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
I only played the steam version without the patch yet, but this game is adorable. And pretty exciting. The MC is easily likeable, as well as all of the other characters. And the music is beautiful, especially the one we hear when the credits roll.
Steam User 0
Severely underrated game. Linnaeus best boi - the ballroom scene had me swooning
Steam User 0
Chess of Blades is such a treat. But a few warnings: You might hate all the characters at first. I did. Until the story branches they are all a bit insuferable, MC included. But when you are on a route, they get quite charming. All routes are actually good, I was surprise by it.
When the story branches you get different stories mostly, which is nice. Some MLs are a bit late to appear. I highly recommend doing them all, I assure you the first part doesn't make justice to the MLs.
The fact that is totally voiced is so good, even if most of them at first sound a little too... victorian gay. Sometimes they seem to relax and don't sound so haunty. And you get some surprises along the way.
If you are doubtful about doing all of them, you really should.