Ambition: A Minuet in Power (2021) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Ambition: A Minuet in Power

A young woman finds herself alone in the streets of Paris, far from home and abandoned by the love of her life. In that moment, she decides to live for herself and seek her own passions, as France marches…

18 August 2021

What Ambition: A Minuet in Power is

Ambition: A Minuet in Power is an adventure game developed by Joy Manufacturing Co. and released in 2021. It was published by Iceberg Interactive. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Joy Manufacturing Co. presents a new kind of revolutionary, romantic gameplay. A young woman finds herself alone in the streets of Paris, far from home and abandoned by the love of her life. In that moment, she decides to live for herself and seek her own passions, as France marches towards a violent uprising that will change history forever. Navigate the twisting social politics of pre-revolutionary Paris in a game world that’s automatically generated, and different every time you play. Court, snub and seduce your way to the top of society. Extend your influence, uncover the intrigue of the coming revolution, and ensure that you end up on the winning side of history. Features *…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are historical and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Ambition: A Minuet in Power launched on 18 August 2021, within three weeks of Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes and The Forgotten City. It arrived 4 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Psychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Twelve Minutes, The Forgotten City.

Official trailer