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Band of Mercenaries
Band of Mercenaries is a couch one-hit kill respawning arena game in which your lives (respawns) are the mercenaries you hired. To win you can either be good on the battlefield or have money sense to make the battle unbalance from the start.

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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“I see this game as a long-term project. It features local multiplayer, with the potential to expand over time through the addition of new mercenaries. The campaign is also divided into chapters. My plan is to share the first few chapters with the players and gather the feedbacks along the way. This will help me refine the experience as I develop the remaining chapters, ensuring they meet the high standards I want to achieve.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“My current estimate is around one year in Early Access, but development could extend to as much as three years to ensure the game reaches the quality I'm aiming for.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version includes Chapters 0–3 of the main campaign, covering only part of the story. The full release will continue the campaign with additional chapters. It will also introduce one or two new mercenaries, more Conquest maps, and at least one additional chapter for the roguelite campaign.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“In Adventure Mode, the Early Access version includes Chapters 0–3 of the main campaign, along with the first two chapters of the roguelite campaign. There are 20 playable mercenaries available. All maps for the Mercato multiplayer mode are complete, and one map is available for the Conquest multiplayer mode.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“I plan to gradually raise the price as I ship new content and features”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Players will be able to share their feedback through the game's Discord server, accessible via a link in the main menu, or through the Steam Community page.”
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Planned Release Date: Q3 2026

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About This Game

Band of Mercenaries is a up to 4-player local arena game. One-hit often means one death sOoo... So you should better build the best team of mercenaries !

The game is designed around two phases: First you make your team, then you fight !

There are 3 game modes:

[SOLO / COOP] For those who crave a story-driven adventure where choices truly matter but also hunger for fast, decisive action!

You begin as two humble peasants at a turning point in a gritty low-fantasy world. From there, everything unfolds according to your decisions!

Your group shift as the story unfolds, and each clash is fought in brutal arenas where one blow can be fatal, though choose your actions wisely.

Step into a rich, morally complex universe, where nothing is black and white, and every path leads to multiple possible endings.

[MULTI] For quick games (between 15 and 30 minutes)

You fight in a region with 4 battles. Before each battle, you get your mercenaries in a betting phase. Mercenaries are presented to the players and they join the highest bidder.

Then you fight like every arena game !

The player or coalition (if you play with teams) with the most battles won is declared the winner ! To spice things up, losers get one more coin after each battle and additional coins can be earned at the end of certain battles if you complete optional objectives.

[MULTI] For longer games (30 minutes to 2 hours)

Players must manage their kingdom on a strategic map if they hope to gather powerful armies. This is how they can win the decisive battles because as before, battles are played out in the arena, so beware... strategy is not the only factor for success!

Their objective here? Basically to take the province of the other player's leaders, but some maps can help you win in other ways !

Global Features:

  • Solo/Local multiplayer modes to have fun alone or with friends.

  • 20 Mercenaries with their own unique play style (one more after the game is released, depending of players' preferences)

  • Fresh medieval/fantasy world

  • Pixel Art Animations made by hand

  • Two players can play on the same keyboard + controller support

Anyway, to cut a long story short,

Band of Mercenaries was intended to improve geek nights, parties with friends, social gathering and resolve couples fighting or conflicts between roommates, brothers and sisters or even citizens, but it now also allows you to escape from the real world for a few hours!

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Most of the images used in the narrative mode scenes were initially generated using generative AI and subsequently refined through manual editing. Generative AI was also employed to assist with the translation of the narrative text.

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

Band of Mercenaries contains violence, blood and gore.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7
    • Processor: 1.5GHz processor
    • Memory: 500 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Dedicated graphics card with at least 1GB of video memory
    • Storage: 400 MB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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