Vertical Kingdom
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| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Game update | Updates and Fixes 14 Greetings, Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat again, ready to serve you. Here are more fixes and updates: · An alert message has been added when starting a game if a saved game is detected, warning that current progress will be overwritten. · The font size has been increased in various game menus and on cards. · Some texts have been enhanced with colors; these changes will be applie… | 15481719 | |
| Community | Dynamic Card System / Deck Boost Update Greetings, Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat again, ready to serve you. We've been hard at work preparing a brand-new update for Vertical Kingdom, and we're thrilled to share what's coming your way on August 19th! New Roguelite Feature: Every time you start a new city, you'll be presented with 3 random special cards—unique buildings that offer distinct resources and benefits. Choos… | — | |
| Game update | Updates and Fixes 13 Greetings, Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat again, ready to serve you. Here are more fixes and updates: · Upgraded the game engine from Unreal Engine 4.26 to 5.3. · Added click sounds to certain buttons. · Moved the create wonder icon next to the map icon. · Improved code to ensure Steam achievements function correctly. As I commented before many times, I greatly appreciate your d… | 15259665 | |
| Major update | New Difficulty Options & PixElated Fest! Greetings Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat again, ready to serve you. New Difficulty Options in Vertical Kingdom! Vertical Kingdom is gearing up to offer an even more personalized and challenging experience with the introduction of adjustable difficulty options! In response to feedback from our passionate player community, you can now choose the difficulty level for each journey y… | — | |
| Game update | Updates and Fixes 12 Greetings, Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat again, ready to serve you. Here are more fixes and updates: · Increased the point limit by 500 points when completing a city. · Fixed the incorrect projection of point loss due to leisure needs. As I commented before many times, I greatly appreciate your dedication to playing the game and for helping me gain visibility through your revie… | 14918993 | |
| Sale | Kick off your summer gaming with savings! Greetings Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat again, ready to server you. If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so. You can add the game to your collection for 20% off starting with the Steam Summer Sale on June 27th and ending an additional week after most sales end on July 19th! Since launch there have been a host of smaller updates and patches to t… | — | |
| Game update | Updates and Fixes 11 Greetings, Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat again, ready to serve you. Here are more fixes and updates: · Corrected English language throughout the game, improving explanations. · Added 10 Steam achievements so you can earn achievements for incredible actions. · Added Steam Cloud to save your games in the cloud. · Added information about the number of turns, the remaining turns un… | 14860358 | |
| Game update | Updates and Fixes 10 Greetings, Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat again, ready to serve you. Here are more fixes and updates: · Added variations for the small stone house. · Fixed combination issue with small stone and brick houses when they are in different buildings. · Fixed interaction of buildings with the forest, which created market stall details when it shouldn't have. · Added a "Ban Cards" menu… | 14712369 | |
| Game update | Updates and Fixes 09 Greetings, Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat again, ready to serve you. Here are more fixes and updates: · Fixed exploit with the event card "Glove" that could generate infinite cards in one turn. · Fixed some buildings that did not combine properly. · Fixed flags coming out of a house that sometimes connected to areas of the terrain they shouldn't or to the top of a waterfall. · A… | 14494656 | |
| Game update | Updates and Fixes 08 Greetings, Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat again, ready to serve you. Here are more fixes and updates: · Fixed Spanish translation issue. · Fixed issue where the woodcutter could not be placed above normal houses. · Fixed issue with the ancient book artifact, which, when combined with the library, could prevent discarding and block the turn. · Fixed placement of houses above the… | 14414970 | |
| Game update | Updates and Fixes 07 Greetings, Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat, ready to serve you. Here are more fixes and updates: · Added: Hearts are now displayed on the cards shown in the deck book, indicating whether they have been purchased or not. · Added: When a military building is installed, the military troops menu is activated. · Added: An icon appears when maximum points are reached. · Fixed: Placemen… | 14361270 | |
| Game update | Updates and Fixes 06 Greetings, Great Architects! Here is your High Technocrat, ready to serve you. During this past month, thanks to our community's collaboration, we've been able to address numerous minor issues and improve game balance. Below, I present the enhancements and fixes we've implemented: · The clinic card has been corrected to now display the health value it provides. · We've increased the security va… | 14333954 | |
| Game update | Updates and Hot fixes 05 Reduced the cost of workers in buildings that generate citizen needs. · Fixed the overlap of buildings that enhance other buildings so that the cost displayed in the projection adjusts properly. | 14126764 | |
| Game update | Updates and Hot fixes 04 A manual save system has been implemented in roguelite mode. With this additional feature, the game now includes three different save files, including the standard autosave and recovery save. This approach ensures that the player's progress is always kept safe and secure. | 14120828 | |
| Game update | Updates and Hot fixes 03 The values of the perks in the city's progress tree have been adjusted to make it easier to obtain park and public park perks, as well as other buildings. Additionally, the value provided by certain buildings related to citizens' needs has been increased. | 14120368 | |
| Game update | Updates and Hot fixes 02 A dual file-saving system has been implemented for the roguelite mode. Now, each time a new map is started, a file will be automatically saved in a different location. This ensures that in case of any error or corruption when loading the main game file, the backup file can be used to load the game from the beginning of the new map. | 14115481 | |
| Game update | Updates and Hot fixes 01 Hi Great Architects! First of all, thank you for your support and patience! Here is a list of little fixes and additions that I made in the last days. · Fixed the bug of quitting from the throne room that load an old map. · Three new market export cards have been added: wood, stone, and metal. · A button to load games from the tutorial has been implemented. · A button to unlock the 60 fps cap h… | 14102815 | |
| Steam news | Draw your cards and start building! Vertical Kingdom is out now! Although it technically launched yesterday, we wanted to share our heartfelt thanks to everyone in the community who has supported the game. Your reviews, feedback, and continued support mean the world to us and we hope you continue to enjoy playing Vertical Kingdom for a long time to come! 🃏 Draw Cards & Build Your City Raise towering cities using a card-based sys… | — | |
| Community | Vertical Kingdom is part of Steam Deckbuilders Fest! Hi everyone! We're excited to share that Dream Tactics is part of the Steam Deckbuilders Fest on Steam that celebrates card games where you can build and manage your deck of "cards" even if those cards aren't your typical playing cards from March 25th until April 1st! Don't forget to wishlist the game to keep up to date on any updates and announcements from the team! | — | |
| Community | Play the Demo During PAXEast! Hey everyone! I am excited to announce that Vertical Kingsdom is participating at PAXEast as part of our publisher, Freedom Games Booth. If you are at PAXEast, you can stop by booth #15096, and play our demo. As part of our participation, there is a free demo available for everyone to try during the event RIGHT HERE ON STEAM . Don't forget to wishlist the game so you don't miss exactly when we… | — | |
| Community | Get ready for some exciting news... Vertical Kingdom is set to launch April 15th! 🃏 Draw Cards & Build Your City Raise towering cities using a card-based system. Pick five decks each turn, then play the cards to build upwards. Manage resources like food, water, bricks, wood, stone, and metal, all needed to ensure the city has room to grow and play new cards. 🏰 Revive a Lost Empire As the Great Architect, it's your job to rebuil… | — | |
| Esports | Check out the gameplay in our developer stream! Hey everyone! The first stream will be broadcast on Feb 11th @ 11 AM EST! You can watch the stream on the Steam Next Fest page at that time. The stream is pre-recorded and will be looped throughout the duration of Steam Next Fest on our store page. If you haven't had a chance yet, make sure to play our free demo! It will be up for a limited time so check it out before it comes down on Feb 19th… | — | |
| Esports | Check out the gameplay in our developer stream! Hey everyone! The second stream will be broadcast on Feb 8th @ 1 PM EST! You can watch the stream on the Steam Next Fest page at that time. The stream is pre-recorded and will be looped throughout the duration of Steam Next Fest on our store page. If you haven't had a chance yet, make sure to play our free demo! It will be up for a limited time so check it out before it comes down on Feb 19th .… | — | |
| Steam news | Steam Next Fest Demo is live! Hey everyone! We're excited to announce that we are participating in the upcoming Steam Next Fest from Feb 5-12th ! As part of our participation, there is a free demo available for everyone to give the game a try during the event and we'd love to read your feedback on it through Steam Discussions or our Discord ! Keep in mind the demo will come down a week after Next Fest ends on the 19th. Duri… | — | |
| Community | Dynamic Building Hi! I apologize for the long silence. I was working hard on Vertical Kingdom. And you know, I'm very bad at marketing, so thank you for staying here. Right now I'm finishing the Sandbox mode and the Dynamic Building. I hope to show you a video of how the dynamic building works in the game soon. The idea is that you can build vertically and horizontally on certain buildings, and the building wil… | — | |
| Community | Demo Deactivation & Updates! Hello fellow architects! I'm going to be turning off the demo for now. I know this is sad, but don’t worry. This is actually a good thing! I am doing some major updates to the game and the current demo is not reflective of those changes. For starters, new graphics are being added to the game which I believe will enhance the experience for players. We are also adding a new feature…but I don’t wa… | — | |
| Community | Update of the Demo Hi Great architects! Hi! I updated the Demo with a new mode called Vertical Kingdom, this mode is a free mode, where the player can create a city without objectives and with more wide landscapes. I hope you like it! The idea for adding this new mode is let the player play at their own pace and learn how the game works, and if they feel that they want to try something more challenging they can g… | — |
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