The legendary medieval strategy adventure has returned – enhanced for a new generation of knights. Conquer provinces, raise armies, storm castles, and influence the balance of power through bold strategy and action moments.
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About
In the 1980s, Defender of the Crown helped define a new kind of cinematic strategy game. Now it returns, rebuilt for modern platforms and remastered with an entirely new way to play.
Conquer territories, raise armies, storm castles, and shift the balance of power. It's the Defender of the Crown you remember - just sharper, cleaner, and built for today.
Retro Mode. The original Amiga classic, preserved with near-perfect authenticity and quality-of-life enhancements.
Classic Mode. Amiga classic reimagined for today. A completely new visual identity, refined mechanics, and smoother systems.
Kingdom Mode. An entirely new challenge. Procedurally generated maps, special dice mechanics, unlockable abilities, and multiple difficulty levels to keep every run unpredictable.
Everything that made the original special is intact: the ruleset, the pacing, the atmosphere. What's changed is everything around it - cleaner systems, improved balance, a modernized interface, and quality-of-life updates throughout.
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Sums Steam only; PlayStation, Xbox, GOG, Nintendo publish no volume signal, so the true total is higher by an unknown amount.
| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $19.99 | 226reviews | 68% | — | $134.9K |
| $19.99 | 85ratings | 88% | — | not modelled | |
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Reviews
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Ich habe dieses Spiel als Kind/Teenager geliebt. Auf dem C64. Habe es zufällig auf Steam entdeckt und gleich gekauft, weil Nostalgie und so. Was für ein Fehler. Der Retro-Mode bezieht sich wohl auf die Amiga Version. War die wirklich so anders? Keine Möglichkeit Einheiten von der Armee auf Burgen zu verteilen? Hä? Bin ich zu blöd oder ist das so? Die Minigames sind wohl kaum jeweils zu gewinnen. Der Klassik-Mode sieht ja erst ganz nett aus, ist aber nur eine leicht veränderte C64 Version mit besserer Graphik. Außerdem viel zu einfach (meiner Meinung nach) und stürzt gerne ab, sobald man z.B. eine Frau befreit. Den Königreich-Mode mit diesen Karten, sah für mich erst interessant aus, vor allem weil die Karte mehr unterteilt ist. Aber leider hat für mich dieses System mit Defender of the Crowns halt nix zu tun. Fazit: Es ist mir völlig unverständlich, wie man eine Neuauflage eines Klassikers dieses Kalibers so vermurksen kann. Wäre es so schwer gewesen, am Spielprinzip der C64 Version festzuhalten, aber etwas erweitert? Mit mehreren Maps bzw Unterteilung der Territorien? Die Möglichkeit die Normannen zu spielen? Irgendwas? Ich empfehle, einfach die alte Variante in der Dosbox oder direkt im Browser zu zocken.
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| $19.99 |
| 45ratings |
| 82% |
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| $19.99 | 21ratings | 76% | — | not modelled |
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Hours played at review time, across 199 reviews with recorded playtime.
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What can I say, it's the classic Defender of the Crown, it's fun, challenging and worth the price paid. However, the 'retro' version seems different from the original, just some small subtle things that I may or may not be remembering correctly, but they do stand out. For example, I remember when tournaments were called, it would tell you who called the tournament. Not a deal breaker, but it does take away from the immersion. Can't comment on the remake portion, no doubt it's just as fun.
Took me straight back to being 13 again. My father upgraded our ZX Spectrum to an Amiga 500. He was offered a bundle of games, but decide to forego the offer for a copy of DOTC. I still remember the tears of joy in my eyes and the awe at going from a 15 colour palette to 4096!! As great a game now as it was back then, and the new modes are great fun. Message for the devs.... what about 'It came from the desert' next?
Loved the game....Love the game now.... My only gripe (small) is that raiding in kingdom mode is hard. If you have bad reflexes might as well forget about trying it.
在好游戏与烂游戏之间我选择了老游戏 以当今眼光来看内容实际相当匮乏，也许在四十年前是个好游戏，但现在只能说不算烂
Игра интересная, но брать рекомендую только по очень большой скидке.
Ich kenne das Spiel noch aus C64 Zeiten und das Spiel war damals das Grafikwunder und wie mein Cousin mir am Dienstag sagte, bei den Turnieren war ich unschlagbar. Habe es mir geholt und es kommt wieder das Feeling auf, aber es ist und bleibt Bockschwer. Das normale und den Retromode habe ich schon gespielt, ist halt Nostalgie pur.
Cela fait plaisir de retrouver cette vieille relique et le nouveau mode Royaume est très plaisant ! Je recommande vivement à tous les nostalgiques et les néophytes.
Never played the original but this sort of project should absolutely be appreciated. This is the essence of what a remake should be.
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