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Game Crafters Collective · Published by Game Crafters Collective
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
A 1-bit pixel roguelite where every step costs time and every coin feeds the system. Explore procedural maps, fight card battles, and gather 5000 gold in 7 days to pay your debt to the king. Or discover why the debt exists at all.
Indie, RPG, Strategy · 2027 · More free games
About this game
You owe the crown 5000 gold. You have 7 days.
Knight Kairen returned alone from a doomed expedition. The king calls it negligence. The punishment: an "atonement tithe." Gather 5000 gold in 7 days or lose your name, your title, and your freedom.
The lands beyond Valenford are dangerous. The forests hide predators. The villages hide worse. The graveyards never stay quiet. And somewhere beneath it all, something called the Summit is watching.
Explore. Fight. Decide.
Procedural maps — Every location is generated fresh. Forests, villages, graveyards. Each biome has its own enemies, NPCs, and secrets. No two runs are the same.
Card-based combat — Guess higher or lower. Simple to learn, deep to master. Each enemy has unique attack patterns, minigames, and abilities that change how you fight.
Time is your true enemy — A real-time countdown runs during exploration. Every step, every shop visit, every detour costs seconds you cannot recover.
18 enemies — Each with a unique map behavior and battle mechanic. Goblins throw bombs. Ghosts phase in and out. The Village Guard is a wall you must break.
9 NPCs — A baker who lost her son. A captain who refused to lead again. A cartographer who maps every body he finds. A nameless knight who paid five times and never left.
40 items — Weapons, armor, artifacts, potions. Every item carries a story. The sword was standard issue for a regiment that no longer exists.
The Casino
A door appears in the wall. It wasn't there a moment ago. Behind it: the Veiled Apex. A gambling hall that costs 1 HP to enter. The odds are fair. That's the cruelest part.
Win gold to shorten your journey. Lose and fall deeper. The Apex watches with a single unblinking eye. It does not cheat. It does not need to.
The Truth
Notes scattered across the land tell a different story than the one the king told you. The debt may not be yours. The system may be older than the crown. And the reason no debtor dies in these lands has nothing to do with mercy.
How much you discover depends on how you play. Rush to the exit and you'll pay your debt in ignorance. Explore every corner and the world reveals itself. 8 endings await, shaped by your choices, your knowledge, and your gold.
Made for short sessions, built for deep runs
Runs last 30-90 minutes
7 in-game days, each with a unique scripted location and procedural maps
Bestiary that unlocks enemy lore through combat
Hidden notes with layered narrative
Dungeon synth + chiptune soundtrack
1-bit pixel art aesthetic inspired by early Game Boy
5 languages: English, Russian, German, Spanish, French
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7+
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: WebGL 2.0 compatible
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10+
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: WebGL 2.0 compatible
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
The Second Playtest Has Ended. Thank You!
The second public playtest for Sorry, My King has officially come to an end.I want to sincerely thank everyone who took the time to play the game, leave feedback, share posts on social media, stream it, or create YouTube videos. This kind of support means the world to an indie developer.Across the first and second playtests, more than 3,000 players joined the adventure. Thanks to your feedback, I've gathered a huge amount of ideas, bug reports, and suggestions that will help make the game even better.Now it's time for me to focus on preparing the game's demo.Before the demo is released, I plan to hold a third public playtest, hopefully this autumn. I hope you'll join me once again and help shape Sorry, My King on its way to release.Thank you for being part of this journey. ❤️Read full article on Community Announcements (Sp3shoot)Patch NotesOfficial
Update 0.1.14 Is Now Live!
Hello everyone!I've released Update 0.1.14, which fixes all known soft-locks and critical issues from the previous 0.1.13 build.⚠️ Please make sure you're playing version 0.1.14. If Steam doesn't prompt you to update, delete your current installation and download the latest build manually.In this update, I've added a lot of new content and experimental features to test new ideas together with you. Not everything has reached its final level of polish yet, so I apologize in advance for any rough edges. Your feedback will help shape the future of the game.What's new?New story locations.Kyren's Dark Entity.Weather conditions and locked locations.A completely redesigned item mixing system.Sticker packs to customize your game screen.Many new items, events, balance improvements, and much more.Thank you for playing Sorry, My King, testing new builds, and sharing your feedback. Your support and suggestions are helping make the game better with every update.See you in the next patch!Read full article on Community Announcements (Sp3shoot)AnnouncementsOfficial
Build 0.1.13 is available for the second public playtest
Hello!"Solo development doesn't affect your mental health at all," they said.Me: Yeah!The previous playtest version was 0.1.12.The second public playtest uses the new 0.1.13 build.If you participated in the first playtest, please make sure your game has been updated to the latest version.This is especially important if automatic Steam updates are disabled.If Steam does not prompt you to download the update, please try uninstalling and reinstalling the game.The playtest will run for 3 weeks.Please keep in mind that this is still a test build. A large number of changes have been made over the past few weeks, so some issues may have gone unnoticed.Throughout the coming week, I plan to release patches and address reported issues as quickly as possible.Still work in progress⚠️ The in game tutorial is not yet in its final form.⚠️ Due to the large number of changes, you may encounter bugs that were not discovered during internal testing.If you encounter any issues, please report them on the Discord server. Real time reports help me reproduce and fix problems much faster.Main Changes in Version 0.1.13Combat System• Improved combo timing windows.• Added a penalty for an incorrect card guess at full combo. The combo is now reset.• Added new music tracks that change the rhythm of combat.• Improved damage, card flight, and combo animations.• Added animations for passive and cursed item effects (23 new animations).• Removed the infinite deck.• Added two deck types: 36 cards and 52 cards.• Added a discarded card tracker.• Added a penalty for exhausting the entire deck. Redealing cards now grants the enemy +2 HP and fully fills their combo meter.• Added automatic healing during combat when potions are available. Manual healing is still available.• Made numerous improvements to UI, colors, layout, and animations.• Added a combat commentator that reports combos, effects, and other important events.• Improved all mini games. Controls and difficulty balance have been refined.• Regular...Read full article on Community Announcements (Sp3shoot)AnnouncementsOfficial
Today at 22:00 CEST, the second public playtest of Sorry, My King begins.
Over the past few weeks, the game has received numerous improvements, new mechanics, and additional content based on feedback from players who participated in the first playtest.If you've played before, there's plenty of new content waiting for you.If you haven't, today is a great time to join.See you tonight.The King is waiting.Read full article on Community Announcements (Sp3shoot)AnnouncementsOfficial
4,000+ Wishlists Reached! Thank You for the Support!
Another 1000 wishlists down!Sorry, My King has now passed 4,000+ wishlists on Steam.Huge thanks to everyone who's wishlisted, shared, commented, played, or simply supported the project along the way. It means a lot.Let's keep going! ❤️Read full article on Community Announcements (Sp3shoot)
