SQUIRE

Everyone loves the Princess. She's the kingdom's greatest hero — slays the monsters, saves the day, soaks up the glory. And right beside her? You. Her loyal Squire. The one who carries the potions, hands her the sword, and never, ever gets a thank you.

Yeah. We're going to do something about that.

Squire is a top-down fantasy arena game about loyalty, betrayal, and quietly stealing a crown that was never offered to you. On the surface you're the perfect assistant — fetching supplies and keeping the Princess alive as she carves through wave after wave of enemies. But the real game is what you do behind her back.

Tamper with her potions. Sabotage her gear. Slip word to the monsters about where she'll be. Play it slow, play it careful, and chip away at the strongest warrior in the land until she's just... beatable.

But push too far and she will notice. And when she does, the hero becomes the final boss — and she is not in a forgiving mood.

So how's it going to go? Do you weaken the kingdom's champion enough to take the throne for yourself?

Or do you end up on the executioner's block, one more traitor who reached too high?

Controls

• WASD / Arrow Keys — Move
• Space — Dash
• Ctrl — Tamper with carried item
• E — Tip off enemies
• Q — Trigger a scheme event
• R — Restart

Credits

• Game Design — Alok, Anirudh, Khushboo, Tejas
• Art — Anirudh, Khushboo
• Coding — Alok
• Music / SFX — Tejas

Built for the University of Sydney Game Jam 2026. Theme: Flip the Script — so we figured, why not flip the hero?