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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.

Released · Steam · App 3298910

Once a Pawn a King

Clover Bite · published by indie.io

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Genres

IndieStrategy

Categories

Single-playerCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionSubtitle OptionsFamily Sharing

Player tags

RoguelikeChessTurn-Based StrategyStrategyCasualTurn-BasedDungeon CrawlerReplay ValuePerma DeathGrid-Based MovementTurn-Based TacticsHand-drawnIndieStylizedSingleplayerMedievalDifficultRogueliteDarkParty-Based RPG

Followers

809

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Wishlists est

16,837

Price

11.99

USD

Release

Jun 25, 2026

released

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