Crown Gambit

Tactical card adventure about choosing who claims a contested throne

WILD WITS GAMES · Published by Serenity Forge · Released Jun 18, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 458
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 19 in 30 days
Players: 4; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Jul 28, 2025
Minimum PC: GTX 970; 8 GB RAM · 20 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Crown Gambit?

This single-player narrative strategy game follows three novice paladins through Meodred, a medieval fantasy kingdom in political crisis. You choose allies, shape the paladins’ personalities through story decisions, and build individual decks for their close-range battles. Their relic weapons grant access to ancient powers at a cost.

For you if...

+you enjoy replaying stories to explore different choices
+you like planning card battles around distinct character roles

Not for you if...

−you prefer action combat over card-based tactical planning
−you prefer games that keep political intrigue to a minimum

What players say

94% of 458 reviews are positive · 84% of 19 in the last 30 days

Players praise the art style, world lore, and card combat. Some criticize the battle pacing, while recent reviews report crashes, freezes, and progression-blocking technical problems.

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Crown Gambit system requirements

Minimum: GTX 970, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel i5
Graphics: GTX 970, 4GB VRAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 20 GB available space

Does Crown Gambit have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Crown Gambit run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 62
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, German, Russian.

Does Crown Gambit use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam