The Royal Writ

The Royal Writ

Steam Deck Verified

Save Sloth Studios · Strategy · Aug 7, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $7.49.

82%
Very Positive
492 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 234 sampled reviews

Based on 492 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 234 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay leans closer to a Balatro-style deckbuilder while still feeling very original, and the light-hearted humour sprinkled throughout is a perfect match for the generally whimsical vibe of the game's hand-drawn art.
47 of 234 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I've gotten a much better handle on the multiplier build ups and getting broken exponential setups going over time. really appreciate some of the inventive way cards shift from act 1 to act 2 and minor lore bits and character shifts to characters are hinted at by designs alone.
45 of 234 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
enjoyable lane mechanics and good amount of card variety. the enemy health starts going up fairly exponentially, so be sure to build up some viable multipliers early on. rather enjoy the art style and cutscenes in between areas the first time you progress through that area.
38 of 234 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8/11/25 UPDATE: I just want to update my review to appreciate the soundtrack a lot more, it's such a fun jovial and jaunty vibe and very standout distinct.
20 of 234 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay47 reviews
Story and characters45 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty31 reviews
77%
Combat11 reviews
91%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $7.49 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $7.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
41
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.