Pawnbarian

Buy89%

Very Positive · 902 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

j4nw · Roguelike · Sep 24, 2021

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
18
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
19
Full audio0 of 19
Subtitles0 of 19

Should I buy Pawnbarian?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 902 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It might sound like a short game, but it offers great replayability due to different characters (of which there are currently 6) and enemy variety.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combination of turn-based chess puzzle and rogue-like elements is entertaining, and provides stimulating tactics w/o overwhelming choice or excessive difficulty.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It seems uncomplicated on the surface but there are quite a few playable characters which significantly change up the game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The UI, graphics, music and sound design are clean and wonderfully minimal
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is simple on the surface but a real thought-provoker, the UI is exceedingly clean, the soundtrack is great and the content has immense depth across its 10 difficulties, 6 'decks' and 3 maps.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Simple game, lacks a little juice and some mechanics rnt explained enough (specifically the character who uses completely different rules) but the combat is pretty fun

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay88 reviews
Difficulty49 reviews
Characters37 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
90% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $9.99