Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown

Wait58%

Mixed · 459 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Zugalu Entertainment · 4X · Jun 18, 2025

Player review score
58%
Mixed
Price
$13.99−50%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
32
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio0 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown?

Buy it if you like
  • Multiplayer: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 459 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 279 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
42 of 279 sampled reviews raised it
It has solid netcode, multiplayer runs fine, but the rest of the game needs work.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
20 of 279 sampled reviews raised it
Animations and effects serve functional purposes, especially during combat, where readability is crucial.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
19 of 279 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is mostly intuitive & the OPTIONAL Mystical and narrative driven story element (which keeps the mind engaged) has numerous Unique and intriguing twists thrown in.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
18 of 279 sampled reviews raised it
I really want to like this game as a co-op RTS/city builder it fits right in with my gaming group.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
12 of 279 sampled reviews raised it
overall very fun game graphics are great. gameplay is very fun and you have to think 2 or 3 steps ahead so strategic wise a very well done game

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Multiplayer42 reviews
Combat20 reviews
Story19 reviews
Co-op18 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
59% still recommend
Bugs
43% still recommend
Optimization
56% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Interface
38% still recommend
Performance
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$13.99$27.99−50%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $13.99

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