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.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Once a Pawn a King. It has received a total of 31 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 80 (Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Once a Pawn a King. Right now, it costs $11.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Once a Pawn a King and its growth over time. It currently has 437 followers on its community page.
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.
Players have rated Once a Pawn a King as "Positive" out of 31 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 30 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews — an overall 97% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $11.99. It can also be purchased through Bundle of the Kings and The Royal Discount which give a discount off its base price.
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:
- Single-player
- Custom Volume Controls
- 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