Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions
- January 12, 2024
- Sofa Mauve Studio Inc.
- 27h median play time
Get on Steam"Kingdom of Atham: Crown of the Champions" is a turn-based strategy game set in a vibrant fantasy world. As a budding champion, you must recruit a team of heroes, build up your kingdom, and defeat rival factions in tactical battles. With a variety of character classes, skills, and equipment, every playthrough offers a unique experience.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has a lot of potential with a deep crafting system and engaging gameplay.
- The developers are active and responsive to community feedback, regularly updating the game.
- It offers a nostalgic RPG feel with various classes and skills, allowing for diverse playstyles.
- The game is currently buggy and feels unfinished, with many players experiencing crashes and save issues.
- Graphics and animations are dated, which detracts from the overall experience.
- The game lacks direction and meaningful content, leading to a grindy experience without clear objectives.
- graphics96 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 63 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with many players describing them as outdated and primitive, often likening them to titles from over a decade ago. While some appreciate the unique art style and find the graphics acceptable given the game's depth and fun gameplay, others criticize the low quality and clunky animations, suggesting that significant improvements are needed. Overall, players recommend not letting the graphics deter you, as the game's engaging mechanics and potential for future updates may outweigh its visual shortcomings.
“The art style is very cool looking, and I hope this is less disappointing one day.”
“When you don't judge the game on its graphics, you get a really good and fun game.”
“I like the aesthetic, and the progression through crafting is interesting and addictive.”
“The graphics are far away from being on par with an actual game.”
“The game is ugly (even at max settings), and unbearable at minimum settings...the graphical settings don't allow for me to reduce view distance, or improve character textures, or remove the 16 patches of grass in the snow that don't even make sense in the first place.”
“I don't have a top of the line PC, but even with the minimum graphics settings, this game runs like hot garbage.”
- story48 mentions
- 13 % positive mentions
- 81 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The game's story is largely criticized for being minimal and lacking depth, with many players finding the world uninspiring and the characters forgettable. While there are hints of a narrative, the absence of a coherent quest system and clear objectives detracts from the overall experience, leaving players to forge their own paths without much guidance. Some hope for future updates to introduce more substantial quests and story elements, but currently, the game feels incomplete in this regard.
“The system is paced super nicely so you don't feel like you're spending ages getting nowhere and there is some fun story progression too that really keeps things moving along.”
“Pros: magic, crafting system that functions well, harvesting that feels rewarding and useful, nice amount of armor, weapons, and tools, merchants, unique mobs, and story.”
“I hope for more story progress.”
“The world is bland, uninspiring, the characters are forgettable, and I could not find any story to talk about.”
“The quest seemed written by the marketing department, speaking about bustling cities and epic adventures, rather than the placeholder assets and empty 'city' I saw in-game.”
“Lots of quest dialogue, but no way to complete quests and the main quest lines are gone.”
- gameplay36 mentions
- 22 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
Gameplay reviews highlight a mix of strengths and weaknesses. Players enjoy the building, crafting, and survival mechanics, noting the vast world and spell-casting features as particularly engaging. However, many express frustration with poorly designed user interfaces, combat mechanics, and optimization issues, suggesting that while the game has solid foundations, it still requires significant improvements to enhance the overall experience.
“The buildings and survival mechanics are extremely fun, the ability to craft and use multiple different types of spells is amazing, and the vast world feels open to exploration.”
“It has survival sandbox gameplay, NPCs are present in the game to interact with, buy, and sell, and there are beautifully hand-crafted structures in the game.”
“Even in its current phase of creation, the core elements and mechanics are already pretty solid!”
“Everything you do feels terrible; every element of gameplay, the user interface, game systems (e.g. weapon degradation, repairing, building, crafting), etc. feels badly designed and inconvenient.”
“It's gonna be a no right now if the first 15 minutes of gameplay is already frustrating.”
“Overall the game shows promise, but in the almost 150 hours of combined single player and co-op gameplay, I am stepping away.”
- grinding22 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game features a significant amount of grinding, which some players appreciate for the rewarding progression it offers, while others find it tedious, especially when it involves unclear mechanics or missing items. The introduction of new tools has streamlined some farming tasks, but the overall grindiness remains a divisive aspect, appealing primarily to those who enjoy crafting and leveling up.
“The developers don't even know what's in the game anymore. I spent hours farming for something a dev told me would drop, only to find out it's not even in the game.”
“This is a very grindy game so far - I'm not sure how I feel about that.”
“Can get a bit grindy depending on what you are trying to do.”
- stability20 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is plagued by numerous bugs and glitches, including issues with key mapping, teleportation errors in dungeons, and freezing problems that require a restart. Many users feel it is not ready for purchase in its current early access state, suggesting potential buyers wait several months for improvements. Despite these issues, some players see promise in the game's potential and encourage constructive feedback to the developers.
“This is one terrible buggy mess!”
“My computer freezes and I end up needing to shut the computer down and then restart the game.”
“Too damn buggy of a game - wait another 6 months to 1 year at least before you purchase this unless you are a masochist.”
- optimization12 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with players reporting severe performance issues, including slow UI and inconsistent frame rates, even on high-end systems. While the development team is actively engaging with the community to address these concerns, many feel that the game's potential is hindered by its current optimization state. Players are hopeful for improvements in future updates.
“The dev team is hyperactive with players to make sure everything runs smoothly.”
“I have a beefy rig and am baffled by the performance swings I was seeing given the environment.”
“I will redownload in June to see if the optimization is any better.”
“The game is so poorly optimized, it's scary.”
“The UI is slow, the game runs slow, it's just really poorly optimized.”
“Aside from that, the mechanics seem to be there, and it could be a sound game, but gated by poor optimization, this won't see that market.”
- humor8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor is inconsistent, with some players finding moments like the container cart amusing, while others feel that the overall comedic attempts, including NPC interactions and skill descriptions, fall flat and detract from immersion. The character models are described as so poorly designed that they become unintentionally funny, but this does not compensate for the lack of engaging humor throughout the game.
“The container cart is funny and fun.”
“Talking to an ugly humanoid hot pepper next to a mirror to change your character's appearance will probably hit some players' funny bones, yes, especially since (I hope) it's just a placeholder.”
“The game attempts to be humorous pretty much everywhere, from NPCs to skill descriptions.”
- music8 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is consistently praised for being pleasant and enjoyable, with many users expressing surprise at how much they appreciated it. While the game may not be a *triple A* title, the soundtrack adds a lovely touch that enhances the overall experience.
“Music is a nice touch that I wasn't expecting to pay much attention to, but I like it and it's pleasant to listen to.”
“And the music is great in this game.”
“+lovely music”
- monetization6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Reviewers express frustration with the monetization strategy of the game, criticizing the developers for promoting and selling DLC while the game is still in early access, which they believe is inappropriate and potentially misleading.
“The developers are advertising all of their DLC in this game even though it's in early access and shouldn't even be selling DLC at all.”
“The developers are advertising all of their DLC in this game even though it's in early access and shouldn't even be selling DLC at all.”
“Do you have any advertising skills or legal know-how?”
