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Below the Crown from the developer of Duskers arrives November with a demo live now

Misfits Attic developers of the excellent Duskers have revealed their quirky blend of genres in Below the Crown will hit Early Access on November 10th.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/below-the-crown-from-the-developer-of-duskers-arrives-november-with-a-demo-live-now/

Below the Crown Demo is now live on Steam!

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Chess meets roguelike dungeon crawler Below the Crown gets an early access launch date and a demo that's smarter than me


Am I good at chess? I'll take no for $1500, Alex. But do I love a funky twist on games that are older than time itself? You bet your bottom dollar I do! Enter Below the Crown, a chess video game that is also a roguelike, ,and is also a turn-based strategy game, and is also a dungeon crawler on top of that. It's a lot! It also works very well, and in a demo that just came out today (alongside an early access release date), there's a suggestion of something a touch more… unsettling… going on under the hood.

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Below the Crown Demo is coming Oct 1st!

[p]We've been working hard to get you a taste of what's to come with Below the Crown, and it' almost here![/p][p]To hold you over till October 1st, we've released our first Gameplay Trailer. Let us know what you think and what you're excited about :) [/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]-Tim (BtC creator guy)[/p]

Duskers developers reveal Below the Crown a love letter to chess, roguelikes, and dungeon crawlers

Below the Crown has now been officially revealed from Misfits Attic, developers of the award-winning Duskers. It's a thoroughly unique blend of games.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/duskers-developers-reveal-below-the-crown-a-love-letter-to-chess-roguelikes-and-dungeon-crawlers/