Pawns of War

Pawns of War

Steam Deck · unrated

FLARE · Pixel Graphics · Mar 10, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

86%
Very Positive
639 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 639 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 172 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise50% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
-story event is out (Locator) (great detail to it) but otherwise for now the entire game can be played in 8 hours (still, as of writing it is v1.0.2.5. and they seems to be expanding the game)
41 of 172 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
So with all of this mentioned, what does the gameplay look like?
16 of 172 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
PoW is a labor of love and works well as a "proof of concept", with a solid turn-based combat mechanic and endearing pixel graphics.
6 of 172 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters41 reviews
Gameplay16 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Monetization27 reviews
93%
Difficulty5 reviews
100%
Bugs4 reviews
75%
Interface4 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat21 reviews
86%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
50
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.