Kingdom Eighties News

👑 Kingdom Eighties launches June 26

It's been a long time since we revealed our first teaser. Remember that day last year? Kingdom was jumping forward in time, to the '80s?

We are so happy with how you guys have shown your enthusiasm toward the setting, the characters and new mechanics, and our little homage to Saturday morning cartoons and neon lights. We are grateful to have such an amazing community, so here's the announcement you've all been waiting for:
👑Kingdom Eighties launches on Steam on June 26th. 👑

We revealed a new trailer during the Guerrilla Collective showcase. Careful though: This music will live rent-free in your head from now on.

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And there's more: 👉👉👉Kingdom Eighties' demo will be available during the Steam Next Fest, from June 19th to 26th.

Get ready to defend your kingdom and save the town of Monarch, Campers, and help us spread the word out there. The wait is almost over!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040

Ask Anything to Andreas Hald, the composer for the Kingdom Eighties OST

🎶 Kingdom Eighties OST is releasing on June 8th 🎶

Join us on Twitch for a 1-hour Q&A session with Andreas Hald, the Kingdom Eighties soundtrack composer, this Thursday (June 8th, 10am PT / 7pm CET). If you have any burning questions, now's your time to ask! Send it to us using this form: We'll collect and select the best ones to be answered live during the Q&A.

Follow our Twitter account to listen to some snippets of the soundtrack (like this one). And don't forget to pre-save the soundtrack on Spotify: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/andreashald/kingdom-eighties-original-soundtrack

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040/

Kingdom Eighties Camp Stories: The Greed

[h3]Gather round campers and let us tell you the tale of an ancient foe.[/h3]

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A new Camp Story, this time focused on the long-time enemy in the Kingdom series: The Greed. Any Kingdom player knows them well, but in Kingdom Eighties both veterans and newcomers will get to discover hints from their origin and motivations for stealing the Crown of Creation.

Are the Greed a mindless army though... or is there someone pulling their strings?

Kingdom Eighties is a standalone expansion to the award-winning Kingdom series. A singleplayer epic adventure of micro-strategy and base building. Defend your town against the mysterious Greed, and discover the secrets of your family lineage!

Want to read more about Kingdom Eighties? Check out our recent blog posts:

Are you excited to learn more about the Kingdom series worldbuilding? Anything you'd REALLY love to see in our upcoming Camp Stories! Join us on Twitter and Discord and let us know.

Onwards! 👑

Kingdom Eighties Camp Stories: The Crown of Creation

[h3]Gather round campers and let us tell you the tale of a crown.

A crown so powerful that it could destroy monsters and give courage to rulers. This story is called 'The Crown of Creation'...
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Welcome to the first of our Camp Stories! In the next weeks, we'll reveal some bits of the lore behind the Kingdom games, as well as some of the new mechanics and features that Kingdom Eighties will bring to the table. Whether you are a veteran or a newcomer to the series, you don't want to miss these previews.

And we could not start in any other way than talking about the most important emblem of Kingdom, the object that we must protect at all costs: The Crown of Creation.

Are you excited to learn more about the Kingdom series worldbuilding? Anything you'd REALLY love to see in our upcoming Camp Stories! Join us on Twitter and Discord and let us know.

Onwards! 👑

[Sneak Peek] Recruiting the kids in Kingdom Eighties

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In this week’s blog, we're getting familiarized with Kingdom Eighties' take on a classic Kingdom mechanic - your loyal subjects.

As a ruler in Kingdom Two Crowns, you would grow your Kingdom by recruiting new citizens from encampments out in the woods. But in Kingdom Eighties, we’re shaking things up. This time around, your ruler is a teenage camp counselor that is joined by tiny, but brave, kids. So what kind of a town would Monarch be if there were homeless kids living in makeshift tents everywhere? Nah, we couldn't really have that. So we ended up choosing different buildings for each location. At summer camp, kids hang around outside their cabins, and in the suburbs, the playground is the place to be. Among the bustling shops of Main Street, you’ll find kids by the doorstep of the shoe shops - just waiting for adventure (that’s you!) to pick 'em up.

Here's where things got a bit tricky for the development team. With the recruitment buildings looking different in every location, how could we make sure that the player always knew where to find the kids? We needed a visual clue to help guide the players.

The solution came when one of our designers remembered something he used to see as a kid. Shoes tied together by the laces and tossed over power lines. A symbol for both celebration and rebellion - these stinky, outgrown sneakers were exactly what we needed. So if you ever find yourself in need of more kids to join you in the battle against the Greed - now you know what to look for!

But there's more! Let's talk about putting those kids to work! Not in a “child labor” kinda way, more of a "let's get shit done because the greed is invading our neighborhood" kinda way.

A new feature in Kingdom Eighties is that the kids will not only do things like build walls, shoot arrows or chop down trees. They are also eager to earn pocket money by doing chores around the Kingdom, such as mowing the lawn, taking care of dirty dishes in the mess tent, or pawning off old knick-knacks at a yard sale. Anything to earn a buck or two, no task is too small for the savvy kids of Camp Kingdom!

[h3]We will be talking more about the kids, the buildings, and what will make Kingdom Eighties a fresh new take on the series on our social media channels. Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter![/h3]