The fate of the kingdom weighs heavily based on the choices you make. As ruler, you lead your people through benevolence or tyranny, setting a course for the type of leader you eventually become and the challenges that come with it. Explore and expand your kingdom through an unknown land, establishing a powerful military to fortify your domination and engaging in real-time combat with foes who seek to usurp your rule.

As you descend into Benevolence or Tyranny, you will explore, expand, and influence an unknown land.

Play solo or up to four friends; your kingdom's fate is shaped by your will.

Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown is coming to Steam Early Access in March 2023, and will remain so for at least a year.

“The game is fully playable and contains around 50% of the planned content. It contains 2 diverse maps, more than 40 buildings, and structures, open-ended gameplay. The finished game will include deeper layers of gameplay to both strategic and management layers, additional features for colonists, enhanced environmental elements, and much more. We will have an additional 40+ buildings and 20+ production materials. Weather will play a bigger part in your survival. additional maps.”

“We’re excited to bring a 1-4 player multi-city building game to life. Rarely in this genre do you get to build your kingdom alongside your friends and have the choice to play cooperative or competitive,” says Branden Sloane, Co-Founder, and CEO of Zugalu Entertainment. “Playable solo or with up to 3 friends, you set up trade routes and compete with your friends to build the most successful kingdom - if your "friends" are more successful than you, then attacking them is always an option. We named the game Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown as whether you choose to play as a kind or cruel ruler, all your choices matter. The multiple daily decisions you make will directly affect the society you create, where supply chain needs and alliance or military options all matter. Choose wisely and help your kingdom thrive.”

Key Features

• Struggle with real-time decision-making that leads to real-time consequences
• Discover your benevolent or tyrannical nature
• Uncover the true nature of the mysterious Waelgrim
• Survive the harsh realities of medieval life, both natural and manmade
• Traverse an unknown land to gain added resources and allies
• Explore this land solo or with up to four friends
• Defend your growing kingdom by waging epic battles
• Advance the development of your kingdom through an in-depth tech tree
• Receive modding support to play your way

 

Thrive: Heavy Lies The Crown is in development fior PC (Steam), currently scheduled for 2024.

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