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55% positive of 56 · Mixed · Live from Steam
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Free on Steam. The demo has its own app, so its players are counted separately.
Chess is broken. Gather the Black Army, build a party of chess pieces, and battle through fractured boards in this asymmetric turn-based roguelike. Empower your army, adapt your strategy each run, and unravel the mystery behind a world trapped in an endless match.
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Review score: 55% on 2026-11-01 → 55% today (56 reviews)
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We’ve run into a delay with the final update for Once a Pawn a King, so in the meantime, we’ve added Cloud Save support. You can now seamlessly continue your runs across multiple devices!
Hey everyone! This is the second part (and hopefully the last for a while) of the resolution hotfix we released a week ago. We also fixed several bugs unrelated to resolution.FixesFixed resolution settings not being saved when reopening the game.Optimized curs…
Hello everyone,This is a small hotfix mainly focused on resolution settings.FixesAdded windowed mode.Added resolution options (all 16:9 for now, but they should no longer cause issues on ultra-wide screens).Increased chest spawn rates across all levels.Evasion…
Welcome to our first Major Update in Early Access! Thank you so much for all your feedback so far - it’s been incredibly helpful and has directly inspired many of the changes in this patch.We know we’ve been a bit quiet over the past month, but that’s because …
This is a quick patch for the weekend, adding to the one from yesterday.Patch Notes:👾 BUG FIXES 👾Quests progression didn't work, now it's working as intended. (Also suppose to work on previous saves, please let us know if you encounter any issues.)Floor 1 Bo…
This is the first patch for Once a Pawn a King! It's a quick fix to some of the issues players experienced on launch. We are trying to patch every problem as quickly as possible! If you encounter any problems or bugs please reach out to us here on Steam or in …
Somebody has to put the board back together and it is going to be the Black Army. Once a Pawn a King is an asymmetric turn-based roguelike built out of chess pieces. Gather a party, fight across fractured boards, empower what survives and adapt the whole plan …
The board is set, the pieces are in motion, and the wait is finally over.Once a Pawn a King has officially launched into Version 1.0!What began as an Early Access journey has reached its full release, and we want to thank everyone who joined us along the way. …
Hello everyone,We have an update regarding the release of Once A Pawn A King 1.0Version 1.0 will now launch on June 25th!We know many of you have been looking forward to jumping into 1.0, and we sincerely appreciate your patience as we make this adjustment. Wh…
🎉 We're excited to announce that Once a Pawn a King officially has a release date!♟️ 👑 June 15th - save the date!
Hey everyone!We’re incredibly excited to announce that Once a Pawn a King has officially partnered with Indie.io as our publisher! They’ve helped publish many indie games, and we’re thrilled to be working with a team that truly understands and supports our vis…
Hey everyone, and welcome to our third major update!This one introduces a large batch of new Blessings, Potions, Boss Figures, and pieces, alongside some much-needed fixes and balancing changes.As always, thank you so much for your continued feedback and suppo…
Welcome to the second major update patch notes of Once a Pawn a King! We heard your feedback - the bosses felt confusing and frustrating. This update aims to fix that!Keep the feedback coming! Your insights are invaluable and help us make the game better. You …
Hey everyone,We are thrilled to announce that Once a Pawn a King is collaborating with The Ouroboros King!The bundle is live now. You can get all this chess roguelike goodness for 20% off! Check it out: Thank you for all the support and stay tuned for future u…