About This Game

Learn Go. Play Go. Grow with Your Companions.

Go (Baduk / Weiqi) is one of the oldest strategy games in the world, but learning it doesn't have to be intimidating.

Companion Baduk is a Go learning and training game built around a simple idea: learning Go should be fun, approachable, and rewarding.

Play against a growing cast of unique AI companions, solve puzzles, study joseki, explore traditional Go proverbs, and review your games with a custom-built analysis AI that explains what happened on the board.

Whether you're placing your first stone or working toward your next rank, Companion Baduk gives you the tools to learn at your own pace.

Meet Your Companions

You're not just playing against a computer. You're playing against a whole community of Go companions.

Each companion has their own personality, backstory, playing strength, and approach to the game. Some are gentle teachers, while others are challenging opponents who will push you to improve.

• Play against a growing roster of unique AI companions.

• Discover their personalities, backgrounds, and relationships.

• Challenge opponents across different skill levels.

As you improve, you'll encounter new challenges and develop your own story alongside your companions.

Play Go Your Way

Jump straight into a match with automatically configured settings, or customize your experience with different board sizes, rules, and opponent strengths.

Four core game modes offer different ways to experience Go:

• Normal - Traditional Go with an even-game opening.

• Chinese - Play with the classic Chinese opening arrangement.

• Handicap - Use handicap stones to challenge stronger opponents.

• Sunjang - Explore a historical Korean variation of Go.

Challenge Mode introduces additional variations and unexpected situations to test your adaptability.

Understand Your Games with Custom AI Analysis

Winning is exciting, but understanding why you won or lost is how you improve.

Companion Baduk includes a custom-built Go analysis AI designed to make game reviews easier to understand.

Rather than relying entirely on complicated evaluation numbers, the analysis system examines moves and provides descriptions of what happened throughout the game.

• Move-by-move explanations - Understand the purpose and consequences of moves.

• Game analysis - Review how the game developed and which decisions mattered.

• Clear evaluations - Get a better understanding of which player is ahead and why.

• Learning-focused feedback - Identify mistakes, opportunities, and important strategic ideas.

The goal isn't just to tell you which move was best. It's to help you understand the reasoning behind it.

Thousands of Puzzles to Solve

Improve your reading, tactics, and board awareness through an extensive collection of interactive Tsumego (life-and-death puzzles).

• Practice essential techniques like capturing, escaping, and making life.

• Work through puzzles of varying difficulty.

• Take on custom ranked puzzles that challenge your current skill level.

• Build stronger reading habits through regular practice.

• Track your progress as you improve.

Whether you have five minutes or an entire afternoon, there's always another problem waiting to be solved.

Joseki Training

Learn the patterns and ideas behind common corner sequences with dedicated Joseki Training.

Study established sequences, explore different variations, and become more comfortable navigating the opening.

Joseki training helps you recognize familiar shapes and understand how local exchanges influence the rest of the board.

Explore the Go Proverb Database

Go has centuries of accumulated strategic wisdom, much of it preserved through traditional proverbs.

Companion Baduk includes a dedicated Go Proverb Database where you can explore these ideas and learn how they apply to real games.

Discover concepts such as:

• "Don't push from behind."

• "Play at the vital point."

• "The enemy's key point is your own."

• "Don't make empty triangles."

• "Urgent moves before big moves."

Explore the meaning behind these sayings and develop a stronger understanding of the strategic principles that guide experienced players.

Proverbs aren't absolute rules, but they offer valuable lessons that can help you recognize good shapes, avoid common mistakes, and make more thoughtful decisions.

Learn at Your Own Pace

Companion Baduk is designed to help players develop their skills gradually, without overwhelming them with information.

The learning system combines guided lessons, interactive practice, and AI opponents to create a more approachable experience.

• Interactive tutorials covering fundamental Go concepts.

• Scenario-based lessons that encourage learning by doing.

• AI opponents that scale with your skill level.

• Practice challenges to reinforce what you've learned.

• A structured path from complete beginner toward stronger play.

Learn the rules, understand the fundamentals, and gradually discover the deeper strategy that makes Go so rewarding.

Track Your Progress

Every game and puzzle is another opportunity to improve.

Your player profile keeps track of your development, giving you a clearer picture of how far you've come.

• Rank progression from 40 kyu to 9 dan.

• Win-rate trends and game statistics.

• Puzzle and training progress.

• Achievements and unlocked cosmetic items.

• A record of your journey as a Go player.

Customize Your Experience

Make Companion Baduk your own with additional content and customization options.

• Alternative board and stone appearances.

• Historic professional games for replay and study.

• Additional AI coaching and training tools.

• Unlockable cosmetic items and other optional content.

A Companion for Your Go Journey

Go is a game that can take a lifetime to master, but every player starts with a single stone.

Companion Baduk brings together traditional Go knowledge, interactive training, unique AI personalities, and modern analysis tools to make that journey more enjoyable.

Play a game. Solve a puzzle. Learn something new. Meet your next companion.

Your Go journey starts here.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Generative AI has been used in the development of Companion Baduk for occasional placeholder graphics, elements of companion character backstories, the promotional trailer, and some sound effects.