Mad Crown

Released Sep 2018

Mad Crown is a roguelike RPG set in a post-apocalyptic dieselpunk world. As an explorer, you are in search of the legendary crown. Make use of limited resources and meticulous tactics to battle an eerie enemy through the procedurally generated dungeons of a mutated world.

80% positive · 148 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Mad Crown launched on September 27, 2018, having been developed with a series of feature patches and updates throughout 2018 while in a pre-release/early state. The game's only major content milestone after release was the version 1.0.4.8004 update on January 26, 2019, which delivered a full revised English translation — the official localization the developer had been working toward since February 2018. That update's version number (1.0.x) signals the game had reached its full release state. Since January 26, 2019, there have been no developer communications of any kind — no patch notes, announcements, roadmaps, or news posts. The store description contains no language about upcoming content, season passes, or future plans, and there are no unreleased DLC listings. The game has no DLC at all. The store description presents the game as a complete roguelike RPG with a defined feature set. Mad Crown appears to have launched as a finished, self-contained product. The developer delivered the promised English localization in January 2019 and has made no further communications since. There is no indication of planned future content, and the game's update history shows no sustained post-launch content cadence beyond the completion of the 1.0 localization.

Evidence

Version 1.0.4.8004 released with a fully revised English translation — the last known update from the developer and the final step toward the completed 1.0 release.

news post · Jan 26, 2019 source development ending

high

Developer released a rough language mod tool and a preliminary English version, noting the completed official English version was still under development and would ship at launch.

news post · Feb 11, 2018 source content planned

medium

Media

Details

Developer

S-Game

Publisher

S-Game

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Strategy Adventure Indie Roguelike Roguelite

About this game

World Settings
Mad Crown is a dungeon crawling roguelike RPG set in a dieselpunk world set hundreds of years after the human race destroyed the world with nuclear weapons. The nuclear Armageddon awoke god like leviathans from beneath the earth’s surface and a doomsday battle between these creatures devastated the planet's surface. Now a hundred years after the fabled battle of the gods, Humans try to carve out an existence in the mutated land filled with repulsive creatures.
Rumors have surfaced about the existence of the Mad Crown. A powerful artifact said to hold untold power that would rival the gods. Thus, you, like many others before have set out to find the Mad Crown .

Game Features

Roguelike elements: Initial level zero setting, penalties for player death, inventory management, survival mechanics.
Procedurally generated dungeons.
Tough boss battles.
In-depth tactical turn-based combat.
Card deck system: use items and ability cards inside and outside of combat to your tactical advantage.
Vivid art style and scored soundtrack.
Adventurers reciprocal rescue! Adventurers can work together to rescue one another
• If you die other adventurers can reach out to and help retrieve all lost items
• Join a rescue team to help other adventurers killed in the Ruins and win respect and rewards
Witty monster character mechanics.
Large enemy variety with multiple strategies.
10 available characters classes.
Over 200 items to suit your party.
Challenging levels and special modes