The Royal Writ
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Playing now
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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Major update | Update 1.2.0.2 - Equipment & Letters! + 50% Discount! Greetings, loyal subjects! Things have been very quiet round these parts in our kingdom, peace has befallen us all and hopefully treated you well. I awaken from this slumber to disrupt the peace and recruit you in the war once again, for we are bringing you a new update today! Yogscast Games celebrates their 7th Tiny Teams festival this year, a full week of brilliant games from micro studios (A… | 21259077 | |
| Game update | Update v1.1.0.1 Fixed incorrect translation for Feher, escaped patient’s description in Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Hungarian. · Papery infantry and Councilmember cards dying no longer end your run in the “Not on My Watch!” challenge. · Fixed bug where the Shoppe was unenterable at the start of endless mode after winning Act 2 for the first time. · Fixed anointed Father not working as described. · Fixed Mars… | — | |
| Sale | v1.1.0.0 (The Controller Update!) + 30% Discount We are excited to bring The Royal Writ to even more players with our controller support update! We would love to hear your feedback on this! Not only do we have a great update today including controller support, bug fixes and balance changes, The Royal Writ will be discounted by 30% from today to the end of the Steam Winter sale! Not only that but the amazing soundtrack is also available for pu… | — | |
| Community | Jingle Jam 2025! 🎺 Hear ye, hear ye! 🎺 It is by royal decree that we announce we have joined the most dashing Games Collection in the realm! The Royal Writ is part of the Jingle Jam 2025 Games Collection! We are so happy to be supporting 8 incredible charities by being a part of it. Donate over £35 and you’ll get a curated collection of amazing games, including The Royal Writ ! Perfect to treat yourself with… | — | |
| Community | Steam Awards 2025! We'd Love Your Nominations - Most Innovative Gameplay Hey folks! As the Steam Awards nominations open up, we'd love your support in nominating our little game for ' Most Innovative Gameplay '! We hope you've been enjoying the challenges that The Royal Writ throws your way - after all, we've seen your incredible strategies! Your nomination means the world to us:) | — | |
| In-game event | Now live: Necrology, an easier way to access the beta and bugfixes Necrology (currently in the beta only!) We've added a necrology to the game! This lists all your fallen soldiers, along with the cause of their deaths. Deaths are easy to miss sometimes, and as a new player their cause might not be fully understood, so this should help you figure out why a soldier might have fallen and how to avoid it next time. An easier way to switch between branches You can… | — | |
| Community | Save The Kingdoms Quiz Competition! Hello, beloved subjects! We do hope fortune has been favouring the best tacticians and strategists this realm has ever seen! The people of our allied kingdom, Dicealot , have today announced the date that they shall be open to the world! October 9th will be the day that people from all over may finally experience all that Dicealot has to offer. We trust that our subjects would show them the sam… | — | |
| Community | From the Court: Hidden Artwork and More Community Spotlights! Remember this painting from the main menu? Have you ever looked at it and wondered why it looks so familiar? Well, this painting is also based on a real one - George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River! This event occurred on the night of December 25th - 26th, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. It was the first move in a complex and surprise military manoeuvre organized by Geo… | — | |
| Community | From the Court: We've Got Player Statistics! Welcome once again, one and all! We've got some 2 week statistics to share with you! How many runs went sour, how many were victorious and more! Nearly 450 sharks, people. You've been busy. The dentist is going need a bigger office at this rate! Check out this community member who is an absolute saint Discord community member Noster managed to lose 0 soldiers. Not on their watch! Also, ICYMI, t… | — | |
| Steam news | New Public Beta & help us with Community Translations! Want to be among the first to try out new features for The Royal Writ? We've added a new public beta branch! To access it, right click the game on Steam, go to Properties > Betas, and select "public_experimental" from the dropdown menu. As this is an experimental branch, new features may not be localised into languages other than English, and you may encounter bugs. As always, any feedback and… | — | |
| Community | From the Court: More Art and Community Plays Hello everyone! Have you had a lovely week, full of good runs and huge hits? It feels like the game launched just yesterday, and somehow it's been over a week now! We've loved seeing you share all your screenshots - runs, decks, silly interactions - so glad you're having fun with the game! Here's some more of the art from concept stages to full colour! You guys seemed to really like seeing thes… | — | |
| Game update | Update v1.0.0.1 Fixed crash when getting the revive wheel reward twice with only one dead card, · Fixed crash that occasionally occurred when saving and reloading at the final boss, · Fixed Borka and Geiza giving 9999 base power blood infusions, · Fixed copying a card onto a letter card at the Royal Copier killing the card at the end of a turn, · Fixed nitwits softlocking the game in one-lane battles, · Fixed… | 19553785 | |
| Community | The Soundtrack is Now Available! The Royal Writ's Original Soundtrack, composed and performed by Narek Papoyan, is now available! You can get the album here: Or alternatively, you can also listen on YouTube: | — | |
| Community | From the Court: Art Progress, Community Art and Whoa, We Launched?? Hello one and all, and welcome to our first ever POST-LAUNCH From the Court! That's wild to me, the day seemed so far off, and now we're already 23 hours out from launch day! Whether you've been here from the early days or you're new here from Tiny Teams, you're all more than welcome and we hope you enjoy your stay. How would you like to see some of the art from concept stages and layout to the… | — | |
| Steam news | The Battle Begins: The Royal Writ is Now Available + 20% Launch Discount! 🎺 Cue fanfare 🎺 Royal Decree from His Majesty, King Mikolt My beloved subjects, this most awaited day has arrived! The Royal Writ is now available for the kingdom to experience. Command your warriors, witness their noble sacrifices, and bring glory to our realm! In celebration of this joyous occasion, the royal court shall offer a 20% launch discount for the next two weeks - consider it a gif… | — | |
| Community | From the Court: Ludum Dare to Today and the Ant Army! Greetings, loyal subjects! Welcome back to the court, we always love having you here every week! Have you seen what the game looked like back in Ludum Dare? Ludum Dare is an online event where developers are challenge to create a game from scratch in a weekend! They've been around since 2002 and run every April and October with a specific theme. The Royal Writ was created as a part of Ludum Dar… | — | |
| Community | From The Court: Early Build Chaos and Nottingham Video Games Expo! Welcome to the 4th edition of From The Court - my, how time flies! We got our release date announcement last weekend (7th August for those of you slacking and didn't know yet), and now it feels like it's rushing up to us real quick. Just under 2 weeks away! Have a look at some of these early development shenanigans These are pretty old bugs when the devs first stared to try and expand the scope… | — | |
| Announcement | The Release Date Hath Been Revealed! Hear ye, hear ye! The moment ye have all been awaiting has arrived! Following our grand reveal at the Secret Sauce Showcase , we are thrilled to announce that The Royal Writ shall be released upon the realm to all you eager and loyal subjects on August 7th ! Mark thy calendars, for on this auspicious date, all strategists may finally command their full army of warriors in the complete campaign… | — | |
| Community | From the Court: A Lively World and an Exciting Showcase! Wake up Kingdom, it's time for another From The Court! We love asking the devs about their inspirations and thought processes during development and sharing them when you! Have you ever paid much attention to the background in game? I know I wanted to put little animations everywhere in the game, because generally not a lot of deckbuilders use 2d hand-drawn animations, and us working with it al… | — | |
| Community | From the Court: Losing Time, Lego Inspirations and Community Art! Welcome back to another royal decree From the Court! ⏰Have you ever caught yourself playing The Royal Writ so much that you've almost missed something important? Well, our MD, Simon sure did. What's the longest you've played in one sitting? I feel like we should probably throw a warning label on the game. 🐑 If you're a hardcore LEGO fan, you may have noticed something... Have you ever wondered… | — | |
| Community | From the Court: Huge Numbers, 4 Legged Creatures and Snakes Breaking Reality Greetings, royal subjects, This week we're sharing some fun little tidbits from the world of The Royal Writ! 🔢 Community member Balthromaw has been hitting some absolutely wild numbers Thanks for sharing the pics with us, Balthromaw, just a matter of fixing the exploit now hah! 🖼️ You might have noticed this intriguing little easter egg painting while playing the demo ... Deep lore...? What's… | — | |
| Community | Showcases Galore! Greetings, loyal subjects! 'Tis with great joy and merriment that we announce The Royal Writ is part of not one, but two wondrous showcases! We are most honoured to be selected to feature alongside a fine fellowship of other remarkable games. 🌑 Moonlite Madness Summer Showcase Organized by the good folk of NeverMore Niche, this is the Summer 2025 edition of the Moonlite Madness Showcase ! 'Tis… | — | |
| Community | Thank You for Playing the Demo! The King would like to extend a royal thank you to everyone who played The Royal Writ demo during Next Fest! We've seen some amazing card synergies and insane mults, but the fun's not over yet! We've decided to keep the demo up so you can get your royal fix. P.S., We totally love a short king. | — | |
| Community | A Most Regal Calendar: Your Month, Your Character! Hello, loyal subjects! Have you ever booted up The Royal Writ demo, built your deck with your favourite characters and wondered, 'Hmm... I wonder which one of these super cool animals I would be?' (If you say no, we'll know you're lying. We think about it all the time.) Well don't we have just the thing for that! Wonder no more, as we bring you The Royal Writ's Your Month, Your Character! Disco… | — | |
| Community | The Royal Writ Joins Steam Next Fest! Attention, citizens of the realm! We're absolutely overjoyed to announce that The Royal Writ will be a part of the Steam Next Fest ! For this special occasion, we've prepared an updated demo featuring some QoL improvements based on your valuable feedback. We would be most honoured for you to give the updated demo a try, and maybe even wishlist the game if you enjoy it! The Tails of Cross-Kingdo… | — | |
| Game update | Demo build 0.6.4.2 now live - changed Nitwit of Nogradi to only spawn every second turn - added an option to make the score preview instant - added resolution settings when in Windowed mode - added "(This is an ant)" to all ant cards' descriptions - added an explanation to the skull symbol in Shady Bargain and Sacrifice events - fixed bug where saving and reloading a battle for the first time rerolled the battlefield hotf… | — | |
| Community | 👑 The Royal Writ Is in Clemmy's Best Indie Games Summer Showcase! Hear ye, hear ye! The Royal Writ is going to be a part of this year's Best Indie Games showcase, premiering TODAY! We're absolutely delighted to be part of this grand celebration of amazing indie games. Being featured alongside the creations of so many other talented people is so inspiring! To our growing fellowship of supporters - we thank thee for your support. Events such as these remind us… | — | |
| Game update | Demo build 0.6.4.1 now live - fixed bugs that caused some things to persist after restarting runs - building a bridge over a creek now works as intended - fixed tactitian bridge upgrades disappearing after reloading run hotfix: - "golden" equipment is now saved/loaded/copied correctly | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.