Queen's Domain is the best Dark Souls 1 since Dark Souls 1

Welcome to "Play This Right Now," the site's weekly newsletter celebrating a new game, update or DLC worth checking out. You're on a stage with a magician who pulls cards, items and even your belongings out of thin air. This experience is what playing Queen's Domain feels like.

Developed by a team of two, Queen's Domain is a game of constant discovery. As you explore the Isle of Neasied, the world keeps unfolding with intricate levels, revealing new weapons, stat buffs, and encounters with strange NPCs. The game rewards your ingenuity and curiosity with unexpected places to go and power-ups to acquire.

Combat in Queen's Domain starts stiff and unforgiving, but stick with it. As you unlock new weapons, abilities and understand the game better, your power will scale, making battles easier. The game even has a Pokémon-like element where each weapon can evolve into something new and powerful.

Queen's Domain is deeply rewarding, with its complex level design and strategic combat. It's a game of patience and persistence, but the sense of accomplishment when mastering it is unparalleled. This is undoubtedly the best Dark Souls 1 since Dark Souls 1 – unforgiving but almost never unfair, and endlessly dazzling with its masterstrokes of level design.