Crowns and Pawns

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Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit
Crowns and Pawns cover.jpg
Developer(s)Tag of Joy
Publisher(s)Thunderful Publishing
Platform(s)
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.

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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