Gambonanza on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Gambonanza is a turn-based chess roguelike, set on a tiny board with higher stakes. Master tactical twists, invest your winnings and discover new rule-bending Gambits, tile and piece combinations. Face off against challenging bosses and get lost in all the ways you can break traditional chess!

Gambonanza is a roguelike deckbuilder, chess and turn-based strategy game developed by Blukulélé and published by Stray Fawn Publishing and Sidekick Publishing.
Released on May 01st 2026 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 11 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Turkish.

It has received 389 reviews of which 332 were positive and 57 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.74€ on Steam with a 35% discount.


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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS: Microsoft® Windows® 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400); AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1024 VRAM); Radeon HD 7750 (1024 VRAM)
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 450 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS 10.11 (El Capitan)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz 64 bits Processor
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL compatible graphics card with at least 512MB of video memory
  • Storage: 450 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Run on both Apple M1 and Intel Core M
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7
  • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
  • Memory: 2 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics should be enough
  • Storage: 450 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2026
A nice balatro-chess game. It looks good on paper, and it actually works quite well in practice. However, there are some balance issues and AI problems. I’m giving it a 7/10. I’d like to dive deeper into the game with updates and QoL improvements.
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May 2026
Good game, just wish it actually had more to do with chess (like a better ai or something)
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May 2026
I dislike chess and I only somewhat like Balatro, so logically I should be meh on Gambonanza... But I love it! It's a great roguelite strategy game.
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May 2026
I hate to say this, but "Chess Balatro". That's not an insult... this is a really fun game. Nicely presented and with a good interface.
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May 2026
I've been waiting for this game to come out since it's demo, and it's worth buying, Ive only done a run or two but I want to boost it's outreach since it is so new. I love the mechanics and it's worth buying even if you only vaguely know the rules to chess. The devs did a great job and I like it a lot :)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Gambonanza is currently priced at 9.74€ on Steam.

Gambonanza is currently available at a 35% discount. You can purchase it for 9.74€ on Steam.

Gambonanza received 332 positive votes out of a total of 389 achieving a rating of 7.95.
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Gambonanza was developed by Blukulélé and published by Stray Fawn Publishing and Sidekick Publishing.

Gambonanza is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Gambonanza is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Gambonanza is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Gambonanza is a single-player game.

Gambonanza does not currently offer any DLC.

Gambonanza does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Gambonanza does not support Steam Remote Play.

Gambonanza is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Gambonanza.

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Gambonanza
Rating
8.0
332
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Game modes
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Developer
Blukulélé
Publisher
Stray Fawn Publishing, Sidekick Publishing
Release 01 May 2026
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