Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown hits early access in 2024
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PlaySide Publishing announced it will launch Zugalu Entertainment‘s strategy game Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown into early access in 2024.
The complex medieval city-building game with a real-time strategy twist is set to debut on PC/Steam next year following a beta release in 2023.
Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown puts players in the role of a ruler whose decisions will have a profound impact on the kingdom. With an extensive narrative event system, the fate of the kingdom hangs in the balance, determined by the choices made by the player.
Branden Sloane, CEO at Zugalu Entertainment, said in an interview with GamesBeat that your decisions will determine if the society around perceives you as kind or cruel.
“Thrive: Heavy Lies the Crown is a fantasy medieval city builder with RTS-style combat, where you really discover what type of ruler you’ll become,” said Sloane. “You start out neutral and, as you progress through your choices, you either become a benevolent or tyrannical ruler. And the fantasy element of the Waelgrim is always pushing you forward.”
As a ruler, players will have the option to lead with benevolence or tyranny, shaping the type of leader they become. The game offers exploration of mysterious lands, the establishment of a formidable military force, and engaging real-time combat to defend or expand the rule. Whether playing solo or with up to four friends, the kingdom’s destiny will be molded by the player’s will.
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