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Chessplosion is like Bomberman but with chess piecesIt’s chess, but the pieces are bombs, and you are a duck

It’s chess, but the pieces are bombs, and you are a duck

An image of Chessplosion which shows multiple players throwing down chess piece-shaped bombs to catch each other out.

In Chessplosion you control a cute duck who hefts chess piece-shaped bombs onto its head. The aim of the game is simple: drop these pieces onto the board, create explosive chain reactions, and toast your opponents. But crucially - don’t toast yourself in the process.

Each chess piece-bomb explodes in a manner similar to how they’d move. For example, drop a Rook and it’ll explode in a cross shape, while a Bishop explodes outwards diagonally. Things get frantic when you pop multiple pieces down quickly, as you can imagine.

Chessplosion Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube

Chessplosion Announcement Trailer

Cover image for YouTube video

I like the sound of Chessplosion’s PVP modes too. You’ve got one on one fights, team battles, and even a Tennis Battle mode which has you throw bombs over a centre line for your opponents to dodge. Man, developer CT Matthews has absolutely packed the game full of splodey goodness.

Chessplosion arrives onSteamanditch.iothis September and I can already tell I will be awful at it.