Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown

Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown

Silver Lemur Games · 2019

A warm, nostalgic 90s fantasy adventure

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SoloFirst personSwitch

The WhatsNext verdict

For Fans of classic 90s first-person grid-based dungeon crawlers who want nostalgic party exploration without tedious busywork.: It captures the cheerful spirit of vintage western RPGs with open overland wandering and turn-based combat, all streamlined with modern quality-of-life features. Tradeoff: The narrative, dungeon architecture, and mechanical depth remain basic, offering breezy nostalgia over complex tactical or storytelling ambition.

What it does best

  • A warm, nostalgic 90s fantasy adventure

  • Old-school role-playing made unusually approachable

  • A big fantasy map built for wandering

  • A genuinely charming fairy-tale sense of humor

What might put you off

  • Very deliberately old-school

  • Thin story and characters

The setup

What you are walking into

The game is a classic western RPG inspired by the games from the 90s. Basically, it’s the kind of game I personally find missing nowadays. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic and slightly humorous. One that does not take tons of hours to complete or require endless grind to progress.

Where it lives

PC (Microsoft Windows)Nintendo Switch

Genre

Role-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)Adventure

Vibe

FantasyOpen world
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