Krzyżacy - The Knights of the Cross
A story-driven deckbuilding RPG set in the history of Krzyżacy - The Knights of the Cross. Unlike traditional deckbuilders, the teammates you recruit decide the success or failure of battles. Fight the war against the Teutonic, or tackle roguelite runs in this strategic deckbuilder unlike any other.
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Krzyżacy - The Knights of the Cross is a unique, story-driven deckbuilding RPG game.
The story is adapted from the Nobel Prize-winning work “Krzyżacy - The Knights of the Cross” by Henryk Sienkiewicz, and tell the life and death struggles between the Polish-Lithuanian people and the aggressive Teutonic Knights in the 15th century.
Play as a knight, embark on the medieval adventure, search for companions, collect diverse cards, and help Polish-Lithuanian Alliance defeat the Teutonic Knights in the Battle of Grunwald.
Meet over 30 unique teammates! Pirate captain from the sea, alchemist seeking the philosopher's stone, or noble lady aspiring to be a knight...
More than 30 teammates have their own storylines. By completing the storylines, you can learn about their personalities and pasts, and get their exclusive cards or relics.
Some teammates can only be recruited conditionally. Leveling up, unlocking achievements, or completing specific tasks.
Recruited teammates are the game changer with their exclusive skills. The ultra skills’ special effects spice up the battles further!
Every teammate has beautiful pixel-art portraits and 2D live animations.
Teammates can release their exclusive skills with stunning special effects, and they are triggered by the way you play cards. Strategize your cards and teammates to maximize your battle capacity!
Strategize and create builds centering characters skills! Preferring active teammate skills as often as possible, or playing a safer way with more defenses, is up to you.
Choose the right cards, teammates, and relics to create your unique combat styles. Teammates will respond to your card actions.
Teammates will respond to the player's card actions and record the skill points used when playing cards, determining their own actions during the match.
Bosses also have special mechanisms. They increase the cost of specific cards or remove debuffs. Developing a strategy to beat them!
Play as noble Zbyszko in the main storyline and embark on a medieval adventure, meet two heroines, and confront the formidable Teutonic Knights…
A medieval historic scroll with 7 chapters and over 200 side requests and events.
Different choices lead to different storylines. Can you save the kind lord's daughter Danusia?
Traditional festivals and medieval folk lifestyles are included in the random plots of the game. Get rewards and learn about the life pictures of medieval people.
For better in-game experience of historical storytelling and combat, and to further immerse them into the adventure, we introduce the new 'Character Pack (Western Style)'. This pack is created to cater to players' demand for different art styles and allowing players to freely choose whether to use it in the game or not.
