Murder on the Chessboard

Devlog

• Resizing Desktop Layout 🖥️
  July 20, 2026 by Varzival

  Responsive design is hard! Since a lot of you detectives are playing Murder on the Chessboard on their desktops or tablets, I've worked on a better layout for wide screen devices. Now you'll see the w... Continue reading

  
• The Glow Up-date 💅
  June 26, 2026 by Varzival

  I have quite the update for you today. The main focus is on UI improvements and better player onboarding , but there are also new puzzles for already established players! - Background art! For wide sc... Continue reading

  
• New Puzzles: A Knife in the Dark
  May 14, 2026 by Varzival

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  #chess

  Hello detectives! For all of you that can't get enough of the puzzles, I've added a bunch of new ones! - two harder Poison puzzles (see last update post) - A Knife in the Dark: the last position of th... Continue reading
• New Poison Puzzles
  April 30, 2026 by Varzival

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  Hello fellow detectives! I'm happy to say the the first public playtest last Tuesday went super well - got lots of feedback from other gamedevs and puzzle enthusiasts. With renewed enthusiasm and ener... Continue reading
• Reduced the jank
  April 26, 2026 by Varzival

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  #fix

  In preparation for the first public playtest I've made some little quality of life upgrades: - fixed the issue where people would accidentially select squares rather than just zooming in (mainly tutor... Continue reading