Once a Pawn a King (2026)

Developer

Clover Bite

Publisher

indie.io

Platforms

Windows

Genres

Indie, Strategy

Rating

3.1 of 5, 54 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 3.8 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A cunning and chaotic tactical game where every move feels like a gamble on a twisted chessboard.

strategicchaoticrogueliketurn-basedchallengingunpredictablewhimsicaltactical

What players say

Players praise the concept but say the 1.0 release is riddled with bugs, softlocks, and missing features like an undo button. The original developers were laid off and the publisher forced an early release, so many believe the game will never be fixed.

Trailer

Screenshots

More games like this

• A Game of Chaess (2026)
• Mate'Morphosis (2026)
• The Ouroboros King (2023)
• Choc Tactic for Chess Master (2026)
• Below the Crown (2026)
• Yes, My Queen (2025)
• Waves of Chess (2026)
• Last Crown Gambit (2026)

More by Clover Bite

• Chef Knight (2026)
• Slingbot Survivors (2025)
• GRIME II (2026)
• Tammuz: Blood & Sand (2026)
• GRIME (2021)
• Grime: Definitive Edition (2024)