Titanium Court is a strategy game developed by New York-based[1] creator AP Thomson and published by Fellow Traveller, released on April 23, 2026.[2] The game features a combination of match 3, tower defense and roguelike mechanics where the player controls the eponymous Court and battles against other rival Courts.
The first public demo of the game was released during the February 2026 Steam Next Fest[3] where the game received its first widespread attention and subsequently appeared on several ‘Best of Next Fest’ lists.[4]
The game was praised by critics, particularly for its writing. At the 2026 Independent Games Festival Awards, Titanium Court was nominated in four categories and won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and the Excellence in Design award.[5]
Gameplay
Titanium Court is a match 3 puzzle role-playing video game. It also contains aspects of tower defense, point-and-click, roguelite, resource management, deckbuilder, and visual novel games.[6] You must redesign the landscape to your advantage, such as arranging mountains near your court which slows enemies from reaching you.[7] There are two phases to keep track of: High Tide and Low Tide. High Tide has the player match tiles into lines of three for resources and benefits. In Low Tide, resources are expended to deploy soldiers or farmers. Farmers gather resources during battle while soldiers engage in the battle itself.[8]
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 87/100[9] |
| OpenCritic | 89% recommend[10][a] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| PC Gamer (US) | 74/100[11] |
Titanium Court received generally favorable reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[9] Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received “mighty” approval, being recommended by 89% of critics.[10]
Critics praised the game’s meta writing[7][8] and upon release the game received favorable reviews. Rock Paper Shotgun likened it to that of Alice in Wonderland and described it as “somewhat lynchian” as well.[12] Shaun Prescott described the game as a “brilliantly singular roguelite with a surplus of style” in his PC Gamer review, but also added “you’re going to need to love match-three to want to stick around.”, giving the game a score of 74.[11]
At the 2026 Independent Games Festival Awards, Titanium Court was nominated in four categories and won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and the Excellence in Design award.[5] AP Thomson also received the Seumas McNally Grand Prize (and Nuovo Award) in 2025 for his work on Consume Me, making him the only back-to-back winner of the award.
Notes
- ^ Based on 10 reviews
References
- ^ “Meet Ap Thomson”. Canvas Rebel. March 5, 2025. Archived from the original on January 10, 2026. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
- ^ “Titanium Court on Steam”. Steam. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
- ^ “Surreal strategy game Titanium Court unveiled for PC by Fellow Traveller and AP Thomson”. Games Press. Archived from the original on February 19, 2026. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
- ^ Alston, Harry (February 26, 2026). “You Should Play Titanium Court And These Other Weird And Wonderful Steam Next Fest Demos”. TheGamer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
- ^ a b Kerr, Chris (March 12, 2026). “Titanium Court honoured with grand prize at IGF awards”. Game Developer. Archived from the original on March 14, 2026. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
- ^ Ong, Alexis (April 22, 2026). “The year’s weirdest game is hard to explain and even harder to put down”. The Verge. Archived from the original on April 22, 2026. Retrieved April 22, 2026.
- ^ a b Fenlon, Wes (February 18, 2026). “Play this early Steam Next Fest demo now, because it’s going to be winning some GOTY awards in December”. PC Gamer. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
- ^ a b MacLeod, Riley (February 20, 2026). “Titanium Court Is Just The Right Amount Of So Much”. Aftermath. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ a b “Titanium Court PC Critic Reviews”. Metacritic. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
- ^ a b “Titanium Court“. OpenCritic. Retrieved June 9, 2026.
- ^ a b published, Shaun Prescott (April 22, 2026). “Titanium Court review”. PC Gamer. Retrieved April 28, 2026.
- ^ Kuhnke, Oisin (February 17, 2026). “Titanium Court is a play, a match three and strategy game, a dream and a nightmare, and deeply compelling”. Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved March 17, 2026.