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Pawnbarian

j4nw Developer

j4nw Publisher

2021 Release

Indie Strategy RPG SingleplayerTags

Game News Posts: 40

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Very Positive (422 reviews)

https://j4nw.com/pawnbarian

Steam Store

Public Linux Depots:

Pawnbarian Linux [163.15 M]

1.1.0 Patch Notes

Pawnbarian's first gameplay update is here! It ended up being a pretty substantial balance overhaul, even with a bit of new content, so I didn't dive into the Chain progression after all - it might still be necessary, but no point in fiddling with too many variables at once. Overall, the changes should open up more options to deal with whatever the game throws at you. Hope you enjoy! Jan new: Purify, a Blight-cleansing upgrade available only for the Knight Templar (for now??? :>) new: vfx for Spark Imp's Golem Soul activation change: shop has 5 upgrades (was 4) change: Kraken Tentacle no longer has Brawler change: all Blight Wake enemies move twice (new for Kraken, Tentacles, Blighted Capybear) change: King Golem randomly spawns either a Guard Golem or a Knight Golem (was just Guards) change: Pawnbarian checks the 3 Pawn promotion trigger after the row trigger (was before) change: Knight Templar starts with Purify instead of Shield on one of the Knights change: Shogun's Pawns start with 2 Cantrip and 1 Cardinal Splash (was 3 Cantrip) change: every third Gauntlet Floor is a boss fight (wasn't spawning bosses at all) change: Gauntlet Floors in the Golem Fortress spawn with 3 Spark Imps (wasn't spawning Imps at all) change: improved clarity of many descriptions change: made some flavor text more flavorful build acc6265: fix: King Golem description no longer partially missing

[ 2021-10-14 20:16:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Pawnbarian is a minimalist puzzle roguelike. It's built around the core mechanic of using chess moves to control your adventurer on a tiny dungeon board.

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 tricky, 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 3 characters with unique rules to conquer 3 dungeons full of varied monsters.
Progress through Chains, a series of extra difficulty settings.

What Pawnbarian is not

Pawnbarian is not a full-fledged roguelike with deep and varied builds to explore. There is a bit of progression over the course of a run, but the core of the game is dealing with a variety of enemies, and figuring out what to do each turn.

Think of it as a highly replayable puzzle game with a roguelike card battler feel.