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Pawns of War

Pawns of War

Dark parallel world in which humanity has destroyed itself. And only small colonies have survived the last centuries holding on to power at the expense of the totalitarian regime of government. You were thrown here after your death, is this how you were given a second chance?

Released Mar 10, 2025 Developer FLARE Platforms Windows Pixel GraphicsAnimeCreature CollectorAuto BattlerWargame
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

83.4%positive734 reviews
Recommended · 16 found this helpful

“man, starbound sure does have a lot more guns than i remember it having”

— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Pawns of War This game reminded me a lot of the Bad 2 Bad series, and I just finished Bad 2 Bad: Apocalypse (peak), so that's definitely a good thing. A quick reminder: this game is FREE. > It ran well on my i3-1115G4 at 1080p/60 FPS. > I like the storytelling. It feels like…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 28 found this helpful

“A youtuber once said that the main problem with most indie fps games is that they focus on the guns first and focus on the game itself second. And that statement seems to apply to this game as well. This game has 74 guns and 300+ attachments for those guns. There are 19 "Pawns"…”

— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

190all-time peak
0 50 100 2026 No data collected for this period 60 avg · May 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

50achievements
20.9%median completion
11.6%rarest: Approach
99.7% of players 87.7% of players 84.2% of players 52.2% of players 45.5% of players 39.7% of players 30.1% of players 29.9% of players 29.2% of players 28.3% of players 26.8% of players 25.4% of players 25.4% of players 25.2% of players 24.5% of players 24.0% of players 23.7% of players 23.7% of players 23.0% of players 22.3% of players 22.2% of players 22.2% of players 21.5% of players 21.3% of players 21.2% of players 20.9% of players 20.5% of players 20.3% of players 20.0% of players 20.0% of players 19.6% of players 18.7% of players 18.4% of players 18.0% of players 17.5% of players 17.2% of players 17.2% of players 16.7% of players 16.5% of players 16.5% of players 16.3% of players 16.0% of players 15.8% of players 15.7% of players 15.6% of players 15.5% of players 15.5% of players 15.2% of players 12.3% of players 11.6% of players 99.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
99.7%Good luck! — First play game.
87.7%Prologue — Complete story prologue.
84.2%Developers & Testers — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
11.6%Approach — Complete the L-16-9 mission by completing all the tasks.
12.3%Escalation — Hidden achievement
15.2%Frog — During school lessons at the L-4 level, make fun of April.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 25, 2026
⚙️ Hotfix 1.0.3.7

Added: Added dual knives "HVC" . Added a new Pawn — LAZURE . Added a Licenses section with links to the original characters Avee and Kathi . Added a defensive animation for the katana. Fixed: Fixed th

Aug 12, 2026
⚙️ Hotfix 1.0.3.6

Added: Added the ability to refresh the shop inventory. Added a hotkey for using the underbarrel grenade launcher. Added the AK-74M "VOIN". Fixed: M4 CCO has been moved to the PDW class. Removed the a

Aug 09, 2026
⚙️ Hotfix 1.0.3.5

Fixed: Fixed the names of the KATHI and TORCH Pawns. Fixed the position of text in the mission menu. Fixed the M4 rail and handguard modules. Fixed duplicate items appearing in the shop. New promo cod

Aug 09, 2026
⚙️ Hotfix 1.0.3.4

Added: Added a new filter for the Pawn and Weapon inventory. The selected filter is now saved even after exiting the game. Weapons and Pawns now display "Level Up" in the inventory when the required u

Aug 02, 2026
⚙️ Hotfix 1.0.3.3

Fixed: Auto-battle rewards have been increased. Players now receive more money and weapon EXP cards. The system that hid unowned modules has been removed. The Weapon Workshop now displays every module

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Free To Play
Player tagsPixel Graphics · Anime · Creature Collector · Auto Battler · Wargame · Colony Sim · PvE · Roguelike · Arcade · Visual Novel · Strategy · Character Customization (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Stereo Sound
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Korean
Achievements50
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD FX-4350 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (1GB) or AMD Radeon HD 6570 (1GB) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 600 MB available space