Monarchs, As per our commitment to making sure your continued reign is as smooth and enjoyable as possible (excluding the attacks at night by you-know-who), were releasing the following update to your kingdom:

• We took the knights through rigorous training to fix some errant behavior, as reported to us by our players. The training regimen included a refreshment of protocols regarding protecting their assigned archers, not abandoning a fight just because they take a hit or two, attacking portals and cave spawners, and retreating after the cave portal has been temporarily destroyed.
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer that would cause the clients coins to get stuck in mid-air when attempting to make a payment.
• Fixed an issue in multiplayer that would cause currency to disappear from the clients coin bag when sailing away or changing game modes.
• Resolved a caching issue which could cause unintentional PlayFab account sharing.
• After your feedback, weve decided to revert one of the QoL changes from patch 2.0: Player 2 dropping the coins from their coin bag on the ground when they disconnect. The coins will now stay in Player 2s coin bag and become available when Player 2 reconnects, the same way it worked before the patch. However, gems and quest items will continue to be automatically transported to Player 1s coin bag, to avoid soft lock scenarios.
• Restored the larger range of zoom levels on supported resolutions and made sure art assets fit the screen properly.
• The audio in the splash screens will now play correctly when you start a new campaign or Challenge Island in an ongoing session.
• Players can once again see color changes while randomizing the Monarchs appearance in the loading screen.
• The Cursed Crown will now display correctly on the Trojan Monarch.
• The bomb is now the top priority of your workers. Workers pushing the bomb now wont abandon it so easily in pursuit of other jobs. Additionally, when called to the boat by the wharf bell, the workers that were originally pushing the bomb wont block other workers from taking over their bomb duties.
• Challenge Islands: Fixed an issue that could cause some players to experience a soft lock in multiplayer while sailing to the next island.
• Call of Olympus: Coin slots should now be visible for all mount locations in local co-op.
• Norse Lands: Archers in towers will no longer call dibs on shields in the Shield Shop, making them available for other units to pick up.
• Norse Lands: Workers will now seek safety behind the Kingdom walls a bit faster.
• Norse Lands: Improved visual effects on fire effects related to the Fire Tower.
• Fixed minor visual and functional issues.

Monarchs of beautiful Kingdom Two Crowns, On this wonderful first day of April, were delighted to proclaim that there is a fine update galloping your way. The one that will weave your ancestors touch (and a shriek or two) into your glorious battles to lift and strengthen the spirits of your heroic troops, and terrify your enemy. You, as the great and wise Monarch you are, standing full of pride and glory on your noble steed, will also share occasional wisdoms with your loyal soldiers that will later on be forever remembered and praised by your heirs and people in legends, alongside your bravery and rule. See for yourself what the D.A.D.S Update is like in the teaser below [previewyoutube=w1TZOeKCJvY;full][/previewyoutube] [hr][/hr] Come join our virtual fire and take refuge from what grows in the darkness Share your stories, participate in giveaways and find fellow Monarchs who share your passion for adventure: X Facebook Instagram TikTok Discord

Monarchs, can you hear it? Thats the first chirping birds of the spring this year. Can you feel it? Thats the wind lingering on your skin with long-awaited warmth. And what else the spring brings is the delightful discounts for the Kingdom series! What a perfect time to complete your Kingdom collection with titles and soundtracks youve been missing. Check out game pages for specific discounts: https://store.steampowered.com/app/701160/Kingdom_Two_Crowns/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736340/Kingdom_Two_Crowns_Call_of_Olympus/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040/Kingdom_Eighties/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/496300/Kingdom_New_Lands/

Short Developer Update

Monarchs, This patch contains several bug fixes, improvements to memory performance and to networking including:

• Fixed the issue that would cause Hephaestus' hammer quest item to disappear from the level in multiplayer, blocking your progress. If your save file was affected, loading the save on the new patch will automatically complete the quest and grant you the reward.
• Fixed the issue that prevented the achievement Mediterranean Vacation from unlocking at the right time. Unfortunately, the achievement can not be unlocked retroactively on save files that were encountering this issue. To get it, the requirements must be met again in a fresh campaign.
• Optimized networking and reduced traffic to improve online co-op experience.
• Fixed several issues that could cause crashes to occur in specific gameplay scenarios.
• Fixed the issue that would sometimes cause ruler animations to break when starting a co-op session.
• Fixed the issue that would cause the client players movement to break while riding the Hippocampus.
• Fixed the issue where the boar re-spawning in wintertime would have the game consider the island as incomplete. If you give any lingering threats a good whack in this patch, it should do the trick and the island status will stay as "completed".
• Shield Walls in Norse Lands should now block Crushers correctly.
• Archers following a Squire or Knight should no longer be left outside the safety of the Kingdom walls at night.
• Archers on the Fleet boats should now attack Serpent weak points correctly.
• Farmers who have boarded a boat will no longer occupy farmlands.
• Fixed minor visual and audio issues.
• The zoom levels have been temporarily capped to prevent issues with environment graphics, while we are working on a bigger fix to preserve graphic integrity at more zoomed out levels for a future patch.

Monarchs, The team is now back from the holidays and our annual internal conference where we spent a lot of time planning. We will share more on that later, but for now we would like to focus on fixing and addressing some of the multiplayer issues identified in the game. We have implemented and tested a series of these fixes and would like to invite the community to participate in a public beta test for additional feedback. We deeply appreciate everyone's patience as we keep developing and implementing fixes to issues in the game. Please note that this solution is still in testing - however, if it helps you, please do let us know in the comments. Some questions that could help would be - is it stable? Are there any unexpected disconnects? Is the connection reliable? Is there a lag? If it plays well for you, we'll be working on patching the game as soon as possible, so that you could start enjoying the multiplayer fully. To access the beta, please follow these steps: 1. Go to your Steam Library 2. Right click on Kingdom Two Crowns -> Properties -> Betas 3. In the list of betas, please select "public-test - Multiplayer fixes to version 2.1.0 (Feb 25)" 4. Enjoy! Important - please make sure that your play partner is also playing the beta, and that you've made a backup of your saves before installing the update.

These are the fixes we've made in the public beta

Monarchs, Thank you for your patience as we've been working hard to identify, investigate and develop fixes for the issues you have reported. We have now published a major patch addressing the following bugs:

• Fixed an issue that could cause the players to lose the required souls for the Hermes Quest in certain multiplayer situations.
• Fixed a bug that would cause the Cerberus head items to duplicate infinitely, filling up the coin pouch.
• Fixed an issue that could cause Persephone to disappear forever or escape to other islands.
• Fixed a bug that prevented players from paying for the attack on the Serpent's weak point in split screen co-op.
• Fixed an issue that would cause a black screen when launching the game on Mac. If you are experiencing this issue after downloading the latest update, try restarting the game once OR exit and enter full screen once by using Command + Control + F (Big Sur and earlier) or Fn + F (Monterey or later), and the problem should be solved.
• Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause mount abilities to be unusable until the player changes to another mount.
• Fixed a damage bug with Pikemen and Hoplites that would cause them to do less than intended damage against high health enemies.
• Fixed several issues with Knight behavior when interacting with the Serpent, including situations where they would stop moving entirely.
• Fixed an issue that prevented islands in Call of Olympus from being registered as completed properly, causing decay to happen when it should not.
• Fixed several Norse Lands mounts' abilities not triggering pushback effect correctly.
• Fixed several issues with unit behavior when they interacted with Persephones cage, including Knights running past it.
• Workers will no longer run indefinitely to one side after their work gets destroyed.
• Breeders will no longer hit units standing behind walls.
• Floaters will no longer get stuck on walls.
• Fleet boats will now join a player bearing the banner even if there is no squad present.
• Squads will no longer jump off the ship when the player tries to sail away.
• Tweaked Greed portal behavior to not activate at inappropriate times.
• Lowered the spawn rate of Greed portal defense waves at lower difficulty settings.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the achievement Master of the Sea to trigger incorrectly.
• Fixed malfunctioning camera movement that would happen after destroying the caves in the Skull Island challenge.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from selecting their preferred ruler in the Lost Islands challenge.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the game to freeze if the player turns off the tutorial in Challenge Islands.
• Fixed the Cursed Crown placement on most Royal Wardrobe ruler skins.
• Fixed an issue that would show incorrect island completion values in the save slots.
• Fixed an issue that would show incorrect gem and portal values on the map.
• Fixed some text strings flowing outside of the visible area during split screen co-op.
• Addressed several visual issues with sprites, VFX, and UI.
• Addressed several visual and sync issues in multiplayer.

Monarchs, Its the time of the year when the gaming community gets together and reflects on an incredible year for games. This year has brought some truly awesome experiences and the Kingdom team is cheering for everyone that has contributed to the gaming landscape of 2024. We are proud to have contributed ourselves, with the launch of Kingdom Two Crowns 2.0 and the Call of Olympus DLC - our biggest, most ambitious addition to Kingdom Two Crowns ever. Its been such a great ride with reveals, activities and finally to share your moment of discovery and exploration, albeit with a few speed bumps at times. We would like to extend a special thank you to the community members who have helped us identify a set of issues by submitting bug reports, enabling us to find the root cause of most of them. We are working hard to get back to you with a new set of fixes as soon as we can, so that everyone can experience the game as we envisioned it. Call of Olympus is the most ambitious set of changes, upgrades and experiments with features of Kingdom Two Crowns and we have expanded on many of the things we enjoy and taken them to the next level. We truly love Kingdom and we hope this love is felt. We would be grateful, if youd be considering us for the Labor of Love category in this years Steam Awards and we will be back as soon as possible to roll out the next bugfix patch for the game. Sincerely, The Kingdom Team

Monarchs, Thank you for your understanding while we're doing our best to fix the issues you have reported to us. This patch fixes the following:

• Fixed an issue where you could get a soft lock, if you picked up more souls for Hermes's quest than whats actually needed to complete it. This patch fixes this issue for players who have already encountered this, and also prevents it from happening in the future.

Monarchs, Thank you for taking your time and bearing with us while we were working hard to investigate the issues youve encountered, the feedback you all provide has allowed us to continuously and rapidly deploy fixes. These patch notes include the following:

• Fixed an issue with an infinite loading screen being shown, caused by previously corrupt save files. Your save files will not be lost.
• Fixed an issue that would cause time to stop after player actions during the tutorial in local co-op.
• Fixed several issues that may cause the game to crash in the Call of Olympus campaign.
• Fixed an issue that would cause some players to be stuck inside the Cave Portal while exiting a Cave. Loading a currently affected save on this patch will solve the problem.
• The Souls for Hermes' Quest will now spawn at a higher rate across your Call of Olympus campaign. This will prevent players from being blocked from progressing in new saves of the game. Players that were already experiencing a roadblock in progression due to missing Souls will now find the necessary Souls to complete the quest at the Dock on Hermes' Quest island, but only once all other quests are complete.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from buying back lost gems at the Marketplace in Call of Olympus. You may need to revisit the islands where the Gems were first lost if the buy back option is not available immediately.
• An adequate number of Gem Chests will now spawn in new saves of the Call of Olympus campaign. If you have been soft locked on Artemis' Quest on a previous save due to a lack of available Gems, please reach out to our support desk so we can help.
• Asked the Greed to adjust their clocks so they can arrive on time at your Kingdom walls, instead of being too early.
• We also made sure your Knights will bring their archers closer to the wall at night for a more robust defense.

Monarchs, We thank you for your patience as weve been working hard to develop fixes for issues you have reported to us. This patch includes the following:

• Fixed another issue that prevented some older save files from migrating correctly to the new save system, causing an infinite loading screen. Loading your save file with your game updated to the hotfix patch should resolve the issue.
• For Mac users who are still experiencing the black screen, we are currently working on a fix. You can try to work around this problem by pressing Fn + F to exit fullscreen, and then enter fullscreen again. This should resolve the issue.

As part of the ongoing anniversary celebrations of the Kingdom game series and franchise, players can try Kingdom Two Crowns for free! Enjoy it as a solo experience or play cooperatively with a friend, working together locally or online, dropping in or out at will. The Free Weekend starts: 2024-10-10@19.00 CEST The Free Weekend ends: 2024-10-13@22.00 CEST Join the Coronation Week celebrations here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/kingdomfranchise2024 [hr][/hr] Come join our virtual fire and take refuge from what grows in the darkness Share your stories, participate in giveaways and find fellow Monarchs who share your passion for adventure: X Facebook Instagram TikTok Discord

Monarchs, Thank you for your patience while we've been working hard on developing a fix for the loading screen issue. Patch notes:

• Fixed an issue that prevented some older save files from migrating correctly to the new save system, causing an infinite loading screen. Loading your save file with your game updated to the hotfix patch should resolve the issue. If it does not, please report the problem to our support desk and attach your save files - https://rawfury.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/1

A hero must be wary at all times. Hear the call of the Oracle as she draws you towards your fated destiny, but do not be swayed from your quest by the siren calls of the dark light... Call of Olympus is out now! Take back Mount Olympus in this major expansion for Kingdom Two Crowns set in a world inspired by ancient Greece. Embark on a quest to win the favor of the gods and defend your Kingdom versus the Greed with powerful artifacts and units. [previewyoutube=4BCaanQTroc;full][/previewyoutube] A Quest to Free Mount Olympus

• An Epic New World: Call of Olympus features a reworked map with an epic conclusion at Mount Olympus, and you choose how to get there!
• Temple and Quest Islands: These new islands present unique challenges, hidden treasures and powerful artifact rewards - prove your worth to Artemis, Athena, Hephaestus and Hermes to open the path to Mount Olympus.
• Mythological mounts: Discover and unlock powerful new mounts, like the fierce three-headed Cerberus, the terrifying fire-breathing Chimera, the majestic winged Pegasus, or the trusty Donkey and many more!

• Face Your Fears: Muster steadfast defences to protect your crown, the Greed threat is more challenging than ever before, with multi-phased boss battles against the sinister Serpent.
• Raise Your Banner: Shift the momentum and lead from the front. Bring the fight to the Greed with new siege mechanics, where the Hoplites will join you in Phalanx formation.
• Assemble Your Fleet: Fight on land and at sea - build a fleet with devastating ship-mounted ballistas to join your battle. Once victorious, use your armada to ferry your army across the seas and combat the growing threat of Greed.

• Powerful Artifacts: Unlock four unique artifacts bestowed by the gods. Whether you choose a bow with a powerful directed attack, or a hammer that boosts your troops prowess, these items grant you new offensive and defensive abilities against the Greed.
• Guided by the Oracle: Never stray from the task at hand. At your request,the Oracle will provide you with wisdom and directions for the next step of your Odyssey!
• Set the Greed Ablaze: Wield powerful fire technology granted by the new hermit. It's as if it was gifted by Prometheus himself!

Kingdom Two Crowns 2.0

• New Save System with up to 10 save slots
• Ability to disable Tutorial Ghost
• Improved level generation
• Balancing updates across difficulty levels and unit distribution
• Improved VFX systems
• Improved Lighting Systems
• New updated visuals

Regent's & Archon's Royal Wardrobe Cosmetic DLCs

Speaking of gratitude - a heartful word from all of us here on the dev team...

Last but not least... Lets kick off the Coronation Week!

With the release of Call of Olympus NEXT WEEK (excitement!) were also giving the Kingdom Two Crowns base game a 2.0 update. There's loads of quality-of-life updates, and those will be free for everyone who owns Kingdom Two Crowns, regardless of whether you purchase Call of Olympus or not. Some of the improvements weve already talked about (like more save slots and the option to disable the tutorial ghost!) but for this blog post we're inviting you to dive a little deeper into the details with one of our programmers, Danijel.
With the 2.0 update of Kingdom Two Crowns we have re-envisioned the visual representation of the game. Can you spot all the details?

Hi, Im Danijel. Let me introduce you to Kingdom Two Crowns 2.0!

• Archers, knights and pikemen will no longer guard a side of your kingdom, if it is completely safe! Instead, they will rush to the other side and help where it is still needed. But don't worry, a few archers will still stay behind and hunt so you don't lose your income.
• Talking of smarter units, the archers also realized they don't have infinite range and it does not help anyone, if they occupy towers deep within the kingdom. You can now build towers close to your keep without worrying that the archers will take up permanent residence inside, and be unavailable when you need them once the kingdom is expanded. As walls are built and torn down, archers will now only occupy the towers within reasonable distance from the walls.
• If you found it hard to guess how much health a beach portal has remaining, you were not alone. Unlike forest portals which slowly crumble to let you know, beach portals were impossible to read. But no more! They have now grown little pustules which pop as they take damage, and once all pustules are gone the portal falls.
• If you enjoy playing multiplayer and admire the nature in Kingdom, you may appreciate this one: we greatly improved the multiplayer syncing of both the kinds of trees and bushes, as well as foliage colors and states of trees and bushes as they change colors, lose and regrow leaves with the change of seasons. So, you and your play partner can enjoy the same view when standing next to each other in multiplayer.
• We also fixed some annoyances, for example we now apply your saved sound settings during the boot-up sequence. So, if you are used to playing Kingdom with low volume, you don't get blasted by the sound.
• Ninjas in Shogun were too fond of their hiding spots and could hide in their old spot within your walls where encountering the Greed is unlikely. Or they would hide in plain sight once their favourite bamboo tree was cut down. This is no longer the case.
• You can now interact with a mount that walks towards a stable. You dont need to wait for it to arrive there anymore!
• Islands where you completely eradicated the Greed no longer decay. Yay!
• If archers retreating from a fallen wall pass by an empty tower, they will take shelter and shoot the Greed there.

• The rabbits in O&B no longer play chicken sounds for P2 while in multiplayer.
• The rider on the loading screen now gallops with the steed when loading is complete.
• You can no longer change the difficulty while looking at the peaceful difficulty confirmation.
• P2 can now see the difficulty of the game they joined in multiplayer, instead of labeling everything normal.
• In multiplayer, P2 will now also hear the wonderful flute the Shogun merchant plays when dropping coins.
• While hunting or defending, if an archer shoots the rope holding a Monarch cage in Deadlands without having the player pay for it, it is now accounted for! Lucky shot indeed.

This and much more will be available on October 8th for all of our players. Thanks, Danijel, for letting us peek behind the curtain to see what you and the rest of the team has been up to!

The Kingdom Two Crowns 2.0 patch notes in detail:

• The new save slot system lets you create up to 10 save slots. Your existing save files will be automatically converted to the new system and keep your progress intact.
• The new campaign select flow will give you a better overview when you select your preferred difficulty mode and ruler. It will also showcase the new ruler skins available through the Royal Wardrobe DLCs, also launching alongside this patch!
• Added an option to disable the tutorial ghost. The ghost is also a bit less intrusive while it is enabled. However, the Oracle will still show up for certain events in Call of Olympus even with the tutorial ghost disabled, as the Oracle is a part of the story!
• Improved the level generation of the game. Walls, farms, and towers are now placed more evenly and with higher priority around the levels. Trees and bushes will overlap less with other structures. Shop placement has also been worked on, and should result in more reliable shop generation and less overlapping structures at the edge of your Kingdom.
• The winter season has been rebalanced to match your chosen difficulty level, making easier modes easier and (you guessed it) harder modes harder. Critters will spawn occasionally from the bushes, the number of berry bushes will depend on the difficulty, and the boar will spawn further from your Kingdom walls.
• Greed portals will be more reactive to your presence, and their defense waves will scale with the length of the current campaign.
• The offensive units have gone through mandatory training for defending your Kingdom where there is actual danger. This means that if one side of the level is clear of portals and threats, all units will focus on defending the side of your Kingdom that is still endangered.
• Had a chat with the worker units about their downtime behavior - they will now spread out more evenly throughout your Kingdom to await your next command!
• When citizens drop coins, they throw them in your movement direction instead of just dropping them on the ground.
• All mounts will now clearly show when they have finished feeding and regained their stamina sparkles.
• The bear mount has gotten an overhaul in all biomes where it can be found. Weve lowered the cost and made improvements to its movement and stamina, and tweaked its attacks. It now regains a small bit of stamina whenever it hits another animal.
• Did a balance pass on the difficulty modes - harder modes now have a higher difficulty. Good luck!
• Improved VFX and lighting systems, which will improve both the visual look and the performance of the game.
• Added an overview of the games control scheme in the options menu
• And LOTS more!

A Wardrobe fit for a Monarch

Thank you, our dear community, for journeying with us on the road to the release! We cant wait to share the joys of Call of Olympus with you on October 8th

• Kingdom Two Crowns: Call of Olympus Announced! Introducing Development Blog #1
• Development Blog #2: Endless Horizons
• Development Blog #3: The fates foretold, for your journey to be bold
• Development Blog #4: The gods and their quests
• Development Blog #5: Divine favors and treasures
• Development Blog #6: Fight back
• Development Blog #7: Music & Musings

Wishlist Call of Olympus now!

As the ancient mythos tells - one day there will be a hero, the legendary Monarch who will embark on a journey through mysterious quests and challenges to defeat the horrifying enemy that devours at night. And, with the blessings of the gods, the Crown will rule it all from the glorious Mount Olympus. Join the Kingdom Two Crowns: Call of Olympus development team in the attempt to prove our worth to the ancient Greek gods and become that legendary Ruler that will free the lands of the mythical enemy, and bring the kingdom to prosperity! Let's kindle the flame atop Mount Olympus and celebrate the release of the highly-awaited DLC together Steam -> Kingdom Two Crowns page. Sign up for the event reminders now! October 8, 4:30pm CEST

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Coming to you from sunny Stockholm - is me, game director Angelica Norgren. First, a huge thank you for sharing your excitement now that we finally have a release date for Call of Olympus. I love reading all your comments and yes - October 8th cannot come soon enough!

Three enchanting tracks from Call of Olympus out now!

Achievements inspired by the conquest of ancient Greece

A note on KTC 2.0

Monarchs, mysterious quests are calling you in Call of Olympus join Angelica & Vlado in their multiplayer stream against the Greed to solve the ancient Greek mystery that lies on their path We hope to see you there! Steam -> Kingdom Two Crowns page. Sign up for the event reminders now! September 27, 5pm CEST

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Kingdom Two Crowns: Call of Olympus is a major expansion for Kingdom Two Crowns. Set out and build your Kingdom, in a completely new setting featuring legends and mythos inspired by ancient Greece. Set sail for faraway islands on the 8th of October! [previewyoutube=Fsx2lMf-A98;full][/previewyoutube] Call of Olympus includes:

A Quest to Free Mount Olympus

Fight Greed of Epic Scales

Discover Godly Powers and Abilities

Hey there it's time for a new development blog with yours truly, game director Angelica! First of all - I know many of you are excited about the upcoming release of Call of Olympus and want to know exactly WHEN you can jump on that ship to our favorite Greedified vacation destination. I won't be able to share a date today, but let's just say that we will be able to share a timeframe and some sort of news... tomorrow. Let's dive into today's topic: boss fighting! You might have already spotted parts of our new Greed creature in the key art, so let's take a closer look at our slithering, hissing antagonist. This monumental Greed beast is truly a threat of epic scales! From the very beginning of this project, we knew we wanted something big. A foe never before seen in the world of Kingdom, something that would truly test our players. We just weren't sure what that might be. Then one day I got a ping from Valentina, one of our artists, who said "I have an idea!" (which you can see pictured below) and I just went "YES!". And that was it.
Introducing a boss into Kingdom has been a new and exciting journey for our development team (with lots of prototyping and testing along the way!). I'm especially amazed at how our soundtrack composer Andreas Hald found ways to incorporate the music into the battle and absolutely nailed the feeling of a tug of war, where you constantly have to be on the lookout for danger while also keeping your eyes (and ears!) open for that opportunity to strike. Every enemy must have a weak point, right?
What's in the water? In my base?!
Sinister source...

FLEET BOATS

We can't wait to show you more soon. Very soon actually. To be more precise... How does tomorrow sound? Yeah, let's do that. Tune in tomorrow for a whole new trailer showing off heroic struggles of epic scales! Sign up for notifications not to miss it now here

Monarchs, let's get together and have a sneak peak of a new epic trailer for Call of Olympus, featuring heroic struggles and sinister scales - tomorrow on the Kingdom Two Crowns Steam Page! Kingdom Two Crowns: Call of Olympus is a major expansion for Kingdom Two Crowns.

Wishlist Now

• Greedified mythos & setting - immerse yourself into an ancient Greek-inspired world in a pixel perfect experience.
• Seek the favor of the gods - fulfill divine quests and earn powerful rewards.
• Battle the Greed of epic scales - build up to confront the threat that looms over Mount Olympus.

Gracious Monarchs, It is our delight to be inviting you to our next developer broadcast showcasing the new DLC, Call of Olympus, set to take place this Thursday. In this stream well journey to the fiery and red hot Hephaestus island to explore its mysteries and what quest lies ahead. Well dive into more ways of how to build up your army to challenge Greed and show off the new Chimera mount. We hope to see you there! Steam -> Kingdom Two Crowns page. Sign up for the event reminders now! August 29, 5pm CEST

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Hey! Angelica here, we are back from the summer vacation and bringing you another update from the development team about the upcoming expansion Call of Olympus. In the last blog we talked about the gods and what their quests might look like. Today you'll be introduced to one of our fiery new mounts, get a hint of what wonderous rewards the gods may give, and gaze upon the blue flames of divinity. Hop aboard and let's set sail together! The journey to Mount Olympus will be a long and dangerous one, filled with heroic adventures and shining rewards beyond your imagination. The gods will be watching your every move, to see if you truly are the royal hero you claim to be. Will you be worthy of challenging the final enemy that looms at Mount Olympus? Or will your crown be lost to the mysterious Greed?
To keep track of your progress, just gaze upon the giant marble columns standing tall in the distance. For each godly favor gained, the divine flames of the gods shall be lit. All four must be burning bright blue to open up the path to your true destiny. The end goal is clear, but the path you take to get there is up to you. Where shall you start? Do you set foot on the frozen lands that torture Athena? Or seek out the mysterious forest where Artemis' most desired treasure is hidden?
The choice is yours - but choose carefully! The gods will have very different challenges for you, and the rewards you may reap at the end of each will heavily impact how you play the game. Do you seek to wield the incandescent flames of a blazing volcano? Or would you rather see a storm of moonlight arrows rain down on your enemies?

"She was of divine stock, not of men, in the fore part a lion, in the hinder a serpent, and in the midst a goat, breathing forth in terrible wise the might of blazing fire." Homer, The Iliad

Your highnesses, We come bearing a message of joyful tidings! The time is opportune defend your Kingdom in the face of the sinister Greed looking to steal your crown, alone or in co-op with a companion. Set sail to unknown shores during the Steam Tower Defense Fest!
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Dear Monarchs, The first Call of Olympus gameplay stream is available on YouTube now! See what's new in this ancient Greece-inspired DLC and immerse yourself into the joy and wonder of exploration and strategy against your crown-hungry enemy - Greed. [previewyoutube=jeANML5_eKw;full][/previewyoutube]

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Enjoy the stream with the Kingdom devs Gordon and Angelica where they share details about Call of Olympus, discuss and deconstruct the announcement trailer, and talk about the Angelica's new role as the game director! Available on YouTube now. [previewyoutube=orPSSAf2ns8;full][/previewyoutube]

Wishlist Call of Olympus now!

Dear Monarchs, The summer is in its full bloom - and what is the best way to enjoy its wonders, if not in the exciting yet relaxing setting of the Kingdom games? Defeat the Greed in co-op in Kingdom Two Crowns, dive into the beautiful mysterious world of Kingdom Eighties or simply enjoy the relaxing experience of exploration and discovery in Kingdom: New Lands. Grab the most appealing experience now while the Steam Summer Sale is on! Kingdom Eighties - 35% Kingdom Eighties: Art Book - 35% Kingdom Eighties: Original Soundtrack - 35% Kingdom Two Crowns - 75% Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands - 20% Kingdom Two Crowns: OST - 75% Kingdom: New Lands - 80% Kingdom: New Lands Royal Edition - 80% And don't forget to join our cozy & adventurous community on social channels for Kingdom discussions, friendships, co-op partners, giveaways and more! X Facebook Instagram TikTok Discord

Ship ahoy! Angelica Norgren here, the game director. However, these days I might be more of a sea captain, who together with my talented crew is sailing towards the grandest DLC weve set out to make. Getting closer to our goal, every day! *rolls out a parchment* Let's take a look at how we will get there! We've already talked about how Mount Olympus will be off-limits until you have proven yourself worthy to the four gods; Athena, Artemis, Hephaestus and Hermes. Each and every one of them will have different quests for you. Complete the labors and gain their blessings to take on the final threat on Mount Olympus, a foe of truly epic scale. But surely, you cannot be expected to take on this challenge empty-handed?

A hero with the heart of a hunter

Blood, sweat and lava

Dear Monarchs, We're excited to invite you to our first Call of Olympus stream! Lets have a look at the new DLC together, and set foot on the territories of Greek gods. Steam -> Kingdom Two Crowns page. Sign up for the event reminders now! June 20, 5pm CEST See you there!
Join our cozy & adventurous community on social channels for Kingdom discussions, friendships, co-op partners, giveaways and much more! X Facebook Instagram TikTok Discord

Every journey begins with the first step

Hey, Angelica here - your devoted Kingdom game director!

Choose your path to greatness

Mysterious whispers, deep in nature's embrace An ancient threat awakens in this wondrous place Hey there, game director Angelica speaking. Things are starting to heat up over here! Even though the announcement was just a small glimpse of what's to come, we have been getting so much positive feedback from you all. We can't wait to share even more! While most of the team is very busy polishing those pixels to perfection and implementing new features (or ironing out a few nasty bugs) I was still able to convince our talented artists to take a moment and share their progress in this environment-themed development blog. There will be plenty of time for us to talk about things like the campaign, divine quests and new features later on. For now, in order to tell this Odyssey of our development adventure, which in time will reveal completely new and bigger threats, I would like to start from the beginning with the foundation - the world. What does it take to bring our Greedified version of ancient Greece to life?

Hello from the Mediterranean - greetings from the art team!

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Sail forth and explore other lands Restore the gods and fulfill their demands - Oracle In faraway lands, Mount Olympus stands tall among the islands, casting an eerie shadow of unease. As a solitary monarch you are setting out on a journey at the dawn of a new day. Mediterranean warmth touches your skin as you slowly ride through dark woods and along beaches with glittering turquoise waters. You have arrived in divine lands where the gods presence is palpable, but will it protect you against the Greed attacking at night? Kingdom Two Crowns: Call of Olympus is the next major expansion for Kingdom Two Crowns. Set out and build your Kingdom in a completely new setting featuring legends and mythos inspired by ancient Greece. Headline Features:

• Greedified mythos & setting - immerse yourself into an ancient Greek-inspired world in a pixel perfect experience
• Seek the favor of the gods - fulfill divine quests and earn powerful rewards
• Battle the Greed of epic scales - build up to confront the threat that looms over Mount Olympus

Dear Monarchs, The word in Kingdom is that Angelica and Gordon are streaming something next Monday Steam -> Kingdom Two Crowns. Sign up for the event reminders now! May 20, 7pm CEST See you all there

Honored Monarchs, as the spring sun graces our Kingdom with its warmth, it's time to celebrate the rejuvenating spirit of spring and new beginnings. And what could be a better beginning fit for royalty than a discount on Kingdom titles?

Celebrate the season with joyous Kingdom discounts

Join us for a festive stream

Dont forget to bring your friends and loved ones

Follow us on social media for more exciting content

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Dear Monarchs, The grand Spring Sale on Steam has officially commenced! Now is the perfect chance to grab a Kingdom title to expand your collection or if you've been willing to try one for a while! Kingdom Eighties - 30% Kingdom Eighties: Art Book - 30% Kingdom Eighties OST - 30% Kingdom Two Crowns - 75% Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands - 15% Kingdom Two Crowns OST - 75% Kingdom: New Lands - 85% Kingdom: New Lands Royal Edition - 85%

Dear Monarchs, Were cordially inviting you to a very special event - a stream where were playing Dome Keeper and Kingdom Two Crowns! Join Sanna and Vicki on their quest to demonstrate and discuss the similarities and differences between the two games, the strategy and defense tactics one can utilize in both, and explore the beautiful and fascinating realms that the games immerse in.
On Steam here and YouTube here Dec 20, 5pm CET In case you havent heard, weve also prepared a Kingdom x Dome Keeper bundle - a perfect opportunity to get both games. Currently, the games also have separate discounts - so if you already have one of them, its a perfect chance to give another one a try! Kingdom Two Crowns info: https://store.steampowered.com/app/701160/Kingdom_Two_Crowns/ Dome Keeper info: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1637320/Dome_Keeper/ Follow us on social media to never miss any updates! Kingdom: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Discord Dome Keeper: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Discord

Dear Monarchs, We know how much you love defense strategy, so this Rawcember weve carefully prepared a special present just for you - you can now get both Dome Keeper and Kingdom Two Crowns as a bundle, or separately at a discount! We hope that you will enjoy the other game, if you have already played one of them, or give a chance to both. This is a wonderful opportunity to test your strategy & defense skills and immerse yourself into unfamiliar but fascinating realms under the spice of the similar goal - in each game you must protect your base from the waves of enemies but to do that you have to explore and conquer unknown territories, find resources and manage your time. Were game developers which means that were big believers - and wed like to believe that if you loved one of the titles, youll also enjoy the other one! Check out the bundle here - https://bit.ly/3sY1EtK Kingdom Two Crowns info & discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/701160/Kingdom_Two_Crowns/ Dome Keeper info & discount: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1637320/Dome_Keeper/ Follow us on social media to never miss any updates! Kingdom: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Discord Dome Keeper: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Discord

Get into the enchanting spirit of the season by joining our festive Community Ambassador Vicki in her quest to expand the beautiful Kingdom in the magical Christmas setting! Playing Kingdom: New Lands Christmas Mode is a special Kingdom tradition we have every year during the season, and we're inviting you to enjoy it with us Encounter the gracious stag, suspected to be the real Rudolf, dress up into the red and white merry outfit, decorate the Christmas tree with shiny balls and deliver presents on the sleigh most likely gifted by Santa himself Join today, Dec 1, at 5pm CET - you can watch it here, on the Kingdom Two Crowns Steam page or on YouTube! Follow us on social channels not to miss any updates Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Discord

Jingle, jingle Do you hear this lovely sound, Monarchs? Its the delicate chime of the winter bells - which indicates that today is the first day of December! But, as the old legend goes, no December is merely a month in our beautiful Kingdom Noble Monarchs, prepare thine hearts, we invite you for this grand commencing - an event of unparalleled magnificence that shall usher in the season with merriment fit for royalty! And the name of that event is
The gates swing wide open to reveal this figure-of-speech winter wonderland! All of Raw Fury games and the team behind them come together to celebrate each other and, as the Kingdom team, we would like to share some of our fireplace stories about personal experiences with creating Kingdom The most fantastic part of this month-long event is that its only the beginning! Expect more news, collaborations, streams, giveaways and exciting activities, some of which coming up as soon as later today

Join us around a cozy fireplace - its story time with the devs

Share your cozy Kingdom stories with us in the comments to this post!

Your Majesty, Your Master of Coin here. I have been notified of a fantastic opportunity our Kingdom should absolutely take advantage of! As there is the Autumn Sale going on on Steam from November 21 to November 28, there is a very handsome discount on Kingdom Two Crowns - 75 % on the game and 75% on the OST! This is the perfect time to get the game on Steam, if you haven't yet, or gift it to your fellow Monarch to expand on our beautiful Kingdom together! What's more, other Kingdoms are offering attractive deals you can embark on! They say you can travel all the way to the 1980s in this one! Kingdom Eighties - 25% Kingdom Eighties OST - 25% Kingdom Eighties Art Book - 25% It's perfect time for us to conquer the Norse Lands before winter arrives and it's too cold there! Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands - 10% There are some New Lands we haven't really explored well yet... Looks like now is the time! Kingdom: New Lands - 85% I truly hope you will consider these wonderful opportunities, Your Majesty! Sincerely, Your Master of Coin P.S. I'd highly recommend subscribing to these birds, so that Your Majesty is always the first to find out about everything new with the Kingdom! Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Discord

Your Majesties, We're letting you know that, as part of the Steam Autumn Sale, you, regal Monarchs, can champion Kingdom Two Crowns at the Steam Awards! The development love story (and beautiful legacy) behind this Kingdom building title dates back all the way to 2015 when two developers, Thomas van den Berg and Marco Bancale, spent countless months pouring their passion, talent and love into unknown-at-the-time indie game of their own creation, carefully crafting and ultimately bringing you the very first Kingdom experience. Years later, in 2018 the developer Fury Studios and publisher Raw Fury launched the flagship title of the Kingdom franchise, Kingdom Two Crowns, that not only developed on the initial affection for the title, and amplified it further, but also honored the elegant heritage and pixel beauty making it an unforgettable and favorite experience for millions of players across the world. We would be honored and humbled, if you casted your vote for Kingdom Two Crowns in the nomination Labor of Love!

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Boo! Happy Spooky season to all the Monarchs! To celebrate this wonderful yet terrifying season, let's enjoy the Kingdom: New Lands Halloween mode - played through by our charming and slightly mischievous (just this one time, we promise) Community Ambassador Vicki! Witness horrifying castles, get into the mood with the ambient Kingdom: New Lands music and face the infamous Greed with the pumpkin heads. Cute or spooky? Join the stream on our Coronation Week page on October 27 at 7pm CEST, and tell us! The Coronation Week is ongoing! Enjoy royal discounts on Steam across the Kingdom titles - https://bit.ly/45SnZX3 Kingdom Eighties has cycled by platforms and mobile! Grab the game for your favorite platform at https://bit.ly/3FlDfka Follow us not to miss any future updates Twitter - https://twitter.com/kingdomthegame Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kingdomthegame/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rawfury/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@rawfurygames Discord - https://discord.gg/kHEnMxEn

Have you heard that this week is also the one when we celebrate the birthday of the Kingdom franchise? The first game in the series, titled Kingdom (currently known as Kingdom: Classic - you can get it for free here), was released on the 21st of October all the way in 2015, 8 years ago! To celebrate we're running the Coronation Week - a surprise birthday party where we do all things Kingdom, including Steam discounts, a competition to win an awesome prize and a "Choose Your Kingdom" stream! We have also released Kingdom Eighties for consoles and mobile, so make sure to check it out in your favorite store - browse the details here!

Enrich your Kingdom experience:

The moment youve all been waiting for has finally arrived - Kingdom Eighties is now officially out on Xbox Series X I S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Android and iOS Enjoy the rad base-building story-driven adventure that is set to revolutionize your micro-strategy gaming experience no matter which platform you own. Harness the full power of your imagination and tactical prowess as you construct the ultimate bases to defend your neon Kingdom - all from the convenience of your own favorite device!

Build your Kingdom here

• Nintendo Switch

• Xbox Series X I S

• PlayStation 5

• iOS

• Android

Surpriiiise! Were also having a birthday party - The Coronation Week!

Steam discounts:

Choose Your Kingdom Stream

What kind of birthday is it without presents?!

Lets celebrate and enjoy this wonderful week together!

Your summers not over yet! Were happy to let you know that Kingdom Eighties, the new standalone game in the award-winning micro-strategy series, will launch on October 16, 2023, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, as well as Android and iOS. Pre-registrations and pre-orders are open now on Android and iOS! Immerse yourself into this single-player love letter to the nostalgic days of camps, riding bikes to the mall, and sitting around the TV in your pajamas on Saturday mornings. Its the perfect way to get one last dose of summer fun as the Greed prepares its next attack just in time for Halloween! [previewyoutube=VuV35PIl88k;full][/previewyoutube] Dont forget to follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Discord not to miss any further updates!

Hey Kingdom Fans! This is Thomas here, creator of the original Kingdom. Firstly, a sincere thank you to each of you for being a part of the Kingdom journey with me. Your enthusiasm has always been the driving force behind my passion for game development.I wanted to share something new and quite different from the world of Kingdom. Together with my amazing friend Friedemann, we present to you Pizza Possum It's an arcade stealth game that's light-hearted and engaging. While Pizza Possum has its own unique toppings, fans of Kingdom might recognize a sprinkle of my game design philosophy baked right in.If you've enjoyed the atmosphere and creativity of Kingdom, I believe you might find a different kind of joy in Pizza Possum. Do give it a try! Thank you for your continuous support. Here's to new adventures! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1951230

Hey Monarchs! Have you heard? The Steam Strategy Fest is officially on! Play the newly released Kingdom Eighties Survival Mixtapes mode and enjoy festival activities weve carefully prepared for you!

Discounts even the Greed cant steal

• Kingdom Eighties is 20% off
• Kingdom: Two Crowns is 75% off
• Kingdom: New Lands is 85% off

Playthrough from Poss Plays

Tune in to the Kingdom Eighties Survival Mixtapes stream

Survival Mixtapes already buzzing in the Kingdom Eighties menu

Cool patch notes for the cool kids: Kingdom Eighties including Survival Mixtapes, version No - 1.1.0

• The Knights have received new training, with a buffed leap attack that will knock back the Greed from walls and the Siege Dumpster. The Knights also participate in the Siege now.
• The Greed can now destroy the Turrets but the Workers repair them every morning for free. This balance challenges the way you expand the base and makes you hone your survival tactics.
• Turret damage and rate of fire have been rebalanced to adjust to the above change.
• The interactions between the Greed and the Siege Barrier, especially with larger Greed types, have been improved. These are bug fixes for improper behaviours, the Siege Barrier now should block the Greed more reliably.
• Performance improvements.
• Fixed situations when portals spawned too close to the campfire.
• The campaign difficulty setting "Cursed" has been rebalanced and will now provide an even tougher challenge!

Dont miss the Survival Mixtapes showcase

Steam Strategy Fest starting in just a few hours

Hello, Monarchs! We're thrilled to announce that we're setting up our Kingdom Eighties camp at an exciting new location - Steam Strategy Fest! Starting on August 28th at 7pm CEST and running until September 4th 7pm CEST, we'll be calling on you to help us protect our new camp from the ravenous Greed (they get more ferocious during events according to the legends!). When we dont have to defend the camp, well be gathering around the campfire, sharing a few stories, lemonades and pizzas, listening to the atmospheric tunes from the game and enjoying the beauty of the neon lights. Perhaps well even peek into the treasure chest and who knows what were going to find there

Angelica and Daria - streaming their conquest of Survival Mixtapes for the first time!

Get your bikes and backpacks ready, Monarchs, and we cant wait to see you next week at the Steam Strategy Fest!

Greetings, Monarchs! If the heat forces you to stay inside your keep, why not take the opportunity to complete your Kingdom collection? Check out the Summer Sale discounts on our Kingdom franchise page:

• Kingdom Eighties - 10%
• Kingdom Two Crowns - 80%
• Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands - 15%
• Kingdom Two Crowns: OST - 70%
• Kingdom: New Lands - 90%

We have not only one, but two big news today. First of all, a question: Have you ever thought of hugging a greedling? Yes, they are fierce, usually scary but also a bit huggable, arent they? If this has been your secret dream, now you can finally make it come true with our collaboration with Makeship. Join the campaign here and get your one and only Greed plushie. And spread the word on social media with the hashtag #HugYourGreedling. Maybe there are more Kingdom fans out there with the same wish!
And the second news, we have reworked the Kingdom Imperial Collection to include our latest release: Kingdom Eighties, along with its soundtrack and art book. The bundle has now a 25% discount, the biggest discount til date. Check it out and complete your set! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/9449

The Summer of Greed kicks off today, and its a blast from the past! We are very happy to welcome our first standalone expansion today: Kingdom Eighties. Kingdom jumps forward in time, but back to our memories of summer camps, riding bikes, and sitting around in your pajamas in front of the TV on Saturday mornings, [previewyoutube=CyRava_eWX8;full][/previewyoutube] There's much more than meets the eye, though! Kingdom Eighties is built on the same framework of Kingdom Two Crowns, but with lots of innovation to the gameplay: for the very first time, we have a linear story and cutscenes, along with followers with brand new AI, lightning updates, and many other things we'd like you to discover by yourself. If you want to deep-dive into what's new, we recommend you watch our recent Camp Stories series.

• The Crown of Creation
• The Greed
• Meeting the Characters
• Defending your Kingdom

Dear Monarchs! Pick some flowers, hunt some rabbits, the usual spring activities for your ever growing Kingdom. To honor the occasion, you can get Kingdom Two Crowns for 75% off (and Norse Lands DLC for 10% off) from the 16th to 23rd of March. Safe travels, onwards! [previewyoutube=GnqjjY38anQ;full][/previewyoutube]

Welcome to Friendship Games Week! We have a couple of fun community events you might be interested in! Join us tomorrow on the Kingdom Twitter account as we ask you to vote on your favourite mount. Each day you'll vote for your favourite until we pitch the winners against themselves, the votes urging them onto the finish line where one will be crowned winner! We're also eager to hear what's YOUR favourite mount (mine is Water horse, and I promise not to rig the poll in its favour!)
On Thursday, watch Fiona and Vicki on twitch.tv as they take on Lost Islands; what will that day have in store for us? Lastly, during this beautiful Friendship Week, we're giving you a chance to win a copy of Kingdom Two Crowns with Norse Lands DLC on Twitter + Facebook! To enter, play the game with a friend and share a clip with us in the tweet replies. Onwards!

Monarchs! Excited to hear about continued new updates to Kingdom Two Crowns but haven't yet set forth on your journey? Or perhaps you've got a friend who'd like to join you but hasn't yet donned their crown? Well! We're excited to announce that Kingdom Two Crowns is in the Steam Base Building Sale! https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/30157/Base_Builder_Bundle/ From building a relaxing town to settling on Mars, digging into an unknown world or journeying forth in new lands, there's something for everyone! Already a Kingdom Fan and looking to your next adventure? Check out Kingdom Eighties and wishlist today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040

Once upon a time, there was a monarch who set sail on a journey to find the mysterious Lost Islands. Many had attempted this journey before, but few had returned. The only thing known about the island was it had a lighthouse built by the ancients and its location never the same.The monarch was determined to discover the secrets of the Lost Islands. They gathered a small crew of the bravest and most skilled citizens and set sail on their journey. They sailed through treacherous storms, but they never gave up. They searched every inch of the ocean, but the Lost Islands seemed to elude them. However, at long last, they see them; looking through their telescope, they witness the fabled Lost Islands. They shimmer and shift with the rise and fall of the sun, and even though the unknown stirs a little fear in their soul, the excitement of the adventure galvanizes them onwards. Alas, they were never heard from again, just like all the others before them... Do you have what it takes to rule and conquer the Lost Islands? Download the free update to Kingdom Two Crowns to test your wits against the "Lost Islands" today!

Features

• Lost Islands - A new challenge island is now available! Face a new, randomly generated challenge every day. But be swift, for each island will eventually be lost to time
• Once you embark on an island, you'll have up to 72 hours to complete it
• Only one island can be saved & explored before completion
• Norse Lands setting is now available in all existing challenge islands

Balance changes

• Norse Lands: The Loki staff ability can no longer be used inside the cave
• Norse Lands: Getting defeated while transformed into Boar form no longer generates coins
• Plague Island: Citizens overtaken by the greed will now do less damage against walls and will have a longer cooldown between each hit

Global fixes

• The visual effect of lightning flashes during thunderstorms has been toned down
• Citizen houses no longer have extra torches upon loading a save
• Workers should no longer get stuck on catapults with oil barrels
• The merchant's donkey now responds properly to the gravity of the universe, and will no longer levitate upside down
• The dog will once again yelp for help when trapped under a log
• Fixed a bug that could cause strange behavior after the dog was freed from the cave
• Fixed a bug in Norse Lands that could cause players to get stuck after an unsuccessful attempt to escape a cave bombing
• Minor visual improvements and bug fixes

Monarchs, We're delighted to present the new Challenge Island in just a week!
That's right, Lost Islands, the new Challenge Island for Kingdom Two Crowns, will be released on all platforms on January 23rd. Land, ho! Step onto lands on which time rules over everything. You can look forward to the following:

• Once you embark on an island, you'll have up to 72 hours to complete it.
• If completed before the next day, you'll have to wait until the clock ticks 00:00 before a new one is generated.
• You can play this Challenge Island with any of the Kingdom Two Crowns settings.
• That's right; you can now additionally play new and older challenges with the Norse Lands setting!
• Lost Islands will support co-op.
• It'll be released on all platforms on which you can currently play Kingdom Two Crowns.
• Every day, a new island will be generated with certain random elements!
• It's a free update!

Monarchs! Thank you to those who jumped over to our Discord and participated in our Big Kingdom Challenge 2022! It was a fantastic event, with many knowledgeable Monarchs making it to the finals. Our winner has now been crowned, and extra shinies were handed to the finalists. We'd love to rerun it in 2023 and hope to see you there. For now, though, the new year's bells have not yet rung, and the holidays' festivities have only just begun. So let's take this quiet moment to answer some of your hot questions about our new upcoming Challenge Island - Lost Islands!

• What's the challenge on the island? Time
• When will it be released? Lost Islands will be floating into your sights in late January!
• Will it be random which DLC we play with it can we choose? You can choose to play with any of the Kingdom Two Crowns DLC.
• The biggest and probably going to be the most asked one, will it support multiplayer? Lost Islands will support co-op. In fact There may even be a co-op achievement to complete.
• Will the special characteristics of each island be generated randomly or scripted? Each new island will have certain aspects generated randomly, so pray to the RNG gods for good luck.
• Do you need to have all DLC's or just the base game? You can have none, all or something in between. :)
• Will we be able to go left on the new challenge island or can we only run right? Left and right!
• Will be released in all the platforms? All platforms that you can currently play Kingdom Two Crowns on, yes!
• It's going to be free or we need to buy it? Its free!
• Will the islands change every 12 hours 24 hours , every week, ect There will be a new island every day, but we wont be rushing you to complete it in 24 hours, but rather give you up to three days to wrap it up. If you complete the challenge sooner, you are of course free to take on the new challenge the very next day. We hope this will allow for a less stressful and fun experience.
• Will this challenge island be shuffling between all four settings (Europe/Shogun/Dead Lands/Norse Lands) or will it be like when starting a new save in which you must choose which setting to play on. Youll choose which setting to play on.

Hey, remember the gem keeper from Kingdom Two Crowns? Yeah, the hooded fellow that so kindly safeguards your precious gem collection? Have you ever wondered what happens to all the gems players deposit but never collect? Well, our dear keeper has a little side hustle going on in Lost Islands, the new upcoming challenge island! Keep an eye out for shady dealings in the woods; our hooded friend has some real shiny gems for you... if you got enough coins to pay the price!

Monarchs! We know you've been patiently awaiting the next challenge island, and our team of scouts has been scouring the lands for one worth your time. And we've found one. Fight your way through the island, all while being wary of the toughest enemy of them all: the slow and steady ticking of the clock. The hands of time have no masters here. Face a new challenge island every day, my Monarchs. Onwards! [previewyoutube=Ecng0wx03eg;full][/previewyoutube]

Monarchs, are you the biggest Kingdom fan of all time? We want to test your resolve and steel your mettle as we ask you to join us and other fans for The Big Kingdom Challenge 2022, happening all next week over on our Discord: [url=https://discord.gg/rawfury]https://discord.gg/rawfury Each day we'll send you on a new quest, and you'll receive points for your entries and answers. The crowned winner will receive loot that would make a Greed jealous. So keep your eyes peeled and onwards! p.s I received this random parchment this morn, sender unknown. Sadly the winter rains have left it smeared and faded. What I can make out seems to read, "keep your eyes on the horizon... lands lost.. time runs short...". What could this mean? I'll take some time to ponder it and return to you once its meaning is clear, my Monarch.

Monarchs! It is time to show your passion for Kingdom Two Crowns. We ask you to consider nominating us for the Labor of Love Award in the annual Steam Awards 2022. After 4 years of loving support and care, the game has never been better and we're nowhere near done yet. Stay with us because, yeah... news are coming.

Welcome Monarchs, For those who were unable to attend, or those waiting for our words, hear ye! We bring you a little roundup of our Kingdom Q & A hosted on Discord in times past. This question-and-answer session was joined by:

• Gordon (Game Director)
• Elisabeth (Producer)
• Vlado (Programmer)
• Mariela (Brand Manager)
• Fiona (Community Manager)

Good day Monarchs,

Discord Q&A

Greetings Monarchs! For those of you who've left your Kingdom to visit us at Bit Summit, welcome! We're proud to show you the first sneaky peeks at gameplay for Kingdom Eighties! If you're more interested in Two Crowns and haven't played Norse Lands, it'll also be there to play! So what're you waiting for, come on over to the Raw Fury booth and play some games!
Safe travels, /Raw Fury

During the past few days you've asked the questions - the Kingdom team has now recorded a video to give you the answers! Gordon and Elisabeth sit down and answer some of your hottest burning questions about the future of Kingdom. If you have more questions than the ones we could fit into this video - shoot them at us on our social media and we'll do our best to answer them! [previewyoutube=zUCj_HYHiKs;full][/previewyoutube]

To our Monarchs, A warm (or chilly) greeting to you all! With Summer looming over us, avoiding pollen and staying inside has never been so tempting! To (bee)less this occasion, you can grab Kingdom Two Crowns with 75% off, Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands 10% off and last but not least, the Kingdom Two Crowns OST at a 75% discount. Discounts will be applied from the 23rd of June to the 7th of July. Safe travels, onwards! [previewyoutube=GnqjjY38anQ;full][/previewyoutube]

Monarchs! Before we humbly request your questions, we'd love to let you know that currently Kingdom New Lands, Kingdom Two Crowns AND Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands are presently on sale during the Raw Fury Steam Sale. We've also seen an uptake in minor issues with players receiving achievements; we would kindly ask that for any problems, please report them via our support desk and include:

• The Playfab account name or e-mail address associated with that account
• A copy of your save file (Press Ctrl+F12 on Windows/Linux, Cmd+F12 on Mac to generate a zip containing your save file and log to your desktop.)

Ask Us (almost) Anything.

Greeting Monarchs, A little update from your humble peasant: Kingdom Two Crowns is now verified for Steamdeck compatibility! Look! You now have a checkmark to add to your crown!

Speaking of Steam, did you know you can wishlist our new game, Kingdom Eighties? https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040/Kingdom_Eighties/ Look out for new info on Kingdom Eighties over the next few months! Safe travels (especially when playing on the go!)

Everyone knows the coolest decade was the 1980s, right? The coolest cartoons, the coolest movies, the coolest TV shows. And Kingdom is the coolest indie strategy series out there. So, how about we put all that cool stuff together Raw Fury and Developer Fury Studios are excited to reveal the newest title of the award-winning Kingdom-Series: Kingdom Eighties, a story driven love letter to 1980s Americana, but which is still very much a Kingdom game. [previewyoutube=srq0fgpX9F0;full][/previewyoutube] Wishlist today and be RADICAL: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040/Kingdom_Eighties/ When the mysterious Greed threatens a small middle-American town, a rag-tag band of brave kids are dragged in to an epic struggle of seemingly insurmountable odds to save their families, their neighborhood and their town. Kingdom Eighties is a newly developed game within the popular Kingdom-series and will surprise experienced players, newcomers to the series, as well as anyone that remembers sitting around in their pajamas on a Saturday morning in front of the television. Kingdom Eighties will be released on the coolest platforms later this year. To learn more about Kingdom visit the official website: https://www.kingdomthegame.com/

"Ah, Monarchs! Even though your Kingdom has been quiet lately, it's still a welcome sight to see you in full health. Your lands prosper through all the challenges you've overcome, and I can't even imagine what difficulties could hope to confron-" Suddenly a storm picks up! It rushes through the fields, startling the mounts at the stable and knocking over many an archer. With it carries a voice on the wind. "Ha Ha Ha, oh mortals... So complacent. That's no fun at all." As the storm settles, you trudge through your lands, clearing the debris whipped up from the wind; there's one location that stands undisturbed; whatever could this mean?
Hmm, well aside of some Shrine shenanigans, we also have some big news for you; there are now new difficulty settings for Kingdom Two Crowns! We heard you loud and clear when it came to different challenges for different folks, and we hope you enjoy setting up in peaceful or cursed lands. Thank you for being so patient in waiting for us to bring this feature. Please be sure to let us know what you think in the comments! We'd love to see screenshots of your lands during these new settings or even play by plays of how you got through the toughest difficulty setting! There are also some good balance changes and bug fixes listed below. If you encounter any issues or bugs, please get in touch with us via our support desk Now, onto our beautiful bullet points! Features

• Added difficulty modes to Kingdom Two Crowns! You can now conquer your Kingdom in one of the following difficulty modes: Peaceful, Easy, Normal, Hard, and Cursed. The different modes will adjust the spawn rate of the Greed to your preference.
• Norse Lands: There is something strange ab-- . ?
• Norse Lands: The ghost will now teach new rulers how to purchase shields and activate the Shield wall.

• The game will now give you an extra moment to recover your crown (or dog, in Dire Island) before the game is lost.
• Greed portals will not open as easily when the ruler gallops past them.
• Ballista towers are now taller. Their arrows will strike true and no longer get stuck in walls as often.
• Farms will now deploy farmlands more quickly.
• Small improvements to Knights and their Archers in combat.

• We did another pass on patching up the coin purse - coins should no longer drop randomly without the ruler's consent. For real this time! (But do tell us if it still happens.)
• We also fixed an issue that would sometimes cause some coins to turn invisible when making a payment in co-op mode, and an issue that would sometimes cause Players 2s coin purse to stop working.
• Your dog should no longer get so excited that it would sometimes disappear while howling at a blood moon.
• Fixed an issue that made it impossible to switch back to a steed that was previously used by the ruler.
• Fixed a bug where buildings would sometimes not spawn when revisiting an island in a later reign.
• Fixed an issue that would cause abandoned bomb barrels and fire barrels to never be used again.
• Fixed several visual issues with the coat of arms.
• Norse Lands: The Crusher Greed and the wild boar should now collide properly with the Kelpies ice wall ability.
• Norse Lands: Fixed several issues with Berserker potions and towers.
• Norse Lands: Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the ruler ability shrine to highlight and purchase a different item while the ruler is making a payment.
• Minor visual improvements and bug fixes.

• Fixed several issues that could appear in online multiplayer with high latency.

Dear Monarchs! Spring has truly sprung, and were celebrating with the surprise sale! To honor the occasion, you can get Kingdom Two Crowns for 75% off (and Norse Lands DLC for 10% off) from the 4th of May to the 10th of May. Safe travels, onwards! [previewyoutube=GnqjjY38anQ;full][/previewyoutube]

Dear monarchs! Here--


Wait, my monarch, where are you going? What do you mean you've got to try on some new clothes!? And who let these horses loose? Ugh! The amount of work I have to do around here! Well, no matter, let me jot down these newest changes and updates to our lands for all to read.

Bug fixes:

• Patched up the money purse. Coins should no longer drop randomly without the ruler's consent.
• Fixed an issue that would sometimes prevent the player from sailing away to another island. The issue seems to have been related to the refresh rate of the player's monitor. Please let us know if the problem still occurs by sending a report to our support portal!
• Archers in the Norse Lands setting should now have enough courage to actually board the boat when the ruler rings the bell, instead of idling by the dock.
• Removed some sweet tunes so that only one music track, rather than two, is playing over the credits after the player has destroyed the final Greed cave in the campaign.
• Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the game to crash and display a Unity error on boot.
• The achievements "On the Ninth Day" and "I am an Equestrian" should now trigger correctly.
• Fixed several mechanics and visual issues for the Crusher Greed.
• Fixed an issue that would force the game to boot in 5x zoom after the first load, regardless of previous settings.
• Fixed a visual issue that would sometimes cause the armor to turn invisible on armored Big Greed.
• Fixed an issue that would cause Big Greed to follow a ruler transformed by Loki or Gebel's ability.
• Fixed a visual issue that would cause Greed copied by Loki's ability to highlight incorrectly when it suffers damage.
• Fixed a visual issue in the Shogun setting that would cause the Warhorse mount to display the wrong skin when using the Inspire ability.
• Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the Norse Lands item shrine to cycle to a different item while the ruler was making a payment.
• Fixed a rare issue that prevented players from earning ranks in Challenge Islands.
• Fixed the positions of layers and backgrounds for several structures in the game.
• Fixed an error in the Korean localization.
• Minor visual, UI, and audio fixes.

Changes:

• Your ruler will now wear the cursed crown in all campaign settings after earning it in all single-player Challenge Islands.
• The Sleipnir mount will now show the correct running animation in the forest.
• Units who are called to the walls by the Horn will now stand closer to the action.
• Players will now have different colored wolf cubs when playing co-op Dire Island in the Shogun setting.

Additions:

• Added a keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+F12 on Windows/Linux, Cmd+F12 on Mac) that immediately exports your save file and logs to a zipped file on your desktop. This should prove helpful if you ever need to report an issue to our support portal.

Dear Monarchs! Rejoice for we bring to you glad tidings. Kingdom Two Crowns is part of Steam's Lunar New Year sale! From 27th of January to the 3rd of February 50% fewer coins are needed to buy the game. Perhaps you've traversed your lands alone for many a season, so now is the time to gift a copy of the game to friends (and foes?) alike.

Dear Monarchs! The Winter is long and harsh, and we hope that your Kingdom stays strong and hearty during this time (for those of you with lands in the southern hemisphere, well... enjoy your sunshine and bountiful crops!). We come today bearing gifts, I'm unsure if they'll keep you warm, but I'm optimistic they'll at least bring a smile to your face.
Yes, they're here! You can now get your hands on some lovely Kingdom Two Crowns trading cards! You can get your own cards just by playing the game; in fact, if you've already played, expect them to pop into your inventory soon. If you wish to complete the set, the rest can be acquired through the Steam Community Market or traded with others via the Trading discussion forum here on Steam. Crafting a complete set of cards will yield you a lovely game badge that you can display on your user profile. During this process, you can receive random rewards, including emoticons & profile backgrounds. As a little sneak peek, here are some of my favourites. Backgrounds
I love how the key art for two crowns gives the perfect negative space to show off my Steam Profile. Including this one, there are three to collect in total! Emoticons There are 10 in total, and it was a proper arduous task to narrow down which ones I wanted to show you. Life as a Queen really means making the tough decisions!
(A)Greed is firmly (mostly) an office favourite and we hope you have as much fun with it as we do. I wanted to take the time to thank you all for your comments and thoughts over the Winter holidays. We've been reading them all and are pleased to announce that difficulty modes is something we're looking into and will be coming in the future! We want to give all you lovely Monarchs the options to play the game with the challenge level that you feel comfortable with. Myself, I love a good Blood Moon and Winter slog, but I sometimes I just want to build myself a lovely little Kingdom without too much thought about those pesky greed. I hope that you, too, will enjoy these different difficulty options in the future. Long Live You All!

Dear Monarchs! By royal decree, we celebrate the third anniversary of Kingdom Two Crowns. To mark the occasion, Kingdom Two Crowns will be free on iOS this weekend, Saturday December 11 and Sunday December 12! Your prosperous reigns remained steadfast in defence against the advance of the Greed. Each new island and realm was explored, challenges were met, and countless attacks rebuffed. And, through it all, you expanded, creating magnificent empires. Watching you work together, share strategies, discover and learn the game together, and continue to grow one of the best game communities ever fills us with creative energy. It was that same inspiration that filled our hopes for Kingdom Two Crowns at launch three years ago. We set out to create a deeper campaign that kept the familiar Kingdom feel, full of new challenges and ready to be shared in co-op. As the community grew, so did our ambitions for making new lands to explore and conquer, complete with new settings, mechanics, and units. Your support helped guide the evolution of the game since launch. You, our dear Monarchs, have shown how much you care for Kingdom through your many suggestions, posts, and videos on all of our social platforms. So when we expanded the available settings with Shogun and Dead Lands, it turned out to be fuel to an already roaring fire. Once we heard calls for a more challenging experience we created Challenge Islands, but made sure that those who overcome them are rewarded. And today, we build upon everything weve done with Norse Lands, a premium expansion filled to the brim with unique mechanics and visuals, steeped in Norse mythology. Its an experience weve wanted to make for a long time and were delighted to hear that you are enjoying it as well. Here we are, back again at a point not unlike before Kingdom Two Crowns. Your spirit for the game has us full of ideas. These three years have been incredible. Now in the ones to come, we have our bar to beat. We look forward to continuing to build, explore, and expand the Kingdom world with you, Monarchs. Long Live You All!

Dear monarchs! Thank you so much for being patient whilst we worked through the bug reports and balance recommendations. As always, if you spot any other bugs, please feel free to contact us via our support form. Furthermore, we'd appreciate any feedback on the balance changes made. We read all your comments and feedback about some aspects of Norse Lands, and we hope we've addressed those causing the most problems. Heres whats new in patch 1.1.14: Norse Lands balance changes

• Norse Lands Bankers now have extended working hours.
• The tree in the Norse Lands Vagrant Camp has sadly died and been cut down.
• Monarchs can now pay for Shield Walls during the day, allowing for preparation for the night's attack.
• Reduced the cost for recruiting Berserkers and Berserker Leaders from 6/8 coins to 3/4 coins.
• Berserkers run faster, jump attack in combat, and have more hit points.
• Berserkers heal to full health after combat is over.
• The day 30 blood moon in Norse Lands is now a smaller attack focused on the introduction of the Crusher Greed.
• The winters of Norse Lands are proving too harsh for the Greed. Wave strength no longer increases during the first two winters.
• The Crusher greed will now retreat if there are no other Greed on the map, in order to prevent certain scenarios where the player could get soft-locked.

• Reduced the cost for recruiting citizens at the citizen house from 7 to 5 coins.
• Builders now walk back to the nearest Kingdom border when they have no more jobs to do.
• Large groups of Archers will now do a better job at defending the walls.
• Pikemen can now carry 2 coins.
• Plague Island has had a balance pass to adjust it to the fixes and balance changes made in the Conquest update.
• Improved the Archer retreat mechanic so they are more reliable about taking up positions in towers deep in the Kingdom.
• Masked trolls are a bit less effective against walls.
• Builders will leave their catapult to repair walls in the mornings.
• Breeders now throw catapult stones back less often.

• Fixed an issue that caused antivirus software to block the game, in some cases causing a fatal error saying il2cpp failed to load. The game now has a signed certificate that should prevent this from happening.
• Fixed an issue that caused players with the system language set to Thai or Arabic to experience infinite saving or game freeze at campaign start.
• More towers can now be built on each island, so the I HAVE THE TOWER! achievement should be easier to unlock. In order to access the new towers, you must start a new island or game.
• Adjusted the text for the A journey is better shared achievement to accurately reflect the unlock conditions.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the game to soft-lock when players paid for the Wall Horn in co-op.
• Fixed an issue that caused some objects and Greed to fall off the map in a bottomless void, sometimes resulting in neverending blood moons.
• Hermits should no longer jump off your mount at night if the Monarch is heading towards home.
• Fixed a visual bug that caused the shields of workers to flicker if they entered the Oil & Fire Tower.
• Fixed a visual bug that caused the wrong tower model to spawn in Dead Lands.
• Fixed a visual bug that caused the Forge to spawn below ground in Shogun.
• Fixed a bug where Norse Lands Berserkers would Rage continuously instead of attacking.
• Fixed the monarch animation when riding the Sleipnir mount.
• Additional minor bug fixes and tweaks.

Kingdom Two Crowns : Working on Steam Trading Cards and here's the emojis we've made so far. Any suggestions for KTC emojis from our community? Keep in mind we have to make them fit in 18x18 pixels.

Over the past three years we've had the opportunity to build the Kingdom game of our dreams with Kingdom Two Crowns. This wouldn't have been possible without the support from our Steam community. Together we've made this game something special that we can all be proud of.

JOIN US as we sit down to celebrate the release of Norse Lands! All monarchs welcome! Tune in right here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/701160/Kingdom_Two_Crowns/

The waiting is over, for all of us! Thank you for the enthusiastic responses to the things we share. It gives us so much energy to put into the game. We hope you enjoy the results! Norse Lands fulfills an ambition of ours that has been building for a long time. The fiercely strong culture of the Norse from the Viking era feels like such a strong fit to the design of Kingdom. We really have had a blast putting it together. The Conquest Update pulls from all the feedback you have made and our learnings during development. Its improvements make this the best time ever to play Kingdom Two Crowns, whatever setting you choose, for new players and seasoned Monarchs. To say we are excited to bring all this to you hardly describes the feelings. Here are a few thoughts from the game's director, Gordon Van Dyke on the development journey. Norse Lands is the culmination of so much effort and exploration into everything that makes up Kingdom. A special partnership came together for the work between Fury Studios and Stumpy Squid, with the support of Raw Fury publishing. Above all, the love and support of the Kingdom community inspired us every day. Without this we could not have persevered to reach this triumphant moment for Kingdom Two Crowns. We hope all that love and passion shines through when you play and brings some joy into everyones lives. Now, go forth, Monarchs, and conquer! And if you want to conquer together, because everyone knows co-op is awesome, check out this helpful post for two easy ways to connect with other Monarchs. [previewyoutube=ZRdq_cMtms4;full][/previewyoutube] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1708680/ Dear monarchs! Heres whats new in patch 1.1.12: New biome - Norse Lands: Our first premium DLC is set in a domain inspired by Norse Viking culture 1000 C.E. Norse Lands is a full new campaign that expands the world of Kingdom Two Crowns with a unique setting to build, defend, explore, and conquer. In Norse Lands, players can look forward to unleashing abilities drawn upon from Norse gods, commanding mighty units, building Viking-inspired armaments, solving challenging puzzles, and facing a new enemy Greed. Citizen house: Do you ever find yourself cutting down trees around vagrant camps and then instantly regretting the choices youve made? No need to worry! This patch allows you to build citizen houses from the ruins of a vagrant camp. There, you can always recruit new citizens to defend your Kingdom at an increased price. Unit behavior changes

• Units will no longer attack portals unless ordered to do so.
• The Merchant will now payout at any time of day, but only accept payment to leave the Kingdom if it is safe.
• The Banker will now payout multiple times a day, so long as the player needs coins and the banker has coins.
• Archers will now only occupy the towers close to the border of your Kingdom or outside of your Kingdom. Additionally, they will no longer leave the safety of the Kingdom at night to try and enter towers.
• Speaking of Archers in towers: they now shoot further than archers on the ground, and they will hunt from the tower during the day.
• Up to eight Pikemen can now defend each border of your Kingdom.
• Vagrants will now turn into Peasants as soon as they finish eating bread. Rulers can still intercept them with coins to save on bread bills.
• Armored Greedlings are now stronger and tougher to defeat.
• Breeders now arrive on time with the rest of the wave, and retreat at dawn instead of dying.

• Fixed an issue where Blood Moons would clear incorrectly, leaving your Kingdom vulnerable and without defenses at the end of the wave.
• Blood Moons and recovery days are now consistent throughout the game, getting more frequent the longer the game lasts. We also added a minor Blood Moon at the end of the first spring, so youll get used to it sooner ;)
• Daybreak will no longer end the onslaught from Blood Moons and Retaliation waves. Your Kingdom wont be safe until every Greed has been defeated!
• Fixed lack of cooldown days after Blood Moons in the Dead Lands biome.
• Retaliation waves are not as punishing as fast, to allow Rulers more portal destruction action before being accidentally overwhelmed.
• Portal defense waves grow smoothly over time and become more difficult sooner. You'll need Knights to take portals in the late game because your Squires will die. Thats a promise!

• Ballista towers and catapults are now far more accurate and deadly.
• The Warhorse ability now triggers on your command and will not happen automatically when you sprint.
• We know you like to recruit a whole lot of archers and call it a day to feel safe and cozy within your Kingdom walls. Well, our designer Alan wants you to diversify your strategy with more types of units and towers. Your archer army may no longer stand up to the challenge!
• Decay should be more understandable and less punishing for heirs and returning rulers. Dropped gems no longer decay at all.
• Fixed an issue with challenge island data. Achieving the cursed crown in all challenges will once again result in your ruler wearing the cursed crown in the campaign.
• Implemented support for wide and ultrawide screen resolutions.
• Fixed an issue with Korean translation.

It's good to see you again Monarchs, we bring with us good news for those of you on Mac and Linux; the Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands demo is now available! We heard your calls and readied our armies, and now, before the journey can conclude in full on November 16th, you may explore these initial lands. Take caution, though, as the demo will exist only for a limited time. Tighten your reigns and trot on; this weekend awaits its new ruler.

Monarchs! The free Conquest Update arrives Tuesday, Nov 16th, bringing with it a host of updates and improvements to all the settings of Kingdom Two Crowns (original, Shogun, and Dead Lands). Once installed, all changes will be in effect from both new games and existing saves. Here are some highlights to get you excited for and thinking about your next reign. Firstly, the Citizen House. This new structure provides a solution for recruiting new citizens after clearing out a vagrant camp. Maybe you want to make a clean-looking kingdom. Perhaps you accidentally cleared around your last camp. Whatever the reason, vagrant camp ruins can now be rebuilt into a Citizen House. Once constructed, it will provide a ready source of new citizens, albeit at a higher cost. Next, Archers! We told them to stop wandering out to towers at night. While we were at it, we encouraged them not to man towers that were really far from the borders either. They'll now abandon towers that end up too deep in your Kingdom and look for something useful to do. We kindly instructed them how to take advantage of their height to shoot farther, and they'll also hunt from their tower during the daytime now, making better use of their spare time. Don't get too overconfident in their improvements, as an all-archer army might not stand up as well as it used to. Lastly, balance changes. Catapults and ballista towers have improved accuracy and damage (very satisfying in action). We refined the way Blood Moon and Retaliation waves work. They'll no longer clear incorrectly, leaving your Kingdom defenceless and vulnerable. Enemy waves will cycle between Blood Moons and recovery waves more consistently; expect Blood Moons to get more frequent as the game goes on. Greed now defend Portals with more fervour as well, and you can expect them to ramp up their response as you get further into the game: you're going to be needing those trusty knights! Those are just a few gameplay highlights that we believe will vastly improve your experience. On top of gameplay changes, we have tech updates and upgrades. Let's just say players with wide and ultrawide monitors will get an improved overview of their Kingdom. Monarchs, prepare to reign over your best Kingdom ever. Until next time, safe travels.

Welcome royalty, one and all. Dismount and take a seat by the hearth where we shall tell tales of adventures past. Hopefully, you will be wiser once you leave. We want to thank you for taking this journey; you and 10,000 new travellers have quickly entered our lands!
We really hope you'll enjoy what you see and, if so inclined, make the journey to our Norse Lands on the 16th of November. Perhaps even take a peek at what's in store with our game demo. Not ventured forth but are interested? Well... There's a 60% sale on steam right now; what would be a better time than now to check it out, especially with Norse Lands out next week. If you don't wish to go alone, invite a friend. Two Crowns can be played co-op; share your experiences together. Looking for folks to play with? Well, look no further as we'll be setting up a system on our official Discord where you will be able to create chat and voice rooms for your session and ping folks who're interested in playing. More information on how this will work will be released later this week. You can check out our tomes of knowledge on our events page (especially if you're hungry for more details about Norse Lands and The Conquest Update). We welcome you to share with us your excitement on the Steam forums and across social media. Until we talk soon, safe travels.

Norse Lands

Conquest Update

For Norse Lands we wanted the monuments to feel more epic and fantastical. The pixel art for these by Franek breathes life into this in such a special way!

No fancy GIFs, no trailer, no screenshots to try and sell you on hype. Instead, download the Demo for Norse Lands yourself, tell a friend, tell randos on the net. Just play it, enjoy it, and prepare for the full version!

In this entry well look at the big change to the way vagrant camps work across all Kingdom Two Crowns lands in the upcoming Conquest Update! Spoiler alert, no more getting stuck without a source for new citizens.
For the Norse Lands DLC we created a new building called the Citizen House. It played so well that decided it had to be available in all the lands. Start a new campaign once patched with the Conquest update and it will be there. So, what is the Citizen House? If a vagrant camp gets cleared, it leaves a new set of ruins. Send the builders in to reconstruct to get a Citizen House. Once built, it produces citizens, up to three total living there at a time, that can be hired for a price. And theres the catch. They will cost you a pretty piece, and they take longer to appear. The existing strategy of saving vagrant camps still works and may even be preferred. But no longer will Monarchs find themselves unable to acquire new units should they expand past the last camp.
As a small bonus, vagrants that eat bread from the Baker Tower will now immediately become citizens. Of course, you can still actively intercept them and drop coins to save on bread, but it's a smoother experience overall. And now all free vagrants will make their way back to a camp to hang out. Camps can now hold an unlimited number of vagrants awaiting your call.
Next up, balance improvements!

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The main goal of balance in Kingdom is to both ease inexperienced players into the game's mechanics while providing a challenge for veteran players who are trying to accomplish feats. It's important that the player feels like their actions matter, their choices matter, and they can see their impact on the game. Finally, balance sometimes means smoothing out rough edges in designs that are complex or difficult to grasp. Complexity in Kingdom comes from the interaction of systems, and we strive to keep each individual system simple on its own. We try to avoid dominant strategies, both because it makes the game dull to only have one way to win, but also because it fails to reward player creativity.
With the Conquest Update, we've made a large number of small changes to give the whole game a refresher, not just the upcoming Norse Lands content. In Kingdom Two Crowns we introduced decay, a penalty that reflects the erosion of your kingdoms (loss of citizens, walls crumbling) while the ruler is in another land or the loss of your crown. In the coming update, you'll see changes to the way that Decay works, but also ease some of those rough edges in the current system. For example, while losing a reign will result in a big amount of decay, an island with many high-level walls will see more units remain active. And units like Pikemen that previously would always disappear, now decay gradually, like other units. Finally, we've fixed bugs that caused Gems to disappear when you died in a cave attack, or if they were left on the ground on another island. Taken together, all of these fixes and changes make Decay from losing a Crown or staying away from a location less punishing if you have built your Kingdom(s) strategically. The intent is to better reward players for sticking with it and picking up where they left off, rather than feeling like its no better than starting a new Campaign. But beware, late in a campaign Decay can still result in some real damage, so plan well Monarchs! Next week well discuss Beggar Camps.

Behold your future Kingdom of the North!

Join us for a beautiful first look at the cold north! In celebration of The Indie Houses we'll be streaming Norse Lands! Tune in right here on the Steam Store page! https://store.steampowered.com/app/701160/Kingdom_Two_Crowns/

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Join us in revealing some new art for the future of Kingdom Two Crowns! Anyone can participate in solving this jigsaw puzzle - join us by clicking the link below: https://tinyurl.com/kingdomtwocrowns-puzzle

Join us tomorrow for an official Kingdom Two Crowns announcement kicking off at 15:00 CEST (6am PDT) with a community event.

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Dear Monarchs, Summer is here, a magnificent opportunity to roam mysterious lands, experience majestic vistas and inspect ones realm! It is also an opportunity to enjoy Kingdom Two Crowns and all its add-ons and Challenge Islands. During the Steam Summer Sale, which runs from June 24th through July 8th 2021, Kingdom Two Crowns is available to buy at a regal 40% discount! During this time, everyone is also welcome to tune in to the games Steam page to check out a broadcast hosted by the games lead monarch, Gordon Van Dyke. Youll get an overview of Kingdom Two Crowns, insights into the underlying mechanics and, a few pro tips and tricks to help deepen your understanding of playing the game. We hope to see you there and that you enjoy the show!

Dear monarchs! Heres whats new in this update:

• Fixed an issue that caused the game to freeze on a black loading screen.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the player from controlling their ruler on Challenge islands.
• Fixed an issue in the campaign that prevented some players from selecting islands when sailing away.
• Fixed an issue that caused the island underbrush to move in front of other game layers.
• Encouraged the samurai to start picking up coins again.
• Had a serious talk with the ninjas, who will no longer attack portals in their free time.
• Improved controller detection.
• General bug fixes.

Dear monarchs! As part of our ongoing campaign to resolve issues introduced in the Never Alone Update, we've rolled out a new patch to the beta-branch for Kingdom Two Crowns. Heres whats new in this update:

• Fixed an issue that caused the game to freeze on a black loading screen.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the player from controlling their ruler on Challenge islands.
• Fixed an issue in the campaign that prevented some players from selecting islands when sailing away.
• Fixed an issue that caused the island underbrush to move in front of other game layers.
• Encouraged the samurai to start picking up coins again.
• Had a serious talk with the ninjas, who will no longer attack portals in their free time.
• Improved controller detection.
• General bug fixes.

News from the north, my leige. Elisabeth from Raw Fury and Gordon from Stumpy Squid are BACK! Tonight on both Steam and Twitch, the two will be taking us through the newest challenge island, Trade Routes. Join us at 19:00 CEST for some Kingdom antics.

Dear monarchs! Heres whats new in this update: Fixed an issue that prevented players from buying squires and ronin when playing on an older save file. Fixed an issue that caused developed islands to reset completely upon the players return. Those of you affected by the bug may find that your current ruler will have a hard time surviving the greed on a reset island, but everything should continue as usual once your heir claims the crown. Fixed an issue that caused the player to be stuck in a looping loading screen.

Dear monarchs! Our developers have been working hard to resolve the issues that were introduced with the Never Alone update released on April 20th. We have now uploaded a hotfix to the public-test branch. Eager monarchs who want to help us test this hotfix and get back to playing can now access that branch and try it out. This branch contains the fix to two issues that is currently affecting all players. Here are the notes for the update:

• Fixed an issue where players loading older saves could not buy squires or ronin at the castle shield shop.
• Fixed an issue where players would lose all progress upon returning to a previously developed island.

We previously mentioned we are addressing some issues that went live with the Never Alone update and while we're still investigating and assessing the situation for the current ongoing problems, we aim to set a beta patch live tomorrow on PC and will post a larger status update for all the platforms when we do. Sorry for the issues currently plaguing the realm.

We have received word of major issues affecting many players after the latest update - Never Alone. The team here at Raw Fury, Fury Studios and StumpySquid are doing everything they can to get a fix together as soon as possible. In the coming days and weeks, we'll deliver a number of patches to the beta branch on steam, with a goal to push them live as soon as possible - beginning as early as next week. The first of these patches will focus on the "shield" issue preventing players from progressing and the subsequent fixes will address other issues as fast as we can fix them. For those of you that are affected by save games that you can't continue, our recommendation is that you start a new game in a new save slot, or try the new challenge island until it's safe to return to your old kingdom. When the fixes are rolled out, we will communicate which issues are affected and if it's possible to get back to ruling your old saves. We're truly sorry about the frustration this has caused, but hope that we can get everything up and running again as soon as physically possible. Please keep an eye out on our usual channels for more communications around the updates, as and when they happen.

Dear monarchs! Heres whats new in this update: Challenge Islands co-op mode: Kingdom Two Crowns now lets you tackle all Challenge Islands together with a friend via local or online multiplayer. And speaking of Challenge Islands New Challenge Island - Trade Routes: Take on a new challenge set on two sister islands once connected by a great bridge that has now been severed. Your mission is to help restore both islands to their former glory and defeat the Greed! Winter update: We know that cold winters are sometimes slow and hard to endure, so weve made them a little more interesting for you. You will now find more deer and berry bushes when winter comes, and the Farmers are more ready than ever to help keep your snow-covered kingdom afloat! Increased island diversity: Your kingdom just grew larger! You will find more variety in bridges and clearings and you might even get lost in the deep, dark forests of Kingdom. Unit and Mount improvements

• The Knight Statue has been redesigned! Knights will no longer jump to their deaths - instead, Knights and Squires (and Samurai and Ronin) now gain faster attacks and can carry more coins when the Knight Statue is activated.
• Sent the Shinobi back to the dojo for some extra training. They will now fight better, smarter and harder!
• Had a talk with the Pikemen about their timing. They will now arrive at the outer walls in time to fight the Greed.
• The dog will now take shelter behind the ruler when the greed are nearby.
• Workers will now properly go back to work on jobs they abandoned after a Greed attack.
• The War Horse has improved stamina and speed.

• Improved the weather states in all biomes.
• The Ruler Shrine in Dead Lands now always appears close to the Campfire - and weve also added a new visual effect when changing rulers!
• Added new audio cues to signal the start of a new day.
• Several bug fixes and performance improvements
• Bug fixes and improvements for multiplayer
• Catapults and Portals are now correctly synced for both players.

The Never Alone update is coming on April 20th, bringing with it cooperative play to challenge islands as well as a whole new challenge, "Trade Routes"! To celebrate, we've put together a trailer to highlight some of the things we think you'll be most excited by. [previewyoutube=CoelADUQ_3U;full][/previewyoutube]

Come one come all as Elisabeth and Gordon are back with more Kingdom! Join us RIGHT NOW at twitch.tv/rawfurygames

Besides Coop in Challenge Islands mode there are even more surprises, here's a teaser image for one now...
P.S. April Fools, it's not Friday, but we're sharing anyway.

Hi Everyone! Friday last week, we had a Stream to announce we're adding Coop to Challenge Islands! Check the pics for a sneak peek!

P.S. The lava on Skull Island glows now! Jus' sayin'!

Elisabeth from Raw Fury and Gordon from Stumpy Squid revealed co-op challenge islands from the upcoming update to Kingdom Two Crowns, during the Steam Remote Play Together event on Friday. If you missed the original stream, you can catch it here!

Monarchs! I bring urgent news from the House of Fury. On Friday 26th March, Elisabeth from Raw Fury and Gordon from Stumpy Squid want to show you all a new feature from an upcoming update to Kingdom Two Crowns, right here on Steam! To celebrate the Remote Play Together event, as well as our latest update, the pair will be showing you this exciting new feature and Gordon will be diving into some never-before-seen concepts and design insight that have driven and shaped the game! So tune in, bring your popcorn, questions and ideas and join us for what should be a pretty fun time. Don't forget to set a reminder, to get a notification when we are about to go live!

It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you, without a strong gif to look at! So, what is this dark Sakura tree doing in Dead Lands?

Dear monarchs! Here's what's new in the latest patch:

• The Queen and King from Kingdom: New Lands are now available as rulers in the medieval setting!
• The dog now remains loyal to the ruler that released it in co-op. Good doggo!
• Fixed a multiplayer bug that could cause background forest to remain even after cutting down trees
• Fixed a bug where the catapult would face the wrong direction in multiplayer. Who said cool guys don't look at fire barrel explosions?
• Iron walls will no longer turn into stone after being punched by a breeder
• Kingdom account will now remember if you declined to log in, and won't ask again. You can still log in via the account button if you change your mind
• When using cross-platform saves, the game now checks to make sure you are playing on a compatible version. So make sure to keep your game updated!
• Some minor fixes to cross-platform save synchronizing
• Performance improvements

[previewyoutube=fCRdMVCvTd8;full][/previewyoutube] To celebrate the release of the "Continue Anywhere" update for Kingdom Two Crowns, and as part of the month of Rawcember, we followed Gordon on a typical work day to see how he uses it as part of his busy schedule.

Dear Monarchs, Two years ago, we released Kingdom Two Crowns. A super ambitious project that took so much energy from us to create but has given more back to us than we feel we deserve. It was a crazy journey, with many awesome people involved, all of whom have helped carry the load over the years. And its phenomenal teams at Raw Fury, Fury Studios, and StumpySquid that continue to carry this amazing game, then and now. Without these awesome individuals, and all the ones from before, theres just no way this game would exist. So, Id like to take this moment to thank everyone that worked on Kingdom Two Crowns, in any capacity. Youre all amazingly talented and your passion and love is forever embodied in Kingdom Two Crowns. All of us who are still here right now, love you for all your contributions. Ill say an equal, actually an even bigger, thank you to our extraordinary community that has supported us over these past years. Youve stuck by us and were tremendously grateful for your love and support. Your continued feedback and love for Kingdom Two Crowns is inspiring to us, a driving force for our continued efforts to make it even better. Now, Id like to take you on a trip down memory lane and share some of the highs, as well as some of the lows, of our Kingdom Two Crowns journey. How weve dug in to overcome the challenges and recognize the successes weve accomplished. So, what is that story? Well, lets go back, waaaaaaay back! Even before we released the first Kingdom back in 2015, coop play was a very early feature idea that we really wanted in the game. At that time however, it just wasnt possible for us to do it since our team was tiny. Were talking like, twoofus tiny. About a year later, August 2016, we added Kingdom: New Lands to the world and people really enjoyed it, which was great to see. But those early discussions of coop we had held always stuck with me. I loved the idea of a game like Kingdom being a shared experience, so I never let go of wanting to do it. Then, one day the Nintendo Switch launched, and that event really cemented my desire to make a coop version of Kingdom. After I pitched coop, our first thought was lets just do an expansion of New Lands and call is Kingdom: Two Crowns. Notice the colon in the title there? Yeah, that disappeared later, but has its own story! Anyway, we set out with that idea in mind and even made a trailer for the launch week of the Switch, to have the game at their Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase. And as you can see in that trailer, we presented it as exactly that: a coop expansion. As we dug deeper into the creation of our awesome co-op feature, and really tried to make it work, we started realizing that this would take more effort than we had thought and decided to go full speed on creating a fully new experience allowing us to really design the game around coop, instead of just adding coop on top. This paved the way to creating the Campaign mode to build a coop experience that was more forgiving, player two could hop in and out, allowed players to travel between multiple kingdoms, and when they lost their crown returning as an heir. Then we realized we wanted to explore new settings like Japan, the idea came up we should have themed challenges so keep the roguelike heritage of the original Kingdom, and so much more inspiration flowed, and ideas came to us in a nearly endless stream! Our release date, December 11, 2018, was coming up fast though. We did our very best, working our hardest to get this amazing coop Kingdom game and all the other wonderful additions finished for release. And we did get it in, but not to the quality we had hoped. Players saw the potential, but we knew we had made some mistakes along the journey to release. When the game came out user reviews were harsh, but given what we already knew in our hearts they were fair. At first, we were crushed. We had tried, really tried, so hard to do our best. It was clear we had missed the mark. We decided, however, that it was absolutely not going to be the end of the road for us. So, we took in all the feedback, rolled up our sleeves, and went right back to work with one goal: we were going to improve this game and get it to the quality level we knew it could and should be. Fast forward two years to today, and I really feel weve gotten close to achieving that. We released Challenge Islands that brought back roguelike crown loss in unique and cool themes to challenge our most hardened Monarchs. We then added a new setting Dead Lands that added abilities to rulers for the first time ever. Perhaps most importantly, we have made huge progress in fixing our online coop. Following all this effort to improve Kingdom Two Crowns the user reviews show that you guys really appreciate our commitment so far but we are pumped to show you whats next. We think youll like it even more. Were still working hard on the game to bring new awesome features, and were absolutely still really focused on adding online coop to Nintendo Switch (I know, were so sorry. Its top of mind, always). More than that, were also creating even more new content for everyone to enjoy and excited to share this teaser image below. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you all again. Thank you for your tireless support throughout the years, its fantastic to have had you follow us as weve continued to grow and improve Kingdom. Well keep striving to be and do our very best for you, always. We salute you all, the Monarchs of our Kingdom! Sincerely yours, Gordon Van Dyke Design & Game Director

It's that oh so wonderful time of the year and Raw Fury is feeling particularly festive. For Rawcember 2020 we've got tons and tons of hotness for you including game announcements, game launches and deals on all your future favourite games! Keep your eyes on the Raw Fury social accounts for updates but here's a few things to kick it off!

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In 2020 Kingdom Two Crowns received two big updates; Dead Lands and Cross Saves! Vote for us to cheer us on while we work hard to bring you more new features and content in 2021 and beyond!!! kmule

My liege, we wanted to remind you that tomorrow is the first episode of Angelica & Gordons Co-Op play through of Kingdom Two Crowns on Twitch! In order to make things a little more interesting, we would like to ask you which Setting you would like to see them play! Medieval Shogun Dead Lands
To answer, simply post a response in the comments. We will tally the results and combine it with the poll on Twitter, then announce the winning setting on the stream! The Poll will close 1 hour before the stream on November 25th! And dont forget (in case you missed the announcement last time) tomorrows episode will see the Premiere of Gordons Love Letter video, so why not tune in to the viewing party alongside Thomas, the original creator of Kingdom!

Join Gordon & Angelica in a stream of Kingdom Two Crowns - This week with a special mystery guest! The stream begins tonight at 18:30 CET over at twitch.tv/rawfurygames

Dear Monarchs! Heres what's new in this update: Cross-saves are here! Kingdom Two Crowns now supports continuing your save on any other device or platform you own the game on. To enjoy this benefit you will need to set up a Kingdom account to make it possible for your monarch to find their way to the other device you're playing on. Improved multiplayer. Let's not get too technical, but we basically rebuilt a whole bunch of stuff that is going on in the background during a multiplayer session. Playing online with another monarch should be a much smoother experience from now on! Performance improvements on all platforms.

• Fixed a multiplayer bug where the joining ruler could lose their coins and gems while sailing away.
• Crowns being lost in multiplayer are now reflected properly for both players.
• No more infinite or invisible coins in multiplayer! Ka-ching!
• The pikes wielded by pikemen are now breakable. Pikemen work similar to ninjas and need to pick up new pikes after a certain amount of uses.
• Pikemen won't stab the ground anymore when fishing.
• Fixed issue where vagrants sometimes wouldn't pick up coins.
• Workers are a little bit smarter and better at escaping the greed during the night.
• The lizard has acclimatized and is now able to sunbathe in Dead Lands.
• Coins pooped by the unicorn no longer act weird in multiplayer.

• Known issue - Logging in to your Kingdom account for the first time during the tutorial may cause the tutorial to restart

A were alive signal to all Monarchs of Kingdom Two Crowns. Were working hard and cool news is on the horizon. Until then, heres a fun coffee cup we had made I GREED COFFEE!:

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Monarchs! An update has been made to Kingdom Two Crowns with some changes and fixes following the recent Dead Lands expansion. General bugfixes Fixed an issue with Gebel's bat transformation sometimes being cut short. The sound effect when upgrading the castle in Dead Lands is a lot spookier now. Large greed will no longer make any surprise visits during the daytime on Plague Island. Plague Island citizens taken by the greed plague now behave as intended in the Shogun setting. Graphics Shopkeepers were looking a little pale. They feel much better now. Fixed an issue where Miriam's whip could turn flying greed invisible. Have you ever felt like your world is shrouded in darkness after destroying a greed portal? Yeah, that might have been a bug. Praise the sun (that now rises once again)! Pikemen would sometimes flicker out of existence while fishing. This was extremely painful for them, so we fixed it. Coin slot visibility has been increased in split-screen mode. Multiplayer First player in co-op is no longer able to trigger the white explosion screen prematurely if positioned too close to the cave opening when the bomb fuse is lit. Disabling ""Allow online joining"" no longer causes the game to get stuck loading. Sometimes players would have different weather effects in online co-op, this has been fixed.

Dead Lands is a free update coming April 28th to Kingdom Two Crowns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOYDv0OjZ5c For the first time ever in Kingdom, players will not only be able to change their mounts as they explore and expand their Kingdom but theyll also be able to switch between four different monarchs, each with a powerful and unique trait. These four new playable characters all come directly from the gothic horror action-RPG Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and include Shardbinder Miriam and three unlockable charactersdemon hunter Zangetsu, summoner Gebel and alchemist Alfred. [quote] 2020 Raw Fury. All rights reserved. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is developed by ArtPlay, Inc. and published by 505 Games, S.p.A. '505 Games', ArtPlay, Inc. logos are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of 505 Games S.p.A. and ArtPlay, Inc. All rights reserved.[/quote]

Building a Kingdom has never been darker with the new setting Dead Lands taking place in a gloomy mystical world with eerie mounts and spooky forests. And for the first time ever in Kingdom, players will not only be able to change their mounts as they explore and expand their Kingdom but theyll also be able to switch between four different monarchs, each with a powerful and unique trait. These four new playable characters all come directly from the gothic horror action-RPG Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.

Miriam

Zangetsu

Alfred

Gebel

Kingdom Two Crowns: Dead Lands, does it support co-op? Damn right it does!

Since the launch of micro-strategy game Kingdom Two Crowns, monarchs have been building their Kingdoms in the classic medieval and feudal Japan-inspired settings. Now things are about to get darker and creepier with Dead Lands, a completely new setting that will change how you rule your Kingdom and overcome the Greed. Taking place in a gloomy mystical world with eerie mounts, building a Kingdom has never been more frightening than this!
For the first time ever in Kingdom, players will not only be able to change their mounts as they explore and expand their Kingdom but theyll also be able to switch between four different monarchs, each with a powerful and unique trait. These four new playable characters all come directly from the gothic horror action-RPG Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and include Shardbinder Miriam and three unlockable charactersdemon hunter Zangetsu, summoner Gebel and alchemist Alfred.
Published globally 505 Games, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was created by legendary game developer Koji IGA Igarashi and his studio ArtPlay. The cover illustration for Kingdom Two Crowns: Dead Lands, with Miriam riding the mythic demon horse Gamigin, is drawn by ArtPlays Mana Ikeda, who created the original package illustration for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Kingdom Two Crowns: Dead Lands is a free update coming April 28th to Kingdom Two Crowns. [quote] 2020 Raw Fury. All rights reserved. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is developed by ArtPlay, Inc. and published by 505 Games, S.p.A. '505 Games', ArtPlay, Inc. logos are the trademarks and/or registered trademarks of 505 Games S.p.A. and ArtPlay, Inc. All rights reserved.[/quote]

Late, but worth it! Sneak peak of the forest and monument of land one. Plus a sample of the all new music! Looking forward to taking all our rulers on a new journey soon! [previewyoutube=fA7fFrONB7w;full][/previewyoutube]

The team has worked incredibly hard this past week, but we still wanted to share something. Heres a tease of the new setting selection with the free DLC update. And some shameless promotion, dont forget to pre-order on mobile!

A Blazon of arms is worth a thousands words, or at least a millions combinations! Start imagining your new Blazon in the meantime!
Bonus: Time to take down those infectious Greed Portals, again!

Kingdom Two Crowns #FridayShareDay: We guess the ruler of the past must not have built their Lighthouse!
And here's last week's #FridayShareDay. The chickens got jinxed by Friday the 13th. Winner Winner Coin Dinner!
And as a bonus let's get cosy for the weekend. Always nice to have a campfire to huddle around in the darkest of forest.
Finally, some behind the scenes. Switching from 2D to 3D when working on the game.

Sorry for the delay: Oh my, farming has never looked so cool and the forest so dark!
Working on some cool new stuff, heres a sneak peak into what the game looks like inside Unity.

Kingdom Two Crowns #FridayShareDay: See a flower, pick it up -eat it- and all the day you'll have good luck! What am I?
Bonus: Okay, who let the roosters out?

What does one do to end up imprisoned in Kingdom Two Crowns? Share your theories on why this innocent, or guilty, man was caged!

#FridayShareDay: In the dead of the night a fearless creature takes flight...

We get a lot of questions when the mobile version of Kingdom Two Crowns is coming. We dont have a firm release date yet, but rest assure its not far away (about a couple of blood moon cycles). There's a lot of effort put in the mobile version like updating touch controls and new features. We know that the development been taking some time and that many of our Steam monarchs want to dive into the game when you're not in front of your computer. Since its #FridayShareDay we have a treat for you! This is a sneak peek of Tabletop Coop! Youll be able to play regular stacked coop when sitting next to your fellow monarch, but in case you sit across from each other, youll be able to play a custom mobile and tablet sky-to-sky feature that we call Tabletop Coop! This is just one of many cool new things coming soon to Kingdom Two Crowns on iOS and Android. [previewyoutube=rfn0nFP93CU;full][/previewyoutube]

It's Kingdom Two Crowns #ThursdayBloopers again. Seems something went afowl in the Keep, again! Lets not lose our heads over it though. P.S. the Kingdom team has been hard at work on something super cool. Stay tuned for #FridayShareDay tomorrow!

• Fixed issue with save files becoming corrupt after updating to Challenge Islands Update.
• Solved several crashes that occurred in online multiplayer. Turns out the Pikemen where cursed.
• Took care of issues related to masked Greed and the Crown Stealer that sometimes resulted in crashes.
• No longer getting indefinitely stuck on the boat while waiting for hermits. Theyre slow, but not that slow.
• A bunch of general fixes to improve stability.

When we developed Kingdom Two Crowns we set out to continue building upon the micro strategy experience. Besides adding the campaign mode and introduce a new setting with the Japanese inspired Shogun at launch, we also added a cooperative mode where two monarchs could work together locally or online, dropping in or out at will. The struggle to build your kingdom need not be ventured alone. And with that we encouraged all monarchs to be brave, for in the end Two Crowns shall reign stronger than one!

The Kingdom series is celebrating its 4th anniversary on October 21st! It all started with Thomas van den Berg wanting to learn animation. His first goal: animate a horse. From this task spawned new goals, such as putting somebody on top of the horse, and giving them things to do and interact with. The person became a monarch. The land became populated with people, one thing kept leading to another, and soon Kingdom was born. Since its inception, the Kingdom series has grown beyond our wildest imagination with over 6 million units across multiple games and platforms. And this is only the beginning, for the path ahead, just like the sheen of a monarchs crown, is a bright one! Game Director Gordon Van Dyke has grand, or dare we say even royal plans for the series. Join Gordon and us on October 21st at 16:00 UTC / 18:00 CEST / 9:00AM PDT for a celebration of the past and the future of Kingdom with a livestream at www.twitch.tv/rawfurygames and on the Steam page for Kingdom Two Crowns.

We want to hear from you!

New Steam Library covers

4th Anniversary Sale

Attention monarchs! An update to Kingdom Two Crowns brings some changes to balancing and fixes following the recent Challenge Islands update.

• Solved several crashes that occurred when loading the game after the latest Challenge Islands update due to the addition of the Dire Wolf steed and it's cute little pup that corrupted the regular dog with tremendous jealousy in the campaign.
• Balancing of the Plague Island difficulty level to make it achievable.
• No longer becoming indefinitely stuck after dying in the cave.
• Corrected the issue where invisible wall sometimes occurred after it was destroyed by greed.
• Bomb no longer becoming stuck after purchased.
• Fix for map becoming stuck open when opening it whilst on island 5.
• Boar spawn should no longer disappear unexpectedly.
• Also fix for boar repeatedly spawning after initial spawn.

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Kingdom Two Crowns: Challenge Islands represents the greatest challenge ever seen for hardened veteran monarchs. Can you survive long enough to claim the Gold Crown? [previewyoutube=akoaXl7ufXs;full][/previewyoutube] Kingdom Two Crowns: Challenge Islands is a free update. There are three different Challenge Islands to begin with, each tailored for the lonesome monarch as theres no co-op to help lighten the burden of the difficult challenges ahead. We plan to add additional Challenge Islands further down the road.
With the new Dire Wolf mount as your aid, protect its pup at all costs. No crown, no monarch. No pup, no monarch! Now build the boat and try to escape as you run to as many islands as possible before the inevitable.
Time is running out and you must destroy the Greed Lairs, thats right Lairs, PLURAL! With a Greed Lair on each side and several Greed Portals in between this challenge is fit for only the gods that walk amongst Monarchs. And dont forget about the volcano that is waiting to explode!
This land has been overrun and on the brink of succumbing to the Greed FOREVER! And now a fearsome pandemic is transforming citizens into Greed. The only thing you can do is try to survive as long as possible until your Kingdom is nothing but Greed. Can you survive the toughest obstacles to claim the Gold Crown on each Challenge Island? We doubt it!

Kingdom Two Crowns: Challenge Islands represents the greatest challenge ever seen for hardened veteran monarchs. Can you survive long enough to claim the Gold Crown? Kingdom Two Crowns: Challenge Islands is a free update coming on August 29th! These themed islands offer an alternative experience to the campaign with tougher roguelike gameplay and each with its own custom rules. Drawing inspiration from Kingdom: Classic and Kingdom: New Lands, each challenge takes place on a unique land with a single attempt to conquer it. If you lose your crown, you lose the game. Each Challenge Island has associated goals to overcome and rewards you with a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Crown when you reach their milestones. The acclaimed Gold Crown is very difficult to obtain, youll have to be a very strategic monarch with plenty of experience to survive long enough to even be within reach. These are truly formidable challenges for the most experienced of monarchs! There are three different Challenge Islands to begin with, each tailored for the lonesome monarch as theres no co-op to help lighten the burden of the difficult challenges ahead. We plan to add additional Challenge Islands further down the road.
With the new Dire Wolf mount as your aid, protect its pup at all costs. No crown, no monarch. No pup, no monarch! Now build the boat and try to escape as you run to as many islands as possible before the inevitable.

Time is running out and you must destroy the Greed Lairs, thats right Lairs, PLURAL! With a Greed Lair on each side and several Greed Portals in between this challenge is fit for only the gods that walk amongst Monarchs. And dont forget about the volcano that is waiting to explode!

This land has been overrun and on the brink of succumbing to the Greed FOREVER! And now a fearsome pandemic is transforming citizens into Greed. The only thing you can do is try to survive as long as possible until your Kingdom is nothing but Greed.
Can you survive the toughest obstacles to claim the Gold Crown on each Challenge Island? We doubt it!

Challenge Islands will launch as a free update to Kingdom Two Crowns in late summer. You will find a new Steed on one of the Challenge Islands in the upcoming update for Kingdom Two Crowns. What does it mean? We know for sure that it will be one of the greatest challenges ever seen for hardened veteran monarchs

Warning: Do Not Participate in this Beta if you're worried about losing progress or corrupting your saves.

• Dock Greed to less passive
• Blazon editor
• Shogun Blazon
• Denser feeling forest
• New Save Slot Art

• Foliage not correctly aligned in shogun biome.
• Emblem buttons still activated in blazon editor when playing in shogun biome.

• Potential fix for players experiencing broken save issues.
• Fix for boat getting stuck due to greed snatching hermit(s) right before the player sails away with the boat.

Warning: Do Not Participate in this Beta if you're worried about losing progress or corrupting your saves.

Dear Monarchs! Wed like to thank everyone that eagerly built their kingdoms spanning across many lands, each filled with secrets to be discovered. As your kingdoms expanded for each passing day, the seasons were passing as well. Eventually winter comes, which can be very harsh if your coffers are empty, making you hunker down behind safety of the walls as the Greed descend upon your Kingdom to pillage during the night. In the previous game Kingdom: New Lands, the intention was to escape the land with winter being the end state. In Kingdom Two Crowns however you must persevere through winter to spring and end the Greed. However, there is good news, the citizens have discovered new ways to be more active during winter allowing for more options to continue your plight against the Greed. Read below for more details:

• Hunting during winter: While the smaller animals go into winter hibernation, theres other animals that suddenly appear as the snow starts falling on the ground. But beware that you must first find this menacing animal deep in the forest, and once confronted its much tougher than the regular small game that roamed outside the walls of your kingdom during spring, summer and autumn.
  
• Foraging during winter: Since the farms cant harvest during winter, the Farmers have discovered foraging to bring in a bit of extra income. Its not much but every bit helps.
  
• Shinobi: Who says being a stealth warrior at night is all were good for?! During long nights of waiting in ambush the Shinobi came up with a brilliant way to pass time during the day instead of just sleeping.
  
• Introducing the Gem Chest: Those gems sure are a heavy burden to carry around while you explore for valuable upgrades to use gems on. Now you can lighten your purse and store the gems in a stone chest. This appears by the Wharf once youve upgraded your Kingdom to a Stone Castle. Storing gems is a costly business, so it wont be free for the Monarch to offload those precious gems.
  
• Other updates: In addition to the above theres also fixes and changes such as an upgrade to the Stable to make switch Steeds more affordable, improving appearance of shops on the edge of your kingdom walls as you expand, and optimisation of save data compression, to mention a few. We have also included Brazilian-Portuguese as a language option and improved the Russian text.

Sorry that we've been quiet. The Kingdom Two Crowns Winter update is coming later this week with new things to discover in everyone's favorite season in Kingdom, winter! Today we want to introduce you to the latest entry to the award-winning Kingdom franchise - Kingdom V:R! Become a virtual reality monarch in the definitive 2D side-scrolling VR experience. Combining the gameplay you know (and love), with the immersion of Virtual Reality. We've put a lot of work into battling the motion sickness from riding the Great Stag! Coming to any VR headset in 2021. Price depending on current cryptocurrency exchange rate. [previewyoutube=BGMIcwTJZlU;full][/previewyoutube]
Build (in VR)
Defend (in VR)
Explore (in VR)

Here is the change log for Patch 1.0.3 (r6673) ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE PUBLIC TEST BRANCH: Features:

• Added hunting during winter, not all animals hibernate.
• Winter is tough, time to forage for survival.
• Added a day time hobby for the Shinobi.
• Opening every chest, regardless of your coin purses capacity, is sooooo tempting. We designed it that way after all, maybe too well. But thats okay, we added a shady character who can take the gems off your hands, if you manage to find it.
• Adicionar o portugus brasileiro nas opes de idioma.

• Forge now spawns correctly.
• Added failsafe for rogue hermits which would cause it to become impossible to travel away from islands as the game was waiting for a hermit who never spawned to board the boat.
• Improved Russian language option.
• Fixed several Client purchasing sync issues (Squires, Forge and Bomb).
• Fixed several sync issues around island transitions.
• Fixed a few Multiplayer sound issues.
• Added save data compression.
• Improved appearance of shops on the edge of your kingdom walls as you expand.
• Fixed a number of graphical biome issues.
• Fixed an issue with the Horn Hermit tower in online sessions.

• Switching steeds in the stable is now more about strategic choices.

Greetings Monarchs! This is a long-awaited patch! We hoped we would be able to push this patch live earlier, but we decided to wait and get all the important bug fixes in before releasing. We plan to patch Kingdom Two Crowns more regularly in the coming weeks. We really hope you will enjoy this patch.

Features:

• Added Wharf Bell to the boat docks which allows the player to manually call citizens to the boat. Removing the feature that citizens are called to the boat as soon as its put in the water.
• Changed the notification of the crown stealer spawn.

Balance:

• Lowered the coin price of the ninja.
• Doubled the amount of hits the ninja can take.
• Doubled the amount of attacks pikemen can do.
• Adjusted speed of crown stealer so that they now stay with the pack of greed instead of running ahead.

Fixes:

• Fixed issues with achievements There is No Greater Ruler Than Thou, Their Saviour and Never Gives Up.
• Fixed an instance where the game could not save the progress properly thereby displaying an error prompt. Issue should now be fixed, and error prompt should no longer be displayed.
• Fixed an issue where the host player could get a soft lock when toggling Joinable state to off while a client player was connecting.
• Fixed so player no longer can get stuck in opening point of game if enabling online joining if there is no internet connection.
• Beggars should now spawn properly even in long sessions.
• Workers and archers should now perform assigned tasks properly even in long sessions.
• Hermits will now properly board the boat if they are purchased just before the monarch boards the boat.
• Forge now spawns as designed.
• Crown status in multiplayer sessions will now persists across islands.
• Tools such as the scythes should no longer bounce around for client players.
• Fix for Shogun Kirin mount turning into unicorn mount when switching islands.
• Client player should no longer get stuck in loading screen if accepting an invite from a host player which are in the tutorial.
• Thickets should now spawn properly.
• Fixed so that in-game music does not play over credits music when viewing credits.

Here is the change log for hotfix patch r6236 ONLY AVAILABLE ON THE PUBLIC BETA TEST BRANCH:

Fixes:

• Fixed issues with achievements There is No Greater Ruler Than Thou, Their Saviour and Never Gives Up.
• Fixed an instance where the game could not save the progress properly thereby displaying an error prompt. Issue should now be fixed, and error prompt should no longer be displayed.
• Fixed an issue where the host player could get a soft lock when toggling Joinable state to off while a client player was connecting.
• Fixed so player no longer can get stuck in opening point of game if enabling online joining if there is no internet connection.
• Fixed another case of corrupted save data.
• Potential fix for beggars not spawning in long lasting game sessions.
• Potential fix for workers and archers not performing assigned tasks.
• Hermits will now properly board the boat if they are purchased just before the monarch boards the boat.
• Forge should now appear as designed.
• Crown status in multiplayer sessions will now persists across islands.
• Tools such as the scythes should no longer bounce around for client players.
• Fix for Kirin mount turning into unicorn mount when switching islands.
• Client player should no longer get stuck in loading screen if accepting an invite from a host player which are in the tutorial.
• Thickets should now spawn properly.

Balance:

• Lowered the coin price of the ninja.
• Doubled the amount of hits ninja can take.
• Doubled the attacks pikemen can use.
• Adjusted speed of crown stealer so that they now stay with the pack of greed instead of running ahead.

Features:

Hello, Monarchs! We are pleased to announce that Hotfix Patch 1.0.1 is now LIVE! Please be aware that we know there are still issues that have not been addressed in this patch. We wanted to fix as many critical issues as possible prior to the holiday season, when things will start moving a bit slower. Thank you for your patience as we continue to improve your Kingdom experience. We would also like to thank everyone who has been submitting bug reports and sending in suggestions for what they would like to see in Kingdom Two Crowns.

Hotfix Patch Notes:

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where an infinite loading screen could occur if the connection failed when attempting to join a Steam friend
• Fixed an issue involving the Stables and multiplayer games (aka Steed Save Corruption) - this will also patch affected save data, so you shouldn't need to restart your campaign
• Added a fix for corrupted, almost empty save data, that was sometimes caused by having a connection attempt fail with very particular timing
• Fixed an issue that caused pikemen to fish double money when in an online game
• Fixed an issue that caused the bow and hammer shops to be unusable by the client, if they joined after the scythe shop had been placed
• Fixed that hermits would wander outside of the kingdom, searching for a place to stand, to their eventual demise
• Fixed that workers would also wander outside of the walls during greed attacks
• Fixed an unlock requirement for the 'There is No Greater Ruler Than Thou' achievement
• Fixed an issue where swapping steeds spawned by the Stables repeatedly in an online game could cause ridden steeds to move independently
• Fixed an issue with having hermits as passengers when a remote client pays to embark on the boat

Balance:

• Buffed the ninja, and reduced the hire cost
• Reduced a few steeds' ride costs (Bear, Stamina Horse, Unicorn/Kirin, Lizard and Warhorse)

Features:

• Added a way for players to manually dismount their hermit passengers (flip back and forth rapidly to expel unwanted hermits)
• Updated the credits

• Knights not attacking portals if player arrived in an intact boat
• Blacksmith/Catapult shop not appearing
• Items rotating when purchased by clients
• Difficulty to find co-op controls
• Bread from the bakery disappearing

• Allow your current game to load
• Open the menu
• Select "Campaign"
• Select a blank campaign save
• Enjoy the changes!

X-post from the Community Forums; to participate in the original discussion, see the original thread here. Hi Monarchs! We wanted to share some of the things we collected from your feedback so far that we will try our best to get in the first big update. This is planned to release early next year (2019). Even if some don't make the first Update we will get them in at some point. We have two big free content updates planned for 2019 and one more big QoL in 2019.

From your feedback

• Improve Winter experience
• Improve Hermit behavior
• Improve Ninja's value
• Make switching Steeds less costly
• Increase Pikemen health i.e. how many successful attacks they can perform before spear breaks)
• Add a way to recover lost gems
• Improve initiating Coop splitscreen experience
• Improve outer wall units shop location i.e. shops move outward with expansion of walls.

Already in Planning and very likely to make it into the QoL #01 Update

• Introduce the Challenge Islands
• Add SteamOS (Linux) Support
• Add Original Ruler DLC for all owners of Kingdom: Classic and Kingdom: New Lands
• Fix Knights/Samurai going on the boat instead of attacking the portal.

Legends tell of a group of isles ripe with hidden treasure, mysterious artifacts from a long ago civilization, and the abundant resources necessary to foster a burgeoning Kingdom. Venture forth, fortify your domain, and endeavor to tame these strange lands for who knows what lurks in the dark neighboring forests beyond your borders Welcome to Kingdom Two Crowns, the most ambitious entry in our celebrated Kingdom series which has been enjoyed by over 3 million monarchs. A brand new campaign mode, exclusive mounts and NPCs, and an entirely new feudal Japan-themed setting with its own unique NPCs and strategies are just a taste of what this latest installment has to offer. And for the first time, you can play Kingdom alongside a friend as we introduce co-op to the experience. https://youtu.be/GnqjjY38anQ Kingdom was the first game we ever published, a simultaneously wonderful and terrifying experiment as we ventured into indie publishing for the first time, and being able to continue building upon that inaugural success years later has been a dream. We hope that youll see the careful crafting and diligence weve put into Kingdom Two Crowns, it has a special place in our hearts and our hope is that it finds a little corner of your own.

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Kingdom Two Crowns is coming on December 11. This video takes a deeper look into the game. Game Director Gordon Van Dyke explains the many changes such as the brand-new campaign mode and inspiration to the drop-in/out co-op. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fRGBlt7Fik

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