Pawnbarian News

Full gamepad support is now available in the beta test branch! Everything seems to work A-OK, but the whole underlying input system has been overhauled, including for keyboard & mouse, so I want it to go through a short testing period first.

Give it a spin, and please share any thoughts on it - even if it's just a "works fine", which is what I'm hoping for!

To switch to the beta branch:
- right click Pawnbarian in your Steam Library
- select Properties
- select Betas
- switch to "public-beta"

Select "none" instead to switch back to the main version of the game.



I've been testing with an Xbox 360 controller, but any generic gamepad (and Steam Deck!) should work just fine. You can swap between K&M and gamepad at any time, the game will adjust accordingly.

A few limitations / not yet implemented features:
- Tutorial text doesn't account for gamepad use. High priority.
- Polish language version doesn't have the new strings translated. High priority.
- Gamepad input isn't rebindable. Medium priority.
- There are no button prompts during gameplay. Medium priority to have it as an option.
- Some non-crucial descriptions aren't available (loot, hearts, deck/discard). Low priority.

Cheers,
Jan

Pawnbarian's original soundtrack by Aleksander Zabłocki is now available for purchase!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1734720/Pawnbarian__Original_Soundtrack/
Additionally, for the next 48 hours, the game is 20% off as a Steam Daily Deal! It's gonna be the best deal for a while, so consider grabbing the game, or telling a friend if you think it's worth it. Cheers!

The Pawnbarian is now Mr. Worldwide! 1.1.3 brings an official Polish translation (cześć i czołem!), as well as support for trivially modding in community translations, and an easy way to translate via Crowdin.

I'd love you to help! Read on in the new Steam Community subforum and sticky:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1142080/discussions/4/3156454576342449483/

It's not a huge undertaking - there are roughly 300 strings and 2.4k (English) words to translate for the game, and a bit extra for the Steam store page if you're feeling up to it.

build a802ee9:
fix: "Abandon Run" now does, in fact, abandon the run

A tweak to solve a long-standing issue confusing some newcomers to the game, and a more pleasant game reset flow for everyone.

change: overhauled the dungeon select screen with a more intuitive layout
change: exiting to menu after a loss, victory, or abandoning the run now goes to character select
change: exiting to menu after the tutorial now goes to dungeon select with Goblin Caves selected
change: description now makes it clear that the Knight piece "jumps" instead of "moving"
fix: upgrade icons now properly restore their full scale when going down from 5 upgrades

Pawnbarian is participating in Steam's Digital Tabletop Fest, and I'll be trying my hand at live streaming. Come watch me be bad at my own game and maybe chat a little.

In the meantime come check out some other sweet games in the Fest!
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/tabletopfest