Hello Stewards! Not every improvement needs to be a big new feature. Sometimes, the small things that make the game easier to read and nicer to use can be just as important. And, from a programmer's point of view, it is also nice to occasionally take a break from working on large features and add something small that can be finished quickly, while still making a noticeable difference to the gam…
Stewards, Thank you for all your support you’ve given County of Fortune so far, we can’t wait for you to see what’s coming off the back of all the incredible feedback you’ve given us throughout the demo. It’s time for the second video dev diary for County of Fortune, which is all about BUILDINGS. You can watch the full video version to this below, but without further ado, let’s get into the bas…
Hello Stewards! We know that moving settlements was one of the most requested features during the County of Fortune demo, so we made it one of our priorities. We have now added the option to move an entire settlement after it has been founded. Moving it has no cost or penalty. We do not want to punish players for a misclick, for choosing a poor location before they fully understood the surround…
Hey Stewards, It doesn’t seem long since we posted the last wishlist milestone, but here we are celebrating another one. County of Fortune has hit 150,000 wishlists! We keep saying thank you in our posts, but it’s because we’ve been so blown away by your reaction to County of Fortune. So truly, thank you to each and every one of you who’ve checked the demo out, given us some feedback, or taken…
Hey Stewards, Thank you SO MUCH to the over 120,000 of you who’ve checked out and played County of Fortune’s demo over the past few weeks. Whether you played 20 minutes or 20 hours, left us feedback, comments and questions – thank you so much for your support, it’s been truly incredible. As of today, the demo is no longer available to play – but fear not, this isn’t the end, but the start of an…
Hey Stewards, Thank you to all of you who’ve played County of Fortune’s demo so far! It’s been so incredible to see all of your comments and feedback. We put the demo up as part of Steam’s Next Fest, and it’s been so successful and one of the most-played during that week that we decided to extend the demo for a couple of extra weeks. All good things must come to an end, though, and after this w…
Hello, Stewards! Steam Next Fest may be ending, but the demo won’t be To the over 85,000 of you who have played County of Fortune’s demo so far: the amount of questions, comments, feedback and love you’ve given has been absolutely incredible, so thank you to ALL of you. It’s with all that in mind that even though Steam Next Fest is ending, the demo won’t be. We’ll be keeping the demo open for t…
Stewards, we have exciting news for you! County of Fortune has hit 100K wishlists! Thank you to all 100,000 of you who’ve wishlisted and the 55,000 of you who played the demo so far! Seeing all your comments, thoughts and carefully considered feedback has been incredible, so thank you to all of you. If you haven’t already checked out the demo, you’ve got until the end of Steam’s Next Fest on th…
Welcome to County of Fortune’s demo, Stewards – we hope you have fun building the county of your dreams during Steam’s Next Fest! Whilst you’re starting to build out your regions, we wanted to give you some hints, tips and answer some of your frequently asked questions about County of Fortune! What’s the game about? You are a lokator – a medieval colonizer and noble steward – given a blank stre…
Hello, Stewards, and welcome to County of Fortune's demo! You'll be able to play the demo from the 10th June all the way through until the end of Steam's Next Fest on the 22nd June. Come and join us as we explore the demo in livestreams throughout the week! What’s the game about? You are a lokator – a medieval colonizer and noble steward – given a blank stretch of kingdom to turn into a living…
Hi Stewards! Demo update 0.0.22 is live. Changelog: Fixes: - fixed possible Linux-specific memory leak and crash - fixed incorrect coastal tile count in the new settlement window
Stewards, we hope that you're enjoying County of Fortune's demo! As you're getting into the game, we wanted to share the first video dev diary for County of Fortune, which is all about settlements. Watch the full dev diary here: Settlements are the building blocks of your county. Instead of constructing individual buildings, in County of Fortune you found entire settlements and oversee their gr…
Hi Stewards! Demo update 0.0.20 is live. Changelog: Features: - added Italian, Mexican Spanish, Ukrainian, Turkish, Polish, and Japanese localizations Fixes: - fixed game soundtrack not playing - fixed unconnected road warning not being removed correctly
Hi Stewards! Demo update 0.0.19 is live. Changelog: Features: - added warning for unconnected roads - added slow automatic generation of free construction points Improvements: - added dedicated close buttons for builders, vendors, and ships - allowed windows to be closed by right-clicking anywhere Fixes: - fixed possible negative storage capacity - fixed inconsistency in missing product tooltip…
Stewards, we’re extremely happy to announce that County of Fortune's demo is live NOW! From now until the end of Steam’s Next Fest, you’ll be able to found villages, shape cultures, govern a whole region and build the county of your dreams. Watch the official demo trailer right here: What’s in the demo? You’ll be able to get your hands on many hours of content in the demo. Build your settlement…
Greetings, Stewards! The County of Fortune Demo will launch with support for 8 languages, with 6 more already on the way. At launch, the demo will be available in English, German, French, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. Additional localizations are already in progress and will be added in the coming days, including Polish, Ukrainian, Japan…
Stewards, we have exciting news for you! You’ll be able to get hands on with County of Fortune’s demo on the 10th June – that’s just two days' away! We’ll share more when it goes live, but for now we just wanted to make sure the date’s in your diary. See you back here on the 10th June?
Hi Stewards! One piece of feedback we repeatedly received during the beta was confusion about how settlement connections work. In County of Fortune, roads need to connect directly to a settlement’s square to become part of that settlement. In many other city builders, simply bringing the road close to the center is enough, so some players were understandably confused by this difference. To make…
Hi Stewards! Another small QoL improvement we added based on feedback from our beta players is new camera movement modes. Many of you asked for different ways to control the camera, so we added support for edge scrolling, mouse drag/panning, and classic keyboard movement controls. Hopefully this should make exploring and building your county a bit more comfortable :) More improvements are on th…
Hi Stewards! We have some great news to share today. County of Fortune has just reached 50,000 wishlists on Steam! When we started working on this project, we never expected so many of you to be interested in our game. Seeing all your comments, feedback, discussions, and support over the years has been incredible for us. So thank you. Really. A lot still needs to be done before release, but mom…
Hi Stewards! As promised, although with a slight delay :), over the next few weeks we’d like to show you several QoL improvements we’ve made based on feedback from our beta players. These are not huge changes, but together with new and reworked features they should make the June demo a much more pleasant experience. So let’s start with probably the most requested feature: settlement renaming. C…
Big news, Stewards! We are proud to announce that Nepos Games is partnering with Aquila Interactive to publish County of Fortune, which will be released in Q4 2026. County of Fortune isn't your typical city-builder! Instead of placing individual houses and creating a single city, you establish whole distinct settlements and guide them as they grow, specialise, and shape the land around them. Ba…
Hello Stewards! Great news, we’ve just passed a major milestone: our first public beta, and it went really well. The most important takeaway is that the core of the game works. The main gameplay loop and core mechanics resonated with the vast majority of players, which is exactly what we were hoping to see. That said, not everything is there yet. Some of the supporting systems didn’t land equal…
Hello Stewards! We’ve just released our first Developer Gameplay video for County of Fortune. It showcases the same build currently available in beta and offers a look at the current state of the game as we continue development. Enjoy your first look at County of Fortune, and feel free to share your thoughts with us. Please note that the game is still in development and everything shown is subj…
Hello Stewards! Just a quick reminder that our first closed beta is approaching! Applications are still open for active community members who want to help shape County of Fortune. Now with both Windows and native Linux support! As a beta tester, you will receive: • A County of Fortune Beta Steam key • Access to private beta-only Discord channels, where you can freely discuss, share feedback, an…
Hello Stewards! County of Fortune's development has greatly advanced, and now is the right time to involve the community more closely in the development process. We are opening applications for the first public closed beta and are looking for active community members who would like to help us shape the future of County of Fortune. As a beta tester, you will receive: • A County of Fortune Beta S…
Hi Stewards! As every year, we are taking part in Czech & Slovak Games Week. If you're curious about what the Czech game scene has to offer, take a look here: But the more exciting news is this. We have completely updated the Steam page for County of Fortune! New description, new gifs, new screenshots, a brand new trailer, and even our first developer commentary video. Take a look and see how t…
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