Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

Tzar: The Burden of the Crown

Steam Deck · unrated

Haemimont Games · Strategy · Jun 6, 2019

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

91%
Very Positive
566 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 566 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 196 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Long story short, it's surprisingly good-looking mix between WarCraft II and Age of Empires.
23 of 196 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
One of the more notable features is the progression of individual units, which can gain experience over time and become more effective in combat.
15 of 196 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
You'll need GameRanger or similar if you intend to ever play multiplayer.
15 of 196 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It's also really pleasant to be in with its beautifully rendered sprites, great animations, fun sound effects and even some features that were quite rare for the time like a full day/night cycle and weather simulation!
10 of 196 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Would be great if we get a sequel to the game with modern graphics but the same fundamental gameplay!
8 of 196 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters23 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Multiplayer15 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty5 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes11 reviews
18%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.