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Press release:
Lesquin, 27 February 2024 – A new gameplay video for “Crown Wars: The Black Prince” was released today, which shows all the main gameplay features of the turn-based tactics and strategy game.

A pre-release demo of the game was playable during Steam Next Fest in early February. It received lots of positive reviews and attracted more than 10,000 players, placing it in the top 100 of most played demos. The game will launch on 14 March 2024 on PC, PS5TM and Xbox Series X|S.

Crown Wars | Gameplay Overview | ESRB | PEGI
Crown Wars: The Black Prince pays homage to turn-based tactical and strategic games genre, and aims to respect the conventions that this gaming community loves, including:

Mechanics for cover, positioning and skill combos: use the terrain and environment to your advantage
Complex turn-based tactical situations
Multiple primary and secondary objectives to complete
A wide variety of weapons to choose from and upgrade based on class and desired strategy
Over 100 class skills per character to unlock with a range of different effects (damage, slowing, healing, etc.)
A wide variety of finishing move cutscenes

In Crown Wars: The Black Prince, you are plunged into the middle of the Hundred Years’ War as several royal families engage in violent conflicts to decide who will control the most powerful kingdom in the western world. But a powerful Evil lurks in the shadows, and it could change the course of history. An occult and unholy organization known as the Order is sowing chaos across the kingdom in its quest for power.

Steam Page
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1658920/Crown_Wars_The_Black_Prince/

Crown Wars: The Black Prince will be available for PC, PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S from 14 March 2024. The Switch version will be released shortly afterwards.

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Created in 2003, Artefacts Studio is now one of the major players in the French independent video game scene with a team of 50 experienced employees. Based in the heart of Lyon, France, the studio develops and markets video games worldwide, for both PC and consoles.