Crowns and Pawns: Amber Road just dropped its announcement and the point-and-click faithful are already packing their virtual bags for a Baltic-to-Mediterranean road trip. Tag of Joy and Headup are keeping the series alive with Milda Kovas hunting fragments of the Sun stone across the historic Amber Road, hitting Lithuania, Austria, Italy and beyond while mixing Baltic myths with real European history. Fully voiced cast pulling from Monkey Island and Oxenfree vibes, 4K hand-painted backgrounds, character customization that actually helps solve puzzles, and music from the Memoria composer — this one’s built different from the usual indie slop.

The first game, Kingdom of Deceit, already carved out a spot in the modern adventure revival with its European mystery charm, and this sequel sounds like it’s doubling down on the road-trip formula instead of phoning it in. X is lighting up with excitement from point-and-click accounts calling it a top-ten favorite sequel pick, and the official trailer is out doing the rounds with that classic Gematsu drop. No release date yet, but the Steam page is live for wishlisting if you’re into clever item combos and witty dialogue over endless fetch quests.

Tag of Joy coming from Lithuania with a proven track record means we might actually get something that respects the genre instead of another half-baked Kickstarter cash grab. Keep an eye on this one — indie adventures this European and lore-deep don’t pop up every week.