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Once a Pawn a King

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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Game Stats
Release Jun 25, 2026
Price $11.99 -35% $7.79
Reviews 65% (49)
Avg CCU 0
Copies Sold 1,470
Revenue Est. $9K
Identity
Genres
Indie Strategy
Developers
Clover Bite
Publishers
indie.io
Media
Classification
Tags
Casual Chess Dark Difficult Dungeon Crawler Grid-Based Movement Hand-drawn Indie Medieval Party-Based RPG Perma Death Replay Value Roguelike Roguelite Singleplayer Strategy Stylized Turn-Based Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based Tactics
Categories
Custom Volume Controls Family Sharing Keyboard Only Option Mouse Only Option Single-player Subtitle Options
Languages
English
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