Game details
- Players
- 1–2 players
- Category
- Strategy
- Creator
- Tailorgame
Explore a fantasy realm, build your citadel and lead your army into tactical hex battles. Claim the Crown solo or challenge a friend online.
Open the game, choose online play, create a private room and share its invitation link with your friend. Players sign in before joining. The public share link below opens the overview; it does not join a private room.
History and origins
Hero: Crownfall reworks the exploration, army recruitment and tactical battles associated with Heroes of Might and Magic III into a compact original realm. Its economy feeds hex combat, while the Crown creates an additional victory route. Tailorgame’s version has its own units, citadels and artwork, two solo computer levels and private two-player competition. The related Heroes III guide describes the earlier game separately.
The Tailorgame edition
Move your hero, capture income mines, recruit Wardens, Rangers and Dawn drakes, and upgrade your citadel. Battles use hex movement, ranged attacks, retaliation, defense and hero spells. Capture the rival citadel, defeat their hero, or hold the Crown through three turn endings. Solo play has two computer levels and device saves; private two-player rooms synchronize every turn.
Full playing guide
Your goal and opening turn
Win by defeating the rival hero, capturing the rival citadel, or holding the Crown sanctuary through three of your own turn endings. You begin with 10 Wardens, 5 Rangers, 1 Dawn drake, 750 gold, 3 crystals and 12 mana. The entire fixed, symmetric realm is visible. Inspect the rival army before committing to battle.
Explore and build
Each turn gives six orthogonal movement steps. Water requires a crossing; guardians and enemies block routes until resolved. Only your destination is visited. Capture mines for income, collect caches and return home to recruit. Wardens cost 60 gold, Rangers 90 and drakes 220; new drakes require a level-2 citadel. Stock limits recruitment. Upgrade at home, at most once per turn, to level 3. Ending your turn allows the opponent to act.
Fight on the hex board
Faster stacks act first. Move, attack, defend or use a hero spell on the active stack’s action. Rangers shoot, but adjacent enemies restrict distant attacks. Living melee targets retaliate once per round. Defend reduces ordinary damage by 40% until the stack’s next action. Lightning and Mend cost 4 mana and share one spell per side per round. Lost creatures persist; Mend cannot restore a destroyed stack.
Endings, modes and controls
Losing your only army, even to guardians, loses the campaign. After 28 paired turns, prestige breaks the stalemate; equal prestige draws. Solo has two computer levels and device-local saves. Private online play is a two-player competition. Select map or battle cells with pointer or arrow keys and Enter/Space; use the labeled action buttons. Online results stay in the room.
The original inspiration
Heroes of Might and Magic III combines exploration, town development and tactical armies. Crownfall has its own map, units and Crown timer. Read our separate original-game overview for that distinction.
Heroes of Might and Magic III rules overview
Hero: Crownfall rules: explore, recruit and claim the CrownFrequently asked questions
How do I play Hero: Crownfall?
Move your hero, capture income mines, recruit Wardens, Rangers and Dawn drakes, and upgrade your citadel. Battles use hex movement, ranged attacks, retaliation, defense and hero spells. Capture the rival citadel, defeat their hero, or hold the Crown through three turn endings. Solo play has two computer levels and device saves; private two-player rooms synchronize every turn.
Can I play Hero: Crownfall with friends?
Open the game, choose online play, create a private room and share its invitation link with your friend. Players sign in before joining. The public share link below opens the overview; it does not join a private room.
How do I invite someone to Hero: Crownfall?
Open the game, choose online play, create a private room and share its invitation link with your friend. Players sign in before joining. The public share link below opens the overview; it does not join a private room.
Is Hero: Crownfall free to play?
Playing supported games is free. You can read this page without an account; sign in when you choose Play.
How does the scoreboard work?
The board ranks each player’s best saved solo practice score for this game. Equal scores share a rank. Use Refresh scoreboard after saving a result. Practice points are browser-reported, not verified competition. Online match results stay in their private rooms.
What is the history of Hero: Crownfall?
Hero: Crownfall reworks the exploration, army recruitment and tactical battles associated with Heroes of Might and Magic III into a compact original realm. Its economy feeds hex combat, while the Crown creates an additional victory route. Tailorgame’s version has its own units, citadels and artwork, two solo computer levels and private two-player competition. The related Heroes III guide describes the earlier game separately.
Do I need to install anything?
Play in a modern browser with JavaScript enabled. No separate game download is needed. Available keyboard and touch controls are described in the playing guide.