Pawnbarian

Pawnbarian: A Chess-Based Puzzle Roguelike Adventure

Dive into Pawnbarian, a captivating turn-based puzzle roguelike where strategic thinking and chess-like movements are your only weapons! Engage in bite-sized, yet intensely challenging sessions as you command your hero on a compact dungeon board. Use a unique deck of cards representing chess pieces to outsmart cunning enemies with their diverse and tricky abilities. Can you become the ultimate warrior of the Chesslands?

Key Features

Unleash the power of the chessboard! Use a deck of chess piece cards to strategically hack and slash your way through hordes of monsters in this innovative puzzle roguelike.

Easy to learn, difficult to master. Whether you are a chess grandmaster or a complete novice, you can pick up the basics of Pawnbarian in minutes and immediately begin your tactical puzzle adventure.

Plan ahead for victory! Carefully analyze each move to navigate challenging and dynamically evolving tactical combat situations within each dungeon.

Upgrade your arsenal! Spend your hard-earned treasure to imbue your cards with powerful enhancements, turning your chess pieces into formidable weapons.

Quick and deadly runs! Experience the thrill of quick 15–30 minute runs – or face certain defeat as you learn the intricacies of this chess-inspired roguelike.

Endless challenges await! Test your skills in the infinite post-run Gauntlet mode and see how long you can survive the ever-increasing waves of enemies.

Six unique heroes! Choose from 6 distinct characters, each requiring a unique approach to conquer the 3 perilous dungeons.

Conquer the Chains! Progress through Chains, a series of escalating difficulty modifiers that will truly test your strategic prowess.

What You Won't Find

No permanent upgrades! Focus on skill and mastery. There are no permanent upgrades or extensive unlockables. Your progress and satisfaction come from mastering the game's elegant and interconnected systems through strategic play.

Combat puzzles over complex builds! The shops offer meaningful choices, but the roguelike depth comes primarily from solving the emergent combat puzzles with the tools you have. Pawnbarian emphasizes tactical decision making rather than intricate character builds.