空王座 Empty Throne

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空王座 Empty Throne is a single player platformer game with fantasy, mystery and dark fantasy themes. It was developed by Empty Throne and was released on September 17, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

ContactDiscord: About the GameStoryI 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 chapter…

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Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews

graphics1 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Interesting and dark retelling of the Snow White fairy tale with a grounded story involving political intrigue.
Visually appealing pixel art and well-fitted music that enhances the atmosphere.
Mini-games and animations provide additional engagement, and developers are proactive in addressing issues.

Mini-games are often glitchy, confusing, and can be frustrating to complete.
Translation quality is inconsistent with grammar issues and untranslated sections, especially towards the ending.
Some bugs affect game progression, such as non-working buttons and rhythm game mechanics that feel off.

story
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The story offers an interesting and grounded dark fairytale retelling with political intrigue, centered around the unique magic mirror mechanic. While the narrative is engaging and complemented by fitting pixel art, some users find it short and desire more focus on certain elements like the hunter and the mirror's secrets. Overall, the story is well-executed but doesn't strongly distinguish itself from other similar tales.
- “The story itself is short and an interesting spin on Snow White.”
- “A particularly nice touch to the story is the magic mirror as a central mechanic, explaining the story somewhat vaguely like one would expect a magic mirror to do.”
- “On the whole the story feels grounded in the reality of political intrigue among monarchy and is well executed though I wouldn’t say the premise really stands out from other dark fairytale retellings.”
- “I wish there was more presence of the hunter and more about the secret story involving the mirror.”
- “On the whole, the story feels grounded in the reality of political intrigue among monarchy and is well executed, though I wouldn’t say the premise really stands out from other dark fairytale retellings.”
- “Also, the ending cutscene is not translated at all. Granted, it only seems to retell the story you have just pieced together.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is generally good and fits the scenes appropriately, though the main menu lacks music. However, players find the rhythm game aspect frustrating due to unclear beats and excessive background noise, making it difficult to follow the intended rhythm.
- “Music is good though and the price is right.”
- “The handful of music pieces all fit their scenes well.”
- “Stuck at the second one which is supposed to be a rhythm game but there seems to be no rhythm to the music and the witch stirs the pot without any input from the player. It’s supposed to be done on beat, though there are too many noises in the music to discern which beat I should be following.”
- “There are too many noises in the music to discern which beat to follow, making the rhythm gameplay confusing.”
- “While the main menu is lacking music, the rest of the game fortunately does not.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users appreciate the game's art style but express disappointment, particularly due to frustration with the minigames affecting the overall graphics experience.
gameplay
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay features an intriguing magic mirror mechanic that adds a unique and mysterious element to the story, enhancing the overall experience with its intentionally vague explanations.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is generally light and occasionally funny, but it tends to decline in quality towards the end.