# Games like Pawnbarian

> The closest matches to Pawnbarian: Slay the Spire, Trials of Fire, Dicey Dungeons, The Ouroboros King, and Gambonanza. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — Shares deck building with Pawnbarian. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
2. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Pawnbarian. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
3. [Dicey Dungeons](https://imho.run/games/861540/dicey-dungeons) — Also Mouse only and Roguelike Deckbuilder, like Pawnbarian. 6,133 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/861540/)
4. [The Ouroboros King](https://imho.run/games/2096510/the-ouroboros-king) — Also Chess and Board Game, like Pawnbarian. 355 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2096510/)
5. [Gambonanza](https://imho.run/games/3509230/gambonanza) — Shares chess based combat and deck building with Pawnbarian. 1,417 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3509230/)
6. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — A frequent pick in Pawnbarian players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
7. [Monster Train](https://imho.run/games/1102190/monster-train) — Shares deck building with Pawnbarian. 12,182 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102190/)
8. [Monster Slayers](https://imho.run/games/496620/monster-slayers) — A frequent pick in Pawnbarian players' libraries, and another Action. 609 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/496620/)
9. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — A frequent pick in Pawnbarian players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)
10. [Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles](https://imho.run/games/1755830/astrea-six-sided-oracles) — A frequent pick in Pawnbarian players' libraries, and another Casual. 1,031 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1755830/)
11. [Pirates Outlaws](https://imho.run/games/1046300/pirates-outlaws) — A frequent pick in Pawnbarian players' libraries, and another Adventure. 295 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1046300/)
12. [Roguebook](https://imho.run/games/1076200/roguebook) — A frequent pick in Pawnbarian players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,911 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076200/)
13. [DungeonTop](https://imho.run/games/1146230/dungeontop) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Pawnbarian. 167 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1146230/)
14. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares deck building with Pawnbarian. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
15. [Banners of Ruin](https://imho.run/games/1075740/banners-of-ruin) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Pawnbarian. 1,239 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1075740/)
16. [Hadean Tactics](https://imho.run/games/1260590/hadean-tactics) — Shares deck building with Pawnbarian. 784 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260590/)
17. [Circadian Dice](https://imho.run/games/1893620/circadian-dice) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Pawnbarian. 477 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1893620/)
18. [Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers](https://imho.run/games/2400510/dungeons-degenerate-gamblers) — Shares deck building with Pawnbarian. 2,037 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2400510/)
19. [Pairs & Perils](https://imho.run/games/3179860/pairs-perils) — Shares deck building with Pawnbarian. 55 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179860/)
20. [Tower Tactics: Liberation](https://imho.run/games/1709900/tower-tactics-liberation) — Shares permanent upgrades and deck building with Pawnbarian. 836 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709900/)
21. [Drop Duchy](https://imho.run/games/2525310/drop-duchy) — Also Card Battler and Board Game, like Pawnbarian. 1,463 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2525310/)
22. [Deep Sky Derelicts](https://imho.run/games/698640/deep-sky-derelicts) — Shares deck building with Pawnbarian. 1,130 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/698640/)
23. [Gordian Quest](https://imho.run/games/981430/gordian-quest) — Shares deck building with Pawnbarian. 1,811 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/981430/)
24. [Right and Down](https://imho.run/games/2008050/right-and-down) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Pawnbarian. 83 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008050/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1142080&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1142080&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1142080&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1142080
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1142080
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Pawnbarian

Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1142080
- **Developer:** j4nw
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 24, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1142080/pawnbarian)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1142080&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1142080/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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