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Gambonanza

74% positive of 1,639 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam

Made by Blukulélé. Published by Sidekick Publishing, Stray Fawn Publishing.

About the game

Gambonanza is a tactical roguelike that sets chess pieces on a tiny board. Forget traditional chess and embrace the chaos of breaking the balance! Spend your money on rule-bending upgrades, board tiles and pieces. Experiment with illegal combinations and face off against iconic bosses!

Tagged by players

  • Chess
  • Roguelike Deckbuilder
  • Turn-Based
  • Board Game
  • Deckbuilding
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • Difficult
  • Tactical
  • Roguelike
  • Roguelite
  • Arcade
  • Choices Matter

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    While the game looked derivative for Balatro down to even the title screen, it had potential and even does things that stick to its own guns. It would've been nicer to see those more developed, but it's so horribly balanced in how you need to be literally just lucky with draws and find gambits to make you just cheat at chess that it gets repetivive.

    10 h played when written. 16 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Kinda just feels very surface level and feels hard to keep a build going consistently

    1.8 h played when written. 9 found it helpful.

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