Pawnbarian 9+

Chess Puzzle Roguelike

Jan Wojtecki

    • 4.3 • 34 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

Chess-inspired puzzle roguelike. Demo - single IAP unlocks full game.

The demo is ad-free. It contains a single character and dungeon.

Pawnbarian is a turn-based puzzle roguelike with bite-sized, but challenging sessions. Play cards to control your hero like a chess piece on a tiny dungeon board, outmaneuver enemies with their assortment of tricky abilities, and become the mightiest warrior of the Chesslands!

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!

What’s New

Version 1.2.11

Small changes to the infinite mode

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5
34 Ratings

34 Ratings

Tedthedoggo ,

Great game but…

First off, I love the game itself. The gameplay is like nothing I’ve played before and I loved playing the free demo. I do wish that there was more of the free demo though. I’d have given the game 5 stars if the price for the full game was a little lower. At the end of the day I can’t justify spending £5.99 on my phone for a game as I don’t play on my phone enough. I understand why it’s monetised in this way because I hate ads but I just feel it’s too much.

ed altman ,

Brilliant. My favourite mobile game in ages

This is such a great mobile game. Easy to learn, hard to master, you can put it down and resume any time so perfect for a one minute session or an hour.
I hate ads so the free demo and one-time payment to unlock the full game is perfect. No further monetisation or grinding, you just need to get good. I’m not a super fan of puzzle games but the difficulty curve is perfect for me.
If you enjoyed the demo, it’s definitely worth buying the full game.

Mordorlover ,

Level 7 is way too hard and unbalanced

Fix that and you’ll have a great game. No reason for me to purchase otherwise.

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Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.

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