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The Lost Crown cover art

The Lost Crown

Darkling Room · 2014-06-06

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jul 18, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.

0
playing now
83%
positive of 523 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
90/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$8.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 40% of 11,450 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–31k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 523 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Fanatical (2021-10-26) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 29 of 49 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8820172026Week of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-08-11 20:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 19:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 11:00 — 5 players2026-08-17 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 19:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$1.592015-01-012026-08-232015-01-01 — best price $2.492015-11-25 — best price $1.992016-08-05 — best price $8.992017-01-10 — best price $9.992017-10-26 — best price $1.992018-05-14 — best price $9.992018-11-22 — best price $1.992019-03-17 — best price $9.992019-11-25 — best price $9.992020-04-08 — best price $1.992020-06-25 — best price $1.992020-08-10 — best price $9.992020-10-11 — best price $9.992020-12-07 — best price $9.992021-01-24 — best price $9.992021-03-11 — best price $1.592021-04-28 — best price $9.992021-06-04 — best price $8.382021-10-11 — best price $8.382021-12-16 — best price $2.002022-02-17 — best price $2.002022-04-28 — best price $1.992022-07-29 — best price $8.982022-10-24 — best price $1.992022-12-22 — best price $1.992023-04-04 — best price $1.992023-08-07 — best price $1.992023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-03-04 — best price $1.992024-05-19 — best price $8.382024-08-14 — best price $8.492024-12-03 — best price $8.382025-06-27 — best price $7.862025-12-02 — best price $7.862026-07-09 — best price $8.992026-08-23 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

34
achievements tracked
27.5%
earned "Holistic Detective"
7.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)73413%34

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

IndieHorrorMysteryAdventureStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayerSupernaturalPoint & ClickPsychological Horror

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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