Crown of the Empire

Crown of the Empire

Toyman · September 7, 2020 · Casual, Singleplayer, Time Management, Adventure, Indie

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Crown of the Empire costs $8.49 in Georgia (USD), £12.79 in the United Kingdom, €14.79 in Europe (EUR), $14.99 in the United States, CA$19.49 in Canada, A$21.95 in Australia, NZ$21.99 in New Zealand, R$46.99 in Brazil and zł67.99 in Poland right now.

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Georgia (USD) $8.49 $8.49 — 1
United Kingdom £12.79 £12.79 — 1
Europe (EUR) €14.79 €14.79 — 1
United Statesyour region $14.99 $14.99 — 1
Canada CA$19.49 CA$19.49 — 1
Australia A$21.95 A$21.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$21.99 NZ$21.99 — 1
Brazil R$46.99 R$46.99 — 1
Poland zł67.99 zł67.99 — 1

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About Crown of the Empire

The life of Elena, the first lady-in-waiting to Her Majesty, isn't so much about balls, corsets and fancy hats as it is court intrigue, secret service and life-threatening covert operations for the good of the Empire. For example, Elena's last mission was to safely recover stolen ancient relics.

An unknown thief had ransacked the national museum and got away with the namesakes of the empire's oldest rulers. A team of detectives picked up a trail that led across the border, but then disappeared. The Queen summoned Elena. "The items stolen are of paramount value to the empire and crown," she said in a slightly wavering voice. "We mustn't lose them." "I understand, your Majesty," Elena answered. "But announcing their disappearance would only complicate the matter, so you must carry out your duty in the strictest secrecy! You shall at once be sent abroad under the guise of an ambassador to carry out your investigation in secret. You must track down the perpetrator and force them to return what was stolen." Elena soon found herself on a top-secret covert mission of vital interest to the Crown. Her first order of business upon arrival was notifying the local police of the missing valuables.

"Were the items stolen from your hotel or at the port?" Asked the chief of police, his moustache twitching like a walrus'. "Neither," Elena answered, "they were stolen on the boat, but I know for certain the culprit is still here. "Hm...very well," the officer let out with an air of authority. "We'll get on the case at once, don't you worry. There isn't a criminal out there who can slip away from me..." By evening, the list of suspects had been narrowed down to a few names. Elena asked the chief if she could accompany the detectives to identify the culprit, and he gave his permission. Elena was not only sharp as a tack, but was well-versed in the new deductive method, which had already helped her crack open five robbery cases, two murders and one case of destruction of hotel property. In the end, Elena and the detective team tracked down the artifact thief and were just waiting for the judge to sign the arrest warrant, when an urgent telegram came in from the Prime Minister with orders to meet that very night. She had no choice but to return home that very instant and put her operation on hold. What was it that happened in the palace that forced her to abandon her job and return immediately?

Join Elena on an unforgettable adventure through an alternate Victorian world across the endless Emperor Desert Valley, the green banks of the Nile, a volcanic island and more! Will good conquer evil? Can Elena return the Crown of the Empire?

Get ready for:
- A unique alternate world full of wondrous machines and mysterious creations!
- An intriguing plot full of mystical twists and covert secrets.
- Vibrant graphics and fun animation.
- Enjoy more than 40 exciting levels in 4 different locations.
- 3 difficulty levels.
- Helpful bonuses: work accelerators, production accelerators and movement accelerators.
- Simple gameplay and easy-to-understand instructions.
- More than 20 hours of exciting gameplay for any age.
- Fun in-game music. The Crown of the Empire: help find the stolen crown!

Crown of the Empire — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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

✦ AI summary

Crown of the Empire is a casual time management game that divides players sharply: some enjoy it as a relaxing, engaging experience with surprising difficulty in achieving three-star ratings, while others dismiss it as a shallow asset-flipped clicker with no real gameplay depth beyond tapping to collect and consume resources. The game appears to work best as an impulse purchase at steep discounts, where players feel they get good value for a simple time-killer, though fans of the genre praise its blend of resource management and narrative framing around collecting imperial artifacts.

Not recommended Jun 27, 2023
"Crown of the Empire" is a pointless "12 Labours of Hercules" screen tapper/clicker game. There's no gameplay, just tapping on the screen. The game is made to look like you're making interesting decisions as you're presented with a map of a town/village/pathway that has you clicking on various things to collect things which are then consumed when you click on an obstacle, which unlocks more things to click on. This is so lame and shallow, you could write a script to randomly click the screen and given enough time, it would beat the game. This is an asset flip, it's copy + pasted from the same basic Hercules/platespinner asset and reskinned by the serial offenders at Creobit, who continually copy + paste the same game templates onto Steam... something they've done literally hundreds of times. This guy is a major polluter. The developer, Creobit/8Floor, has copy + pasted this game an insane THIRTY THREE TIMES onto Steam with minor reskins... why cash in on one asset if you can cash in on multiple copies of the same game? Asset flipping begins at home! Here's a list of Creobit's copy + pastes of this asset: [list] [*] Argonauts Agency: Captive of Circe [*] Argonauts Agency: Cha…
4 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 29, 2022
Best time management game I've played, but doesn't have achievements :/
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 12, 2021
Took a chance on this and have ZERO regrets. LOVE this game. HIGHLY recommend it to fans of time management games alike. Be sure to pick it up for fifty cents like I did. No-brain purchase. If you're reading this years from now and somehow this game no longer hits fifty cents, all I can say is HA. EDIT: After completing the game, I just want to add that this game is INSANELY difficult to get 3 stars on levels the farther you progress into each zone of the world. So if you want something super challenging, super engaging and super addictive all at once, this game is for you. The 99 Everywhere trophy I obtained by replaying level 50. You just leave the last Mill at level 2 and then slowly get 109 resources of each. It says you need 99 but once you build that Mill to level 3 to end the level, it takes resources to build. I think you need 104 coal and coal is the resource that takes the longest because you only get 3 coal every time it spits out.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 21, 2026
Crown of the Empire is a casual time management adventure developed by Toyman and published by 8floor that successfully blends resource management with a surprisingly entertaining tale of royal duty and international intrigue. Set in an alternate version of history, the game follows Elena, a loyal servant of the Queen who finds herself entrusted with a mission of great importance after a collection of ancient imperial artifacts is stolen. Rather than remaining within palace walls, Elena embarks on a journey across distant lands, uncovering clues and confronting the forces threatening the legacy of the empire. This narrative backdrop gives the game a greater sense of purpose than many titles within the genre and helps transform routine objectives into a larger adventure. Gameplay revolves around the familiar principles of gathering resources, clearing paths, repairing damaged structures, and efficiently managing workers to meet level goals. While these mechanics are easy to learn, Crown of the Empire introduces enough variety to maintain player interest throughout its campaign. New obstacles, environmental challenges, and mission objectives appear regularly, encouraging players to …
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 1, 2024
Crown of the Empire is an enjoyable time management game. It's pretty basic and fun.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 31, 2021
It's very simple to play. However, It is actually pretty challenging to get 3 stars on some of the levels so far. I got this on sale for less than a dollar and would of spent more for the amount of time this game is giving me <3 This is an awesome casual time killer. Go for it <3
1 found this helpful

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