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.
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| Developer(s) | Tag of Joy |
| Publisher(s) | Thunderful Publishing |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editMilda, 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
editThe 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
editCrowns 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
edit- ^ a b Weber, Rachel (2022-05-20). "Have you tried... decrypting a diet Da Vinci code with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit?". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ a b Chandran, Neal (2022-07-12). "Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit". RPGFan. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "On to Adventure #01: We are Tag of Joy - it's nice to meet you!". Steam Community. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Onia, Drew (2022-05-06). "Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit out on Steam and GOG". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit (PC)". Metacritic. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Ahmed, Emad (2022-07-25). "Crowns & Pawns is a charming point-and-click mystery about family secrets". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ Parkin, Erik (2022-05-21). "Review for Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
- ^ "The Aggie Awards – The Best Adventure Games of 2022". Adventure Gamers. 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-06-14.