Factsheet
Developer:
Tag of Joy
Based in Vilnius, Lithuania
Release date:
TBA
Platforms:
Steam (PC, Mac, Linux)
GOG (PC, Mac, Linux)
Nintendo Switch
PlayStation
Xbox
Website:
crownsandpawns.com
| TBD |
Description
Embark on a thrilling point-and-click road adventure across Europe. Travel through mesmerizing locations, solve puzzles and survive chilling threats while following the legendary Amber Road. Will you have the wits to uncover the mystery behind the enigmatic artifact – the Sun stone?
Crowns and Pawns is a mystery point and click adventure game series with a modern take on the genre, inspired by classics such as Broken Sword, Monkey Island, Indiana Jones, Syberia and others. The games highlight the less explored history of Europe to the world of adventurers.
The game is co-funded by the MEDIA strand of the European Union's Creative Europe Programme, Lithuanian Council for Culture and Lithuanian Film Centre.
Game Story
Milda Kovas is accused of stealing a unique amber artifact – the Sun stone. It is believed that fragments of this huge amber were scattered across the Amber Road, and if all the pieces were to be collected, it would grant you arcane powers.
Determined to clear her name, Milda must travel to Lithuania, from where she sets off on a continent-spanning road adventure.
Milda and her companions will visit beautiful landscapes and mysterious locations, following the legendary Amber Road, from the Baltics in the North, all the way to the Mediterranean. They will meet a diverse cast of local characters, solve riddles and survive chilling threats, while learning about the ties between the old European gods, myths and history.
Features
- A story of Baltic myths and legends woven together with historical figures and places all across Europe.
- Visit mesmerizing locations around Lithuania, Austria, Italy and many more countries.
- A wide cast of characters, featuring new and returning faces – all fully voiced by actors from games like Monkey Island, Oxenfree, The Wolf Among Us, God of War, Unforeseen Incidents.
- Intelligent adventure gaming, where you collect and creatively combine items, notes, solve riddles, engage in witty conversations and more!
- Customize the looks of the main character to your liking (and to solve puzzles!).
- Beautiful 4k hand painted background art that comes to life with a touch of modern graphics features.
- Music written by an acclaimed composer Daniel Pharos (A New Beginning, Memoria, Blackguards).
- A control scheme adapted for both a mouse and a gamepad.
- A new epic adventure by a team from Lithuania with a proven record in the genre.
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About Tag of Joy
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Tag of Joy is an award winning, creativity-powered company focused on game development for all major desktop and mobile platforms. Tag of Joy also makes rich and compelling interactive experiences, augmented and virtual reality solutions and other gamified products.
Company founders have given numerous talks at biggest conferences around the world, including GDC (San Francisco), devcom (Cologne), Quo Vadis (Berlin), XR Connects (Helsinki), PlayX4 (Seoul).
Tag of Joy founders are active people involved in a local game development community. They organized Game Jam 2012, 2013 and 2014 in Vilnius and also teach Game Development courses at the largest university in Lithuania.
More information
More information on Tag of Joy, our logo & relevant media are available here.
Crowns and Pawns Core Team
Šarūnas Ledas
Director, Producer, Additional Art, Audio and Programming
Žilvinas Ledas
Tech Lead, Producer, UX Design, Programming and Scripting
Ignas Veršinskas
Writer and Puzzle Designer, Voice Over Director
Mingailė Joniškė
Communication, PR, Additional Writing and Scripting
Laurynas Žuromskas
Technical Art, Programming and Scripting
Julius Gerulaitis
3D Rigging and Animation
Eduardas Lukošiūnas
3D Art
Justas Gatelis
Concept Art
Daniel Pharos
Music and Audio
Contact
Inquiries
info@tagofjoy.lt
Web
tagofjoy.lt
LinkedIn
linkedin.com/company/tagofjoy
Facebook
facebook.com/TagOfJoy
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