Gambonanza

Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio · 4.9 ★ · 7,99 CAD

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Description

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

But be careful, if you waste too many moves the board will crumble around you…

FEATURES

• Snackable, high-impact runs
Play fast, punchy chess battles on smaller starting boards where every decision counts.

• 150+ rule-bending Gambits
Combine your chess pieces with Gambits to unlock devastating combos and strategic surprises.

• Dynamic reserve system
Store extra pieces off-board and deploy them at the perfect moment to swing the game.

• Strategic board upgrades
Enhance your chessboard with golden squares, blessing tiles, protective surfaces, and more!

• Fight epic boss battles
Take on big encounters that reward smart builds and punish strategic mistakes.

• Retro aesthetic and quirky ambiance
Immerse yourself in vibrant pixel art and the playful excitement of a fairground.

• Mini-games for power boosts
Test your luck and skill in challenges inspired by pachinko, slot machines, and Gachapon.

WHY PLAY GAMBONANZA?

Gambonanza takes the tactical clarity of chess and turns it into a roguelike playground: stack Gambits, sculpt the board, manage your reserves, and discover ridiculous combos that “shouldn’t work”… until they do. If you love smart strategy, replayable runs, and the thrill of breaking the rules (legally), this one’s for you.

JOIN THE CHESS REVOLUTION!

Download Gambonanza and start rewriting chess.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Gambonanza is developed by Blukulélé and published by Sidekick Publishing and Stray Fawn Publishing.
Mobile Port by Ateo

Developer

What's New

Version 1.1.0 · May 20, 2026

Performance - Big pass on stutters/hitches, especially in boss fights and right after install - 60 FPS users moved to 30 once — change anytime in Settings → Graphics New - 2 gambits: Empress, Horse Dealer - Chaos Mode appearance sound Fixes - Stalemate restores the board to your round-start placement - Selling Copycat / Marvellous Evolution no longer crashes - Strain selection tap reliably toggles again - All 11 translations refreshed

Ratings & Reviews

App Store

4.9

235 ratings

N/A downloads

Google Play

4.8

4,169 ratings

10,000+ downloads

5★
89%
4★
7%
3★
2%
2★
0%
1★
2%

Recent Reviews

Cyrille de Monneron

Google Play

ce jeu est super, avec une tonne de rejouabilité. J'y joue un peu sur mon ordinateur mais je suis encore plus fan de la version mobile je crois, c'est ultra pratique et les contrôles fonctionnent à merveille !

May 22, 2026

blueskype 14

Google Play

super jeu !!

May 22, 2026

David Malonga

Google Play

Gambonanza brings the excitement of Chess960 to normal people. Encore bravo !

May 21, 2026

s 2

Google Play

marrant

May 19, 2026

Odnokon

App Store

This game needs optimization badly

The game its self is amazing but this game shouldn’t be draining the battery of a 17 pro max like it’s nothing and it hits the processor way to hard for what it is it make my phone and partners phone a billion degrees also I would love if it supported portrait mode otherwise as I said this game is amazing super addictive and just so much fun please keep making stuff like this

May 19, 2026

Anthony Gnarok

Google Play

moi qui suis fan d'échecs et de gameplay roguelike et plus d'avoir un faible plus les style pixel art, franchement, ce jeu est un pur plaisir. L'ambiance des boss, les musiques et le sound design des actions est parfaitement réussi, le système de gambit revisite parfaitement le gameplay pourtant déjà riche des échecs et le met au goût du jour. Franchement une pure pépite, j'espère que ce jeu sera bien entretenu car vraiment il y a moyen d'y passer des heures. Merci au dev' !

May 19, 2026

Behwthefnsfhsfnsffjs

App Store

Incredible

Excellent game, great design and too much fun

May 18, 2026

Aryrew

App Store

Fun game with minor bugs/balance issues

Game is a lot of fun loved collecting gambits. However some gambits like boss tooth gambit are broken(does not sell for more after fighting a boss, just turns into a weird legendary gambit) . Not sure how balanced gambits are for example Neemo’s gambit is an epic that is just a worse version in every way to a rare, grandmas gift gambit. However I only care about these issues because I am enjoying the game immensely!

May 13, 2026

Jason Endurance

App Store

Okay

Wish there was some sort of progression to the game. It’s kinda the same old same old. Nothing to achieve. Plus this game overheats the iPhone to extreme temperatures

May 12, 2026

bdhhsgh

App Store

pretty cool

like

May 6, 2026

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