Tzar: The Burden of the Crown
Fantasy real-time strategy with siege weapons and summoned creatures
Haemimont Games · Released Jun 6, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 90% of 572
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 14
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- May 20, 2019
What is Tzar: The Burden of the Crown?
A fantasy real-time strategy game set in Keanor, a kingdom under attack by hostile armies. In a mission-based campaign or on random maps, you recruit and command knights, archers, and wizards, build weapons to break enemy defenses, and summon creatures.
For you if...
- +you enjoy older real-time strategy games with varied units
- +you want a campaign that players describe as challenging
Not for you if...
- −you prefer turn-based decisions to real-time army commands
- −you want a relaxed campaign with easy battles
What players say
90% of 572 reviews are positive
Players praise the unit variety, challenging campaign, and nostalgic appeal. The most common complaints concern crashes and display problems on modern computers.
Screenshots and trailer
Tzar: The Burden of the Crown system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Tzar: The Burden of the Crown?
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- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz or faster
- Graphics
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 144 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Multiplayer over LAN is available. Use Gameranger or similar service for online multiplayer.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor
- 1.4 GHz or faster
- Graphics
- 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 144 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Multiplayer over LAN is available. Use Gameranger or similar service for online multiplayer.
Does Tzar: The Burden of the Crown have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: PvP split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Tzar: The Burden of the Crown run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Tzar: The Burden of the Crown use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
