Chessplosion
A downloadable game for Windows
Chessplosion is an arcade action puzzle game where you drop chess piece bombs to create chain reactions and trap opponents. Defeat enemies and bosses in Adventure Mode and the roguelike-inspired Dungeon Mode, break targets with limited bombs in Puzzle Mode, or fight friends and AI in Battle Mode.
Defeat a variety of enemy types and boss fights in Adventure Mode, inspired by the movement patterns of chess pieces. Avoid charging Rooks, don't get shot by Bishops' diagonal projectiles, and watch out for stomping Knights.
Venture into randomized dungeons in Dungeon Mode, defeating enemies and collecting money on your search for the Grandblaster Crown. A wide array of powerful upgrades and weapons mean that no two runs are the same!
Solve over 140 puzzles in Puzzle Mode, by using limited bombs to cause a chain reaction and break the targets. Or use the Puzzle Editor to create your own puzzles and share them with friends!
Dodge explosions in Survival Mode, where you're pitted against waves of tricky bomb patterns. It starts simple enough, but by the end you'll be dodging bullet hell Queen explosions and solving chess puzzles in real-time.
Go head to head in Battle Mode, either fighting against the AI or against your friends in local or online multiplayer (with rollback netcode). If you want a change from the regular Free For All Battles or Team Battles, the Tennis Battle mode lets you throw bombs over the center line to create bomb patterns for your opponent to dodge.
NOTE: Chessplosion's online multiplayer functionality relies on Steamworks networking, so online multiplayer is only playable in the Steam version of the game. A Steam key for the game is included with your itch.io purchase.
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows |
Release date | Sep 21, 2021 |
Rating | Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars (8 total ratings) |
Author | C.T. Matthews |
Genre | Action, Puzzle |
Made with | Aseprite, Sublime Text |
Tags | Arcade, Chess, Cute, Multiplayer, Pixel Art, Roguelike, Roguelite, Top-Down, Versus |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | German, English, Spanish; Latin America, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Chinese (Simplified) |
Inputs | Keyboard, Xbox controller, Gamepad (any), Playstation controller |
Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, Configurable controls, Interactive tutorial |
Multiplayer | Local multiplayer, Ad-hoc networked multiplayer |
Player count | 1 - 4 |
Links | Steam, Homepage, Soundtrack, Newsletter, Blog, YouTube, Twitch, Discord, Cohost |
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $5.99 USD. Your purchase comes with a Steam key. You will get access to the following files:
Development log
- Update v2824Jun 03, 2024
- Update v2823Jan 17, 2024
- Update v2820Dec 30, 2023
- Update v2816Dec 20, 2023
- Gauntlet Update out now! (v2814)Dec 18, 2023
- Update v2786Dec 02, 2023
- New Font and a New Game! (v2784)Jul 25, 2023
- 2023 Spring Cleaning Update (v2779)May 27, 2023
Comments
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Godddddd.... I haven't been playing this game for too long (only finished the Adventure Mode + Survival Challenges there and got to Floor 4 in Dungeon Mode) BUT THIS IS SO FUN...... AND I'M SO BAD AT IT PFFFF. Visualizing how Knights and Bishops are gonna hit is so hard, especially Knights.... But.... CERTAINLY ENJOYING IT A TON EITHER WAY!!! LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THROUGH EVERYTHING ELSE AS WELL!!!
Thank you for making this game!!!!
Thank you so much for playing the game, and I'm glad you're having fun! I've seen a lot of chess players and non-chess players play it, and the single biggest difference between the two groups is that the non-chess players all have a hard time visualizing knights and bishops at first. It's not just you!
One shortcut that makes things a bit easier is that bishops only hit squares the same color as the one that they're standing on, and knights only hit squares that are the opposite color to the one that they're standing on. But it still takes a while to get used to them. Anyway, I hope you enjoy puzzle mode and the rest of the game!
AYYY I like this game
definitly looking forward to buying it when I can, but a little something that at least I think might be a good idea is a demo. I mean, this seems like it COULD be the kind of game that you buy and then end up not liking, plus also you wouldn't need to put much in said demo, probably a small chunk of the levels from the first world, just a little something I thought might be nice and may actually convice more people that "hey, I like this I'm gonna buy the real thing" or "hey, aparently I didn't like this and I'm glad I didn't waste my money on something I would've ended up not liking"
I hope you enjoy the game when you buy it! In the meantime, there's no demo on itch yet but there's a Download Demo button on the Steam store page https://store.steampowered.com/app/1571220/Chessplosion/
thank you for pointing that out, I did not see that 😅, now I kinda feel like an idiot
No problem! The demo isn't on itch and the Download Demo button is hard to spot on Steam, so it's easy to not notice it
Looking forward to playing!
Thank you!!
CONGRATS ON RELEASE!!! this game is so fun and cute, i wish it all the success. thanks for letting me test and stuff!!
Thank you so much for all of your help! The game would have been much worse without you!
hi
Any plans for Linux support? Looks brill.
Thanks! It's something I'm interested in and I plan on looking into it, but I don't want to promise anything until I'm 100% sure that I have the time and means to do it.
No worries. I run GamingOnLinux so would love to cover it. Feel free to message any time for help testing / advice or anything Linux :)