
- 73/100
- Players6 ratings
More scores
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 70/100
- Player reviews
- 91% positive451 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Runs on
- Windows, Mac, Linux
- Price
- US$9.99
Where to get it

2021 · j4nw · Puzzle · Strategy
Pawnbarian
Nintendo console exclusive
Pawnbarian is a puzzle roguelike. Use chess moves to control your hero on a tiny dungeon board and learn how to outmaneuver enemies with various traits!
- Released
- 24 September 2021
- Platforms
- LinuxAndroidWindowsiOSmacOSNintendo Switch
- Genres
- PuzzleStrategyTacticalIndieBoard game
- Developers
- j4nw
- Publishers
- j4nw
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Fantasy
- Engine
- Unity 2019
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, English, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil) and 3 more
- Features
- Family SharingFull controller supportRemote Play on TVRemote Play on phoneRemote Play on tabletSingle-playerSteam CloudSteam achievementsSteam trading cards
- Time to beat
- 11hmain story14hwith extras
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