A world of history. A story of your own.
From the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods
and the Three Kingdoms to medieval Europe.
One world. Two ways to leave your mark.
01 — Which path will you take?
Armies are not the only way to cross a border.
See the same cities and roads through a different lens.
Ruler mode
Develop your cities, recruit capable people, and lead your armies. Bring government, warfare, and diplomacy together to carry your banner across the world.
Your goal: control every city and defeat the remaining enemy armies.
Read the beginner’s guideMerchant mode
Begin with a trading house in a single city. Ship grain and textiles, watch prices, and grow a business across borders while the kingdoms around you wage war.
Your goal: reach 5 branches, including your home, and 50,000 cash within 3,600 days.
Read the beginner’s guide02 — From 651 BCE to 1368 CE
Ancient alliances. The Warring States. The Three Kingdoms. Rome, the Silk Road, the Mongols, and medieval Europe. Choose the era that draws you in, with 34 distinct starting scenarios.
Explore all 34 scenarios651—230 BCE
From alliances of regional lords to the rivalry of seven states. Shape a future for Qi, Jin, Chu, or Qin.
206 BCE—208 CE
The Chu–Han struggle, Han expeditions west, Emperor Xian, and the eve of Red Cliffs. Take up a warlord’s unfinished story.
265—1368 CE
Division, reunification, dynastic turning points, and steppe empires. Find your place among changing powers and trade routes.
480 BCE—1204 CE
Greece and Rome, Charlemagne’s coronation, a contested English crown, and the struggles of the eastern Mediterranean.
A strategy game inspired by history. Borders, roads, and economies are simplified; historically sourced figures appear alongside clearly identified fictional characters.
03 — Every decision begins on the map
Select a city. Understand its strength. Trace the roads beyond it. War and commerce meet on the same map, in a strategy game that spans east and west.
Enlarge gameplay screenshot Stop time to make your decisions, then advance when you are ready. Step forward 10 days while paused to follow changes at your own pace.
Borders and roads can close as kingdoms fight. A distant conflict may change your next destination—and the return on your cargo.
Local autosaves keep your progress in this browser. Save manually to the cloud and use your recovery key to continue on another device.
Ancient China, the Three Kingdoms, or medieval Europe. Find your starting point among 34 historical scenarios.
Pick a faction as a ruler, or a home city as a merchant. Begin from a place that feels like your own.
Inspect your cities or trading terms before advancing time. Give your first decision the thought it deserves.
FAQ
A single-player historical browser strategy game. Govern cities, wage war, and conduct diplomacy as a ruler, or build an independent trading house as a merchant. There is no multiplayer or PvP mode.
No. Select “Play now” to begin in your browser, on desktop or mobile. No account is required. You can currently play without making a payment.
The game autosaves in your browser. “Saves & settings” also provides manual local saves, file export and import, and cloud saves. Cloud saving is manual; use your recovery key to resume a cloud save on another device.
If you already played on crowncaravan.app, use “Play now” in the same browser to load your autosave. For progress on the former workers.dev address, export a save or retrieve your cloud recovery key from “Saves & settings” at that old address first.
Each starting date is an independent scenario. There are 34 starting points from 651 BCE to 1368 CE. Historical dynastic changes do not happen automatically during play.
The game includes historically sourced figures and explicitly identified fictional supporting characters. Abilities, assignments, borders, economies, and roads include gameplay abstractions. Scenario notes and character records explain more inside the game.
Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. You can switch languages during play without starting a new save.
CROWNS & CARAVANS
Take the crown. Or follow the caravan.
Play nowKey art is an illustration of the game’s world.