Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown

About

Wishlist and Follow us About the GameThrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a medieval fantasy city-builder with real-time combat and weighty decision-making. As a new ruler, you and the survivors of Aldamor travel to the curious land of Nysamor in search of a new home. Together, you will work to raise up a great kingdom, and define your legacy. Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown offers a fully-realized sin…

Genres & Tags

Play Modes

81%

Audience ScoreBased on 32 reviews

gameplay2 positive mentions

stability6 negative mentions

The game has huge growth potential and offers a fun twist on the city builder genre, with a lower learning curve and quicker resource generation.
The developers are actively involved with the community, which may lead to timely improvements and updates.
The game features a good medieval city builder experience with intuitive UI, appealing visuals, and a sense of meaningful choices that impact gameplay.

The game is plagued by numerous game-breaking bugs, including issues with loading saves, freezing, and unresponsive tech/research screens.
There is a lack of variety in homes and overall optimization, leading to a mediocre visual experience and performance issues even on high-end hardware.
Combat mechanics and AI require significant improvement, as they currently exhibit poor prioritization and pathing issues, making gameplay frustrating.

stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is a significant concern, with frequent bugs causing issues such as freezing during load times and broken AI pathing. While some players note that it is less buggy than expected for an early access title, many still find the experience frustrating due to persistent glitches and unresponsive game mechanics.
- “The game autosaves, but when you try to load it, the game just hangs and eventually freezes.”
- “Some points are frustrating; the game is very buggy, the AI needs a huge amount of effort to fix, your city pathing can break, and builders stop building after a certain point.”
- “Some of the fighting needs to be enhanced, but for early access, it’s further along and less buggy than I anticipated.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
50%
17%
The gameplay is described as intuitive and enjoyable, particularly during the tutorial, with a logical progression that encourages further exploration of its systems like edicts and combat. However, some players express apprehension about the game's focus on managing happiness, which may not appeal to everyone.
- “I worked through the tutorial and the progression makes sense, moment-to-moment gameplay feels good, and I'm looking forward to diving deeper into the edicts, expansion, and combat.”
- “It is a make your people happy game and I dread this type of gameplay.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, with numerous bugs reported by users. Players express frustration over performance problems that detract from the overall experience, particularly in managing the settlers' needs amidst chaotic gameplay scenarios.
- “Lots of bugs and I am pretty sure the game is not optimized.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are noted to be superior compared to other games in the same genre, enhancing the overall visual experience.