Thorne - Death Merchants

Released Mar 2016

Play as an infamous mercenary known as "The Crow" in a decayed and corrupt world, find your way out of chains and get paid for your contract, in this enthralling Action-RPG with high production values.

82% positive · 303 reviews

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All announced content has been released

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Where to buy

Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 Lowest $0.79 $9.99 −92% IndieGala Steam key Updated 12 Oct 2026 $2.99 Green Man Gaming Steam key Updated 12 Oct 2026 $9.99

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Evaluation

Thorne - Death Merchants released on March 25, 2016. The store description presents it as a self-contained episodic RPG and points players toward a sequel ("Blood Knot, from the same developer") rather than announcing any additional content for this title. There are no DLC listings, no announced future updates, and no post-launch content history associated with this game. All developer news posts from the game's Steam page are promotional announcements for entirely separate, affiliated games published or distributed by Aldorlea Games — none of them reference Thorne - Death Merchants itself. The developer has never communicated plans for additional content, and the store page framing (directing players to a sequel) strongly suggests this title launched and was completed as a standalone product. The game shipped as a finished product in March 2016 with no post-launch content cycle.

Evidence

Store page describes the game as a standalone episodic RPG and promotes a separate sequel ('Blood Knot'), with no mention of planned updates or additional content for this title.

description · Mar 25, 2016 source development ending

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Publisher news post promotes other Aldorlea-affiliated games; no mention of Thorne - Death Merchants content or updates.

news post · Dec 20, 2025 source ambiguous

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Media

Details

Developer

Thorne Games

Publisher

Aldorlea Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Action RPG Indie Adventure Strategy Fantasy 2D Story Rich Episodic Action RPG Action-Adventure Dark Fantasy Pixel Graphics Dark

About this game

Presentation

Thorne: Tales of The Crow is a character-driven, episodic RPG developed by a Brazilian Indie company and published by RPG veterans Aldorlea Games,
Each episode tells a different tale of Thorne, an infamous mercenary known as The Crow.

Story

Thorne finds himself in chains for a murder he did not commit, which is unusual. The explanation to the facts that led him to his arrest unveils the sinister truth of Hollow Lake, a nearby village crippled by corruption.
Play as an infamous mercenary known as "The Crow" in a decayed and corrupt world, find your way out of chains and get paid for your contract.

Features

- Explore a corrupt and dark world, meet ambiguous and interesting characters, judge them as friends or foes.
- Fight against magical creatures, wild beasts, cursed monsters, witches, sorcerers and professional hunters who are after the prize for your head.
- Make your character progression as you wish. Choose from a vast variety of accessories that best serve you in combat.
- Be "The Crow".