Queen Slayer

About Queen Slayer

Queen Slayer is a turn-based RPG with strategy elements developed by Mantaray161 and released on PC, Linux, and Mac on February 2, 2026. The game tasks you with leading a squad of heroes through procedurally generated dungeons to overthrow corrupted queens, each with unique visual themes and gameplay mechanics. The narrative focuses on a world overrun by these queens, whose toxic domains force players to adapt tactics to poison, ice, blood, or iron-based threats. The core loop blends resource management with grid-based combat, emphasizing positioning and ability timing. With single-player only, it’s a focused experience for fans of calculated strategy and dark fantasy.

Gameplay

Each session revolves around managing a team of heroes with distinct roles and skills. Battles play out on hex grids, requiring careful planning to exploit enemy weaknesses and terrain. Queens have unique mechanics, like regenerating health when adjacent to certain tiles or summoning waves of minions. You allocate action points to move, attack, or use class-specific abilities, with every decision affecting long-term outcomes. Between dungeons, you upgrade heroes, craft gear, and adjust team compositions. The game’s challenge lies in balancing risk and reward: overextending can lead to instant collapse, while overly cautious play grinds progress to a halt. The queen encounters escalate in complexity, often requiring multiple retries with adjusted strategies.

What Players Think

Community feedback is mixed but leans positive. The game holds a 4.3/5 rating on PlayPile, with 65% of players finishing the core story. Average playtime is 22 hours, though 30% of reviewers report 40+ hours due to repeatable side quests. Moods are split between “frustrated but rewarding” (38%) and “deeply tactical” (45%). Critics praise the queens’ distinct designs but note repetitive early-game content. One user wrote, “The final queen fight is a masterclass in tension, but the first three acts drag.” Completion rate for all achievements is 58%, with “Toxic Throne” (defeating the poison queen) cited as the most punishing. Price is $34.99, placing it mid-tier for RPGs.

PlayPile's Take

Queen Slayer delivers a polished but uneven experience. It thrives in its later acts, where queen battles feel like chess matches with high stakes, but the first half can feel grind-heavy. Best for strategy enthusiasts who enjoy methodical planning and don’t mind iterative learning. The $35 price tag is reasonable given the depth, though casual players might find the difficulty curve off-putting. Achievements add 10% extra playtime but aren’t essential. Stick with it past the first 10 hours, the payoff is worth the climb.

Storyline

The world has been consumed by corrupted queens. Covered in poison, ice, blood, and iron, each queen overwhelms with her own distinct style and visual identity. In this dark and intense fantasy, every turn and every decision reshapes the battlefield.