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For the King

201876/100
Role-playing (RPG)StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)AdventureIndieCard & Board Game

Fantasy

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A blend of tabletop RPG and roguelike, it's the emergent stories that truly make For the King stick. Dice rolls dictate the flow of combat, but the real drama unfolds through the game's brutal difficulty and persistent progression. Losing a run stings, but the promise of unlocking new characters, items, and encounter variations keeps you coming back for more.

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For The King is a turn based roguelike, RPG that can be played solo or cooperatively online and features strategic adventuring, turn based combat, and persistent choices. Players must survive cunning enemies and creatures, wicked weather and brutal traps in their quest to solve the mysterious death of the king and bring order to the land.

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