About
Get It. Wear It.
The Crown is a gritty, rogue-lite narrative simulator set in the volatile criminal underworld of the American East Coast, circa 2004. Inspired by the moral complexity of The Wire and the systems-heavy survival mechanics of Citizen Sleeper, you begin as a 12-year-old child with nothing but a choice.
Whether you rise to establish a lasting criminal dynasty or end up as just another cautionary tale depends entirely on how you play The Crown. Few make it to the top. Even fewer keep it.
In this life, a bad roll or poor stat management means a swift Game Over. You will fail.
You will get locked up, put down by rival dealers, or run out of resources by the time you reach adulthood.
But death isn't the end of your operation.
The Crown features a deep meta-progression architecture. Every failed attempt earns you Profile Points based on your achievements. Spend these points between runs to unlock permanent traits, better starting gear, and new origin variations, ensuring your next child on the block starts stronger, smarter, and hungrier than the last.
Become a VIP Today!
Before we launch the official Kickstarter campaign this October, we are opening an exclusive, direct pipeline for our most dedicated players, creators, and strategic partners.
By making an advance VIP pledge today, your contribution goes directly toward funding our critical pre-launch production milestones.
In this underworld, those who show loyalty are always taken care of first.
VIP ACCESS BENEFITS
When you back the studio directly via our secure payment portal, your investment is logged on our central ledger, unlocking immediate and long-term privileges:
- 100% Campaign Credit: Every single dollar you pledge today will be credited directly to your account for our upcoming October crowdfunding campaign, giving you automatic, day-one access to unlock high-tier legacy rewards.
- White-Listed Private Alpha/Beta Access: Skip the public waiting list. VIP backers get priority access keys to private, under-NDA developer builds to test the Dice-as-Effort systems and narrative paths before anyone else.
SECURE YOUR STATUS
- Choose Your Pledge Amount: Click the secure button below to be redirected to our corporate Stripe checkout terminal. You can customize your pledge amount based on the level of support you wish to provide.
- Use Your Primary Email: Ensure the email address you provide us is the same one you plan to use for your Kickstarter account in October.
- Claim Your Rewards: Our team will log your contribution in our project tracker, whitelist your email for upcoming alpha drops, and manually apply your financial credit when the main campaign launches.
Secure Corporate Checkout All advance transactions are securely processed via Stripe by our parent entity, Adiuvat Software Consulting Inc. Contributions are non-refundable and go directly toward immediate game development milestones.
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The summer after your 12th birthday, the game begins.
How you play it is up to you.
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