
Empty Throne is a dark fairytale puzzle game. Compose the Snow Queen’s tale in music. Truth twists through alley whispers and forest echoes. The throne lies empty. The mirror speaks. Who writes the ending—you, or the lie?
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I was once merely a composer, commissioned by the royal court to score the "tale" of the Snow Queen. Yet this manuscript appears to exist in multiple iterations. Some versions echo through city streets, while others lie buried beneath forest loam. She claims it to be her autobiography. The magic mirror, however, insists these are merely the chapters she wishes you to remember. I compose melodies. I unravel mysteries.
Distinctive Visual Aesthetic - A unique art style blending pixel art with fantasy elements, crafting an atmospheric dark fairy tale world
Ensemble Narrative Design - Multiple interconnected storylines woven together through diverse, compelling characters with distinct personalities
Immersive Musical Gameplay - Dynamic music game sequences that heighten narrative tension and deliver emotional crescendos
Original Soundtrack - Meticulously composed music tailored specifically for the game experience
huxx - Game Design & Programming
"Dual-discipline developer specializing in design and technical implementation"
沐风沐 - Game Design
"Wielding the mystical ability to challenge programmers and stress artists to their creative limits"
骷髅男 - Game Design & Art
"Visual artist pushing creative boundaries"
楚狈良 - Game Design & Art
"Design-focused artist bridging creative vision and visual execution"
S.W.Diversity Studio (Music Team)
Thank you for your interest in Empty Throne.
Empty Throne Studio represents an independent development collective comprised of university students who have dedicated their passion and spare time to game creation. Through perseverance and shared vision, we have brought our inaugural project to fruition.
Empty Throne marks our debut formal release. While we acknowledge areas for improvement, this project embodies our complete creative dedication and technical commitment. We take pride in presenting our first fully-realized interactive experience.
This journey represents both an ambitious creative undertaking and a collaborative adventure shared between developers and players. We invite you to explore this world we've crafted and hope Empty Throne delivers a memorable, atmospheric, and emotionally resonant gaming experience.
Thank you for joining us on this narrative adventure.
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Languages: English*, Simplified Chinese**languages with full audio support
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Themes across 42 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
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女女互害,复仇的是拥有冰箱里的女人的男性,暗示了国王和皇后有交易这婚姻不如童话美好,却把所有的责任都设计在白雪公主一个人身上,所以国王就是个大猪蹄子不过脑子就接受了婚姻?完美隐身啊男人们。看似是童话的再诠释,内核仍然是和皇后因嫉妒毒害公主没有多少差异的老套故事,五十步笑百步还是别自称揭露了童话的真相吧。
还行,故事很简单,像素风格加分。 但是反人类音乐小游戏还是不要了...!
反正是个免费游戏,玩一下还是不亏的啦。 但总的来说槽点确实非常非常的多啊 先夸: 美术好看。嗯。确实好看。 ui是自己重新设计的,没套用什么过往游戏的模板,这点也很好 玩法是有点意思,有点像节奏天国这种类型的泛音乐节奏?(我也不知道叫什么),但是这个想法是好的,中间做的各种示例也不错,而且能感觉到有试着做难度的提升 我要开始吐槽了。 1.音游部分真的考虑了玩家体验吗,我都不知道节奏在哪,也没有示范,光文字描述非常模糊不清,还好判定很松,可能制作组也知道自己没做好这部分。嗯。但我觉得其实不是技术力的问题,明明可以做一个,类似于节奏可视化的演示,然后再做一个教学关卡统一节奏类型就好,所以带着一种神秘的潦草感 2.呃。这个ui虽然很有新意啊,但是你有没有想过为什么横板探索游戏要把对话框放下面,当然是因为放两边挡视野了呀!明明是左右滑动来探索,结果对话框好死不死在右边,好些地方甚至需要把对话框关掉才能互动,这个对玩家的操作会造成一定的滞涩和卡顿 3.文案问题。首先故事确实有点没新意,而且也没反转,甚至是没深度,当然也不是什么大问题。但是文案的风格有些没统一,时不时还会插入一些类似于N+1的出戏吐槽,这是完全没必要的,而且还会破坏玩家的沉浸体验。然后是人物没厚度。所有人和纸片一样行动,没有自己的目标和目的,完全是编剧想让他们怎么样他们就得怎么样。这样岂不是很无聊?完全可以把人性写得更复杂。比如王子就完全无辜吗?又比如白雪就一定纯坏,没有被的想法吗?她和女巫难道连一点友谊也不曾有过?既然是一个avg,那就应该花点力气在剧情上 4.这个墨镜的存在有点bug,都有那么一个问啥答啥的东西了,为什么还要探索不直接问啊,而且问题也是直接组装好的。为什么要给这么明显呢?明明可以,比如说,玩家探索只能获得关键词,但是墨镜的问题需要玩家自己组装,再把线索藏得深一点,是不是会让故事更加扑朔迷离呢?这个游戏基本上是一开场点进去就知道故事是个什么情况了,所以后面玩着其实也没什么动力。又比如,这个解码是否可以让玩家来做呢?而不是直接给? 5.背包和地图形同虚设……地图还好点,但是大部分时候都是线性的强制玩家行动,所以干嘛不直接把玩家传送过去呢。背包的作用更是只有告知玩家你现在你有这些东西的作用,是否可以在背包的物品描述里加一些碎片文字信息? 6.ui没做文字标识是为何,下面几个东西的功能甚至是我自己摸索出来的 7.没了。 总而言之,感觉像game jam做出来的东西,没有表达没有打磨,虽然只是免费独立游戏,但是的确更想看到有思考的作品。只有美术确实是说有点可惜了。
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奔着剧情来的可以直接跑路了。画风倒是挺好,作为免费小游戏总体还不错
黑童话,虽然不喜欢这公主那美女的这种刻板印象故事,但画风不错,有点捧这个什么王子了,,
标题和画风吸引人,文本质量和玩法有待提高,好在流程短。 结尾小动画确实是加分项,但剧情和文笔实在让人不敢恭维,犹豫一下还是给到差评,主笔的汉语水平贫瘠到让我感觉浪费时间,要不别写剧本了,好好观察一下正常人是怎么说话的吧!
做的还行,虽然看着像大学生毕设一样潦草,但该有的都有了,美术也是顶级的。
Фэнтези‑RPG с акцентом на исследование мира и стратегические бои: игрок берёт на себя роль наследника древнего престола, исследует загадочный мир, восстанавливает разрушенное королевство и ведёт тактические сражения, чтобы вернуть былое величие династии. Плюсы: глубокий мир с восточной эстетикой — продуманная вселенная с элементами азиатской мифологии и архитектуры создаёт запоминающуюся атмосферу; стратегические пошаговые бои — сражения требуют планирования, учёта особенностей юнитов и ландшафта, добавляют тактическую глубину; механика восстановления королевства — строительство и развитие территорий влияет на геймплей: открывает новые ресурсы, юнитов, квесты. Минусы: крутой порог вхождения — обилие механик и систем может запутать новичков, обучение недостаточно развёрнуто; медленные ранние этапы — развитие королевства и набор силы занимают время, динамика нарастает не сразу; ограниченная визуальная вариативность — некоторые локации и типы врагов повторяются, снижая ощущение масштаба мира. Итог: заинтересует поклонников тактических RPG и фэнтези с восточным колоритом — впечатляет продуманным миром, тактическими боями и системой развития королевства, но может разочаровать сложностью освоения, неторопливостью старта и однообразием отдельных элементов окружения и противников.
很好的独立游戏,简短的暗黑版童话故事,场景氛围和游戏立绘都很有意思,而且里面的作曲我也很喜欢。很棒!
里头的小游戏做的不好,只看剧情的话其实还可以,黑童话题材我玩的比较少,我觉得剧本还不错。
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