About This Demo

The King's Bargain is a gothic RPG-Strategy game that blends immersive storytelling with deep survival and resource management. It thrusts the player into a world shattered by a king's foolish choices, challenging them to survive and ultimately break a kingdom-wide curse.

Genre & Theme

• Genres: RPG-Strategy, Survival, Resource Management.

• Theme: Gothic, Dark Fantasy, Medieval. The game's narrative revolves around a king's sinful pact and a queen's vengeful curse.

Story

The game's narrative begins with a king's misguided decision and continues with a devastating curse unleashed by a betrayed queen. As a leader of a small group of survivors, the player must manage resources, equipment, and their team in the midst of this blight.

Core Gameplay Mechanics

• Survival & Resource Management:

  • Survival: Players must manage their team's sanity and physical condition. A heat system are essential for survival.

  • Item Management: The game features an item managemen system and crafting for creating vital equipment.

• Group & Human Management:

  • Character Management: The player can control each group member, managing their stats and abilities.

  • NPC Interaction: The world is dynamic with a NPC spawn system. Players can interact with other survivors through a dialog system and a trade panel.

  • Shelter: Players can build and manage a shelter to control refugees.

• Combat & Threats:

  • The combat system allows players to fight against the corrupted creatures of the blighted lands.

  • NPCs can be tasked with fighting for the player.

• World & Progression:

  • The game features an open world and a day/night cycle .

  • Players can revisit locations they have explored.

  • RPG mechanics include dice rolls for certain events.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

As a solo developer, I had to rely on AI-assisted art generation for some of the items and arts. If I can reach a large enough audience, I will replace all of these assets with unique, hand-crafted art. You could say they are temporary.