Once a Pawn a King
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.
- Price:$11.99
- Release Date:8/18/2025
- Developer:Clover Bite
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:4/3/2026
- Steam App Id:3298910
Once a Pawn a King
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- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Once a Pawn a King has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 78% lower than its previous all-time peak of 9 players achieved on 11/27/2025.
Once a Pawn a King Review
Once a Pawn a King has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 97 / 100. This score is calculated from 31 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Positive rating. These are split between 30 positive reviews, 1 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.
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Once a Pawn a King Price
Once a Pawn a King costs $11.99 in the Steam store as of 4/3/2026. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like Bundle of the Kings or The Royal Discount which offers a discount off the game's base price.
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About Once a Pawn a King
Once a Pawn a King is an Indie, Strategy, and Early Access game developed by Clover Bite. On 8/18/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by indie.io, and Clover Bite.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, Once a Pawn a King supports the following features:
- Custom Volume Controls
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
- Subtitle Options
- Mouse Only Option
- Keyboard Only Option
From the Steam community, Once a Pawn a King has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Roguelike
- Chess
- Difficult
- Procedural Generation
- Dungeon Crawler
- Dark
- Roguelite
- Medieval
- Stylized
- Turn-Based
- Grid-Based Movement
- Hand-drawn
- Replay Value
- Perma Death
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Party-Based RPG
- Top-Down
- Strategy
- Indie
- Casual
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Bundles
Once a Pawn a King is included in 2 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bundle of the Kings | 2 | 2 | $17.58 | View |
 | The Royal Discount | 2 | 2 | $22.48 | View |
Related Packages
Once a Pawn a King is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Once a Pawn a King | $9.59 | View |
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Soures & References
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Once a Pawn a King data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, April 3). Once a Pawn a King on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298910
- Valve Corporation. (2026, April 3). Once a Pawn a King. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/3298910