Once a Pawn a King is an indie developed by Clover Bite, released 25 June 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Once a Pawn a King is
Once a Pawn a King is an indie game developed by Clover Bite and released in 2026. It was published by indie.io. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Once a Pawn a King launched on 25 June 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations and Denshattack!.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Palworld, Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations, Denshattack!.
Official trailer
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