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Dragon's Crown

Dragon's Crown is a multiplayer hack-and-slash beat'em up game with breathtaking visual style, a design built around cooperative play, epic boss fights, and the ability to discover a new adventure in every…

81 25 July 2013

Dragon's Crown is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Atlus, released 25 July 2013 on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Wii and Dreamcast. The main story takes about 19 hrs to finish.

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What Dragon's Crown is

Dragon's Crown is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Atlus and released in 2013. It is available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Wii and Dreamcast.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dragon's Crown is a 2013 action role-playing game developed by Vanillaware for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. The game was published in Japan and North America by Atlus and in PAL regions by NIS America. A high-definition port for PlayStation 4, Dragon's Crown Pro, was released by Atlus in 2018. Players navigate environments from a side-scrolling perspective, choosing from six character classes to fight in the style of a beat 'em up and acquiring loot through repeated dungeon exploration. The storyline follows adventurers as they journey across Hydeland and become involved in the search for the magical Dragon's Crown.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Dragon's Crown holds a critic score of 81 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 1,124 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 65 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 19 hrs.

What it launched against

Dragon's Crown launched on 25 July 2013, within three weeks of Dota 2, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Papers, Please and Europa Universalis IV. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dota 2, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Papers, Please, Europa Universalis IV.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Dragon's Crown — frequently asked questions

When did Dragon's Crown come out?
Dragon's Crown was released on 25 July 2013 for PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, Wii and Dreamcast.
How long does it take to beat Dragon's Crown?
The main story of Dragon's Crown takes around 19 hrs.

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