5 Crowns

5 Crowns

HoriZon · August 13, 2024 · RPG, Turn-Based Strategy, Tactical RPG, Top-Down, Fantasy

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5 Crowns price

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About 5 Crowns

When crowns tremble, blades rise. The kingdom of Bianké is crumbling. Behind the golden halls, the king’s succession promises to be soaked in blood. Nobles arm themselves in silence, princes move their pawns… and the enemies of the realm no longer wait.In this creeping chaos, you play as Athéo, a commoner with no title, driven by the desperate need to save the one who remains. He leads the Amethyst Fangs, a mercenary company bound by a strict code of honor, soon caught in the storm of war.But 5Crowns doesn’t follow just one banner.
You’ll traverse multiple fronts, witness conflicting truths, and command heroes with diverging ideals – all caught in the downfall of a collapsing kingdom.A forgotten duchy rises in the mountains. A young princess, sidelined by the court, tries to make her voice heard. At her side, a duchess forged by exile and war gives her more than shelter: an army, a hope, and a land ready to defy the laws of the realm.Among the nobles, others rise. Agraé, heir of the Fox, walks the tightrope between loyalty and truth. Goldy, a marquise marked by a broken oath, follows the shadows of her past through the Obsidian Blades. Around them, young knights and heirs question everything: should they still serve the crown… or prepare for its fall?And in the silence of cathedrals, another war brews.
For while Éonn still guides the faithful, others whisper the promises of Nyx. Forbidden cults awaken. Old beliefs falter. And faith, like power, becomes a battlefield.

⚔️ GAMEPLAY

  • Turn-based Tactical RPG: every mistake could cost you dearly. Plan, position, and outsmart your enemies.
  • 25 base classes, 88 unique promotions: from lancers and fire mages to mounted units and feral Emeriths who fight with tooth and claw – every character follows a personal path. Create squads with powerful synergies.
  • Permanent death: a fallen hero is a story lost… forever.
  • Narrative support system: dialogue, deepen bonds, unlock unique abilities – because attachment can become a weapon.
  • Progressive difficulty: accessible, demanding, and unforgiving. Each victory brings a new war.
  • Every sacrifice leaves a mark...

💖 WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT

  • An original epic: inspired by the golden age of Fire Emblem, but built on a dark and flamboyant new world.
  • A demanding but rewarding tactical experience: complete freedom to build your teams, dozens of classes, and thoughtful challenges that reward smart play.
  • An orchestral soundtrack: from martial choirs to melancholic ballads and sparks of hope.
  • A love letter to classic tactical RPGs: familiar mechanics reimagined, hidden tributes, puzzle-like boss fights – fans will recognize the legacy.
  • Memorable characters: every woman and man under your banner has a name, a past, a future… or a grave.

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5 Crowns — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jan 22, 2026
"5 Crowns" doesn't seem to have been made with the godawful blight on gaming that is the RPG Maker asset/construction kit... but it's almost completely indistingishable from an asset flip churned out with it. Instead, it's SRPG Studio... yeah, somehow, a game construction kit exists that's even worse than RPG Maker. And this garbage is the inevitable result. This is a bunch of stock SRPG Studio assets combined with a high school anime club dropout fan-fiction. It doesn't seem to be one of those fan-fictions about the authors imaginary girlfriend, instead this one is a painfully generic bore about a mercenary company, with lots of really garbage writing, punctuated by a little bit of stock SRPG Studio engine gameplay of deplorably low quality. You do get to do some really badly done turn based tactical combat, this is probably a little better than RPG Makers weak ripoff of Final Fantasy's terrible turn based 2D sideview billboard combat... but it's still awful. As a construction kit kitbash/asset flip, this doesn't contain much in the way of original game assets, it's just a bunch of pixelcrap assets from the construction kit combined with that all too common high school anim…
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