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Titanium Court is an upcoming strategy game developed by New York-based[1] creator AP Thomson and published by Fellow Traveller, set to be 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 Februrary 2026 Steam Next Fest[3] where the game received its first widespread attention and subsequently appeared on several ‘Best of Next Fest’ lists.[4][5]

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.[6]

Gameplay

Titanium Court is a match 3 puzzle role-playing video game. 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

Critics praised the game’s meta writing.[7][8] Rock Paper Shotgun likened it to that of Alice in Wonderland and described it as “somewhat lynchian” as well.[9] 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.[6]

References

  1. ^ “Meet Ap Thomson”. Canvas Rebel. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  2. ^ “Titanium Court on Steam”. store.steampowered.com. Retrieved April 16, 2026.
  3. ^ “Surreal strategy game Titanium Court unveiled for PC by Fellow Traveller and AP Thomson”. Games Press. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  4. ^ Alston, Harry (February 26, 2026). “You Should Play Titanium Court And These Other Weird And Wonderful Steam Next Fest Demos”. TheGamer. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  5. ^ “GamingTrend’s best of Steam Next Fest”. GAMINGTREND. March 13, 2026. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  6. ^ a b “Titanium Court honoured with grand prize at IGF awards”. Game Developer. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  7. ^ a b “Play this early Steam Next Fest demo now, because it’s going to be winning some GOTY awards in December”. PC Gamer. February 18, 2026. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  8. ^ a b Riley MacLeod (February 20, 2026). “Titanium Court Is Just The Right Amount Of So Much”. Aftermath. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  9. ^ Oisin Kuhnke (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.