Overview

• Drop Duchy, developed by Sleepy Mill Studio and published by The Arcade Crew, launched on May 5, 2025, for PC.
• The game combines terrain placement, resource generation, and tactical combat through a unique mix of rogue-like, deck-building, and Tetris mechanics.
• Players progress through a persistent upgrade tree, unlocking and enhancing cards that shape their strategies across runs.
• Critics praise the game's balance of complexity and accessibility, alongside its pastel visuals and soothing audio, though some note frustration with punishing tile sequences.
• Boss encounters, such as the Wall and the Keep, add thematic challenges that test players' adaptability and strategic depth.