Below the Crown, an IGF 2026 Honorable Mention for Excellence in Design, lures enemy Wizards into check mate with its 1.0 release for PC via Steam on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Developer Misfits Attic, responsible for the 20+ awards-winning strategy game Duskers, reveals new content arriving for its love letter to chess, roguelikes, and dungeon crawlers alongside the 1.0 launch.
Enter mysterious dungeons with one badass spell-slinging Wizard and a party of enchanted, chess-inspired pieces. Enter the depths with the new Queen Wizard and finally face the Emperor himself in the final boss battle when the game moves to 1.0 on April 21st.
Prepare to fully build out each Wizard’s repertoire with additional runes, upgrades, spells, and skills debuting in 1.0 to reimagine every strategy. In between battles, partake in glitchy psychological evaluations to slowly unravel the underlying narrative.
Covet more achievements, and enjoy Steam cloud saves alongside other quality of life updates. Connect with a community of chess and magic-loving misfits by completing daily challenges, competing for the top spot of the global leaderboards, and watching other wizard’s runs to gain insightful pointers for future dungeon crawls.
Can’t wait to conjure up strategic plays? Dive into the depths now and pick up the recently released Chess bundle on Humble Bundle, featuring Below the Crown in addition to 10 other digital Chess games. Also available now, check out the game’s latest Beta update, featuring the Infinite Dungeon mode, the ability to save replays, additional animations, and more!
Below the Crown’s 1.0 version will be available on Windows PC via Steam.
Seek more information about Below the Crown and the Misfits Attic team on Bluesky, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, strategize with other wizards on Discord and search #BelowTheCrown on social media.
About Misfits Attic
Misfits Attic is an independent game studio based in San Mateo, CA. They make atmospheric strategy games that use emotional design to create unique player stories, leveraging their backgrounds in film and narrative. The studio is best known for the award-winning strategy game Duskers, as well as the critically acclaimed action-puzzler A Virus Named TOM.
For more information, visit the official website.
