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1.2.14 - Maintenance Update
Hello, long time no hear in this news section! In particular to the new players from the Spring Sale, as well as from the current Checkmate! Humble Bundle. This is a maintenance fix that addresses issues with Steam Deck…
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Attention Steam Deck / Linux Players - Force Proton!
Hey everyone, It appears a recent Steam Deck update broke the native build of Pawnbarian - the game launches, but isn't playable. I can't check right now, but I assume the same is true for Linux on regular PCs. I'm figu…
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1.2.11
new: Latin-American Spanish localization (thanks Diego Hernández!) new: Ukrainian localization (thanks Lacki23!) change: small update to the French localization (thanks Wok!) change: small update to the Finnish localiza…
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1.2.10
Yo! The demo version is available again. It didn't sit right with me that the game's mobile version has a free demo available and the Steam one doesn't, so I spent some time tweaking the game to create an updated demo w…
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Pawnbarian is one year old
...and I'm holding a record low 50% off sale to celebrate! I have no surprise patches prepared, but as a small treat, check out this lovely piece I comissioned from my buddy SquareAnon. It's sized exactly to potentially…
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1.2.9 - Housekeeping
change: updated JP localization (thanks Lunalia!) change: adjusted compression settings for some assets, let me know if anything looks funny fix: Nomad shot now properly affected by SFX volume settings Cheers, Jan
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1.2.8 - Getting too hard to word this blurb differently than the image
The game has a brand new Finnish localization by Minilammas. Thank you! Again, there were some mobile-specific QoL tweaks that should be invisible on desktop, but let me know if anything behaves weirdly. new: Finnish lo…
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1.2.7 - Language stuff as usual
Yo! The game has a brand new Bulgarian localization by Christiyan Zhechev. The Japanese localization was overhauled by Lunalia. Thank you so much! There were also some quality of life tweaks, but they mostly relate to o…
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1.2.6 - Language updates
Yo! Just a few changes for a few languages this time around. change: updated PL localization (thanks Agata & fri!) - change: updated IT localization (thanks BRino!) - change: updated PT-BR localization (thanks ivanilos!…
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1.2.5 - ...and more!
Yo! The three weaker characters are getting buffed. The Pawnbarian is getting a pretty significant buff of two extra upgrades in his starting deck. He wasn't necessarily the weakest of the bunch, but he's the face of an…
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1.2.4 - Language cornucopia
Yo! You know the drill by now. Danish by Thomas Brøcker. Tak! Hungarian by Roland Kalászi and Richard Nagy. Kösz! Korean by Kim Pilra. Gamsahaeyo! Russian by kivy0. Spasibo! The community translation effort is ongoing.…
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1.2.3 - Even more languages
Yo! Pawnbarian has been translated into Japanese by my wonderful girlfriend Agata Stasiak, and into Italian by a wonderful community member Robin Bernardinis. Thank you so much! The community translation effort is ongoi…
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1.2.2 - Degrindification
Progressing through Chains might've been a bit too grindy to begin with, but definitely became so with the new characters introduced in 1.2.0. This has been completely reworked. The chains still require unlocking, but i…
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1.2.1 - Small balance tweaks + French, Spanish, Swedish
Yo! The new characters have been very well received overall, and exactly 0 bugs popped up. That being said, the Mystic turned out to be slightly overtuned. With 1.2.1, her starting deck no longer has Diagonal Splash on…
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1.2.0 - New heroes, DLC bling, and more!
Hello! Pawnbarian is almost exactly 6 months old today, and there's some fun stuff lined up for that. Most importantly, 1.2.0 is a major content update, bringing three new heroes into the game. The Nomad fights using he…
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Stand with Ukraine Bundle + new stuff
Pawnbarian is part of the absolutely massive Stand with Ukraine Bundle, a charity bundle of games organized by Humble. 100% of the proceeds are going towards organizations dealing with the ongoing humanitarian crisis ca…
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