⚜ SteamCozy

Home / Games / Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown

Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown

Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown

Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a complex city builder, where the fate of your kingdom hinges on your every decision. Explore this medieval land alone or with friends, make tough moral choices and conquer your foes in RTS combat. Will you struggle to survive, or find the strength to Thrive?

Released Jun 18, 2025 Developer Zugalu Entertainment Publisher PlaySide Platforms Windows Early AccessRTSManagementColony SimGrand Strategy
View on Steam ↗ $13.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

58.2%positive455 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A lot of fun and I'm excited to see what the future of this game holds. If you enjoy colony sim and rts you'll enjoy this game.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“game has a settlers feel”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Not recommended · 22 found this helpful

“There was an attempt, but now the game seems dead. Went from early release to 1.0 and it has been radio silence for three months. No updates, no bug fixes, nothing. Seems like they got a couple bucks and abandoned ship.”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Read more reviews ↗

Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

271all-time peak
0 50 100 2025 2026 79 avg · Jun 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

32achievements
3.2%median completion
0.1%rarest: Peacebreaker
56.1% of players 33.8% of players 25.5% of players 23.0% of players 19.7% of players 18.4% of players 16.9% of players 16.8% of players 12.7% of players 12.0% of players 11.4% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 2.4% of players 2.2% of players 1.5% of players 1.2% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.4% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 56.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
56.1%Stepping into Nysamor — Start a singleplayer game
33.8%Tradesperson — Get your first Laborers to move in
25.5%Moving Out — Settle in a 2nd province
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Peacebreaker — Destroy a neutral village
0.1%Noses Held High — Fully satisfy the needs of 20 Acolytes
0.1%Greater Understanding — Fully satisfy the needs of 20 Curators

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$13.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$27.99base price
$13.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-17
US13.99 USD−50%
EU13.49 EUR−50%
UK11.49 GBP−50%
Australia20.49 AUD−50%
Canada17.99 CAD−50%
Japan1,575 JPY−50%
Brazil41.49 BRL−50%
China49.50 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$7.4 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$15

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 07, 2025
Winter Sale Update: UI and Unit Improvements and Fixes

The Winter Sale Update for Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is here! This update focuses on UI improvements and fixes. It also includes a couple of changes to the functionality of some units. The full pat

Sep 29, 2025
Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is 50% off!

Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is 50% off as part of Steam’s Autumn Sale, ending on October 6th. Whether you’re keen to construct large and sprawling cities, set up industrial-level production lines, or

Sep 25, 2025
September Update: UI Improvements and Additional Custom Settings

The September update for Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is here! This patch features several additions, changes, and fixes, most notably providing more game customization through additional settings and

Aug 11, 2025
Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown - Patch v1.0.0207 - Aqueduct Improvements

The latest patch for Thrive is now live. Its focus is on addressing a common desire of the community, which is ensuring that aqueducts work correctly and are easy to build. This fix specifically provi

Jul 21, 2025
Patch v1.0.0206b: Bug Fixes and Quality of Life Changes

Our latest patch 1.0.0206b is now live! Thank you for all of your enthusiasm and continued support since the launch of 1.0, including all your reviews. We’re extremely grateful to everyone for taking

Games like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown

From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.

Medieval Kingdom Wars Medieval Kingdom Wars 75.7% · 1,391 reviews shares 4x, Grand Strategy, Wargame, City Builder Manor Lords Manor Lords 87.3% · 42,755 reviews shares 4x, Grand Strategy, City Builder, Economy Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition Stronghold Legends: Steam Edition 87.1% · 1,239 reviews shares Colony Sim, City Builder, Real Time Tactics, Economy Empires of the Undergrowth Empires of the Undergrowth 95.3% · 10,912 reviews shares 4x, Colony Sim, Grand Strategy, City Builder Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic 89.7% · 9,053 reviews shares 4x, Colony Sim, Grand Strategy, City Builder Northgard: Definitive Edition Northgard: Definitive Edition 84.2% · 29,257 reviews shares 4x, Colony Sim, City Builder, Economy Cataclismo Cataclismo 89.0% · 2,361 reviews shares 4x, Grand Strategy, City Builder, Economy Dune: Spice Wars Dune: Spice Wars 78.7% · 8,233 reviews shares 4x, Grand Strategy, Real Time Tactics, Economy

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsEarly Access · RTS · Management · Colony Sim · Grand Strategy · Fantasy · Casual · Tactical · Real Time Tactics · Tactical RPG · Immersive Sim · Wargame (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Simplified Chinese, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian
Achievements32
Official sitehttps://thrivehltc.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 4690 @ 3.5 GHz | AMD Ryzen 5 1600x @ 3.6 GHz or better. Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: Integrated