Pawnbarian

92% - Very Positive – Steam Reviews

“A tiny and mighty game.” Rock Paper Shotgun

“A simple looking, but very addictive game…does a great job of channelling the classic strategic gameplay of Chess into a roguelike dungeon crawling format.” Alpha Beta Gamer

Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!

Features

• Use a deck of chess pieces to hack and slash through hordes of monsters.

• Pick up the basics instantly if you're familiar with chess, or learn in minutes if you aren't.

• Carefully plan your moves to navigate challenging, emergent tactical situations.

• Spend treasure to upgrade your cards with additional powers.

• Blitz through quick 15-30 minute runs - or die trying.

• Take on the infinite post-run Gauntlet to see how long you can survive.

• Pick from 6 characters to conquer 3 dungeons, all requiring an unique approach.

• Progress through Chains, a series of extra difficulty modifiers.

Not Features

• No permanent upgrades, and not much that needs unlocking. The progress and satisfaction come from your growing mastery of the game's elegant systems!

• No complex and varied builds. The shops provide a few key decisions, but the bulk of the roguelike depth lies in how you approach the emergent combat puzzles!