Underplayed Gems

Below the Crown (2026)

Below the Crown cover
Developer
Misfits Attic
Publisher
Misfits Attic, Shochiku
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Strategy
Rating
4.7 of 5, 107 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.5 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A methodical turn-based dungeon-crawler with strategic resource management.

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What players say

Players enjoy this chess roguelike as a fair puzzle game, comparing it to Into the Breach and Balatro. A common note is that each board feels like a short, solvable puzzle. Performance on Steam Deck is fine, though Linux had crash issues that a patch fixed.

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Screenshots

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