For The King
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
Towns include taverns and brew/lager items are among the consumables characters can buy and use.
Turn-based, stylized low-poly combat where a party attacks bandits, undead, goblins, and monsters with weapons and spells; no blood or gore.
The setup involves the king's assassination and a realm thrown into chaos and unrest, kept in a light adventuring tone.
Some dungeons, crypts and undead enemies give a mildly spooky tone without graphic scares.
Wild beasts such as wolves, boars and other creatures appear as ordinary combat encounters.
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What it is
For The King is a turn-based strategic RPG with roguelike and tabletop influences, playable solo or in co-op online and locally. Players guide a small party of adventurers across a procedurally arranged fantasy world, using dice-based skill checks and grid combat to battle bandits, goblins, monsters, and the undead after the realm's king is murdered. The action uses a stylized low-poly art style with no blood or gore; content is limited to fantasy combat, a mildly grim story of chaos and plague, occasional spooky dungeon settings, incidental references to tavern drinking and brewed potions, and routine combat against wild beasts. There are no in-app purchases.
How it's framed
The game frames its violence as heroic adventuring: the party sets out to restore order to a kingdom fallen into chaos, and combat, exploration, and looting are rewarded with gold and gear. Danger and death are handled through dice rolls and light strategy rather than graphic depiction, keeping the tone that of a fantasy tabletop campaign.
Details
- Developer
- IronOak Games
- Publisher
- Curve Games
- Released
- Apr 19, 2018
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