Crown Gambit

Crown Gambit

WILD WITS GAMES · June 18, 2025 · Story Rich, RPG, Interactive Fiction, Fantasy, Point & Click

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Crown Gambit price by region

Crown Gambit costs £8.24 in the United Kingdom, $9.89 in the United States, €9.89 in Europe (EUR), $9.89 in Georgia (USD), CA$12.91 in Canada, NZ$14.45 in New Zealand, A$14.57 in Australia, R$30.24 in Brazil and zł36.76 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Crown Gambit offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £8.24 −45% £8.24 — 1
United Statesyour region $9.89 −45% $9.89 — 1
Europe (EUR) €9.89 −45% €9.89 — 1
Georgia (USD) $9.89 −45% $9.89 — 1
Canada CA$12.91 −45% CA$12.91 — 1
New Zealand NZ$14.45 −45% NZ$14.45 — 1
Australia A$14.57 −45% A$14.57 — 1
Brazil R$30.24 −45% R$30.24 — 1
Poland zł36.76 −45% zł36.76 — 1

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About Crown Gambit

✦ AI summary

Crown Gambit is a narrative tactical game where you guide three relic-wielding paladins through a kingdom torn by political intrigue, making difficult choices that shape both the story and your characters' souls. Blend turn-based card combat with branching storytelling as you pledge allegiance to rival pretenders to the throne, wield dark ancestral magic, and navigate conspiracies where every decision carries a price.


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.

Crown Gambit — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Players consistently praise the game's striking visuals, compelling writing, and engaging story with meaningful choices that encourage multiple playthroughs, along with fun combat mechanics. Common criticisms include some pacing issues in the later game with back-to-back battles, occasional difficulty spikes on higher settings, and minor technical problems on Steam Deck like text readability and menu glitches, though most feel these don't significantly detract from the overall experience.

Not recommended Sep 8, 2026
I really wish I could recommend this game because the story, art, and concept are all so interesting. But I just feel like I'm drowning in card battles. Between each story beat there's a bunch of mandatory card battles and for me it just made it not fun to play. I was prepared for some battles since it is, you know, a card battler, but it quickly begins to feel excessive. If you don't mind that then go ahead and get it because the characters and world are compelling.
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Recommended Sep 7, 2026
I genuinely love not only this game, but the whole work and the people who put their heart into this and other projects. And after reading the Artbook, I'm even more in love. Thank you for creating such great Art Okay, yapping time. My 1st play-through was a year or so ago. At first I was interested cuz of the amazing art style, and I like card games. And then I opened the game for the first time... and heard a beautiful song. I couldn't believe it at first: it was in Ukrainian, HUGE kudos for that. I think at that moment I was caught fully haha. The first time I've felt like I made a lot of mistakes, but in the end I still reached what I wanted. But there were some questions to answer and achievements to make, so here I am. Paladin difficulty was nice, and I even saw that some Bosses do (Rollo sometimes too op) and had some difficulties (Hael is valuable support, buuuut. If u wanna know, the hardest boss for me was the duel with Gabriel, but it was fun). I played 3 times fully, and the 4th was purely for the Gargoyle achievement. It was nice to find something new each time, but at the same time I've noticed some mistakes; well, they're quite specific. And I guess at some point…
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 6, 2026
Came here after playing Sovereign Tower! Very different game, same need to play just *one* more round. Thank you for your hard work! <3
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 10, 2026
Good indie game for 2-3 evenings
Recommended Sep 3, 2026
top tier game with beautiful lore and world building, I love how the game doesn't directly tell you the answer and the whole Lovecraft influence on it. The only downside is the fact that even in 2026 the game constantly crashes while in battles, that honestly really did put me off from getting more endings and exploring the game further since it takes 5-10 retries to actually proceed. Never the less I really do recommend at least playing once.
Recommended Aug 30, 2026
Good.

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