Underplayed Gems

Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale (2021)

Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale cover
Developer
Minimol Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
4.0 of 5, 24 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 48 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A gentle, low-stakes puzzle game where you fit chess-shaped pieces together to reveal a simple western tale.

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What players say

Players are split on this short wild-west jigsaw game. Some praise the challenge of chess-shaped pieces and the no-preview option, while others report save corruption, pieces snapping together wrong, and a grating soundtrack. Some label it an asset flip, others enjoy the themed puzzles from the Chess Knights series.

Screenshots

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