Gambonanza

Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio · 4.9 ★ · $5.99

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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

2,209 ratings

N/A downloads

Google Play

4.9

4,909 ratings

10,000+ downloads

5★
93%
4★
4%
3★
1%
2★
1%
1★
1%

Recent Reviews

David Brown

Google Play

Really fun game.

Jun 5, 2026

Michael Meads

Google Play

A very cool chess-based rogue-like that is heavily inspired by Balatro. The puzzles in it are very interesting and amazing.

Jun 5, 2026

Stephen Van Gorden

App Store

Good game

Wahoo!

Jun 5, 2026

Zengoki GYH

Google Play

Undeniably, a good game based on the popular game Balatro.

Jun 5, 2026

Michael Gagnon

Google Play

On the one hand they just ripped of Balatro but with chess. On the other hand... hell yeah it's chess Balatro!

Jun 5, 2026

Rishab G

Google Play

fun

Jun 4, 2026

mosesesesess

App Store

Cool

Cool

Jun 3, 2026

Vanbardo

App Store

Too random

Too random to be tactically fun.

Jun 2, 2026

I’m hungry for pizza

App Store

Good game

I like it. It’s a cool world like chess game.

Jun 1, 2026

Can0413

App Store

Great game

Worth the money for sure

Jun 1, 2026

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