Narrative RPG Suzerain gets a royalty-focused expansion and 2.0 update later this year

rockpapershotgun.com:

Developers Torpor Games have been teasing something mysterious over the last few months and they’ve finally shed light on their future plans. The acclaimed political RPG Suzerain is getting even deeper thanks to an upcoming paid expansion called Kingdom Of Rizia and a free 2.0 update called Amendment, the developers announced during this week's LudoNarraCon digital fest.

The free 2.0 Amendment update is set to launch sometime this summer, and it’s aiming to improve the base game, which was very good to begin with anyway. Previously, you'd lose progress based on wrong decisions in Suzerain, so the update is adding the much-requested Torpor Mode “which allows for manual saving after completing the game once.” Other quality-of-life features include world map integration and new interactions, although there’s more political scheming to be had with “more story content that delves into the constitutional amendment, Bludish rights, and former Presidents.”

The paid Kingdom Of Rizia expansion, meanwhile, is set four years prior to Suzerain and aims to expand the universe’s lore. The base game’s presidential leadership is being swapped out with a new system of government: the rulership of a monarchy, placing you on the throne of Rizia. The core loops remain the same, though. Geopolitical tensions begin to bubble up, forcing you to negotiate and/or scheme your way across neighbouring nations. Sounds like Kingdom Of Rizia retains all that was great in Suzerain while expanding it with new characters, situations, and choices. The expansion is arriving later this year.

With the extra additions incoming, the developers have decided to raise Suzerain’s price from $15 to $20 when the 2.0 update drops to “reflect the value that