Pawn of the Dead News

Native Silicon support for macOS, Improvements for Linux

macOS
Pawn of the Dead supports Silicon processors (M1, M2, etc.) natively now. It could already run on Macs with Silicon processors before, though, this update is about performance upgrade.

Linux
Pawn of the Dead's Linux port is built with IL2CPP backend, it was Mono before. And Vulkan works better (you can use -force-vulkan parameter to open the game with that). This update is about performance, as well.

Windows build didn't need any change.

Gamepad support and more optimization

This patch provides full gamepad support for Pawn of the Dead. Also, we optimized the game more.

"Restart the level" suggestion when you lose an important piece

Now in Chapter 1, the game suggests you to restart the game if you lose an important piece.

Pawn of the Dead is a fun Zombie twist on Chess in the style of Battle Chess

Love Chess but want something a little different? Pawn of the Dead seems like it could be exactly what you want.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/06/pawn-of-the-dead-is-a-fun-zombie-twist-on-chess-in-the-style-of-battle-chess

Bug fix: We can do castling in Classical Chess mode

We fixed a bug that used to prevent White side players from castling in Classical Chess mode.