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The Royal Writ

The Royal Writ

Sacrifice creates stories in this medieval roguelike deckbuilder. Watch your cards march to glory or permanent death as they battle toward the enemy. Each fallen hero becomes part of your kingdom's legend. Command wisely... some sacrifices are necessary.

Released Aug 7, 2025 Developer Save Sloth Studios Publisher Yogscast Games Platforms Windows StrategyRoguelike DeckbuilderTurn-Based StrategyCard GameDark Humor
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

83.0%positive536 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“Fell in love with this game last year but hit a brick wall with the near-impossible Act II boss fight. Roll on to post-1.2.0.2, which made it far more manageable while still keeping it properly challenging. I hope with the recent announcement there will be a Royal Writ 2! Coming…”

— a player, Steam review · 90 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Fun game, the way cards interact with each other and the variety of card effects guarantee that no run works the same way. It works differently from most other card games since every cards is disposable/can be removed from your deck in each fight and your entire deck and…”

— a player, Steam review · 47 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“The art style, music, and the story are all so whimsical and fun. The gameplay can be infuriating though, there are so many points where one wrong choice or rng can completely crush your run, and I didn't find the base gameplay to be fun enough to be able to laugh off those…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

386all-time peak
0 100 200 2026 99 avg · Aug 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

41achievements
4.4%median completion
0.5%rarest: A Not-So-Good Idea
59.1% of players 48.8% of players 43.3% of players 37.5% of players 35.5% of players 29.0% of players 27.4% of players 18.5% of players 18.2% of players 14.1% of players 11.8% of players 11.8% of players 11.5% of players 11.4% of players 9.3% of players 9.1% of players 6.5% of players 5.7% of players 5.4% of players 4.6% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.4% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 59.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
59.1%Was this too good to be true..? — Accept an opportunity
48.8%Working For The Enemy — Have an enemy have more health than it started with
43.3%The Hero...? — Defeat Act I
Rarest badges of honor
0.5%A Not-So-Good Idea — Hidden achievement
0.5%Was This Supposed To Be Hard? — Complete all of the Act II hardships
0.5%You Monster... — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$7.49lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 10, 2026
We bring joyous news! The Royal Writ is OUT NOW on consoles! 🎺🎺🎺

🎉GLAD TIDINGS LOYAL SUBJECTS 🎉 It is I, King Mikolt, returning with the joyous and ROYAL NEWS! 👑 XBOX Series X|S , PlayStation 5 , and Nintendo Switch await! It's time to DUST OFF THOSE CONTROLLERS. W

Sep 01, 2026
🔔 HARK! The Royal Writ is Coming to CONSOLES! 🔔

WHAT NEWS OF THE COURT? The Royal Writ is officially making its way to console players! The game will release on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and day one on Xbox Game Pass on Septem

Aug 21, 2026
A Warm Request from King Mikolt II - Please Leave Us A Review!

It has come to my attention that we are a few reviews short of being rated 'VERY POSITIVE' on this illustrious Steam page. I would be eternally indebted and grateful to you for leaving a review if you

Aug 06, 2026
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 r

Dec 19, 2025
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

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresStrategy
Player tagsStrategy · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Turn-Based Strategy · Card Game · Dark Humor · Turn-Based Combat · Deckbuilding · Tactical · Singleplayer · Card Battler · Combat · Roguelike (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Hungarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Polish
ControllerFull support
Achievements41
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: Intel 12500 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel 12500 Integrated graphics / AMD Ryzen 5 5600G integrated graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space