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]

1.1.6 - Serbian, gamepad hints, mouse tweaks

Thanks to community member Lazar Ljubenovi, Pawnbarian is now available in Serbian in both Latin and Cyrillic script versions! The community translation effort is ongoing. Do you want to help translate into another language, or perhaps just suggest some changes? Check out this forum thread! There are now onscreen button hints when using a gamepad (on by default, but you can turn them off in the settings), and you can use the mouse scroll wheel to select cards. new: Serbian (Latin) localization new: Serbian (Cyryllic) localization new: scroll wheel selects cards (the same way gamepad shoulder buttons do) new: togglable gamepad button hints change: game font is now Libertinus instead of Linux Libertine (should be mostly invisible, but some things might look subtly nicer, and some issues for non-Latin glyphs were fixed) fix: Dragon Drop sfx no longer missing (has been since 1.1.4? oops!) Cheers, Jan

[ 2022-01-05 21:19:26 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.