In the top-down isometric RTS, players become a prophet in a futuristic technocratic society where they can define their own belief system, convert citizens, and upgrade them into fighting units to rid the city of non-believers. Players will take on the role of Elion, a strong leader who emerges to rid the world of its misery by becoming a leader and prophet. As Elion increases his influence and power, he turns non-believing citizens into his faithful followers—introducing a very different resource management system where ordinary people are converted into “Adepts” that drive the player’s ascent to dominance.

In Re-Legion, players follow Elion’s journey from lone prophet to the most powerful advocate of religion in the city. As players convert ordinary non-believing citizens into followers—essentially, their units—the cultists expand the group’s possibilities by obtaining “CryproCredits” to enable upgrades. By praying, they increase faith in order to gain and use special abilities. They can also hack buildings and ad-boards to expand and control territories and convert other citizens—or fight enemy units and non-believers.

The overall direction of the player’s cult is determined by the dogmas they choose, allowing different playthroughs to have a very different experience. From a merciful religion to one that despises non-believers, each one of dozens of dogmas defines the way in which the cult will pursue its goals. But whichever path you choose on any playthrough, your followers will all work together to build a strong and powerful cult… They are the legion of their own religion.

After establishing a connection with God earlier this year, the developers have kept working hard and listening to their community’s prayers to bring a divine boost to the game by adding several new features and numerous improvements.

Holy Wars will commence on June 14th and will include the highly anticipated Skirmish mode that is a fine addition to Re-Legion’s story campaign.

In Skirmish mode you fight against AI cult for domination over the city, citizens’ souls and to prove that you are the true and only Prophet. Choose the difficulty and the strategy that will be used against you by the AI, select a map which you want to play, and the creed of the Cult you wish to control. Every creed gives you a different set of skills and dogmas, providing you with diverse ways to annihilate your enemies.

Apart from the Skirmish mode, the new free update will introduce a number of community suggested features such as the Slow-Mo that allows you to slow down time enabling you to observe the battlefield from a new perspective and analyze the situation. You can give out orders and use units’ skills to tip the scales in your favor.

Full list of New Features and Improvements

• Skirmish mode - fight against AI cults for domination over the city and Citizens’ souls
• Slow-Mo - allows you to slow down time and look on the battlefield from a new perspective to analyze the battle situation
• UI improvements and redesigned mini-map enhancing the readability of everything happening on the screen
• Reworked pathfinding and targeting
• New alerting system provides you with crucial information of what is going on

Key Features:

• Unique RTS mechanic where new units are acquired by converting citizens into followers
• Vivid futuristic cyberpunk visuals and dark atmosphere
• Mature story that offers profound background and moral choices
• Build your own cult using an original Dogmas system that ensures replayability
• Special territory control mechanics that incorporate hacking techniques

Re-Legion is currently available on PC.