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Pawned Souls

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MikaDiscovered Oct 4, 2026

About the game

Soulslike combat meets Chess. Step onto the board as a pawn: move forward, strike diagonally, and battle enemy pieces that attack using their real Chess movements. Clear the board to claim your promotion

Original Steam description

✦ Soulslike combat meets Chess ✦

Step onto the board as a single pawn. Move forward, strike diagonally, and defeat every enemy piece on the board to claim your promotion.

✦ The Enemies ✦

Every enemy moves and attacks straight out of chess:

♙ Pawns: Frontline fodder that attack 1 tile diagonally.

♘ Knights: Jump over tiles and strike in L-shapes.

♗ Bishops: Long range diagonal attack & special projectile attack.

♖ Rooks: Long range line attacks & special AOE attack.

♕ The Queen: Fast, aggressive, hits from almost every angle & special AOE attack.

♔ The King: ??

Demo and release information

No demo is verified in the current check data. This does not mean the game has never had a demo; check its Steam page for current availability.

Steam demo, playtest and Early Access: what is the difference?

Information & artwork: Steam · Last checked UTC