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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

CLOSE YOUR EYES. BECOME A WARRIOR: Feel your enemy’s rasping breath; a foot shifts on swampy ground; the crack of steel on wooden shield. The Vale is an audio based action adventure that sets out to breathe new life into medieval combat and fantasy narrative.

What works

  • Unique audio-based gameplay
  • Excellent voice acting and sound design
  • Engaging and emotional story
  • Accessible for visually impaired players
  • Immersive and novel experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some combat mechanics can be confusing
  • Limited customization and exploration
  • Linear progression
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dragon's Wake

  • BEKKOUAME

  • Olija

  • Break the Game

  • Escape the Game

  • A Blind Legend

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Vale: Shadow of the Crown but with less focus on close relationships

  • Trench Face

  • EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE

  • EMPTY SHELL

  • Lily's Well

  • Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight

  • Cosmochoria

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The Vale: Shadow of the Crown: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026