Pawnbarian (tuxdb.com)

Pawnbarian

j4nw Developer

j4nw Publisher

2021 Release

Indie Strategy RPG SingleplayerTags

Game News Posts: 39

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Very Positive (416 reviews)

https://j4nw.com/pawnbarian

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Pawnbarian Linux [163.15 M]

Stand with Ukraine Bundle + new stuff

Pawnbarian is part of the absolutely massive Stand with Ukraine Bundle, a charity bundle of games organized by Humble. 100% of the proceeds are going towards organizations dealing with the ongoing humanitarian crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is a cause particularly close to me in a very literal sense - I live in Warsaw, Poland, mere hours of travel away from the atrocities commited by the Russian army, and minutes away from places where many of the millions of Ukrainians fleeing their country are currently living. Anyone reading this probably already has Pawnbarian, but the bundle should still be a pretty amazing deal. You can also spread the word about it, and most importantly, please consider helping in ways other than just getting some viddy games for cheap. You can get started here: https://linktr.ee/razomforukraine Here's to a free, independent, and peaceful Ukraine, and a kinder world for us all.
NEVER AGAIN WAR - a monument at Westerplatte. credit In some strictly game-related news, for all your escapist needs - a free content patch with three new characters is coming to Pawnbarian, and you can try them out right now. They're mechanically complete, just unfinished on the audio-visual side, and will probably have a balance pass or two. Join the Discord and follow the instructions there to join the private-beta branch. Cheers, Jan

[ 2022-03-18 18:18:08 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.