Crownstone

A Robin Hood village builder you play in your browser

CROWNSTONESurvival

The Sheriff of Nottingham burned the village of Crownstone and locked the Merry Men in cages. You are Robin Hood. Rebuild under the Major Oak, and every home you raise brings another outlaw back to your side.

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How it works

From one burned village to all of Sherwood

A full round of the game, in the order you will meet it.

  1. Press Play

    The game opens in your browser. You start as Robin Hood under the Major Oak, with a little wood, stone and food.

  2. Build the village

    Open the Build menu and place a workshop, a cottage and a farm. Add furniture inside production buildings so they start making resources.

  3. Grow your Renown

    Every building and decoration raises Renown. At each step another of the Merry Men walks out of his cage and joins your workforce.

  4. Hold out at night

    After dark the Sheriff's men come to ransack your buildings. Tap them, build Archer Towers, and repair whatever they reach.

  5. Take back the arenas

    Finish an arena mission and pay the expedition fee to open the next part of the map. Six arenas now, more on the way.

Watch

36 seconds of Crownstone

Build by day, hold out by night. Recorded straight from the game. The rest is for you to find.

Robin builds a workshop and a cottage, Little John walks free, and then the Sheriff's men come in the night. 36 seconds.

How the legend grows

Raise your Renown from 0 to 20

Word of Robin Hood spreads with everything you build. The greater your Renown, the more of the Merry Men walk free and the bigger you can build. At 20, even Maid Marian's cage opens.

+1 per production building level +1 per Cottage or Archer Tower +2 per Manor +? from beauty: flowers, lamps, fountains
  1. 1Little John walks freeIt takes more than a cage to hold him.
  2. 3Friar Tuck and the WindmillThe friar is out, and windmills unlock.
  3. 5Will Scarlet, Blacksmith, Outlaw StatueGold production begins.
  4. 7Fountains unlockThe biggest beauty boost in the game.
  5. 8Much the Miller's Son, ManorsPlus a third builder.
  6. 10Alan-a-DaleThe minstrel, with four new songs.
  7. 13Will StutelyThe scout, found in Deep Sherwood.
  8. 15A fourth builderBuild four things at once.
  9. 16Arthur a BlandThe tanner, held in the Silver Hills.
  10. 20Maid Marian is freeThe Sheriff's grip on Sherwood is broken.

Six arenas

Take Sherwood back, one mission at a time

You start in the Glade. The Sheriff holds every other arena until you finish its mission: three goals, then an expedition fee. Each one comes with a reward and new land to build on.

  1. Greenwood GladeOpen from the start, under the Major Oak.
  2. Barnsdale CragsBuild 2 Cottages · Have 4 villagers · Clear 12 trees or rocks
  3. Friar's OrchardUpgrade a building to Lv.2 · Reach 12 beauty · Paint 15 road tiles
  4. Trent RiversideHave 8 villagers · Build a Stone Quarry · Put 4 villagers to work
  5. Deep SherwoodHave 12 villagers · Upgrade a building to Lv.3 · Build a Blacksmith
  6. Silver HillsHave 16 villagers · Reach 40 beauty · Have 150 gold

Coming soon

Two arenas are still out of reach

You can already find both of them on the map. They open in future updates.

A red and white striped tournament tent beside an archery target with an arrow in the bullseyeComing soon

The Silver Arrow Fair

An archery tournament with a silver arrow for the finest shot in England. The tents are up and the targets are waiting. It is obviously a trap, and Robin can't resist.

Where to find it: in the Silver Hills, the last arena.

A stone gate at the end of the south road, chained and padlockedComing soon

Nottingham Castle

The Sheriff's stronghold at the end of the south road. The gate is chained, the walls are high, and every coin he stole is behind it. One day you walk in through the front door.

Where to find it: past the bridge in Trent Riverside.

Gameplay

Build first, ask questions later

Placing a cottage: a ghost preview turns red where the plot is blocked

Build anywhere

Pick from 19 buildings and drop them on any open grass. The ghost preview turns green where it fits and red where it doesn't.

  • Paint cobblestone and dirt roads by dragging
  • Move or demolish anything, with half the cost back
  • Construction takes time, and you start with two builders
  • Click trees and rocks to clear land for free resources
The village at night with lamps glowing and the Sheriff's soldiers in red closing in

Survive the night

Every evening the Sheriff sends his men to ransack the village. A ransacked building stops working until you repair it.

  • Tap a soldier and Robin puts an arrow in him
  • Every soldier you drive off drops the gold he was carrying
  • Archer Towers shoot on their own, lamp posts slow the raiders
  • Raids grow with your village, starting on the second night
Mission list with progress bars and Claim buttons, and check marks above Robin and Pip

Easy missions, real rewards

Robin, Pip and every Merry Man you free hand out short jobs. Build a workshop, plant three flower beds, drive off five soldiers. Finish one and claim the reward with a single click.

  • 23 story missions, then endless favours from settlers
  • A check mark appears over whoever has a reward waiting
  • Rewards grow as your Renown rises
Oak Workshop panel showing furniture, wood production per minute and assigned workers

A village that works

Furniture drives production. Upgrade the Grindstone Bench, the Sawhorse and the Bowyer's Lathe, then put villagers to work for +50% each.

  • Free beds attract a new settler every 25 seconds
  • Even outlaws eat. Run out of food and output halves
  • Workshops, quarries, farms and a blacksmith, up to level 5
Decor build menu with flower bed, hedge, sapling, fence, lamp post, banner, well and windmill

Pretty is powerful

Flower beds, hedges, lamps, banners, wells, windmills and fountains all add beauty, and beauty adds Renown. People talk about a village that looks this good.

Chiptune music for day and night comes with it, and a sound for every hammer blow, coin and arrow.

The Merry Men

Locked up, waiting for you

Click a cage to let them out.

Robin HoodOutlaw of SherwoodYour hero
PipVery good dogYour sidekick
Sheriff's ManRaids at nightYour enemy

FAQ

Questions people ask

What kind of game is this?

A relaxed village builder with a Robin Hood story. You place buildings on a map, collect wood, stone, food and gold, complete short missions, and defend the village from the Sheriff's soldiers at night.

Can I play on my phone?

Yes. Drag to move the map and pinch to zoom, or use the + and − buttons. To build, pick a building, tap the spot you want, then press Place. It also plays well on a computer with a mouse.

Where is my progress saved?

In the browser you play in, automatically. Close the tab and your village is there when you come back. It does not follow you to another device or browser, and clearing your browser data erases it.

How do I unlock a new arena?

The arena mission sits at the top of the mission list. Finish its three goals, make sure you can afford the expedition cost, and press Unlock. Arenas open in a fixed order, so you can't skip ahead.

What happens at night, and how do I stop the soldiers?

From the second night on, soldiers walk to your buildings. Tap a soldier and Robin shoots him. Archer Towers shoot on their own, and soldiers move slowly near Lamp Posts. Everyone who is left goes home at sunrise.

Why did one of my buildings stop working?

If it looks grey with a red mark above it, soldiers ransacked it. Tap it and press Repair. If all your buildings are slow, your villagers are hungry: production halves when food runs out, so build or upgrade a Wheat Farm.

How do I get more villagers?

Two ways. Build Cottages and Manors: every free bed brings a new settler. And raise your Renown: each of the Merry Men is freed at a set Renown, as long as the arena he is held in is open.

I can't hear anything. Is there sound?

Yes, music and sound effects. Browsers only allow sound after you tap or click once, so it starts with your first tap. You can turn music and effects on or off in the menu at the top right.

When do the Coming soon arenas open?

The Silver Arrow Fair and Nottingham Castle arrive in future updates. There is no date yet. You can already find both on the map.

Where can I follow news and updates?

On X, at @crowstonefun. New arenas and updates are announced there first.

Can I start over?

Yes. Open the menu at the top right and choose Reset progress. This erases your village for good.

Play

Sherwood is waiting

Your village saves in this browser, so you can close the tab and pick up where you left off.

WASD or Drag move the camera Wheel zoom B build menu Esc cancel On a phone: drag to move, pinch to zoom, tap then Place

Works on phones and computers, in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. Tap the screen once to turn the sound on.