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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 ()
😎 84.46%
843 reviews
0
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_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
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    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

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Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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timestamp3 March 2025 – 18:07:38 UTC

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timestamp 23 September 2021 – 17:26:08 UTC

Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 7 24-hour peak
  • 139 all-time peak 5 December 2021
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  • 7,352 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 84.46% SteamDB Rating
  • 756 89.7% positive reviews
  • 87 10.3% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
24 September 2021 Steam Release -
18 March 2022 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Stand With Ukraine Bundle -
26 March 2025 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Tactical Triumph -

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Pawnbarian had an all-time peak of 139 concurrent players on 5 December 2021.

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