Chess of Blades
The king is having a huge birthday celebration! Five days of dancing, festivals, and drinking, culminating in a grand masquerade ball. It just so happens that Rivian Varrison, the introverted son of a famous nobleman, is forced to attend this giant event by his father. By chance, or maybe something more deliberate, he runs into a host of colorful and shady characters, all with their own stories to tell.
But when a sudden and mysterious crime happens on the second day of the party, Rivian finds himself thrown into the middle of it, and has to discover the truth behind what really happened — and who the people around him really are.Features:
- 125,000 words — 12+ hours of gameplay
- 3 BxB romance options (+1 unlockable route!)
- 9 endings
- 30+ CGs
- Full English Voice Acting
- 14 track OST
- Windows/Mac/Linux/Android platforms
For those unfamiliar with visual novels, they are primarily 2D narrative-based games that present the user with important choices that alter the story’s path. For Chess of Blades, mystery and intrigue are a central part of the story, but there are also three prominent romance routes that significantly change the later portions of the game.
Play the demo through the "Download Demo" button to the right!
Argent Games
Argent Games is a 2-person team comprised of a writer/programmer/designer (Dovah) and a producer/manager (Gamma). Bonded together over a shared love of things such as games, anime, and Yaoi, we formed Argent Games in 2016 to launch our first title, Requiescence (also available on Steam).
Chess of Blades is the second Boy’s Love (or yaoi) mystery/romance visual novel game developed by Argent Games, and many more are planned in the future!
Game Discussion
Steam User 0
The different routes allow for you to choice the character and story mode you want such as childhood friend, buff dude + three way and a kinky ass whole.
Steam User 0
This game delivers mystery, charm, beautiful art, 4 diverging routes with meaningful choices, and excellent voice acting all the way through. Expect some cliches but it's entertaining enough to be well worth the occasional scoffing.
Is it any wonder this is one of my favourite comfort games? I've enjoyed it many times over the years, and I hope to enjoy it many more times.
P.s. It did take me this long to review it due to the occasional fat phobia, misogyny, ableism, and xenophobia in game.
Steam User 0
I give this game a recommend with an asterisk. I enjoyed my time with it...eventually. I had to really push through the first time, and I was thankful for the skip button on the other routes--not just because of the repetition, but because I found there was a lot of filler and just downright boring stuff, especially at the beginning. There was also a lot of missed opportunity when it came to the choices. The ones that existed were often silly (whether to eat vegetables or cake at dinner), while there were other places in the story where the MC made a decision without my input, and it could have allowed for some character flavor, at the very least. I understand that adds complexity and length to a game like this, so having (in my opinion) too few choices may simply have been a matter of controlling scope...but I felt the lack.
Despite my criticisms, I enjoyed all the routes (some more than others) and do not regret spending the time on this one. I'd buy it on sale, though. I'd be miffed if I'd paid full price.
Steam User 0
Hello, the game is amazing but i dont have the 18+ i wished for and i dont know how to install it even if i have looked for the patch folder. Can someone help me plz?
Steam User 0
would recommend