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As Death, build mines, barracks, and towers, route marching armies across battlefields, and reclaim the crown from humanity's king.
Released 23 Aug 2019
Command Death's Legions
Build Mines, Barracks, Towers
Route Troops Past Towers
Death Crown is a minimalist real time strategy game in a 1bit style, where you will be play Death herself, commanding her legions of death, and punishing humanity's Kingdom for its overconfidence.
Developed by 5WORD Team · Published by 5WORD Team









A king rejects Death and seeks the Death Crown, prompting Death to wage war on his kingdom. The campaigns let you command Death's forces and, later, humanity's side.
In real time, build mines to earn gold, barracks to produce troops, and towers to defend your structures. Expand across the battlefield, direct troop routes around defenses, contest key points, and destroy the opposing base.
Campaign missions introduce new maps and occasional boss encounters, while troop upgrades provide progression between battles. Local co-op and PvP offer ways to play with another person.
Players often praise the striking monochrome art, cutscenes, and compact real-time strategy battles, with some finding the simple systems create a demanding tactical challenge. Others find the difficulty frustrating, battles hard to read, or the strategy too limited; several also describe the campaigns as brief.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 22 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
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