Strategy and addiction drive the praise, but shaky performance keeps a hard ceiling on enjoyment. Over 80% of long-term players stick around, yet glitches and connection woes linger like unwanted quests.
What it's about: An open-world adventure RPG. Choose your favorite character, train your elite legion step by step, and crush all enemies on the battlefield. Strengthen yourself, establish a powerful family, create a great dynasty, and become the dominator of this fantasy world.
In-game
« si vous avez aimer la demo vous aller aimer le jeux complet. a part l'ajout d'un dés a la BG3 pour certains lieux de recolte et un equilibrage moyen de certaines classe je dirait que le jeux est vraiment bien »👍 anonymous review · 39 h played« I'm genuinly amazed by this game. It combines everything I like in games. Army management, Pixel Art Graphics, fantasy. For those who like Mount and Blades but wanted magic in it. Really a great game. »👍 anonymous review · 72 h played« This game feels like anime bannerlord. Translations are rough, but I'm used to it with manhua/manhwa. Gameplay is fun collecting and building units. »👍 anonymous review · 47 h played« Poor translation, and some questionable decisions. A fun game otherwise. Wuxia style autobattler/rpg. Lots of content, quests, heroes to recruit, etc. »👍 anonymous review · 64 h played« Love the game, hate the translations. Many times I made misinformed decisions, or some text simply wasn't visible, and had lots of reloading and wasted hours. That said, the game itself is something I very much like. »👍 anonymous review · 277 h played« I love this game, but the fact that you need online connection to play a single player indie game is a joke. »👍 anonymous review · 15 h played
« Game is sending out suspicious connections and Dev are giving no answer Domain: dgw.luckyee.com IP Address: 18.167.193.214 Port: 8090 Type: Outbound File: D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\CrownAndAdventure\dy3d\x64\CrownAndAdventure.exe »👎 anonymous review · 6 h played6442« Anti-cheat, anti-mod, and you need to be online 24/7 for a single player game is terrible I don't recommend anyone buy this game. Btw, this game also turns off family sharing, so you can't even share it with your family. »👎 anonymous review · 67 h played4111« The game is good, but an always online requirement was patched in after the launch. This seems kind of fraudulent, and could this be spyware? »👎 anonymous review · 35 h played211« The English translation is rough at best. With some text still untranslated. I could deal with that if the game focused mostly on gameplay and mechanics, but it clearly wants to tell a story. I ain't reading through mistranslated slop. »👎 anonymous review · 1 h played1« Sneakily added an always online requirement to a single player game with no online features. Punishing players who paid for it in a stupid attempt to fight some sort of nebulous piracy ghost destroying the game. »👎 anonymous review · 38 h played22« Indeed! Speaka engiwsh weally gwood »👍 anonymous review · 87 h played
In players' words
« si vous avez aimer la demo vous aller aimer le jeux complet. a part l'ajout d'un dés a la BG3 pour certains lieux de recolte et un equilibrage moyen de certaines classe je dirait que le jeux est vraiment bien »👍 anonymous review · 39 h played« Game is sending out suspicious connections and Dev are giving no answer Domain: dgw.luckyee.com IP Address: 18.167.193.214 Port: 8090 Type: Outbound File: D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\CrownAndAdventure\dy3d\x64\CrownAndAdventure.exe »👎 anonymous review · 6 h played6442« I'm genuinly amazed by this game. It combines everything I like in games. Army management, Pixel Art Graphics, fantasy. For those who like Mount and Blades but wanted magic in it. Really a great game. »👍 anonymous review · 72 h played« Anti-cheat, anti-mod, and you need to be online 24/7 for a single player game is terrible I don't recommend anyone buy this game. Btw, this game also turns off family sharing, so you can't even share it with your family. »👎 anonymous review · 67 h played4111« This game feels like anime bannerlord. Translations are rough, but I'm used to it with manhua/manhwa. Gameplay is fun collecting and building units. »👍 anonymous review · 47 h played« The game is good, but an always online requirement was patched in after the launch. This seems kind of fraudulent, and could this be spyware? »👎 anonymous review · 35 h played211« Poor translation, and some questionable decisions. A fun game otherwise. Wuxia style autobattler/rpg. Lots of content, quests, heroes to recruit, etc. »👍 anonymous review · 64 h played« The English translation is rough at best. With some text still untranslated. I could deal with that if the game focused mostly on gameplay and mechanics, but it clearly wants to tell a story. I ain't reading through mistranslated slop. »👎 anonymous review · 1 h played1« Love the game, hate the translations. Many times I made misinformed decisions, or some text simply wasn't visible, and had lots of reloading and wasted hours. That said, the game itself is something I very much like. »👍 anonymous review · 277 h played« Sneakily added an always online requirement to a single player game with no online features. Punishing players who paid for it in a stupid attempt to fight some sort of nebulous piracy ghost destroying the game. »👎 anonymous review · 38 h played22« I love this game, but the fact that you need online connection to play a single player indie game is a joke. »👍 anonymous review · 15 h played« Indeed! Speaka engiwsh weally gwood »👍 anonymous review · 87 h played
Anonymized excerpts from public Steam reviews — picked among those most voted "helpful" by the community.
What players say, by aspect
PositiveMixedNegative
Gameplay
82 % pos · n=40
Content / longevity
45 % pos · n=33
Stability / bugs
20 % pos · n=10
Story / writing
75 % pos · n=8
Graphics / art
80 % pos · n=5
Multiplayer
0 % pos · n=4
Value for money
100 % pos · n=3
Performance
0 % pos · n=2
Interface / UX
0 % pos · n=2
Audio / music
0 % pos · n=1
Detailed data (table)
Aspect
Mentions
Positive
Mixed
Negative
Gameplay
40
33
3
4
Content / longevity
33
15
2
16
Stability / bugs
10
2
2
6
Story / writing
8
6
1
1
Graphics / art
5
4
0
1
Multiplayer
4
0
0
4
Value for money
3
3
0
0
Performance
2
0
0
2
Interface / UX
2
0
0
2
Audio / music
1
0
0
1
Positive reviews by playtime
🎮 Players who like it have spent 105 h on median; those who dislike it: 68 h.
<2h
17 % (n=12)
2-10h
32 % (n=22)
10-25h
52 % (n=33)
>25h
69 % (n=338)
Fixed or still broken? Sentiment over time
📈 Up since launch (+18 pts) — updates have won players over
% of positive reviews per month (months with ≥ 15 sample reviews).
💶 Price history
Steam price tracked automatically since Oct 23, 2025 · All-time low: €15.60 (Jun 25, 2026)
100% completion difficulty ("platinum")
0 %Hardcore
of players have unlocked the rarest achievement — the upper bound of those who "100%'d" it. 139 achievements in total; the median achievement is unlocked by 12,1 % of players.
Strategy shines brightest: 33 positive mentions out of 40 for gameplay highlight tactical depth as the game’s signature appeal.
More than half the players have logged over 25 hours and still show up for more: 69% positive in that bracket proves staying power.
The story earns a solid nod: 6 out of 8 reviews cite narrative highlights, though mentions remain rare.
Weaknesses
Performance hobbles the experience: both mentions of performance are negative, and engine chugs are called out twice under frequent keywords like ‘instabilité’.
Content balance sparks frustration: 16 negative mentions against 15 positive for content suggest uneven pacing or missing features.
Multiplayer feels half-baked: every one of the four mentions is negative, pointing to connectivity or matchmaking issues.
Who is it for?
Tactical thinkers who savor deep strategy and long-haul RPG progression will find their match. Casual players or those allergic to bugs should look elsewhere.
Is Crown and Adventure worth it in 2026?
Mostly yes, if its flaws don't put you off: 62% of 1,684 Steam reviews are positive (player score 62/100). Most-praised strength: Strategy shines brightest. Current price: 19,50€.
Verdict
A meaty strategy-RPG that rewards devotion but stumbles under its own technical baggage. If the studio polishes performance and tightens content, the ceiling could rise sharply.
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