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Crown Trick
Developer NEXT Studios
Crown Trick is a 2020 adventure role-playing roguelike video game developed by NExT Studios and published by Team17. It was released on 16 October 2020 for Nintendo Switch and Windows, and on 7 September 2021 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
183 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 4, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
78
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135 positive · 39 negative
95% range 71–83%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
4,600 of 5,397 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 183 · most liked firstDon't buy this game - it includes unstable anti-cheat software The game itself is fun. It's an interesting turn-based roguelike with lots of unlockable items to alter and improve subsequent playthoughs, with plenty of additional content to unlock. At least I suspect it is. The bug-riddled anti-cheat protection bundled with it consistently corrupts my local save file, uploads the corrupted version to the steam cloud, then crashes my PC, wiping out all progress. Maybe you think you'd just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game's concept is great, and the design is simply magnificent. However, unfortunately, the randomness and monotony of the process of collecting optimal builds significantly reduces the value of the entire game. As a result, it turns into a drawn-out and tedious routine, where luck in the build becomes the main factor of success. This is especially acutely felt at the end of the game, where the dependence on luck becomes especially noticeable. This deprives the game of all its advantages…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not deep enough to be a good strategy game, not exciting enough to be a good action game. Crown Trick lands in this weird no-man's land and generally just feels uninteresting.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Contains spyware. We should not be surprised though, its Tencent after all. Annoyed that the steam front page does not mention this. Could install a custom firewall and simply block it, but why? Found out too late, will never play this again ... What i can tell after 5 hours playing though: It's cute, certainly. But it is slow, i mean it is SLOW. Disabling all animations would cut playtime by 80%. Think Nethack with every move taking a fixed 3 seconds. Its really hard to sometimes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly I was going to give this game a positive review but after playing a bit more and encountering many bugs and really stupid design decisions I cannot. Are you a fan of losing progress for no reason? Well this game got you covered! You can receive a debuff right before a boss fight that will make you lose gold and soul shards (the game's meta currency between runs) based on damage received. Considering there is no way to avoid receiving damage from bosses due to how the game is designed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Didn't work on my SteamDeck or my PC. They abandoned the Switch version shortly after release so I don't know what I expected from this company.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here we go again, another game that on the surface has a lot of polish, mechanics, items and unlocks that should, in theory, get me hooked on a dopamine treadmill. But welp, it devolves into spamming the same attacks and abilities over and over for the vast majority of every floor, with barely any interesting combat decisions to make during any run. And its many colorful icons, over-engineered dopamine-releasing sound effects and permanent character unlocks can't hide this repetition. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly just mad at the missed potential of this game. All they needed to do, and I mean this literally, is fix a few small things and this game would be a hard recommend for everyone. It's so approachable, generally fun, gets you thinking. Has loads of fun items and weapons. But they stopped updating the game and left all these baffling choices in place. - It's a strategy game that doesn't tell you the actual values for half of the stuff in it. - There is no tooltip for many of the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried. I really tried. I bought this game when it was published in 2020. I was so looking forward to it! But it was just not what I expected and I refunded it. 5 years later I see it in a Steam Sale for 5 € and I think I might give it another chance. At first I was optimistic, as I learned the mechanics more, than last time and I actually made it easily through the first act after two attempts. But, oh boy, this game is getting annoying, the further you venture. One can tell, that it lacks…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crown Trick was such a cute game, I loved making my girl reload her gun and hearing her giggle every time thank you so much @mouricori.bsky.social and @issenthevamp.bsky.social for the raids!! We once again raided ug1ysonuvabun who's doing part two of his big celebration stream!
unlabelledView post →- Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories - Easy Mode (Feb) - Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Final Mix - Proud Mode (Feb Replay) - Shining Force (Feb Replay - Optional Party Only) - Crown Trick (Feb)
unlabelledView post →This game is quite cool—not insanely good, but it does the job. I had a broken build: an armor that reduces damage by 3, a sword that causes both you and any enemies you touch to bleed, and permanent invisibility. The strategy was simple: hit the enemy once, go back into invisibility (5 turns), and then spam "x" to pass the turns… GG. First time against Vald, I won like this!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best thing about this roguelike dungeon crawler is a pair of enemies that reference Bioshock. Apart from that, the soundtrack, visuals and the elements mechanic are alright - but everything else just feels like it doesn't work. - Boss fights feel poorly designed; as in they don't allow certain builds, they take a long time to get through and every now and then you'll get caught off-guard by an instant-cast skill that ends your run. - Item balancing is all over the place; as in some…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent art style, good replayability, big content, funny enemies, great main mechanic. Only downsides are - sometimes, there are so many events triggered during a single turn that you don't understand what's happening, and why you're either winning or loosing. - certain bosses require very specific builds, so you don't always have the luxury of your playstyle
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crown Trick is a good game. It has good graphics, decent gameplay, and some fun ideas here and there. It does some interesting stuff with terrain effects, including interacting terrain effects. Tonally, it reminds me of a slightly lighter-hearted Slay the Spire. You can attach various minions (two at a time, with 2 spells each for a total of 4), use a variety of items, perform challenges, and swap between weapons with some interesting core and random effects. I like that it's turn-based, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall, I think Crown Trick is a pretty alright game. The artistic and enemy/boss designs are great. But there are a lot of pretty obvious typos and confusing item/relic descriptions that make it difficult to know what exactly is going on at times. The combat mechanics were pretty great. Kind of like Superhot but from a top-down perspective. Being able to jump around with the blink was great, but bosses seemed to always have enough health to run out all my charges. Some runs it felt like you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a hidden jewel even to none real-time turn-based game fans. The level of detail and thinking the devs gave to such a masterpiece is well felt I'm picky with my game ratings but for it's genre (vs other AAA games such as Chocobo dungeon) I give it the following: Game Play/Battle: 10/10 Replayability: 10/10 Concept: 9/10 Story: 6/10 Music: 8/10 Art/design: 9/10 To Next Studios and Carllei: First of all Congratulations for a well made masterpiece! 2nd Please do not…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the gameplay, but honestly, most of the items in this game are suck.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GEM! This game felt like fairy tale, the plot is nice, the combat decent, so much variety in the playstyle. The characters introduced are all so likeable. The music in the main menu is special, the whole soundtrack is solid. The only regret is the ending felt a bit weak, it did not give an ending to the mc.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This review is specially made for those who like to get all the achievements in games (minor spoilers ahead). Description: Crown Trick is a turn based strategy roguelite where in a play the role of a child that has to fight nightmares during her sleep, while being helped by a magical crown. There are four different worlds with different enemies and boss monsters, with different weaknesses and abilities, that you need to destroy using spells, weapons and items. The story progresses after each…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6/10 game for ~10 hours, after that it becomes tedious and getting permament upgrades seems like necessity to progress further but the game remains the same just numbers get inflated. Weapon balancement seems off at times as some types are simply unplayable without proper rolls or relics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love the game, but why isn't it compatible with steam deck? Do something about it! 🥲🥲🥲🥲
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still early in the game, but seems to the first mystery dungeon after pokemon explorers of sky that Im enjoying. One issue that needs to be fixed is that I wasn't able to open the game on my Windows desktop. On steam deck, I had to change the proton setting to an older version, otherwise it also doesn't open.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had Steam sneakily remove previous curations for pointing out how they underhandedly replaced JonTron's lines in Yooka-Laylee by means of a forced patch that did not mention it would do so
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m giving this game a positive rating because it is a solid roguelike. It’s challenging, offers a good variety of weapons and abilities, and keeps you on your toes. However, it’s worth noting that with just a little calculation and observation of enemy patterns, it becomes pretty easy to figure out which weapons are the best—and their effectiveness isn’t always tied to rarity. Relics, on the other hand, can be true game-changers. That said, the game has its frustrations. Runs can be ruined…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a disappointment. While the pretty graphics and the new mechanics show there was love and effort put in it, the game also shows it was either rushed to release or abandoned. Way too many things are in dire need of QA testing and play testing. The moment to moment gameplay is impaired by UI issues, annoyances that slow down gameplay, and poor or missing documentation. Meanwhile everything in the game is deeply unbalanced. The dungeons and bosses are unbalanced, but so are many of your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very unique turn based roguelike
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As I booted the game for the first time the intro animation reminded me of one of my favorite roguelikes from back in the day called "Torneko: The last hope", although this game is not like that one, I did enjoy it. Crown Trick follows the adventures of Elle as she travels to nightmare worlds which are not that scary at all but interesting enough to find traps and weapons which lets her kick some evil people's ass with great satisfaction. The thing I liked the most about the game is finding…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think this is the most conflicted I've felt about a game in a long time. CrownTrick is an interesting modernization of classic roguelike combat, where every granular action counts as its own turn. On one hand, GOOD GOD this game is so frustrating sometimes. It honestly makes me want to pull my hair out. Maybe it's because I'm playing with a controller, but I constantly find myself doing something I didn't mean too and throwing a run. Here is a common pattern: I attack, killing an enemy ->…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent controller support. Great traditional roguelike with modern QoL features.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, love the art-style, fun and interesting gameplay. An awesome rouguelike in general
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →im not too far into the game and haven't completed a full run, so take this review with a grain of salt if you have experience with Pokemon Mystery Dungeon or played the Bard in Crypt of the Necrodancer, you should have a general idea of how this game plays. and it's a very fun concept! i enjoy the sorta puzzle-like combat loop of trying to find ways to get breaks on everybody to keep a "circuit" going and boost your damage and keep your blinks up, but often that system isn't possible during…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game's beautiful artistically and mechanically (at base), but it's plagued by poor balance. Like many tactical roguelites out there, it unfortunately trends towards a few very dominant playstyles and relies too much on RNG. I'd still recommend the game since it's pretty fun, just not for $20. Also, skip the dialogue/story; it's passable at best.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Here's my #NintendoSwitch #indiegame highlight for today! 🎮👍🏼 Game - Crown Trick Developer - NExT Studios Publisher - @team17.com Release date - October 16, 2020
unlabelledView post →turn based binding of isaac clean interface smooth combat Gameplay mechanics, as well as debuffs & buffs are well explained and easy to understand.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An engaging roguelite, with interesting strategies combining various weapons and skills . My only complaint is it was too short , and the endless mode doesn't cut it. The game had a potential for lot more story and exploration <3 Underrated , and a hidden gem.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably one of the greatest roguelikes for me but it kinda sucks that its abandoned and doesnt get any updates
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crown Trick is a Nintendo Switch game that's been ported to Steam. It's an unusual procedurally generated hybrid pathing puzzle game and lightweight RPG as you use your Nintendo Switch controllers to move around a grid. Monsters move after you do, in turns, so each turn you decide to skip, move, attack, etc. Careful planning is required to know when to move, when to attack, how to minimise your exposure to enemy attacks etc. However, just because the idea is "novel" doesn't mean it's a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay: 8/10 Graphics & Sound: 8/10 Narration: 7/10 ✔️ Very cool core gameplay. ✔️ Lots of weapon & relic variety. ✔️ Nice graphics, pretty music. ✔️ Enjoyable, though not very deep, narrative guiding line. 💭 Weird save system that only saves when moving to the next level, so leaving in the middle of a level resets the game to the level's start. It's not a huge issue since you can essentially plan around it, but still a bit annoying to not be able to stop at any time. ❌ The controls are a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Need crazy strategy. LOTS of things to unlock, familiars (aeons/summons), spells, usable items, gold, soul shards to unlock more magic find and inventory space and such. There's even more things: weapons blueprints, relic blueprints, etc. Flowing achievements, what's not to like about that? Rogue-lite, step-based Crown Trick was out on the xbox initially and now I have it on Steam. Honestly am having a lot of FUN with it. It gets harder as you go, try to not get paralyzed, stunned, etc or you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tomorrow morning at noon EST i'll be diving into some recent indie game pickups, come check out the goods: Ace of Seafood Bleak Sword DX Crown Trick Dreamscaper Grapple Dog 🌈🎮🕹️🏳️⚧️ twitch.tv/gaymerherb
unlabelledView post →turn based enter the gungeon, i really enjoy playing it. it's calming for a rogue-like
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gameplay is peak mystery dungeon. The writing is very bad if you care about that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very enjoyable Roguelike, let's you play at your own pace so bringing strong strategy and thinking it through is key over twitchy reflexes amidst chaos. Some rough edges with being able to read floor effects in occluded tiles, but is minor annoyance, otherwise a very solid game I happily sunk 20 hrs into and can see myself doing another 20 at least.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game doesn't even have proper controller support. Can't get mine to work (Dualsense controller) and I've had an issue in the past with a different controller. I also see tons of other people discussing the same issue.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game it is like slay the spire with an adventure twist
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game. Really good roguelike dungeon crawler with movement based combat.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great mechanics. Great mix of ideas.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Serious roguelike/lite players stay away. Highly disappointing in countless ways. After being pulled in by the high quality intro sequence I was really sad to find out the actual game mostly sucks or is adequate at best. There is no attention to detail, challenge, interesting gameplay, or interesting items. - UI is BAD. Enemies and status effects are plastered all over your vision and get in the way of necessary information. Sometimes you can't even see what square you're standing on because…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The graphic design is really awesome. However, the mechanics and weapons could use some balancing. If you get a legendary weapon early in the game, it’s almost a guaranteed win.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really fun and enjoyable rougelike game with different types of enemies, weapons and elements. The turn base aspect is also a plus to take your time to plan out attacks and defenses. Each room is like their own little puzzle.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dungeon crawling roguelike with turn by turn based combat and a lot of rng? Hell yeah that's my cup of tea. I do really like this game. But The reason I have stopped playing this game twice now is that my character runs to the enemy instead of attacking. Yes sometimes I just miss the enemy's tile and hit one next to it or something but sometimes I swear to god I click on the enemy tile and my dude just runs to get punched. To my knowledge silence only affects skills not basic attacks and I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I absolutely regret even spending five hours on this game. How can this miss the mark on ALL the games it's borrowing from? Gungeon, Dead Cells, Necrodancer. Roguelites. It is borrowing so strongly from all of them but makes the sort of mistakes you only make when you fail to understand why their inspirations did how they did it. And more importantly, why they *didn't* do certain things. For example, dialog. This game prefaces so, so much of the game with dialog, trying to explain away why…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crown Trick, a roguelike that I actually enjoy! I don't generally dig the roguelike genre but this one is fun! At first I almost gave up on this game due to the initial difficulty; However, I'm glad I didn't give up and as time goes by it does get a bit easier to get the hang of things. I just had to "get good", as some would say. It really is a wonderful turn based strategy game which is where it shines and most definitely sets it apart from other roguelike games. The art design is a nice…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This just looks and feels so uninspired. The way the enemies move up and down their predetermined path and ignore you until you attack them makes it feel nothing like a roguelike, but more like a puzzle game. A cheap, mobile puzzle game. Also, why the hell does a game like this need a currency/upgrade grind? I hate to be so negative but I just really don't get for whom this game exists. Certainly not roguelike fans, that much I know.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the visuals in Crown Trick, I think it's just really pretty game. The art style and animation work so well with the theme of dreams, but... there is something that doesn't click in the gameplay. It is technically similar to Necrodancer, but turn-based and somehow it doesn't feel so good to play. It feels weird how there are so many consumables and really often you are expected to take damage unless you have spared blink. The part i really liked is how there are so many different…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So,general ratings first,followed by the review : ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even the fountain after the boss kills me. (Finished The main story) I have always searched for an old game similar to this that i have played when i was young. I never got to find that old game, but when this game got released, I knew this would satisfy my temptation to play these chess-like turn-based games. Even better that it had roguelite elements to have a high replayabiliy. The story was a bit shallow, but its enough to give me the sense of completion after defeating the final boss.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fantastic feel to the game, artwork is very nice, combat is fair but challenging and it has good level design Overall one of the best rouge likes i've played so far
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Crown Trick is a roguelike dungeon crawler that approaches the genre from a far more tactical and deliberate angle than most modern dungeon-based action games. Developed by NEXT Studios and published by Team17, the game combines turn-based combat, procedural exploration, atmospheric storytelling, and highly strategic encounters into a package that feels both visually striking and mechanically unique. Instead of relying on constant movement and rapid reflexes, Crown Trick slows the pace down and…
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