Amber Throne is a turn-based JRPG-styled game about a girl in a desert world beneath a mysterious floating castle, and her quest to reach it.
The combat system revolves around enemy stances, requiring players to strategically use their abilities to break through these stances. Enemies can adopt different stances, such as defensive or offensive, and players must pay attention to their behaviors and respond accordingly. Utilizing various damage types, like blunt, fire, or bleeding, is essential to exploiting enemy weaknesses.
Players can customize their party members' skill loadouts, with around 24 skills to choose from per character. This allows for a high degree of flexibility, enabling players to create unique party compositions tailored to their playstyle.
While the main story progression is linear, the game encourages exploration through its hand-painted, atmospheric world design. Players can uncover hidden areas, secrets, and optional encounters, adding a sense of discovery and non-linearity to the experience.
The crafting system allows players to create powerful equipment and consumable items, introducing an additional layer of strategy and resource management. Players must carefully consider which items to keep, craft, and use to gain an advantage in battles.
The game presents a solid challenge, requiring players to approach battles with a strategic mindset. Understanding enemy behaviors and exploiting their weaknesses is key to success, striking a balance between being challenging and fair, providing a satisfying sense of accomplishment when overcoming obstacles.