Indie game developer Long Jaunt has just revealed the first trailer and screenshots for Norland, their story-generating city building sim game. Created in the spirit of similar titles like Crusader Kings, they say it’s meant to give off a Game of Thrones vibe.
Norland overlooks a large medieval kingdom. You’re in charge of everything, and have to spend your time putting out fires (both metaphorical and literal) while playing politics and the game of power to keep your butt on the throne. The game sounds pretty complex, with hundreds — maybe thousands — of individual AIs running around, interacting and causing trouble you have to clean up. Everyone has their own life, backstory and motives, from the stuffiest prince to the lowliest stable poop sweeper.
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Control your noble family by assigning tasks to all of its members.
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Witness how family members will build complex relationships between themselves through love, hatred, friendship, envy, jealousy, betrayal, and a lust for power.
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Punish criminals, take care of the citizens, and put down any bloody riots that may occur during your reign.
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Build your armies and defenses, then make decisions on whether to fight or ally with the other kingdoms
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Oversee power struggles, plan out your intrigues and secretly assassinate dangerous enemies.
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Make ambiguous decisions during events on the global map.
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Absorb knowledge and technology from books, rewrite them, or create entirely new ones.
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Build the production chains, raise the population, pay wages, put prices on the domestic market, and trade with incoming caravans.
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Experience different starting conditions for a unique gaming experience every time you play.
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Navigate through a simple and accessible user interface.
Norland is now in development for PC and will launch on Steam in the fall of 2022.
