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The Crown of Leaves

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.

What works

  • Beautiful and unique art style
  • Engaging and mysterious story
  • Rich character development
  • Immersive fantasy world and lore
  • Soothing soundtrack and animations

Things to keep in mind

  • Short length of current chapters
  • Story incomplete with long waits for updates
  • Some puzzles can be obscure or confusing
  • Rough english translation in places
  • Lack of voice acting and some technical issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel

  • Starlight Vega

  • NORCO

  • Cinders

  • Everlasting Summer

  • A Space for the Unbound

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Crown of Leaves but with less focus on close relationships

  • Slender Threads

  • Darkestville Castle

  • The Whispered World Special Edition

  • The Inner World

  • The Night of the Rabbit

  • Return to Monkey Island

Less expressive

Games that feels like The Crown of Leaves but with less self-expression and customization

  • Call of the Sea

  • Elroy and the Aliens

  • An Octave Higher

  • Beacon Pines

  • The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav

  • Sweet fantasy

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The Crown of Leaves: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Thrill, Fantasy.

Last update: 22/08/2026