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Press release:
Gothenburg, Sweden – September 28th, 2023.
The Gothenburg-based (Sweden) indie games publisher Thunderful Publishing and the Vilnius-based (Litauen) indie games developer Tag Of Joy, are today very pleased and thrilled to announce that their intriguing hand-painted adventure game, “Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit“, is now available for the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo Eshop.

Described as a “charming point-and-click mystery” by Eurogamer, praised for its “expertly written story” by Adventure Gamers and complimented by Broken Sword creator Charles Cecil for its “beautiful graphics”, Crowns and Pawns blends stunning hand-painted scenery with a compelling investigative story wrapped in secrets.

Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit tells the personal story of Milda as she travels to the home of her deceased Lithuanian grandfather after receiving a mysterious letter referencing a well-kept family secret. This secret soon unfurls into a rich web of enigmatic danger, drawing on the rich and underexplored history of the region, leading her to investigate a lost relic – Lithuania’s most legendary royal and the clandestine machinations of the KGB during the Soviet era.

From enigmatic anonymous messages, to logic-testing conundrums, to classic item puzzles, Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit is packed with a variety of satisfying mysteries and puzzles for you to solve. For some of them you may even have to change Milda’s outfit and hairstyle. Of course, you can also just tweak her look for fun! As you explore the game’s rich hand-painted scenes, you’ll meet a host of fun and eccentric characters, all with fully voiced dialogue, further building a rich and colourful world that’s a pleasure to inhabit.
Headed up by the art director from Broken Sword 2.5 and featuring a talented voice cast that have appeared in the likes of The Monkey Island series, Day of the Tentacle, Horizon Forbidden West, The Wolf Among Us and more, Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit takes you on a trip across beautifully rendered locations in Eastern Europe imbued with romanticism and conspiratorial intrigue.

“Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit makes its way to Nintendo Switch today and we can’t wait for players to experience the mystery on a handheld device,” said game director Šarūnas Ledas.

“We are really happy to be able to bring a game that’s resonated so well with adventure game lovers to a brand new audience.”

Thunderful Games
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Tag of Joy
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tagofjoy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TagOfJoy/
Website: https://www.tagofjoy.lt/

About Thunderful
Thunderful Group is a group of companies that develops, publishes and invests in games as well as distributes Nintendo products, games, game accessories and toys. Founded in 2017 Thunderful Games is one of the two business segments in Thunderful Group, the other being Thunderful Distribution. Over the last few years Thunderful Games has, organically and via acquisitions, grown into a global organisation with ten development studios and over 500 employees. Besides the award-winning internal development pipeline, Thunderful Games also publishes a large number of third-party titles and invests in external game projects.

About Tag of Joy
Tag of Joy is an award-winning, creativity-powered independent development studio focused on innovating games technologically, visually, and gameplay-wise. In 2014, the studio released Monster Buster, the first of its kind AR, location-based, treasure hunting, and monster collecting game for mobile. Currently, the team is aiming to bring novel ideas to narrative games. The studio has received multiple awards throughout the years and was a finalist at the Unity Awards in 2013 and 2015. More information can be found on their official website and Twitter.