This game is absolutely a fresh new experience, the design and story feels thoughtfully crafted, looking forward to uncover all the secrets and romance my babe Misaki

it's very nostalgic to say the least and super fun game to go through. The art and storyline are beautifully put together to create such a wonderful game.
10/10 would kill Sora again

Misaki my beloved

not as good as ddlc as advertised on tiktok but it aint bad

I just finished the game and I have to say, I liked it a lot!

MOST IMPORTANT:
This game is the most fun if you play it blind!

If you are looking for a fast paced game that revolves rather quick, you are in for a treat!

The characters have awesome designs and are super nicely drawn!
While the combat system might take a little time to get used to (you should look at the icons rather than the text) it is a nice refreshing take on it.

The game got some inspiration from Doki Doki Literature Club and Mirai Nikki, so if you like any of those 2 you might like this game as well! That said, don’t let the word “chess” in the title mislead you, it's not a central focus of the gameplay, but more of a thematic element.

There were some moment that let me speechless (in a positive way) and still surprised me.

A note for streamers (minor spoiler ahead:)
The game reveals your computer's name at some point, so keep that in mind when streaming!

I can recommend this game if you want to have a nice time!

PS: In the time between the release of the game and this review there were already 2 Updates that added new content! So maybe there will be more in the future as well? Anyways, thank you for creating this game!

Best gone in blind. just know it is worth your time

This is a really hard review to write to avoid spoilers. So I've tried to remain as general, or obscure, as possible.

Tsunagari Chess School starts off as a Dating Sim-esque Visual Novel... But soon changes into something much darker. If you've played Doki Doki, the intro will seem very familiar to you but here it's much shorter before the game starts to develop it's themes and story, and that's not a bad thing!

As it starts as a visual novel, you start off by clicking through dialogue and choosing locations all with the mouse. as you move through, you'll have a couple of tutorials to show the rest of the controls, which are A and D during encounters. The controls are simple but can require precise timing. To say much more would spoil a blind run of the game.

Trying to give any explanation of the story would definitely spoil it for a first playthrough. I've cleared the game a couple of times and each playthrough gives you more opportunities for choices and ways to build the lore. To start, you're a new member of the Chess School and while there, meet other players who seem very interested in knowing you more. As the story continues, their reasons become more apparent...

Tsunagari Chess School is a short play, but has a really good story and works perfectly as expected. The story didn't go where I expected it to and the change up was fresh enough for me to want to clear it multiple times in one stream. I think it's worth the price and was an enjoyable experience. Well worth giving it a go.