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Crown Wars: The Black Prince
The War of Crowns rages on. Knights and brigands run rampant throughout the land, sowing destruction. From your castle base, rise to become the lord who leads the battle against the forces of evil in this turn-based tactics and strategy game.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“Looked interesting. Not very popular. Mixed reviews. Read negative reviews. Too difficult. Too boring. Too slow. Repetitive. Too many enemies spawning . Mission timers. Not as good as the almighty X-Com (All must praise and adore it!) But X-com had mission timers and spawning…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“So to start with I'm very used to turn based games. I wonder if some of the other reviewers are because I was put off getting this by a number of negative comments about mission variety and spawning enemies. But having played this for many hours now I can tell you not to worry!…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“There are competent things about the game, but ultimately I can't say it's a very fun experience. Everything in the game just moves too slowly. Sure, it belongs to the turn-based strategy genre which is supposed to be slow-paced -- I get that -- but this doesn't mean that…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 19:06 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Crown Wars | Patch Note 13
Patch Notes Update Greatings, Lords and Ladies of the Real! Here are the latest changes and fixes introduced to the game by our 13th (technically 15th!) patch today: BALANCING Game Mode: Hold Position
The Evolution of Crown Wars: A Game Transformed by Your Feedback
Dear Crown Wars Community, After 14 patches and many hours dedicated to fixes, improvements, and enhancements, we are very proud to say that the game is now closer than ever to the game we wanted to m
New Helmet and Emblem for Free as a Token of Gratitude
Lords and Ladies of the Realm: A Royal Thank You! 👑 To show our deep appreciation for your unwavering support, we’ve added a brand-new cosmetic helmet in our latest patch! 🛡️✨ Ready to flaunt your sty
Crown Wars | Patch Note 12
Hey everyone! We’ve just rolled out Patch 12 for CW, and here’s what’s new and improved in the game. We’ve got some exciting content for you and a bunch of fixes to make your experience even smoother.
Crown Wars | Patch Note 11
Hi everyone, Please find below the list of changes applied in today's patch. Fixes Crashes & Blocking Issues Fixed a memory crash on the mission « A Great Peril ». Memory optimization that prevents cr
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | RPG · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · Turn-Based · Singleplayer · Turn-Based Combat · Adventure · Character Customization · Turn-Based Tactics · Tactical · Fantasy · Medieval (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050, 2 GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4 GB or Intel Arc A380, 6 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 14 GB available space Additional Notes: LOW SETTINGS, 1080P, 30 FPS