The basic goal is to conquer the neighbouring kingdoms and destroy all traces of them, or destroy their castles, depending on the selected playing mode. The game is a basic real time strategy game that resembles the gameplay of the Age of Empires series. The gameplay is set in a fictional medieval age. The game got a digital re-release on the GOG.com digital platform on July 16, 2013, and Steam digital platform on June 6, 2019. The game was considered by Linux Game Publishing to be ported to Linux, but was rejected due to concerns within the company about its gameplay and after hearing negative comments about the game from the Linux gaming community. The game was met with moderate success however, it got mild recognition and audience when it was published as a demo in several gaming magazines.

Tzar: The Burden of the Crown, also known as simply Tzar, is a real-time strategy game for Microsoft Windows published by TalonSoft and developed by the Bulgarian game developer company Haemimont Games.

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