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Will the King Escape?

A quirky turn-based puzzle game where you help the Gnome King, Shorty, Escape from his own tower! Navigate handmade levels, Kill monsters, Dodge traps, Purify allies, and Teleport on your path to freedom…

31 July 2025

Will the King Escape? is an adventure, released 31 July 2025 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Will the King Escape? is

Will the King Escape? was released in 2025. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A quirky turn-based puzzle game where you help the Gnome King, Shorty, Escape from his own tower! Navigate handmade levels, Kill monsters, Dodge traps, Purify allies, and Teleport on your path to freedom, while meeting a cast of silly characters along the way.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are comedy and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Will the King Escape? launched on 31 July 2025, within three weeks of Mafia: The Old Country, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and Sword of the Sea.

Released around the same time: Mafia: The Old Country, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Sword of the Sea.

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When did Will the King Escape? come out?
Will the King Escape? was released on 31 July 2025 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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