King Of The Castle News

[p][/p][p]Hello, King of the Castle fans. Hope you and your Nobles are doing well. Flourishing, in fact.[/p][p]Just a quick message to say that our cosmic-horror solitaire-puzzle game Occlude has a demo as part of Steam NextFest.[/p][p]It's also got a shiny new trailer, featuring the voice work of Sally Beaumont, who voiced some of our King of the Castle trailers![/p][p]Go check out both the gameplay trailer and the NextFest demo here:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]And don't forget to...[/p][p][/p]

Our Steam page for Occlude is finally here! If you could do us a huge favour and wishlist our next title you'd help us immeasurably.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/Occlude

Occlude is a ritual disguised as Solitaire; a cosmic-horror card game with cryptic lore and sanity-shattering puzzles.

The game is a pretty different from King of the Castle. It won't have Twitch integration and it's singleplayer only, but it most definitely has:

• A cerebral, mind-bending story that's a puzzle in itself
  
• Deeper, forbidden lore unlocked by mastering the game
  
• A fun but achievable difficulty ramp up as you progress
  
• Slick artwork and design from the King of the Castle team
  
• The same "you've never played something like this before" feeling you got when you played KOTC for the first time
  

Which we think you lot will really, really love.


So go and check out our Solitaire game that is very much not a Solitaire game. I'll end with a personal note from me, Tributary's Studio Lead, Sam:

We're a tiny, tiny indie team who have struggled to make the games we wanted to make for a long time. Your support for King of the Castle blew us away and proved that you want weird, novel, and different games. And we want to make more of them!

By wishlisting Occlude and giving it a spin when it's out, you directly help us. There's no big stockholder or CEO with a flash car your money will go to, just a team of weirdos who love having people play what we make, and who use every penny and cent to make more games like King of the Castle and Occlude.

So help us beat the algorithm and give Occlude a wishlist. I'd hugely appreciate it. Thank you!


And if you haven't yet, go join our Discord. It's got both King of the Castle and Occlude sections, so you can find friends to commit regicide against while you use cards to break reality.

[h2]THE WORLD[/h2]
[h2]IS A[/h2]
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[h3]The past can be rewritten. You just have to play your cards right.[/h3]

We're excited to announce Tributary Game's next title, OCCLUDE, to KOTC fans, with our new teaser trailer and secrets to discover - If you are brave enough to find them...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/Occlude

Occlude is a ritual disguised as Solitaire; a cosmic-horror card game where the rules are obscured and reality is at stake. Play through cryptic challenges to reveal forbidden lore in this singleplayer narrative puzzle game for the terminally curious.

Don’t worry; you can always start over.

Fans of King of the Castle's world-building, narrative rewards in secret paths, and unapologetic uniqueness will love our next title, Occlude. It's a different type of game, but one we know will delight and frustrate you in equal parts.

We're also excited to be partnering with Pantaloon! Their mission is to "offer a pedestal to the bold and bizarre, and create a home for misfits", which describes Tributary and the games we make perfectly.

We've been huge fans of their work to date, and are very proud to join them as they step into publishing alongside other superb titles.

If you want to know more about Occlude, you'll have to find it - Breadcrumbs hidden throughout today’s announcements lead to rewards. Hidden channels in our Discord, our first Occlude lore reveal and much more can be all be yours.

All you have to do is find them…



Go to pantaloon.io/occlude to register your interest and get started.

If you haven't yet seen, our Discord has been revamped for this announcement. We've got new sections for both King of the Castle and Occlude, as well as a new onboarding and role system. Join us and claim the Obscurant role!

We'll also be holding a Q&A there tomorrow about Occlude at 8PM GMT - Check out the Events page on the Discord for more.



That’s it for now. Let us know how you get on hunting for secrets and we’ll have more for you soon...

[h2]THE PAST CAN BE REWRITTEN

YOU JUST HAVE TO PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT
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Since we unleashed King of the Castle on an unsuspecting public back in March, we’ve been overwhelmed and humbled by the response.

The streams, the massive public games, the enthusiasm from our Discord, the friendships made along the way (and in some cases, broken due to squabbling over a certain bear)… It’s been an extraordinary journey.

So first of all, a heartfelt thanks to all of you who have played. I can’t express how much everyone here at Tributary appreciates you - and we hope you had as good a time as we did!



But all journeys have to come to an end. Or, at least, to a point where you put up your feet and rest a while.

Although we’re happy with King of the Castle as it stands, we’d love to keep expanding it forever. But for various reasons, this simply isn’t feasible, so there won’t be any more major updates.

That being said, there will be occasional small updates in the future… Just don’t expect massive new features or game-changing mechanics. We will, of course, continue to fix bugs and provide support.

We love you all, our amazing fans. Thanks for everything. Making games is what we do at Tributary and we hope you’re excited for what's next - the second we have something to share, we’ll let you know!

If you want to follow what Tributary Games gets up to in the future, sign up to our new newsletter here.

Get ready to immerse yourself in captivating storylines with King of the Castle and other games in the Story Rich Mega Bundle 👑

Check out the bundle on Steam for the low price of $24.99 and experience the adventures that await today! 📖

🔗 Find the bundle here 🔗

Thank you all again for playing and, again, if you’re enjoying King of the Castle and want to help us out, please leave a review.



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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839880/King_Of_The_Castle/