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The Devil's Gambit

The Devil's Gambit is a short, narrative driven, horror game about a man named William Delfour attempting to kill his unfaithful ex-wife through the use of a strange ritual taught to him by his friend…

16 April 2021

The Devil's Gambit is an indie, released 16 April 2021 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Devil's Gambit is

The Devil's Gambit was released in 2021. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Devil's Gambit is a short, narrative driven, horror game about a man named William Delfour attempting to kill his unfaithful ex-wife through the use of a strange ritual taught to him by his friend, Theodore Wilde. However, there may be more hidden just beneath the surface... will you find enough secrets to piece together what is really going between William and Margaret? Darkness often appears where we least expect it.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Devil's Gambit launched on 16 April 2021, within three weeks of Resident Evil Village, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Returnal and Disco Elysium: The Final Cut.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil Village, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Returnal, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut.

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When did The Devil's Gambit come out?
The Devil's Gambit was released on 16 April 2021 for Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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