Lodemate — press kit
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Chess, with magnets under the board.

Developer: Pablo Miranda, Quito, Ecuador
Released: 23 October 2026
Current version: 1.0, 23 October 2026
Platforms: iPhone & iPad
Requires: iOS 17 or later
Category: Games
Price: Free to play, with one purchase that opens everything.
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6820340902
Website: https://www.pablin.me/lodemate/
Privacy policy: https://www.pablin.me/lodemate/privacy
Press contact: support@pablin.me

About
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Lodemate is a chess puzzle game for iPhone and iPad where magnets move the pieces.

Iron pieces get pulled. Wooden ones don't. After every move, each magnet drags the nearest iron piece on its line right up beside it, so one quiet move can set off a chain reaction that ends in mate. Hold a piece over a square and the board shows what the magnets will do before you let go.

Features
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• 64 puzzles in 13 worlds, each with exactly one first move that works
• Something new in every world: coils, lodestones, repulsors, shields, levers, poles, mine carts and more
• Deep Lode: drop a piece down a shaft and bring it back up changed
• A new puzzle every day, a streak to keep, and a Home Screen widget
• Whole games against the engine or a friend on the same device

The developer
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Pablo Miranda is an independent developer in Quito, Ecuador, making apps and games for iPhone, iPad and the Mac, and the websites that go with them. Each app is designed, built and supported by one person.

Screenshots are the App Store's own, at full size. The app icon is lodemate-icon-1024.png.
Use them to write about Lodemate; please don't alter the icon.

© 2026 Pablo Miranda
