The clue, of course, is right there in the title. Developer Freshly Baked Games’ Queen’s Domain isn’t just a retro-fantasy action RPG played in first-person; it’s an explicit homage to King’s Field, the long-dormant FromSoftware series that – as the precursor to Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro, Elden Ring, and all those other Soulslikes – helped shape the modern gaming landscape in its own small way. That, though, is pretty much where my knowledge of the series begins and ends – as much as I love FromSoftware, I’ve never actually played a King’s Field game. I’ve no idea how Queen’s Domain shapes up as Kings Field-like, then, but I do know that, five or so hours in, it’s already one of my favourite games this year.
Before Dark Souls there was King’s Field, and five hours into brilliant homage Queen’s Domain, it’s already one of my favourite games this year
