The Accursed Crown of the Giant King

The Accursed Crown of the Giant King

Merry Prankster Games LLC · August 8, 2022 · CRPG, Party-Based RPG, Fantasy, Old School, Exploration

The Accursed Crown of the Giant King is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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About The Accursed Crown of the Giant King

"Your journey is at an end as you arrive in Greenvale, seeking adventure here in the north. The Unknown Duke Inn lies just to your north, but rather than the comforting sounds of a peaceful tavern, you hear screams and noises of violence."

Old School Role Playing Game
  • Epic, classic-style fantasy adventure. Single player, controlling a main hero with a band of companions.
  • Real-time with pause gameplay, for complex tactical combat with full control.
  • Combines open-ended exploration with an overall quest. Dozens of locations and side-quests to explore and conquer.
  • Deep, complex role-playing system, inspired by popular paper-and-pencil role playing games.
  • Build the party of adventurers you want, with dozens of skills and powers, and hundreds of spells and items.

Try the first chapter "Danger in Greenvale" for free, which includes a full adventure and conclusion. Continue your adventure by purchasing chapters 2-4.

The Accursed Crown of the Giant King — game info

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

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Feb 13, 2024
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8 found this helpful
Not recommended Jun 26, 2023
The choice to use a "pause system" for battles ruins this game. The pauses are inaccurate, unreliable, and tedious. This game could have been good if it used a turn-based combat system.
4 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 10, 2026
The Accursed Crown of the Giant King is an independent fantasy role-playing game that proudly follows the traditions of classic computer RPGs. Developed and published by Merry Prankster Games LLC, it favors detailed character systems, party management, exploration, tactical encounters, and quest-driven adventuring rather than streamlined action or cinematic spectacle. Its design feels particularly aimed at players who enjoy older CRPGs and tabletop-inspired mechanics, where understanding statistics, abilities, equipment, spells, and party composition is an important part of overcoming challenges. The adventure begins with the player arriving in Greenvale, where what should have been an ordinary visit quickly turns into something far more dangerous. Trouble surrounding the Unknown Duke Inn provides the opening hook and sends the player's hero into a larger fantasy adventure. The setup is intentionally straightforward, allowing the game to move quickly toward exploration, combat, quests, and character development instead of relying on lengthy introductory sequences. The player is not expected to face these dangers alone, as companions can join the journey and create the party-based …
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Feb 5, 2026
I tried this and it's 60% walking, 25% reading and 15% everything else. It just wasn't for me. I prefer games to be much more compressed with the active parts. I could see myself playing one of these if the first 8 areas were in one map.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 21, 2025
Curses! This is pritty cool, giganto kinkuwa
Recommended Feb 23, 2025
i am liking it find it to be pretty fun from the quests to the enemies to the world but i can not reccomend this because some quests get bugged mostyl because the random generation of the areas like a boss you ment to find and fight is not there and another where there where no doors in a tower so i could not explore it so please dev come back and update the game fix these issues like you could add save slots so i can save before i go into a dungeon so if is bugged i can jusr reload the dunheon to it is generated in a way that it is not bugged any longer because i am very much enjoying your game

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