Chess of Blades
Romance, Mystery, Fantasy, Comedy, BL · by Argent Games · 2017
A shy nobleman dragged to the king's five-day birthday festival stumbles into a crime, a masquerade and three men with secrets of their own.
Who it's for: Adults who want a voiced BL mystery-romance with three love interests and optional explicit scenes.
The story (spoiler-free)
Rivian Varrison would rather be anywhere but the king's lavish birthday celebration, but his famous father insists. Five days of balls, festivals and drinking lead up to a grand masquerade, and Rivian keeps running into intriguing strangers.
When a crime shakes the festival on its second day, Rivian is pulled into the investigation and has to work out who the people around him really are. Three main romance routes and a side romance branch out from the mystery, with nine endings in all.
The game is fully voiced in English. It ships in PG-13 and R-18 versions, so players can choose how explicit the romances are.
Why play it
- +Fully voiced BL with a genuine mystery
- +Official PG-13 and R-18 versions
- +Official adult Android build on itch.io
- +Nine endings and a side romance
Keep in mind
- −Steam edition needs the itch.io patch for adult scenes
- −Adult content is a modest share of the runtime
- −Older 2017 presentation
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