Neither Cross Nor Crown

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Neither Cross Nor Crown is a single player action adventure game with a historical theme. It was developed by Bolt Lock Argent and was released on November 3, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

A colorful souls-like late medieval power fantasy. Duel knights and strange creatures in a world loosely based on the Peasants' War of 1525. Collect unique weapons and armor and visit striking, atmospheric places!

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Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

gameplay2 negative mentions

Unique and beautifully crafted medieval art style with expansive and colorful environments.
Atmospheric soundtrack and story inspired by traditional medieval fairy tales and folklore.
Combat system offers a distinct directional and strategic style, rewarding mastering of mechanics and exploration.

Combat is often clunky, janky, and frustrating especially in later stages due to enemy power creep and difficulty spike.
Level and encounter design can feel repetitive, with some padding that detracts from exploration.
Lack of polish leads to bugs, UI issues, occasional control quirks, and limited customization options.

graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
57%
43%
The game features a unique and compelling medieval painting-inspired art style that many find visually striking and immersive. Its colorful, manuscript-like aesthetics complement the gameplay well, enhancing the overall experience. The graphics are widely praised as a standout element of the game.
- “The artstyle and music are extremely unique, the controls feel in line with the game vision and overall it's a good time.”
- “It's medieval painting aesthetic is wonderful and the combat is quite satisfying.”
- “Combat aside, the best part of the game is the artstyle, like an illuminated manuscript come to life.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
The music is widely praised for its unique, synth-driven style that effectively sets a mystical and immersive mood, enhancing the overall game experience. While generally regarded as excellent, some players found certain tracks, like the mountain pass level theme, slightly repetitive over time.
- “The synthy soundtrack perfectly sets the mood for a mystical knightly adventure.”
- “Fantastic texture work on characters and environments, and the soundtrack is great.”
- “The music is really, really good.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story is a well-crafted, traditional European folktale about a fallen knight on a grand quest, complemented by imaginative and fun enemies. Its simplicity allows players to easily suspend disbelief, creating an engaging narrative experience within expansive, detailed environments.
- “It's beautifully made, the environments are expansive and full of things to look for, and the story is simple enough to suspend disbelief at seeing chest face men and lobsters working together to kill you in the middle of the desert.”
- “The story is very much structured like a traditional European folktale of a knight fallen from grace who rises again for a grand quest.”
- “Fun enemies, bosses, story, and combat!”
gameplay
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
Gameplay is enjoyable and simple, though it encourages exploiting weapon range and speedrunning certain levels. While early exploration and challenge align with typical "souls-like" mechanics, these elements lose relevance late game as players find ways to cheese the system.
- “Gameplay is really simple but fun at the same time.”
- “Learn the mechanics, abuse weapon range, speedrun the mountain level because it sucks, get your ass beat a thousand times.”
- “Exploration of the large levels and taking on extra enemies becomes absolutely pointless in the late game because by this time, you will have worked out how to cheese the game and won't need to engage with the 'souls-like' looting and difficulty mechanics.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is widely praised for its impressive art, level design, and rewarding exploration, creating an engaging and delightful experience despite some combat challenges and occasional bugs.
- “The art and atmosphere and items are awesome, level design was great.”
- “The atmosphere is delightful and you're often rewarded for thorough exploration.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Grinding in the game is described as a tedious and not very enjoyable process, relying on strategic enemy baiting and prolonged combat to slowly wear down opponents. Despite its lack of fun, this method is effective for progression.
- “Once the enemies get the muskets, you can lure a bunch of melee units into following you like in COD zombies and lead them into the musketeers' line of fire, slowly killing them off one by one. It's tedious and not fun, but effective.”
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game runs smoothly and is stable on the Deck, but altering the screen settings may cause issues.