1. Information stored on your device
To save your progress, the game stores the following on your own computer:
- Your progress: the last chapter reached, your position in it, unlocked weapons and the selected weapon.
- Your story choices: your guilt level, how many Soul Seeds you planted, fed to the Mourning Axe or freed, how many characters you rescued, a short log of these decisions, and the last ending you reached.
- Your settings: the graphics, display, audio, camera and gameplay options you choose in the Settings menu.
On Windows this data is kept in the registry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PreBytes\Crown of Thorns and Steel. The Unity engine also writes a technical log file (Player.log) to %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\PreBytes\Crown of Thorns and Steel\, which helps diagnose crashes. It stays on your computer and is replaced each time the game starts.
2. What we do not collect
The game does not ask for your name, email address or any other contact details, and it does not require an account. It contains no advertising, no in-game purchases and no PreBytes analytics. The current build does not send your save data or gameplay activity to PreBytes or to any server operated by PreBytes.
3. The Unity engine
Crown of Thorns and Steel is built with the Unity engine by Unity Technologies. We have not enabled Unity Analytics, Unity crash reporting or Unity performance reporting. The Unity engine may still send limited technical information about your device and the engine, such as your operating system, graphics hardware and engine version, to Unity Technologies. Unity processes that information under its own Game Player and App User Privacy Policy.
4. Online features and storefronts
The current game is single-player and works offline. If a future version adds online features, updates or a storefront release (for example on Steam), we will update this policy before those features are switched on. Storefronts and platforms you use to download or launch the game have their own privacy policies.
5. The PreBytes website
When you visit this website or download a build, our hosting provider and your browser may process technical data such as your IP address and access logs. If you contact us through the contact page or by email, we use your name, email address and message only to reply to you.
6. Sharing, selling and retention
We do not sell or share player data. Saved progress stays on your computer until you delete it, start a new game, or uninstall and remove the game's data.
7. Your choices
- Choosing Start Rebellion from the main menu starts a new game and erases your saved progress.
- To remove all saved data, delete the registry key
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PreBytes\Crown of Thorns and Steel and the folder %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\PreBytes\Crown of Thorns and Steel. This permanently erases your progress.
- You can stop playing and uninstall the game at any time.
8. Age and children
Crown of Thorns and Steel contains fantasy violence, blood and dark themes, and is recommended for players aged 16 and up. It is not directed at children, and it does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone.
9. Changes to this policy
If the game's features or the way it handles information change, we will update this page and its effective date before the change takes effect.
10. Contact us
Questions or privacy requests can be sent to prebytes@aions.click or through the PreBytes contact page.