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DeveloperJuk Games Studio
PublisherJuk Games
FreeNo
Required ageNone
A rhythm roguelike love story in three acts. First, a hero fights through four cursed realms to reach the Elf Queen, who is sure he's coming to kill her. Then comes happily ever after, which turns out to be scarier than any dragon. And then it's her turn to pick up the sword.
A love story in three actsAct I · For the Queen
Long ago, the Elf Queen sealed herself away behind four cursed realms. Now a hero is fighting his way through all of them, past orcs, golems, dragons and demons, with a small box in his pocket. The Queen watches his every step, certain he's an assassin. She'll learn what's in the box when he reaches her throne.
Act II · The Abyss
Happily ever after starts on Monday. The man who slew dragons now faces battles no sword was made for. He wins some of them. One of them carries him away.
Act III · For the King
The throne stands empty. For the first time in an age, the Queen leaves her castle, and the realms she once hid behind now stand between her and him.
In a real love story, both of them get to be the hero.
Every fight is a countdownA hand sweeps around a ring while the seconds tick down in the middle. Beats wait on the ring: hit the green ones to strike, the blue ones to block and the gold ones to unleash your special. Land them on time for critical hits and a climbing combo. Mash the buttons and your hero stumbles. The deeper you go, the faster the hand spins.
Build your heroAfter every victory, choose one of three upgrades: a sharper blade, a wider timing window, lifesteal, blocks that strike back, a golden special that heals or one that stuns. Every build plays the ring differently.
Two heroes. The Samurai hits hard and crits often, but he can't take much punishment and demands precise timing. The Knight shrugs off blows, forgives loose timing and turns every block into damage.
Multi-phase boss fights. The Queen doesn't fight alone.
Two difficulty modes. On Easy, a defeat sends you back to the start of the current realm with the upgrades you had there. On Normal, you get one life for the whole story.
Endless mode unlocks after the story: a tale with no last page.
Achievements, full controller support and rebindable keys.
Eight languages: English, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and German.
Born at a game jamFor the Queen started at GMTK Game Jam 2026, where it placed #294 for Enjoyment out of more than 10,000 entries.
Play the free demoThe demo includes all of Act I and Endless mode.
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One of them carries him away.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><strong>Act III · For the King</strong></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" >The throne stands empty. For the first time in an age, the Queen leaves her castle, and the realms she once hid behind now stand between her and him.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" >In a real love story, both of them get to be the hero.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ></p><h2 class=\"bb_tag\" >Every fight is a countdown</h2><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" >A hand sweeps around a ring while the seconds tick down in the middle. Beats wait on the ring: hit the green ones to strike, the blue ones to block and the gold ones to unleash your special. Land them on time for critical hits and a climbing combo. Mash the buttons and your hero stumbles. The deeper you go, the faster the hand spins.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5449780/extras/8755f4fed7bb555aebfff178d88a9b1c.poster.avif?t=1792423926\" width=616 height=384 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5449780/extras/8755f4fed7bb555aebfff178d88a9b1c.webm?t=1792423926\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5449780/extras/8755f4fed7bb555aebfff178d88a9b1c.mp4?t=1792423926\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><h2 class=\"bb_tag\" >Build your hero</h2><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" >After every victory, choose one of three upgrades: a sharper blade, a wider timing window, lifesteal, blocks that strike back, a golden special that heals or one that stuns. Every build plays the ring differently.</p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ></p><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><span class=\"bb_img_ctn\"><video class=\"bb_img\" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5449780/extras/2dbfc5467c3a7717b3b96484fe713e45.poster.avif?t=1792423926\" width=616 height=384 ><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5449780/extras/2dbfc5467c3a7717b3b96484fe713e45.webm?t=1792423926\" type=\"video/webm; codecs=vp9\"><source src=\"https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/5449780/extras/2dbfc5467c3a7717b3b96484fe713e45.mp4?t=1792423926\" type=\"video/mp4\"></video></span></p><ul class=\"bb_ul\"><li><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><strong>Two heroes.</strong> The Samurai hits hard and crits often, but he can't take much punishment and demands precise timing. The Knight shrugs off blows, forgives loose timing and turns every block into damage.</p></li><li><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><strong>Multi-phase boss fights.</strong> The Queen doesn't fight alone.</p></li><li><p class=\"bb_paragraph\" ><strong>Two difficulty modes.</strong> On Easy, a defeat sends you back to the start of the current realm with the upgrades you had there. 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