Works in United States,
Publisher
Sidekick Publishing GmbH
Developer
Blukulélé
Release date
1 May 2026
In-game languages
English, French
Available in-game languages
English
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Spanish - Spain
Turkish
Brazilian Portuguese
Simplified Chinese
Available countries
Åland Islands
AX
Afghanistan
AF
Albania
AL
Algeria
DZ
American Samoa
AS
Andorra
AD
Angola
AO
Anguilla
AI
Antarctica
AQ
Antigua & Barbuda
AG
Aruba
AW
Australia
AU
Austria
AT
Bahrain
BH
Belgium
BE
Benin
BJ
Caribbean Netherlands
BQ
Bosnia & Herzegovina
BA
Botswana
BW
Bouvet Island
BV
British Indian Ocean Territory
IO
Brunei
BN
Bulgaria
BG
Burkina Faso
BF
Burundi
BI
Cambodia
KH
Cameroon
CM
Canada
CA
Cape Verde
CV
Cayman Islands
KY
Central African Republic
CF
Chad
TD
Christmas Island
CX
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
CC
Comoros
KM
Congo - Brazzaville
CG
Cook Islands
CK
Côte d’Ivoire
CI
Croatia
HR
Curaçao
CW
Cyprus
CY
Czechia
CZ
Congo - Kinshasa
CD
Denmark
DK
Djibouti
DJ
Timor-Leste
TL
Egypt
EG
Equatorial Guinea
GQ
Eritrea
ER
Estonia
EE
Ethiopia
ET
Faroe Islands
FO
Fiji
FJ
Finland
FI
France
FR
French Polynesia
PF
French Southern Territories
TF
North Macedonia
MK
Gabon
GA
Gambia
GM
Germany
DE
Ghana
GH
Gibraltar
GI
Greece
GR
Greenland
GL
Guadeloupe
GP
Guam
GU
Guernsey
GG
Guinea
GN
Guinea-Bissau
GW
Heard & McDonald Islands
HM
Hungary
HU
Iceland
IS
Iran
IR
Iraq
IQ
Ireland
IE
Isle of Man
IM
Israel
IL
Italy
IT
Japan
JP
Jersey
JE
Jordan
JO
Kenya
KE
Kiribati
KI
Laos
LA
Latvia
LV
Lebanon
LB
Lesotho
LS
Liberia
LR
Libya
LY
Liechtenstein
LI
Lithuania
LT
Luxembourg
LU
Madagascar
MG
Malawi
MW
Maldives
MV
Mali
ML
Malta
MT
Marshall Islands
MH
Martinique
MQ
Mauritania
MR
Mauritius
MU
Mayotte
YT
Micronesia
FM
Monaco
MC
Mongolia
MN
Montenegro
ME
Montserrat
MS
Morocco
MA
Mozambique
MZ
Myanmar (Burma)
MM
Namibia
NA
Nauru
NR
Netherlands
NL
New Caledonia
NC
New Zealand
NZ
Niger
NE
Nigeria
NG
Niue
NU
Norfolk Island
NF
North Korea
KP
Northern Mariana Islands
MP
Norway
NO
Oman
OM
Palau
PW
Palestinian Territories
PS
Papua New Guinea
PG
Pitcairn Islands
PN
Poland
PL
Portugal
PT
Réunion
RE
Romania
RO
Rwanda
RW
Samoa
WS
San Marino
SM
São Tomé & Príncipe
ST
Senegal
SN
Serbia
RS
Seychelles
SC
Sierra Leone
SL
Sint Maarten
SX
Slovakia
SK
Slovenia
SI
Solomon Islands
SB
Somalia
SO
South Korea
KR
South Sudan
SS
Spain
ES
St Barthélemy
BL
St Helena
SH
St Martin
MF
St Pierre & Miquelon
PM
Sudan
SD
Svalbard & Jan Mayen
SJ
Eswatini
SZ
Sweden
SE
Switzerland
CH
Syria
SY
Tanzania
TZ
Togo
TG
Tokelau
TK
Tunisia
TN
Turks & Caicos Islands
TC
Tuvalu
TV
Uganda
UG
United Kingdom
GB
United States
US
US Outlying Islands
UM
Vanuatu
VU
Vatican City
VA
British Virgin Islands
VG
US Virgin Islands
VI
Wallis & Futuna
WF
Western Sahara
EH
Yemen
YE
Zambia
ZM
Zimbabwe
ZW
Trailer
Description
Gambonanza is a tactical roguelike that sets chess pieces on a tiny board. Forget traditional chess and embrace the chaos of breaking the balance! Spend your money on rule-bending upgrades, board tiles and pieces. Experiment with illegal combinations and face off against iconic bosses!
Experience a Chess Revolution
Enter the wild world of Gambonanza, where traditional chess has been reimagined into a snackable, strategy-packed roguelike adventure. In this game, victory isn’t about capturing just the king; it’s about capturing every single piece on the board through masterful synergies! But be careful, if you waste too many moves the board will crumble around you…
Assemble your ultimate strategy by:
- Unlocking Gambits: Discover over 150+ powerful Gambits that alter the rules and properties of your run. Want a wacky army of supercharged bishops? Or to see how many times you can make your enemy skip a turn? That’s Gambonanza!
- Upgrading Any Tile: From trapping your enemies in place to enchanting pieces into money-making gold, add yet another tactical twist with a range of different tile upgrades to choose from.
- Experimenting Off Board: Learn and exploit a dynamic reserve system that lets you store extra chess pieces off-board. Deploy them at the perfect moment to catch your adversary off guard.
Every element of Gambonanza works in unhinged harmony to help you build the ultimate strategy to overcome a roster of unforgiving boss challenges!
Key Features
- Smaller Starting Boards that Pack a Punch: enjoy the strategic tension of a chess game packaged in snackable and high-impact rounds.
- Synergistic Gambits & Pieces: Combine your chess pieces with over 150+ Gambits to unlock devastating combos and strategic surprises.
- Dynamic Reserve System: Keep a stock of extra pieces off-board and deploy them at crucial moments to shift the balance of power.
- Strategic Board Upgrades: Enhance your chessboard and hone your tactical edge with golden squares, blessing tiles, protective surfaces, and more!
- Retro Aesthetic & Quirky Ambiance: Immerse yourself in vibrant pixel art with a nostalgic CRT filter, evoking the playful excitement of a fairground.
- Engaging Mini-Games: Test your luck and skill in challenges inspired by pachinko, slot machines, and Gachapon, each offering game-changing upgrades.
Unleash the full potential of your chess pieces and Gambits, build unstoppable synergies, and knock those bosses down a notch with your thinking prowess!
Are you ready to redefine chess? Discover Gambonanza and embark on a strategic adventure like no other!
System requirements
Minimum
OS
Microsoft® Windows® 10; macOS 10.11 (El Capitan); Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7
Processor
Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400); AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800); Intel Core i5 2.6 GHz 64 bits Processor; x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
Random access memory
4 GB RAM; 4 GB RAM; 2 MB RAM
Video card
GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1024 VRAM); Radeon HD 7750 (1024 VRAM); OpenGL compatible graphics card with at least 512MB of video memory; Integrated graphics should be enough
DirectX
Version 10
Disk space
450 MB available space; 450 MB available space; 450 MB available space
Additional
Run on both Apple M1 and Intel Core M, --Windows--, --macOS--, --Linux--