From Press Release:
July 4th, 2023 – Earthshine Games is thrilled to announce the release of the highly anticipated “Co-Op Update” for their acclaimed city-builder, Kingdoms Reborn. This latest update introduces a brand new cooperative gameplay mode letting players build a shared city together. Alongside the new update launch on Steam, Kingdoms Reborn is on sale with a 20% discount during Steam Summer Sale until July 14th!
With almost 400,000 copies sold and over 90% positive rating, Kingdoms Reborn has been very well received by its players! The new co-op mode introduces a unique gameplay mode, offering players to build a city together.
“I’ve always enjoyed playing co-op games with my wife and want to bring the kind of co-operative gameplay in a city-building game,” said Pun, Lead Developer. “So with this mode, I want to introduce a mode where friends can have a shared building experience together!“
With its engaging gameplay, varied visuals, and ever-expanding factions, Kingdoms Reborn offers a fun city-building experience for players of all skill levels. Don’t miss out on exploring the new co-op mode with your friend!
Key features of the co-op update include:
- Co-op Mode – Team up with your friends to strategize and build a powerful kingdom together.
- Unlock Achievements – over 30+ Steam achievements to the game.
- New Citizen Models – New citizen models for different factions bringing their cultures to life with their own distinct appearance.
- No Card Draw Mode – The new No Card Draw Mode removes the randomness of card drawing.
- Abandon City – Abandon City feature lets you restart your civilization without returning to the main menu.
- AI Dialogues – AI bots now engage in dynamic dialogues, adding new interactions.
- And much more!
Kingdoms Reborn is a city builder with simulated citizens, set in a large, procedurally-generated world. Grow a kingdom through the eras from a tiny medieval hamlet into a prosperous global empire! Choose to play solo, or cooperate or compete in real-time with friends in multiplayer mode.
Gameplay Features:
- Simulated citizens – Citizens are born, grow older, work, have their own children, and die. Keeping them happy and healthy is an important element of your city’s success.
- Seven distinct biomes – Experience a variety of large, procedurally-generated biomes in an open-world map.
- Four cultural factions – The Duchies, the Emirates, the Norsemen, and the Shogunates — inspired by Europe, Arabia, Vikings, and Japan — offer a variety of gameplay styles and cultures.
- Extensive tech tree – Research technology to unlock new buildings, bonuses, and upgrades.
- Era progression – Progress through four distinct eras from Dark Age to Industrial Age, upgrading houses and buildings along the way.
- Card system – Random action, policy, and bonus cards ensure two games are never the same, adding a layer of replayability.
- Multiplayer mode – Choose to play solo, or cooperate or compete in real-time with up to 12 players.
- Original soundtrack by Alistair Lindsay – The same composer who worked on RimWorld and Prison Architect.
Buy Kingdoms Reborn for 20% off on Steam until July 14th. For more information and updates, visit the official website, Twitter, Facebook, and Discord.
About Earthshine Games
Earthshine Games, founded in 2019, is an independent game development studio that created the city builder Kingdoms Reborn. The game successfully launched in Early Access on November 3, 2020, and it now has over 90% positive feedback on Steam with thousands of reviews!