Developer posts and news about this game.
Hello! Update v2824 contains one small change: the optional in-game speedrun timer now displays an asterisk next to your time if any assist mode features are enabled. Some speedrunners use the assist mode features to test out strategies, but it's easy to accidentally leave them o
Hello! Update v2823 just contains one small bug fix: Gauntlet/Dungeon: fixed a credits wrongwarp caused by dying during a boss fight and reviving immediately afterwards (e.g. if the boss dies to the same explosion and gives you enough points for a heal) Thanks Gaphodil for findin
Hello! I just released update v2820, which contains a few bugfixes: Gauntlet (co-op): Bomb-throwing enemies now target a random player, instead of always targeting player 1 Gauntlet: Dying with coins on the floor and restarting the stage now makes those coins disappear, instead o
Hello! Update v2816 just makes one small change: the credits screen in Gauntlet mode now shows your difficulty setting and your bomb loadout. Dungeon mode shows this information too, if the speedrun timer is enabled. (I forgot to enable the speedrun timer during the run that I ju
Chessplosion's gauntlet update is out now! Chessplosion now contains Gauntlet mode, a new arcade-inspired mode where you score points by quickly chaining hits on enemies without taking damage. It's a bit like a linear version of Dungeon mode with no upgrades, no backtracking, and
Hello! The latest update (v2786) just contains a single crash fix: pausing the game immediately after dying in a single player game mode and hitting Retry no longer causes the game to crash. Huge thanks to Anti_Pixel and limga_ssb for finding this crash and letting me know about
Hello! I've been very busy this year, so here's an update on what I've been up to. First off, I just released a new game! It's called Ducky's Delivery Service, and it's a 2D action game where you are a duck who uses a propeller backpack to fly around and deliver mail. If you like
Hi! This update (v2779) contains some quality of life improvements and bugfixes: UI: Pressing the back button (or Esc on keyboard) while on the main menu now opens the "Are you sure you want to quit?" box instead of taking you back to the title screen General: Fixed a bug that wa
Chessplosion is featured in the Guildford Games Festival 2022 Steam event this weekend, along with lots of other games that were made in the town where I live. As part of the event, the game is 50% off! I'll be broadcasting some Chessplosion gameplay during the event to celebrate
This update (v2775) contains some quality of life improvements and bugfixes that I've been meaning to make for a while: UI: The border of your selected menu button now flashes slowly, to make it a bit easier to tell which button is selected Training: Both players now have 2 healt
Hi! In the process of looking into potential Chessplosion console ports, I have been cleaning up the code and fixing some small issues that I found. It's mostly behind-the-scenes code changes that are invisible to players, with these two exceptions: Greatly improved analog stick
Update v2738 tweaks a couple of the quality of life changes from v2736: Dungeon: the semi-transparent icons on the minimap are now a bit more faded out, to make it easier to tell them apart from the regular icons. Dungeon: the Retry button in the pause menu was moved below the Ma
This update adds a few quality of life upgrades for a smoother experience when playing Dungeon mode. Here are the full patch notes for v2736: Dungeon: special rooms on the minimap that have already been completed now show a semi-transparent icon instead of no icon at all, so you
This update fixes an annoying save bug and reverts a nerf to the speed shoes in Dungeon mode. Here are the full patch notes for v2720: Dungeon: buffed speed shoes back up to a 20% speed increase. They were originally nerfed partly because they were so overpowered when it came to
This is just a quick extra patch for the new Dungeon mode map screen. You can now access the map directly without having to go through the pause screen, by pressing Tab on keyboard or Y on gamepad. This button can be changed in the controls menu.
Chessplosion's Dungeon mode now has a map screen! You can access it from the pause menu and use it to warp to any previously explored room. Edit: Update v2718 now lets you access the map directly by pressing Tab (keyboard) or Y (gamepad) Here are the full patch notes for update v
Update v2713 just contains a single bugfix: When you start stepping from one square to another, you can now plant bombs during the first 3 frames of the step instead of immediately losing your ability to plant bombs on frame 1. This has been a feature of the game since it first r
Hello! Update v2712 is out, which just contains a quick couple of hotfixes for Dungeon mode: Dungeon: Upgraded bombs will now match your character's color, just like regular bombs. Previously they would always show as white in shops, and their explosions would always be orange. L
An update to Chessplosion's Dungeon mode has been released! It addresses a couple of balance issues, and makes it easier for you to see when you run out of ammo and switch back to using regular bombs. Here are the full patch notes for update v2709: Dungeon: Picking up another cop
This is just a quick patch with a few Dungeon mode bugfixes and balance changes. The balance changes aim to slightly lower the amount of maximum health you can build up if you find several health upgrades early in your run, as it was easy to end up with 10+ health and the ability