Crown Gambit
Released Jun 2025
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
93% positive · 496 reviews
Done
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $17.99
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Evaluation
Crown Gambit launched on June 18, 2025 as a complete narrative tactical game. The two DLC items released on launch day — a soundtrack and a digital artbook — are bonus content, not gameplay expansions. No unreleased DLC is listed on the store.
Following launch, the team shipped several patches through July 2025 addressing bugs, polish, and quality-of-life improvements (Steam Deck support, UI tweaks, balance fixes). On September 29, 2025, the developer posted an accolades trailer celebrating three months since release and offered a discount — a typical post-launch celebration, not an indication of new content.
The most significant post-launch communication came on January 15, 2026, when Wild Wits Games announced their next project, Sovereign Tower — a new game with its own store page and a playable demo on itch.io. This announcement is focused entirely on the new title and makes no mention of any planned updates, expansions, or additional content for Crown Gambit. This strongly suggests the studio has moved on from Crown Gambit to their next project.
There are no announced expansions, no unreleased DLC, no roadmap, and no developer statements suggesting further content for Crown Gambit. The game launched as a self-contained story-driven experience, and all post-launch activity has been maintenance and celebration rather than content expansion. The studio's attention has shifted to Sovereign Tower.
Evidence
Wild Wits Games announced their next game, Sovereign Tower, with a playable demo already available. No mention of further Crown Gambit content — the studio has moved on to their next project.
Crown Gambit launched on Steam on June 18, 2025 as a complete narrative tactical game.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Serenity Forge
Achievements
62
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Crown Gambit is a narrative tactical game in which you guide three paladins down an ominous path, through a capital plagued by chaos and political unrest.
Pledge allegiance to one of the pretenders to the throne and help them ascend to power. Follow your own principles but be careful, as your choices often come at a price!
Pick a side among plotters and use ancestral relics to defeat your foes, from power-hungry knights to cunning nobles and rebel commoners.
What will you sacrifice to save the kingdom? Which heir to the throne will you champion? The realm’s destiny lies in your hands.
CARVE YOUR OWN PATH THROUGH THE CHAOS
The kingdom of Meodred's tenuous balance of power is being shaken to its core by a terrible political crisis, while mystical forces appear to be pulling strings from the darkness. Each pretender to the throne is rallying their troops to seize the crown, as the commoners forment a revolt and the tide rises still... At the heart of this turmoil, you play as three novice relic-wielding paladins of the crown forced to make difficult decisions to ensure the kingdom doesn't descend into chaos.
Refine your paladins' personalities through dreadful choices along the story and stay true to your own principles. Pick your allies wisely and navigate through rivalries to foil conspiracies. But trust no one: in times of chaos, duplicity reigns supreme.
FEEL THE IMPACT IN EPIC BOARD-SHATTERING CARD COMBATS
Control a trio of paladins in close-quarter tactical combat: Aliza, the blood-bending swashbuckler, Hael, the mace-swinging cleric, and Rollo, the anchor-waving tanker. Experience the might of your blows through impactful attack animations as you smash through enemies with your sacred relic weapons. Stay on your guard, as other powerful paladins follow their own allegiances - and they won't go down without a fight.
Prepare yourself during your travels and build the deck of each paladin carefully to overcome any obstacle in your way. Become a well-oiled united team fighting their adversaries and making each blow count - with style.
POWER IS A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD
Channel dark and ancient power through your holy relics and turn the tides of battle by calling upon Ancestral Grace. You will certainly slash through your foes quicker but beware, as the price for this godly strenght may well be your soul...
GAME FEATURES
- Influence Meodred’s fate: choose your allies and enemies carefully to unveil the story's many twists and turns, including its manifold endings.
- Play as a team of three fearless paladins entangled in this political chaos: Aliza, the blood-bending swashbuckler, Hael, the mace-wielding cleric, and Rollo, the anchor-waving tanker.
- Face low-life bandits, mighty knights, and unearthly beasts in tactical turn-based card battles, and unlock devastating techniques to shape each paladin’s combat style.
- Channel the dark powers of the Ancestral Grace to deliver powerful blows. Be careful: this magic’s influence might have more of a hold on you than you think.
- Journey through a mysterious dark-fantasy universe inspired by Celtic and Breton folklore, full of eldritch mysteries.
- Enjoy bold, expressionist hand-drawn illustrations by Gobert and a haunting medieval soundtrack with a modern twist.
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Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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