The Palace on the Hill

Niku Games Developer

Niku Games Publisher

2022 Release

Indie Simulation SingleplayerTags

FREE

Game News Posts: 15

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

Very Positive (112 reviews)

https://nikugames.com/ThePalaceOnTheHill/

Steam Store

New Features & 2023 Recap

Happy New Year 2024! First of all thank you for trying out the Prologue and providing amazing feedback. Your reviews and messages helped us improve the game as we finish the development.

New Features

Much requested feature of mini-map widget is now available in the top right corner to help navigate the world.

New crafting table to help make herbal remedies and yummy Indian pickles.

Now you can take a nap till teatime or skip time to sleep through the night.

2023 Recap

It has been a wonderful year for us. Starting with the feature in LudoNarraCon and then in Wholesome Direct, the game was discovered by thousands of new players.

Towards mid 2023, we got selected for the prestigious Microsoft Xbox IDAP which provided financial assistance for development and porting the game to Xbox consoles.

Soon after the team got selected to participate in Wings Elevate program sponsored by Netflix. This program provided wonderful mentorship opportunities as well as financial assistance for development.

Looking Forward

Development of the full game is going on and is about to hit the finish line soon. New release trailer is ready but you'll need to wait for a release date announcement before we can show it. Join us on our Discord to follow the project and help us make the game better!

[ 2024-01-15 11:31:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

The Palace on the Hill is a story based, open-world, adventure game.
The story is about a teenage boy, Vir, set in a hillside village in India. Vir is an aspiring artist and creates art by exploring the ruins of an ancient kingdom in his village.
In his explorations, he discovers various things and stories told by the villagers which become references for his artworks.
Vir's father, a farmer, is struggling with debt due to failed crops and loses the savings meant for his son's college.
During the course of his summer vacation, Vir gets an exciting opportunity to showcase his artworks in a gallery which will earn him a lot of money.
To fulfil this quest Vir has to create a series of paintings depicting the royal history of their village.
Every player of this game will step into Vir's shoes and explore their village and its historical ruins, find puzzling references for paintings and discover lost legends from various people while also making new friends and doing fun activities.

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