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Kingmakers is a third person shooter and strategy sandbox where you get to unleash AK-47 onto medieval soldiers

Published: 17:26, 20 February 2024

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Kingmakers is a third person shooter and strategy sandbox where you get to unleash AK-47 onto medieval soldiers

We're certain that every gamer at one point in their life thought about how cool it would be to mow down hundreds of medieval soldiers with assault rifles and other modern guns

Kingmakers is a game from my ten-year-old gamer imagination and I'm absolutely ecstatic about it.

In one of the strangest but at the same time very exciting announcements, developer Redemption Road and publisher tinyBuild have revealed their new game called Kingmakers, which is described as an epic medieval sandbox with action and strategy elements.

I have to be honest, when I opened the press release in my email, I went straight to the trailer, without reading any details about the game and I'm not gonna lie, that trailer completely had me in the first half.

My first thoughts were "Wow, a nice-looking strategy with thousands of soldiers on the battlefield." But then an American pickup truck appeared out of nowhere and started mowing down dozens of medieval soldiers. What?

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But my biggest "What the hell is going on here" reaction came when I saw a fully geared elite task force operative coming out of the vehicle with a shotgun and an assault rifle. At that point, my excitement skyrocketed.

Now, leaving my hype aside, I owe you some details about Kingmakers since that's why you're reading this article. The official press release states that players will take the role of a special operative "sent back in time to war-torn medieval England with a vast arsenal of modern weapons". Your mission is to change the course of history and prevent the apocalypse in the future.

Kingmakers will allow you to build your own kingdom, grab guns and lead armies into massive battles that are simulated in real-time. Oh, and there's a co-op for up to four players if you don't want to play solo. Sweet.

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Here are some of the other key details about Kingmakers:

Change History and Save the Future: You’re the last hope in a dying world. Travel back 500 years to medieval England to change the course of a bloody war and, if you’re lucky, stave off the apocalypse.
Groundbreaking Medieval Simulation: Each battle runs as a fully real-time simulation with thousands of soldiers fighting simultaneously. Next-gen multi-threaded AI controls the decision-making and loyalty of every unit on the battlefield, combined with a unique procedural animation system for an unprecedented degree of character and combat fidelity.
Brings Guns (and a Lot More) to a Sword Fight: Use assault rifles, shotguns, grenade launchers, armored SUVs, bikes, attack helos, air strikes and more to make sure the history-altering goes smoothly. Put your sharpshooting skills to the test and wreak absolute havoc on the battlefield.
Command Your Troops in Battle: Seamlessly swap between combat and issuing orders at any time for endless strategic possibilities. Allocate legions of archers, swordsmen, spearmen, and cavalry, build fortifications, and plan your next move before diving right back into the fray.
Conquer Solo or Team Up in Co-op: Up to three friends can lead their own armies alongside yours in online co-op. Work together to break down the enemy castle’s defenses or defend allied strongholds against hordes of opponents. Prepare for an epic medieval multiplayer experience like no other.