Düren, Germany – August 10th 2026 — Developer Tag of Joy and Headup are announcing their new adventure game Crowns and Pawns: Amber Road today. The next title in the Crowns and Pawns series, which was revealed as part of Telltale’s “Choices Matter Festival” on Steam, takes players on a thrilling point-and-click road adventure across Europe, along the legendary Amber Road. Get a first glimpse of the journey in the announcement trailer below.

Milda Kovas is accused of stealing a unique amber artifact - the Sun stone. It is believed that fragments of this huge amber were scattered across the Amber Road, and if all the pieces were to be collected, it would grant you arcane powers.

Determined to clear her name, Milda must travel to Lithuania, from where she sets off on a continent-spanning road adventure.

Key Features of Crowns and Pawns: Amber Road include:

A story of Baltic myths and legends woven together with historical figures and places all across Europe.

Visit mesmerizing locations around Lithuania, Austria, Italy and many more countries.

A wide cast of characters, featuring new and returning faces – all fully voiced by actors from games like Monkey Island, Oxenfree, The Wolf Among Us, God of War, and Unforeseen Incidents.

Intelligent adventure gaming, where you collect and creatively combine items, notes, solve riddles, engage in witty conversations and more!

Customize the looks of the main character to your liking (and to solve puzzles!).

Beautiful 4k hand painted background art that comes to life with a touch of modern graphics features.

Music written by an acclaimed composer Daniel Pharos (A New Beginning, Memoria, Blackguards).

A control scheme adapted for both a mouse and a gamepad.

A new epic adventure by a team from Lithuania with a proven record in the genre.

Crowns and Pawns: Amber Road is co-funded by the MEDIA strand of the European Union's Creative Europe Programme, Lithuanian Council for Culture and Lithuanian Film Centre.