The Lamplighters League
Released Oct 2023
Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
68% positive · 1,226 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
The Lamplighters League launched on October 3, 2023. Following launch, Harebrained Schemes released several patches and one free DLC — Isaac Greymoor — on December 5, 2023. On December 13, 2023, the studio posted what they explicitly titled "The Final Patch," which addressed stability issues from Isaac's release. At the end of that post, both the developer and publisher Paradox Interactive made clear statements that development was finished: Harebrained Schemes signed off with "We've reached the end of our time with Paradox Interactive, and thus with The Lamplighters League," and Paradox confirmed "This is our last planned patch for the game, as Harebrained Schemes are now moving onto new separate adventures." Paradox also noted they would no longer be active on community platforms, though the game would remain available to play. All four DLC items in the store listing — the Isaac character DLC, the Nocturne character DLC, the Soundtrack, and the Digital Artbook — are released. No further content has been announced, and no updates have been posted since December 13, 2023. The game is complete.
Evidence
Post titled 'The Final Patch' — Harebrained Schemes stated 'We've reached the end of our time with Paradox Interactive, and thus with The Lamplighters League.' Paradox confirmed 'This is our last planned patch for the game' and that the team is moving on.
Free Isaac Greymoor DLC and 'Twist of Fate' update released, adding a new agent and a new in-game events system to all players.
Content
4 of 4 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Achievements
41
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Sneak, steal, and shoot your way through a world of pulp adventure in The Lamplighters League! Globetrot across a variety of exciting locales around the world and outwit your enemies in strategic turn-based combat - and, if you play your cards right, you might just save the world.
Harebrained Schemes, the creators of The Shadowrun Trilogy and BATTLETECH, bring you an all-new world set in an alternate 1930s, where a tyrannical cult called the Banished Court stands on the cusp of world domination. For millennia, all that stood between this sinister cabal and their plans were a band of heroic scholars known as the Lamplighters League.
Unfortunately, the best of the best are all gone, so now it's up to the best of the worst.
Recruit a team of misfits and scoundrels with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue.
Strategy Meets Story, in Style
- Control a team of unique, dynamic characters and get to know their signature tactical abilities and roles in the team. Learn their stories and the world they inhabit by taking them on missions - every misfit brings their own style to the fight through unique moves that can turn the tide of combat.
- Explore a variety of thrilling locales and survey the battlefield before things heat up: sneak past enemies in real-time infiltration gameplay, pick off the stragglers quickly and quietly, and position your squad to get an edge for the fight.
- Use every advantage and dirty trick your agents have up their sleeves in exciting, turn-based combat. Add advanced abilities, gear, and augmentations to your agents to keep pace with the growing threat of the Banished Court!
Race Against the Countdown to Doomsday
- Chase the Banished Court through an alternate-history world of the 1930s, from dockyards and deserts to jungles both urban and wild. Manage your choices at a global level and try to prevent your enemy from advancing their twisted schemes!
- Recruit new allies from the best of the worst: scour the globe for outlaws and outcasts and bring them onto your side before the Banished Court catches them first!
- Every mission earns your team new resources and grows their abilities - but be careful, stress and injury can take their toll!
Can you prevent the Banished Court from reshaping the world to their twisted will? Find out in… The Lamplighters League and the Tower at the End of the World!
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Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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