Crown Trick – Brings Synchronous Turn-Based Combat to Xbox One & Ps4

Written by Marcello TBL

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Team17 and NExT Studios have announced that adventure roguelike Crown Trick is coming to Xbox One and PlayStation® 4 on 31st August, following its launch last year on Steam and Nintendo Switch™. Crown Trick welcomes players to The Nightmare Realm as they guide protagonist Elle on a perilous journey through procedurally generated dungeons, carefully navigating unique enemies and traps that only move when Elle does thanks to the unique synchronous turn-based mechanic. Players will need to strategically plan each move in order to survive, using a combination of skills, Familiars, and weapons in order to escape the Nightmare Realm.

Crown Trick | Xbox One & PlayStation 4 Announcement Trailer

Available from today, the free Requiem of Elements downloadable content sees Nintendo Switch players invited to once again venture into the labyrinthian dungeons of Crown Trick; the new update includes ‘Dungeons of the Deep’, a new endless game mode that tests players ability to stay alive by providing a gauntlet of randomly generated traps and enemies to survive. The DLC, already available on Steam, also includes new weapons, relics, Familiars, skills, and achievements.
 
Crown Trick key features:

  • Engaging strategic gameplay: Monsters and traps move only when the player moves; carefully thought-out strategies are key to escaping the labyrinthine dungeon
  • Fight how you want: Create and develop a unique combat style with 40+ active skills, 60+ passive abilities, 30+ usable items, and 170+ special relics, all of which create different ways to cut through enemy encounters
  • Learn from enemies: Gather elite ‘Familiar’ skills by overcoming enemies ready to unleash on others deeper in the dungeon
  • Different dungeons every time: The procedurally generated maze ensures players have unique experiences every time they enter The Nightmare Realm.

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Marcello TBL

Italian Dad in love with Turn-Based RPGs and Indie Games. In 2018 he started Turn Based Lovers and now he can't live without it. A huge fan of RPGs in general, raised on the glorious video games of the '90s that shaped who he is today. Always hopeful that XCOM 3 will arrive one day.

1 thought on “Crown Trick – Brings Synchronous Turn-Based Combat to Xbox One & Ps4”

  1. “unique synchronous turn-based mechanic”? As in, the form of turn based used by every (true/classic) roguelike for decades? Cool to have more roguelikes on console, though, I’ve been meaning to check this one out on Switch for a while, but haven’t gotten around to it yet.

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