Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit

Developer(s)| Tag of Joy
Publisher(s)| Thunderful Publishing
Platform(s)|

* Linux
* macOS
* Windows

Release|

* WW: May 6, 2022

Genre(s)| Adventure
Mode(s)| Single-player

Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit is an adventure video game developed by Tag of Joy and published by Thunderful Publishing. Players investigate a mystery involving Lithuanian history.

## Contents

* 1 Gameplay
* 2 Development
* 3 Reception
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Gameplay

Milda, an American, goes to Lithuania after her grandfather bequeaths her his house in Vilnius. As she settles her grandfather's affairs, she discovers that he was investigating a mystery involving the history of Lithuania. Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit is a point-and-click adventure game. Players can customize Milda's appearance and choose dialogue options when talking to friends and family. As Milda investigates various clues, she must find uses for inventory items.[1] Some puzzles have multiple solutions. These can be based on players' previous actions, such as choosing Milda's occupation.[2]

## Development

The developer, Tag of Joy, is based in Lithuania.[3] Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit was released for Linux, macOS, and Windows on May 6, 2022.[4]

## Reception

Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit received positive reviews on Metacritic.[5] GamesRadar said the puzzles are "perfectly balanced" and praised the characterizations.[1] RPGFan said the game does nothing wrong but is not memorable, either. Although they enjoyed the graphics, music, and setting, they felt the game has a lack of tension and fiddly puzzles.[2] Eurogamer called it "a fun mystery" that is too charming to resist.[6] Adventure Gamers said it is a must-play game with "well-executed graphics, music, interface, and voice acting".[7] Adventure Gamers awarded it best gameplay of 2022.[8]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weber, Rachel (2022-05-20). "Have you tried... decrypting a diet Da Vinci code with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit?". GamesRadar. https://www.gamesradar.com/have-you-tried-crowns-and-pawns/. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chandran, Neal (2022-07-12). "Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit". RPGFan. https://www.rpgfan.com/review/crowns-and-pawns-kingdom-of-deceit/. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
3. ↑ "On to Adventure #01: We are Tag of Joy - it's nice to meet you!". Steam Community. 2022-04-26. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1125910/view/3215016591903877588?l=english. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
4. ↑ Onia, Drew (2022-05-06). "Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit out on Steam and GOG". Adventure Gamers. https://adventuregamers.com/news/view/crowns-and-pawns-kingdom-of-deceit-out-on-steam-and-gog. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
5. ↑ "Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit (PC)". Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/crowns-and-pawns-kingdom-of-deceit/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
6. ↑ Ahmed, Emad (2022-07-25). "Crowns & Pawns is a charming point-and-click mystery about family secrets". Eurogamer. https://www.eurogamer.net/crowns-pawns-is-a-charming-point-and-click-mystery-about-family-secrets. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
7. ↑ Parkin, Erik (2022-05-21). "Review for Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit". Adventure Gamers. https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/crowns-pawns-kingdom-of-deceit. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
8. ↑ "The Aggie Awards – The Best Adventure Games of 2022". Adventure Gamers. 2023-02-24. https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/the-aggie-awards-the-best-adventure-games-of-2022/page6. Retrieved 2023-06-14.

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