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Pawnbarian

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App ID 1142080
App Type Game
Developer
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 31579907
Last Record Update 9 October 2025 – 19:14:32 UTC ()
Release Date 24 September 2021 – 13:59:41 UTC ()
😎 84.43%
841 reviews
3
In-Game
👻 Roguelike 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat ♟️ Chess 🃏 Card Game 🧩 Puzzle

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!

Additional Information

Developer j4nw
metacritic_name Pawnbarian
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Store Release Date 24 September 2021 – 13:59:50 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/j4nw.com
https://discord.gg/VSGztJVzFp
https://x.com/_j4nw
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Indie (23), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 24 September 2021 – 13:59:41 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 12 December 2021 – 12:57:32 UTC () (1639313852)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 89
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, FMOD SDK, Resonance_Audio SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 10 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8083478
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 12 August 2019 – 16:21:44 UTC (), in changelist #6713000

Supported Languages

19 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
Polish Yes
French Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes
Swedish Yes
Italian Yes
Japanese Yes
Danish Yes
Hungarian Yes
Korean Yes
Russian Yes
Bulgarian Yes
Finnish Yes
Serbian Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes
Ukrainian Yes

Tags

👻 Roguelike 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat ♟️ Chess 🃏 Card Game 🧩 Puzzle 👻 Roguelite 🎲 Board Game 💡 Strategy 🃏 Card Battler 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🖱️ Mouse only ☯ Minimalist 🎴 Roguelike Deckbuilder 🎴 Deckbuilding 🎮 Controller ♟️ Grid-Based Movement 🏽 2D 👤 Singleplayer 🤯 Abstract

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on Phone Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play on TV Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
1142083 Linux Pawnbarian Linux 228.50 MiB 87.70 MiB
1142082 Windows Pawnbarian Windows 178.62 MiB 84.22 MiB
1142084 macOS Pawnbarian Mac 211.16 MiB 94.24 MiB

Total size on disk is 618.27 MiB and total download size is 266.15 MiB.

Total size on disk is 178.62 MiB and total download size is 84.22 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 10647103 27 February 2023 – 15:13:35 UTC
public-beta Public beta branch 20325830 9 October 2025 – 19:10:22 UTC
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