
Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown
2025 · ZUGALU ENTERTAINMENT
Has it aged?Why ↓
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?
The publisher’s description, from its Steam store page.
What it looks like
the trailer, then the store's own shots






Common questions
What everyone else said
we link, we don't reprintHas it aged?
How does it hold up today? Based on recent reviews, how opinions have changed since launch, player activity and updates.
1½ / 5
Recent reviews
50%positive (54% all-time)
2reviews in the last 30 days
Too few recent reviews to stand alone, so this leans on its all-time rating.
Reviews via Steam ↗Player activity
4playing at once, on average
−81%fewer than a year ago
Peak: 79 in Jun 2025.
Player counts via SteamCharts ↗Since launch
50%positive in the last 30 days
Too few recent reviews to compare with its launch.
Last updated
Dec 2025 last update from the developer
Updated within the last year, so still looked after.
Still new, so we hold it near the middle until it has shown how it ages.