{"id":1431488,"date":"2025-12-18T23:48:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8JXF4fSHqTruuJKh76ix35"},"modified":"2025-12-18T23:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:48:30","slug":"were-hitting-peak-saturation-for-first-person-dungeon-crawlers-but-queens-domain-stands-apart-from-the-crowd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/were-hitting-peak-saturation-for-first-person-dungeon-crawlers-but-queens-domain-stands-apart-from-the-crowd\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re hitting peak saturation for first person dungeon crawlers, but Queen&#8217;s Domain stands apart from the crowd"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>There comes a point in every cool new and\/or retro revival indie genre where there are just way too many to play all of them, even if you love the style: Metroidvanias, boomer shooters, and Vampire Survivors-alikes (bullet heavens?) all spring to mind for me.<\/p>\n<p>As a big fan of the genre, I can confidently say that first-person dungeon crawlers harkening back to King&#8217;s Field (or recent trendsetter, Lunacid) have reached that point. But the upcoming Queen&#8217;s Domain deserves to be raised up from the crowd.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GYnBVbaGWK4\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We recently featured Queen&#8217;s Domain in the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/events-conferences\/upcoming-action-rpg-queens-domain-looks-like-just-the-thing-for-fans-of-classic-fromsoftware-games\/\" target=\"_blank\">PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted<\/a> showcase, and its aesthetics really caught my eye. Everything&#8217;s all crunchy and dithered, but the art and assets are clearly gorgeous and well-crafted underneath\u2060\u2014we&#8217;re very deliberately lo-fi here, not just &#8216;cuz.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the genre-standard medieval\/renaissance gear and guys, Queen&#8217;s Domain zags a bit by setting the game on a tropical island, with ancient, mossy stone ruins that call to mind Mayan cities or, in videogame speak, the Ruins of Rauh from Elden Ring. Maybe <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2RGsqR70kes\" target=\"_blank\">that one zone in Sonic 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The music is also killer, a euphoric, PS2-inflected sound cut with primal percussion and funkier instruments I can&#8217;t quite place. There&#8217;s the throwback indie stuff that feels like it&#8217;s going &#8220;Hey, remember the Sony PlayStation One?&#8221; and the stuff that feels like it&#8217;s tapping into a closed-off room in your brain, facing you with something largely alien yet strangely familiar. Queen&#8217;s Domain is blessedly in the latter category.<\/p>\n<p>But we knew about the looks, vibes, and beats from the trailer, while the reveal came alongside a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1799840\/Queens_Domain\/\" target=\"_blank\">demo on Steam<\/a>. Unfortunately, that demo cuts off right as things are really getting good, but it shows a lot of promise. The exploration and atmosphere are exceptional, as expected, but the combat pleasantly surprised me once I came to grips with it.<\/p>\n<p>The fighting here initially felt bad the same way so many first-person RPGs do: Walk up, bop a guy, backpedal before he can bop you. Depending on the year you were born, you might call this the Underworld, King&#8217;s Field, Morrowind, Oblivion, or Skyrim Shuffle.<\/p>\n<p>But Queen&#8217;s Domain has two mechanical flourishes that really make it come alive, and I didn&#8217;t take full advantage until I did a second run through the demo.<\/p>\n<p>The first is a unique system of throwing weapons bound to cooldowns instead of an ammo count\u2060\u2014if the full game has magic spells, they&#8217;ll likely function similarly. You&#8217;re always dual wielding a melee and ranged weapon, Skyrim-style, and the throwing knives in the demo are extremely satisfying to use, with a wholesome <em>thwack<\/em> on contact with an enemy, and a super-quick animation that lends them to combos with the other killer move in Queen&#8217;s Domain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery carousel-layout\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-wrap\" style=\"display:flex; flex-flow:row nowrap;\">\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 1 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"PhYLrSJN2ydYLF3cGYC6Ja\" name=\"20251211134253_1\" alt=\"Looking up at stone tower rising out of the sea in Queen's Domain\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/were-hitting-peak-saturation-for-first-person-dungeon-crawlers-but-queens-domain-stands-apart-from-the-crowd.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: The Game Bakers)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 2 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"dcN9gZp5etYyxNvTHey7Ea\" name=\"20251211135602_1\" alt=\"squaring off with boss fight Skeleton in Queen's Domain while holding big club\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/were-hitting-peak-saturation-for-first-person-dungeon-crawlers-but-queens-domain-stands-apart-from-the-crowd-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: The Game Bakers)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 3 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"WkrMs9tqiF64PgwmbSj29a\" name=\"20251211132940_1\" alt=\"Looking through Grassy forest in Queen's Domain, with light filtering through trees and fortress in background.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/were-hitting-peak-saturation-for-first-person-dungeon-crawlers-but-queens-domain-stands-apart-from-the-crowd-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: The Game Bakers)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inlinegallery-item\" style=\"flex: 0 0 auto;\"><span class=\"slidecount\">Image 4 of 4<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"D4bKEvnLZMJLjcVhh6qtNa\" name=\"20251211152705_1\" alt=\"Skeleton boss man kneeling, resting on sword after defeat in Queen's Domain.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/were-hitting-peak-saturation-for-first-person-dungeon-crawlers-but-queens-domain-stands-apart-from-the-crowd-3.jpg\" mos=\"\" link=\"\" align=\"\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\"\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: The Game Bakers)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>You have a melee dash attack that scoots you in the direction you&#8217;re facing\u2060\u2014it&#8217;s tied to your mouse\/right stick aim, not WASD or left stick movement. It pretty much fully invalidates the regular, charge up melee attack: It comes out quicker, while also offering movement utility.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s fine by me though, it&#8217;s <em>fun<\/em>, and it sets Queen&#8217;s Domain apart from other King&#8217;s Field-alikes\u2014I didn&#8217;t nail it down all the way in the demo, but there were a few times I managed to dash past an enemy while hitting them, forcing them to make an excruciatingly slow about face while I finished them off. I didn&#8217;t realize it on first blush, but this is a game with a skill ceiling to its combat, and that has me excited. The Queen&#8217;s Domain trailer also shows an upgraded version being used as a traversal tool, and it really spiced up the demo&#8217;s lone boss.<\/p>\n<p>The very Dark Soulsy big skeleton guy has some suitably Dark Soulsy slow wind-up attacks, and one of them actually lunges forward enough that you can&#8217;t really backpedal to avoid it. That&#8217;s where the dash comes in: I spent the whole fight dash-attacking into him, spamming throwing knives whenever they were up, and when I saw him do a wind up, dash-attacking away.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t have i-frames, so it&#8217;s all timing and spacing, and it felt genuinely fresh to have to aim my dodges in first person\u2060\u2014it&#8217;s an added bit of friction and movement mastery.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr. John Dark Souls Skellington is the end of the demo, so that&#8217;s all she wrote for the time being. It took me a second to see what The Game Bakers were doing with the combat in Queen&#8217;s Domain, but now that I understand, I am fully onboard, while I can also heartily recommend checking it out for the vibes and atmosphere alone\u2060\u2014this is a game I&#8217;ll be watching intently as it approaches release. Queen&#8217;s Domain doesn&#8217;t have a release window yet, but you can wishlist it and try the demo for yourself on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1799840\/Queens_Domain\/\" target=\"_blank\">Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"b0ab8e12-4f97-4179-becb-3fdec290757e\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/were-hitting-peak-saturation-for-first-person-dungeon-crawlers-but-queens-domain-stands-apart-from-the-crowd-4.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"b0ab8e12-4f97-4179-becb-3fdec290757e\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/were-hitting-peak-saturation-for-first-person-dungeon-crawlers-but-queens-domain-stands-apart-from-the-crowd\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There comes a point in every cool new and\/or retro revival indie genre where there are just way too many to play all of them, even if you love the style: Metroidvanias, boomer shooters, and Vampire Survivors-alikes (bullet heavens?) all spring to mind for me. As a big fan of the genre, I can confidently say that first-person dungeon crawlers harkening back to King&#8217;s Field (or recent trendsetter, Lunacid) have reached that point. But the upcoming Queen&#8217;s Domain deserves to be raised up from the crowd. We recently featured Queen&#8217;s Domain in the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted showcase, and its aesthetics really caught my eye. Everything&#8217;s all crunchy and dithered, but the art and assets are clearly gorgeous and well-crafted underneath\u2060\u2014we&#8217;re very deliberately lo-fi&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/were-hitting-peak-saturation-for-first-person-dungeon-crawlers-but-queens-domain-stands-apart-from-the-crowd\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1431489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,34],"class_list":["post-1431488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-rpg"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>We&#039;re hitting peak saturation for first person dungeon crawlers, but 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