Your Kingdom Is Waiting For You in Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown

The kingdom of Nysamor awaits its new ruler!
Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown launches today into Steam Early Access at 2 PM PST / 5 PM EST / 11 PM CET for $27.99 USD / $35.99 CAD / €26.99 EUR. Players are invited to don their crowns and jump in today. Reign with a gentle hand or an iron fist; lead with compassion or seize power with unbending authority. In Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown, your legacy is yours alone to define! To celebrate the Early Access release, players can pick up the game for a limited time at a 20% discount, until November 13th at 10 AM PST / 1 PM EST / 7 PM CET.


Starting today, players step into a realm where every decision matters. Your choices will dictate how your kingdom grows, the alliances you forge, and the friends (or enemies) you make. Enjoy a fully realized single-player experience or play with up to four friends in PvP or co-op multiplayer. Test your strategies, rally your defenses, and watch as every choice forges the future of your kingdom!

Key Features:

  • Explore an Unknown Land: Nysamor is a land rich in resources and fraught with conflict. Compete for control of these resources across a vast world populated by villages and kingdoms. Neighboring factions will react to your actions based on their allegiances, whether they remain loyal to Wyrmaxa or are swayed by your influence-through intimidation or compassion.

  • Survive and Thrive: Place city structures, set up road networks, build defenses, and assemble a powerful military to exert your will. Build your legacy through effective planning, advancement, and a detailed tech tree. Gather resources, harvest production areas, and expand your lands. Trade with or take the fight to other players or computer-controlled factions. Do what you must to ensure your kingdom can survive the harsh realities of medieval life.

  • Benevolence or Tyranny: Each decision has lasting consequences, taking you further down the path of benevolence or tyranny. Whether your reign is Benevolent or Tyrannical, both paths have their advantages - and challenges. Be mindful of the legacy you want to leave behind.

  • Conquer Your Foes: Siege castles, plunder trade routes, or confront fantastical Waelgrim creatures in intense RTS combat, both in single-player and alongside or against other players. But be warned - soldiers need food, water, and more to fight. The cost of war can take a heavy toll.

  • Solo or Shared Reign: Enjoy a fully realized single-player experience, or team up with friends in PvP or co-op multiplayer for up to four players.

Regional Pricing:

  • $27.99 USD (20% Off - $22.39 USD)

  • $35.99 CAD (20% Off - $28.79 CAD)

  • €26.99€(20% Off - $21.60 EUR)

  • $40.99 AUD (20% Off - $32.79 AUD)

  • ¥3,150 JPY (20% Off - ¥2,520 JPY)

  • £22.99 GBP (20% Off - £18.39 GBP)

  • R$82.99 BRL (20% Off - R$66.39 BRL)

  • ¥99 CNY (20% Off - ¥79.20 CNY)

Launch discount concludes November 13th, 10 AM PST / 1PM EST / 7 PM CET

8. November 2024, von Thore Varga