight even and makes every upgrade a small gamble. An upgrade that looks great for you may be paired with an enemy boost that makes the next waves much harder to handle.
Is Fair Squares a roguelike?
Fair Squares has a roguelike structure. Each run is short, lasting a few minutes, and when it ends you start over from scratch and try to get further. The upgrades you collect shape each run, for you and for the squares, so two attempts can play out quite differently.
