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The Lost Crown cover art

The Lost Crown

Darkling Room · 2014-06-06

Steam

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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.

The Lost Crown is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2014, priced at $8.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 524 reviews).

1
playing now
83%
positive of 524 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure is a British graphic adventure video game released in 2008. The Lost Crown is the third full title to be written and developed by Jonathan Boakes, author of Dark Fall: The Journal and Dark Fall 2: Lights Out. The screenplay follows the adventure of Nigel Danvers, as he experiences the paranormal in his quest to find the fabled Lost Crown of Anglia. The game was followed by The Last Crown: Midnight Horror and The Last Crown: Blackenrock.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 1 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 19% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 13k–31k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 524 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 24 of 40 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

602026-09-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 1 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-23 01:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 13:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 1 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
201Jun 2014Aug 2026Jun 2014 — avg 6 · peak 14Oct 2014 — avg 3 · peak 14Feb 2015 — avg 5 · peak 15Jun 2015 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2015 — avg 3 · peak 14Feb 2016 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2016 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2016 — avg 4 · peak 11Feb 2017 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2017 — avg 4 · peak 17Oct 2017 — avg 4 · peak 18Feb 2018 — avg 3 · peak 12Jun 2018 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2018 — avg 4 · peak 18Feb 2019 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2019 — avg 3 · peak 10Oct 2019 — avg 3 · peak 9Feb 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2020 — avg 3 · peak 12Feb 2021 — avg 3 · peak 14Jun 2021 — avg 3 · peak 11Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 14Feb 2022 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Feb 2023 — avg 3 · peak 8Jun 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2024 — avg 2 · peak 5Aug 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2025 — avg 3 · peak 8Oct 2025 — avg 2 · peak 7Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 7
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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).

Attention

3152026-06-04 — 6 pageviews2026-06-08 — 6 pageviews2026-06-12 — 8 pageviews2026-06-16 — 15 pageviews2026-06-20 — 10 pageviews2026-06-24 — 6 pageviews2026-06-28 — 27 pageviews2026-07-02 — 31 pageviews2026-07-06 — 19 pageviews2026-07-10 — 14 pageviews2026-07-14 — 25 pageviews2026-07-18 — 19 pageviews2026-07-22 — 13 pageviews2026-07-26 — 21 pageviews2026-07-30 — 10 pageviews2026-08-03 — 18 pageviews2026-08-07 — 8 pageviews2026-08-11 — 10 pageviews2026-08-15 — 15 pageviews2026-08-19 — 6 pageviews2026-08-23 — 12 pageviews2026-08-27 — 12 pageviews2026-08-31 — 12 pageviews2026-09-04 — 11 pageviews2026-09-08 — 6 pageviews2026-09-12 — 24 pageviews2026-09-16 — 18 pageviews2026-09-20 — 14 pageviews2026-09-24 — 13 pageviews2026-09-28 — 10 pageviews2026-10-02 — 17 pageviews2026-10-06 — 14 pageviews2026-10-10 — 9 pageviews2026-10-13 — 16 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-10-29 (Steam store data)

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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