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Once a Pawn a King

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Once a Pawn a King is a roguelike, turn-based strategy game with party-building mechanics, where chess meets chaos. Venture into the ever-shifting castle of the evil White King on a quest to rescue the beloved Black King, who was recently taken by the tyrant.

Developer: Clover Bite

Publisher: Clover Bite

Genres: Early Access Indie Strategy

Tags: Chess Dark Difficult Dungeon Crawler Early Access Grid-Based Movement Hand-drawn Indie Medieval Party-Based RPG Perma Death Procedural Generation Replay Value Roguelike Roguelite Singleplayer Strategy Stylized Turn-Based Strategy Turn-Based Tactics

Release Date: Aug. 18, 2025

Reviews: 26 (Positive)

Followers: 440

Platforms: Windows

Languages: English*<br>*languages with full audio support

Steam Achievements: None

Estimated Sales: $9,352

Once a Pawn a King on Steam

Categories: Family Sharing Single-player


AppID: 3298910 (game) - 9 Screenshots, 1 Videos on store page.