Gambonanza

Gambonanza

Stray Fawn Studio · 4.8 ★ · £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 · 20 May 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

4.8

183 ratings

N/A downloads

Google Play

4.8

4,504 ratings

10,000+ downloads

5★
90%
4★
7%
3★
1%
2★
0%
1★
1%

Recent Reviews

Niel Kenyon

Google Play

Worth it, Balatro esque but for chess fantastic game

2 Jun 2026

Jude

Google Play

really fun

1 Jun 2026

Dan Mable Abraham

Google Play

balatro styled chess game was not something I was expecting this year

1 Jun 2026

Jared Santas

Google Play

Really enjoying it so far. Chess Balatro.

1 Jun 2026

Vandal Reavre

Google Play

I like chess, I like roguelikes

1 Jun 2026

G❤💜

App Store

Mid

Well it mid

22 May 2026

gambonanza no1 fan

App Store

Best Game ever

First of all even if u hate chess still play it’s super fun and kinda dangerously addictive in a fun way and best part no p2w but u do have to pay to play but it’s 100% worth it :D

20 May 2026

Someleeds10bloke

App Store

Mr P

I love this game and admire the devs for the concept and spin on what many consider to be the best board game in the world for thinkers! However will you please add a patch to prevent it crashing every couple of minutes please.

16 May 2026

border_latic

App Store

Great fun

I do like roguelike games so was happy to pay the small cost to buy this one. I’m not disappointed. I won first run and thought it wasn’t going to present enough challenge, but it really does as you progress, requiring greater skill with the gambits and there is still some need for chess tactics to do well. It’s great, a fun little pick up and play game, cheeky retro graphics and sound similar to balatro. Can’t fault it.

15 May 2026

EfunB03

App Store

10/10

Bought it on both steam and Apple Store 10/10

8 May 2026

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