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Update v2824
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 te…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Chessplosion
Gauntlet Hotfix - Update v2823
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 g…
Announcement1 changeFix - Chessplosion
Update v2820
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 re…
Announcement1 changeFix - Chessplosion
Update v2816
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…
Announcement1 changeGameplay - Chessplosion
Gauntlet Mode Update (v2814)
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 v…
Announcement2 changesBalanceGameplay - Chessplosion
Update v2786
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 an…
Announcement2 changesPerformance - Chessplosion
New Font and a New Game! (Update v2784)
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 p…
Store4 changesGameplay - Chessplosion
2023 Spring Cleaning Update (v2779)
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 tak…
Store4 changesFixUI/audio - Chessplosion
Guildford Games Festival 2022
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 broadcas…
Event1 change - Chessplosion
Quality of Life Update (v2775)
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 whi…
Announcement4 changesUI/audioBalance - Chessplosion
Spring Cleaning in June (v2767)
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 playe…
Announcement2 changesGameplayUI/audio - Chessplosion
Update v2738
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. Dunge…
Announcement1 changeMaps - Chessplosion
Dungeon Quality of Life Update (v2736)
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 sh…
Store5 changesGameplayUI/audio - Chessplosion
Small Dungeon Update
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 ne…
Store2 changesFixMaps - Chessplosion
Update v2718
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 ch…
Announcement1 changeMaps - Chessplosion
Dungeon Map Update
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 (keyboa…
Patch notes4 changesMaps
