Queen's Domain key art — Screenshots © Freshly Baked Games / Future Friends Games (official Steam store media)

Queen's Domain Guide

You wash up on Neasied with a dagger, a missing father and an island that folds back on itself. Three days after launch, only about a third of players had beaten Dagoom the Sea King and fewer than 1% had seen an ending. These pages map the island in the order players actually reach it — built from Steam's official achievement data, the developer's patch notes and players' tested reports — and say plainly where sources disagree.

Last checked Nov 2, 2026

Released: Oct 30, 2026 · latest patch 1.01.03 (Nov 1)

Developer: Freshly Baked Games · published by Future Friends Games

Platforms: Steam (Windows), PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2 · Steam Deck Verified

Price: $19.99 on Steam ($16.99 launch discount until Nov 6)

Size of the island: 10 named areas · 100+ enemies and bosses · 50+ melee weapons

Achievements: 53 · 4 endings · Ending 1 seen by 0.9% (Nov 2)

Getting started

Walkthrough: The Area Order and Where to Go Next▶ VideoThere's no map in Queen's Domain, so follow this order: Dagger Belt at the wreck → Endu Shrine Key in the Crypt → beat the Shrine Guardian for the Holy Sword Endu → Azure Torch, Wind Gems and the beacons → the four Triangular Slates and Obmuer Temple → Dagoom the Sea King → Tower of Knowledge (Storm Gem, The Necronomicon) → Deimpo Mausoleum. Steam's achievement data shows that's the order most players reach the areas.
Beginner Tips: Saving, Stamina and Not Losing Progress▶ VideoSave only at Crystal Monuments — there's no autosave and one save slot, and dying sends you back to your last save, losing everything since. Rest refills health but respawns enemies. In fights, attack only with a full stamina bar (an empty bar does almost no damage) and use your throwing weapons, which run on a cooldown, not ammo. Eat food you find to raise stats, and weapons level up as you use them. There's no difficulty setting.
Shop and Money: Umbada's Outpost, Duck Figurines and Loot Sacks▶ VideoThe shop is Umbada's Trading Outpost, opened from the Shop option at any Crystal Monument. You pay in Ancient Coins. New stock unlocks when you bring Duck Figurines — the first (Stone) comes from the Shrine Guardian, the Silver one from Dagoom. Make coins by selling treasures (each sells once) and the Loot Sacks that Star Lizards drop. Spending 1,000 coins earns Let's Make a Deal.
Platforms: Switch 2, PS5, Xbox, Steam Deck & PCQueen's Domain came out Oct 30, 2026 on Steam (Windows), PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 — there's no Switch 1, PS4 or Mac version. On Steam it's $19.99 ($16.99 launch discount until Nov 6) and Steam Deck Verified. It has full controller support and is single-player only. Switch 2 performance is mixed in player reports (anywhere from low-20s to a steady 60 fps).

Combat

Bosses: Order, Weaknesses and How to Beat Them▶ VideoIn order: Shrine Guardian (weak to Impact — use the Wooden Club; back off when it raises its sword) → Grave Guardian (optional, Impact) → three Royal Orbewa Guards in Obmuer Temple → Dagoom the Sea King (bring Roasted Ojum Lizard for the poison, keep moving, throw from dry ground) → Skeletal Executioner → The Necronomicon (fight it at range with throwing weapons). Only 34.8% of players had beaten Dagoom by Nov 2.
Weapons: Levels, Evolutions and the Pandora Blade▶ VideoEach weapon has a damage type (slash, impact or pierce), and it levels up as you use it: +3% damage per level, up to +30%. Most weapons evolve at level 10 — e.g. the Rusted Short Sword becomes Sipeha's Twisted Heart and the Rusted Spear becomes Jigeki's Serpent Thrust. You can carry three melee weapons. The Pandora Blade is a joke weapon: attack 5, it levels to 100, and it's still weak at max.
Holy Sword Endu: Flying, Wind Gems and AkunraYou get Endu by beating the Shrine Guardian and entering the Endu Shrine (72.3% of players have it). It gives an air dash that carries you across gaps — Ctrl on PC, RB on a controller, even when Endu isn't equipped. Each of the five Wind Gems adds a dash; the Storm Gem unlocks its ultimate. At level 10 it becomes Soul Bound Endu, and one player reports the route to the True Holy Sword Akunra.
The Storm Gem: Where It Is and What It Does▶ VideoThe Storm Gem is in the Tower of Knowledge, on the way to The Necronomicon (Gamer Guides' route, 6:33). It unlocks the Holy Sword Endu's ultimate attack. Recovering it gives the achievement Raging Tempest — 22.8% of players had it on Nov 2. One player's route to the True Holy Sword Akunra also needs it.

Progress

All 53 Achievements — Checklist With Steam Unlock Rates✓ ChecklistQueen's Domain has 53 Steam achievements: 10 for reaching areas, 8 bosses, 8 key items, 14 side quests, 8 collect-everything challenges and 5 for endings and full completion. Three days after launch (Nov 2) the most common is Flying Sword (get the Holy Sword Endu, 72.3%); only 0.9% had seen Ending 1, and Endings 3 and 4 plus the all-challenges achievement were at 0.0%.
Endings: How Many, What's Known, and How Long It TakesThere are 4 endings, each with a Steam achievement: Most Unfortunate (Ending 1), A Kingdom Free From Darkness (Ending 2), God Slayer (Ending 3) and Eat (Ending 4). On Nov 2 only 0.9% of players had seen Ending 1 and 0.1% Ending 2. A reviewer says some hard-to-find collectibles are needed for the true ending; the exact conditions for Endings 2–4 aren't public yet. Expect 20+ hours to a first ending; the developer says 40+ for everything.
NPC Quests and CollectiblesSteam lists 14 side quests, each with an achievement. The NPCs: Knowledge Keeper Wourha (clean her tower; return all lost books; finish her research), Chef Gagi (60 Meal Tickets), Erma, Matron of the Deep (every Orbewa Egg), Captain Aganmi (his crew's fate), Umbada (every duck figurine) and Mechanical Engineer Ossi. The rarest were still at 0.0% on Nov 2. The four lenses for the Mask of Second Sight are named Wodaso, Sipeha, Jigeki and Puwema.