Independent developer Save Sloth Studios, in partnership with publisher Yogscast Games, has announced The Royal Writ, a lane-based roguelike card game with permadeath that promises strategic depth and quirky charm. Set to release later in 2025 for PC via Steam, a playable demo will be available soon.
In The Royal Writ, you serve a king who resolves kingdom disputes by sending letters to summon troublemakers to his throne room. When recipients resist, you deploy peculiar creatures to a battlefield, leading them to either glorious victory or eternal demise in a quest to capture a final boss. The game unfolds across procedurally generated maps, where you strategically place soldier cards to march toward the enemy base, dealing damage turn by turn.
The game’s high-stakes twist lies in its permadeath mechanic: if the enemy base still has health when a card reaches it, that card is permanently lost from the deck. This makes every decision critical, as a carefully upgraded card can vanish due to a single misstep. You can also enhance cards between battles through mini-games, building synergies for game-changing victories or risking failure if a soldier gets stuck in a bog.
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