Rank 01Why this
Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
- Deck Playable
- 2019
Games like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
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- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown: Medieval Kingdom Wars, Stronghold: Warlords, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign, Driftland: The Magic Revival, and Kingdom Wars 4. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Rank 03Why this
Also Grand Strategy and City Builder, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
- $44.99 (Price checked Nov 10)
- Deck Playable
- 2022
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Kingdom Wars 4
Why this: Also Grand Strategy and Colony Sim, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
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- 1Medieval Kingdom Wars
Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
- 77% of 1,203 reviews
- 2Stronghold: Warlords
Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
- 64% of 1,895 reviews
- 3Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
Also Grand Strategy and City Builder, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
- 77% of 2,133 reviews
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- 5Kingdom Wars 4
Also Grand Strategy and Colony Sim, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
- 66% of 100 reviews
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- 10Total War: WARHAMMER II
Also Grand Strategy and Real Time Tactics, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
- 93% of 50,658 reviews
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- 12Total Conflict: Resistance
Shares resource logistics with Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
- 71% of 2,100 reviews
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- 23Anno 117: Pax Romana
Also City Builder and RTS, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
- 66% of 4,901 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Zugalu Entertainment
- Price: $27.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 58% of 227 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Fantasy setting with rts style militia
- Real time pausing for tactical control
- Territory expansion feels grand
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Tense
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Why this: Also Colony Sim and City Builder, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
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Diplomacy is Not an Option
Why this: Also City Builder and RTS, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
Circle Empires 2
Why this: Shares territory expansion with Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
Free alternatives
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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Why this: Also City Builder and RTS, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
Minion Masters
Why this: Also Tactical RPG and Real Time Tactics, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
War of Dots
Why this: Also Wargame and Real Time Tactics, like Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
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Why this: Same challenging mood as Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown.
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About Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
The closest matches to Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown: Medieval Kingdom Wars, Stronghold: Warlords, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign, Driftland: The Magic Revival, and Kingdom Wars 4. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown is your kind of game, the closest matches are Medieval Kingdom Wars, Stronghold: Warlords and Knights of Honor II: Sovereign — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and tense, and single out its city influence areas and multiplayer scaling. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown: Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a complex city builder, where the fate of your kingdom hinges on your every decision. Explore this medieval land alone or with friends, make tough moral choices and conquer your foes in RTS combat. Will you struggle to survive, or find the strength to Thrive?
Is Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 58% of 227 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $27.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 11 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Fantasy setting with rts style militia
- Real time pausing for tactical control
- Territory expansion feels grand
- Tiered citizens unlock new gameplay layers
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Before you buy, there are bugs in the game that make it unplayable. It's a good game with good depth, but until the devs fix the bugs, its not great. Mine happened in multiplayer where my brother's town was having villagers just go strait…”
“There was an attempt, but now the game seems dead. Went from early release to 1.0 and it has been radio silence for three months. No updates, no bug fixes, nothing. Seems like they got a couple bucks and abandoned ship.”
People who play it also play: Medieval Kingdom Wars, Stronghold: Warlords, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
Frequently asked about Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown
Can I run it?
Does Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown run on Steam Deck?
Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown cost?
Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown is listed on Steam at 27.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown are Medieval Kingdom Wars, Stronghold: Warlords, Knights of Honor II: Sovereign.
Who developed Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown?
Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown was developed by Zugalu Entertainment and published by PlaySide.