Ship ahoy! Angelica Norgren here, the game director. However, these days I might be more of a sea captain, who together with my talented crew is sailing towards the grandest DLC we’ve set out to make. Getting closer to our goal, every day!

*rolls out a parchment* Let's take a look at how we will get there!

We've already talked about how Mount Olympus will be off-limits until you have proven yourself worthy to the four gods; Athena, Artemis, Hephaestus and Hermes. Each and every one of them will have different quests for you. Complete the labors and gain their blessings to take on the final threat on Mount Olympus, a foe of truly epic scale. But surely, you cannot be expected to take on this challenge empty-handed?


After restoring Artemis's temple the player is guided towards a large island in the north-west, where gnarled roots crawl across the ground, a vast canopy of leaves filter the light, and thick trunks create a labyrinth that hides the most shimmering treasure.

Artemis' love for creatures of the wild is only matched by her love for archery. Also portrayed as the goddess of the moon, we can only imagine how she must feel about the red hue that has haunted the night sky ever since the mysterious Greed started appearing all across the lands. Both huntress and protector, she bestows our royal hero with a hunter's trial. Prove yourself, and you shall receive a generous gift that is guaranteed to aid you in the battle against the Greed.



The gods are not the only ones willing to lend a hand during your many travels. If you happen to come across peculiar long-forgotten, subterranean tombs out in the secluded wilderness, you can try holding out a few shiny gems and a newfound friend might emerge. These hermits are lonesome by nature, but for the right price they will share their highly specialized skills. Pick them up on the back of your horse and new, architectural wonders and strategic options will become available to strengthen your Kingdom further. The hermit house belongs to a certain mathematician with a knack for physics, as I am sure you can tell by the many trinkets and inventions. This hermit will allow you to upgrade your high-level towers to become even more powerful as ballista towers.



The next location we are visiting today is the volcanic island where Hephaestus' quest will take place. Hephaestus might not seem like an obvious choice among the ancient Greek gods, as he is not of quite the same fame as his father Zeus or brother Hades. However, as the god of fire and forge, Hephaestus is a master craftsman - one who builds for gods and mortals alike. We chose him to be part of the game because he represents one of the most important themes in Kingdom: building.

Build, Explore, Defend and Conquer. Without building, none of the rest would be possible. Only a true Monarch knows the importance of refined tools, sturdy walls and a fortified castle. Hephaestus's grand forge was rumored to be located inside a volcano, where the heat from the lava allowed him to craft the most magnificent weapons. Weapons a royal hero on a quest to save the lands surely could make good use of. If only there was a way to gain his favor...



The monument in the background on this island is one of my personal favorites in the game. Lodged between three active volcanoes, with smoke pillars rising towards the sky and glowing lava trickling towards the sea, the remnant of a gigantic cyclops can be seen. In the middle of the fearsome creature's skull, the gaping socket almost seems to be observing you from afar. If you look a little closer, two tusks can be seen just above the mouth. A fitting facial feature, considering how researchers today theorize that the cyclops myth was inspired by ancient Greek encounters with small elephant skulls - their craniums had a big hole for their trunks which might have seemed eerily similar to a single eye socket.

Before the heat from the lava becomes too much and the volcanic ash fills our lungs, I fear it is time for us to set sail once again. There are plenty more islands to explore, myths to uncover and powerful artifacts to shine light on.



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Dear Monarchs,

We're excited to invite you to our first Call of Olympus stream! Let’s have a look at the new DLC together, and set foot on the territories of Greek gods.

📍Steam -> Kingdom Two Crowns page. Sign up for the event reminders now!
🕰️ June 20, 5pm CEST

See you there!


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In Call of Olympus you will take on the role of a royal hero who sets out on a journey to defeat the mysterious Greed threat on top of Mount Olympus.

As it is a sacred home to the Gods, only a true hero will prove worthy of setting foot on the Mountain. The gods guarding it are finicky beings who are not easily impressed. You will have to go through great lengths (yes, go the distance!) to satisfy them all. Before you're able to take on the Gods' quests, you must find a way to communicate with them. Your first task shall be to rebuild the Oracle Temple and summon the Oracle.




In this blog post, I’m going to give you a sneak peek into the beginning of Call of Olympus.

First of all - we need someone to tell the tale. So we're going to revisit a familiar Kingdom element: the Ghost. A helpful ancestor in the shape of a ghostly apparition that has provided players with useful information and been a helping hand through the tutorial in previous campaigns. In Call of Olympus, we're doing things a bit differently - and we have given the Ghost a make-over & a new purpose (and yes, for our long-time fans: we are making updates to the classic tutorial ghost as well. Plus, giving you the option to completely turn it off!).



Inspired by ancient stories of the Delphic Oracle, a priestess who would relay divine messages from the gods to the people, we transformed the Ghost into our own Oracle. Through mystic messages and ambiguous verses, she will help the monarch understand the world around them and guide them through the challenges of their quest - if they so wish. Simply toss a coin to your Oracle at the nearest flaming tripod and your prayers shall be answered. More or less. She can be quite... enigmatic.

Once teamed up with the Oracle it is time for our Monarch to set sail and explore the world. You will quickly notice that the map is grander than in any other Kingdom Two Crowns campaign. The ten Mediterranean islands that lie before you hold plenty of mysteries, challenges and, of course, rewards to discover. The question is - which path will you choose?



Will you first worship Athena, Artemis, Hermes or Hephaestus and vie for their support? Each deity has their own temple, their own needs and grant their own rewards. We wanted the temples to be inspired by real life tholoi, but not to be straight up copies of the existing ones, so we combined different architectural elements to create our own unique temples nested in an abundance of symbolic imagery representing each god. For example, Athena's temple features sculptures of owls - her animal representatives, a library filled with scrolls to showcase her wisdom and apple trees in the background to subtly foreshadow the contents of the quest that awaits you. Seated in the middle of the temple, there is Athena's idol, a small golden sculpture you are tasked to retrieve before your journey can continue.



During your travels across the lands, you will encounter many mythological beings and creatures inspired by the ancient Greek mythos. Some even willing to come to your aid - for the right price, of course.

One such being, guaranteed to send shivers down your spine, is the creature lurking in the abandoned weaver's house. The building is overgrown with weeds and ensnared in silken threads, making it difficult to distinguish between tapestries and webs. This eerie setting draws inspiration from the myth of Arachne, the legendary weaver who dared to challenge the goddess Athena to a weaving contest. Outraged by Arachne's flawless work, Athena transformed her into a spider, condemning her to weave for eternity. Perhaps you, dear Monarch, can persuade this cursed weaver to lend you a hand?



This is just a small glimpse into the many new wonders that await in Call of Olympus. Keep an eye out for the next dev blog to get to know your divine benefactors a little better. The Gods are waiting!



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“Mysterious whispers, deep in nature's embrace

An ancient threat awakens in this wondrous place”

Hey there, game director Angelica speaking. Things are starting to heat up over here! Even though the announcement was just a small glimpse of what's to come, we have been getting so much positive feedback from you all. We can't wait to share even more!

While most of the team is very busy polishing those pixels to perfection and implementing new features (or ironing out a few nasty bugs) I was still able to convince our talented artists to take a moment and share their progress in this environment-themed development blog. There will be plenty of time for us to talk about things like the campaign, divine quests and new features later on. For now, in order to tell this Odyssey of our development adventure, which in time will reveal completely new and bigger threats, I would like to start from the beginning with the foundation - the world. What does it take to bring our Greedified version of ancient Greece to life?


More precisely, from sunny Croatia! Hello everybody, today you are greeted by some of the members of the art team. We are Sara and Valentina, and we will tell you a bit more about your Greek adventure in Kingdom Two Crowns. Living in Croatia was a huge plus for us while working on the Greece setting because we share some similarities with Greece, especially the natural coastal parts. Both of us could draw from our experiences of going to the seaside and capturing the natural beauty of this part of the Mediterranean.



We couldn’t solely rely on our experiences, so when we started working on the new Kingdom biome, we first set out to gather plenty of references for anything ancient Greek- related. We brushed up on our art history, relearned Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders, pediments, triglyphs, metopes, etc. We did the same for the vegetation, googling all kinds of flora that were present in ancient Greece and tried to learn more about them: olives, pine trees, juniper trees, oleanders, laurels, asphodel plants, etc. If it was in ancient Greece, it would be added to the game. That led us to the new Kingdom look which should evoke the feeling of a Greedified Mediterranean vacation. You will find yourself exploring dry forests with those iconic cicada sounds.





In the midst of the Greek forests there are small patches of civilization left, the mysterious statues by which the ruler can make their subjects stronger and increase their chances of survival in the face of Greed. Inspired by lifelike statues of ancient Greece, we tried incorporating some classical poses like contrapposto and letting a wide variety of sculptures found in temple pediments influence the identity of our magical ones. One of my (Sara) favorite concepts was an archer statue inspired by the marble archer from the west pediment of Temple of Aphaia. (Un)fortunately, to resolve for more variety of units in this setting, sometimes things had to get cut like a Gordian knot. In place of the archer, what we needed was a slinger, so the archer sculpture got booted and replaced by this lil stone throwing guy. To blend these marble structures with the environment, we withered them down and covered them with Dionysion, or if you wanna be nasty, Ivy.



While working on nature for the game, we went for the “classics” of the Greek vegetation. We wanted the players to immediately sense that they are in a sunnier, slightly drier and coastal environment. Everything is a bit rockier, with bushes being more compact (except for the oleander bushes) and somewhat scarcer. We toyed with the idea of having foloi oak forest, but it detracted from the coastal look we were aiming for, so we decided to stick with the types of trees found near the coast.

This decision put us in a bit of a pickle because we lost our only deciduous tree, and as you all know, winter does come to the Kingdom. What is a dead giveaway for winter, you ask? Trees without leaves. So, we went on a hunt for an acceptable tree that would still feel coastal and shed its leaves, and we came up with the wild pear, or its grander name, Pyrus spinosa. By the end of working on all the trees, I (Valentina) developed a "professional disorder," as we say in Croatia, of checking out every single tree I see in real life and turning around just to gaze at it. It has become a joke at this point when I nudge Sara and say, "Hey, check out that good-looking canopy."



We trust these glimpses into the enigmatic forests of Call of Olympus have stirred your spirit for the journey ahead. A loyal steed and a fiery torch shall be your steadfast companions as you venture into the verdant wilderness. Perhaps that mount is closer than you think? You just need to somehow figure out how to free it from its petrified prison.

Yet, be wary of the foreboding purple lights that shimmer along the winding path... who knows what wonders and trials lie in wait?




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“Sail forth and explore other lands
Restore the gods and fulfill their demands” - Oracle

In faraway lands, Mount Olympus stands tall among the islands, casting an eerie shadow of unease. As a solitary monarch you are setting out on a journey at the dawn of a new day. Mediterranean warmth touches your skin as you slowly ride through dark woods and along beaches with glittering turquoise waters. You have arrived in divine lands where the gods’ presence is palpable, but will it protect you against the Greed attacking at night?

Kingdom Two Crowns: Call of Olympus is the next major expansion for Kingdom Two Crowns. Set out and build your Kingdom in a completely new setting featuring legends and mythos inspired by ancient Greece.

Headline Features:

• Greedified mythos & setting - immerse yourself into an ancient Greek-inspired world in a pixel perfect experience
  
• Seek the favor of the gods - fulfill divine quests and earn powerful rewards
  
• Battle the Greed of epic scales - build up to confront the threat that looms over Mount Olympus

... more revealed soon.


https://store.steampowered.com/app/2736340/Kingdom_Two_Crowns_Call_of_Olympus



We are excited to announce the next installment to Kingdom Two Crowns, Call of Olympus! In a Greedified retelling of the ancient Greek mythos, we will set sail on the Mediterranean Sea and explore ancient legends. I’m Angelica, the Game Director for Kingdom Two Crowns, and we invite you all to participate in our Odyssey towards the launch as we will start sharing more from the development. We all know how important the element of discovery is for Kingdom, so we will keep some of the details vague. No spoilers!

Introducing... me!

Before we dive into game details let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Angelica Norgren and I'm the Game Director for Kingdom Two Crowns: Call of Olympus. Oh, were you expecting Gordon van Dyke to sit in this chair? See, we have been working together on Kingdom for five years. When it was time for our next DLC he passed the torch to me. He’s still around, just not here-here. We haven’t chained him to a rock to be attacked by an eagle on a daily basis just for sharing a little fire, or anything. That sounds excessive (looking at you Zeus 👀). You can find out more in our stream happening right now on the Kingdom Two Crowns Steam page.


Kingdom is truly my dream game. I love the joy of exploration at a fresh dawn, the crimson-red threat of a blood moon, and the attention to detail in even the smallest things. Like the little loaf of bread bouncing on the donkey's back. How cute is that?!


A sinister call from atop the Mountain

In this journey to ancient Greece, a mighty monarch (or two!) will once again have to face the mysterious Greed. Why ancient Greece, you ask? It's been on our minds for a long time, so when we had our first meeting about what our next DLC would be, the team was eager to share ideas. Within minutes we had page after page filled with ideas - all revolving around the Greek mythos. The legends of heroic champions, powerful gods, and mystical creatures were the perfect backdrop to tell our own Greedified myths. What is a mighty monarch, if not a hero?

The Greek mythos gave us the "what", and also the "where". The monarch's crown has never looked shinier than in the Mediterranean sun, reflected in stunning turquoise waters. We have pear trees in bloom, verdant olive groves, and pristine white lilies in lush forests. Coming from the crisp cold in Norse Lands we're ready to raise the temperature! Another big factor was the historical aspects of ancient Greek warfare that allowed us to re-imagine our offensive units as slingers and hoplites, creating new strategic opportunities for players. Phalanx formation, assemble!




As a Pegasus spreads its wings, so will we. When we started this project, we did so with a clear goal in mind. To make the best version of Kingdom Two Crowns. We want Call of Olympus to be everything that Kingdom Two Crowns is - and so much more! In future dev blogs, you will be introduced to our amazing team as we get ready to share more about our expanded world map, the mythical beasts of the realm, and the tale that will take you to the very top of Mount Olympus!

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Dear Monarchs,

The word in Kingdom is that Angelica and Gordon are streaming something next Monday…👀

📍Steam -> Kingdom Two Crowns. Sign up for the event reminders now!
🕰️ May 20, 7pm CEST

See you all there😉

Honored Monarchs, as the spring sun graces our Kingdom with its warmth, it's time to celebrate the rejuvenating spirit of spring and new beginnings.

And what could be a better beginning fit for royalty than a discount on Kingdom titles?


Give the Kingdom games a try or complete your Kingdom collection - check out the titles below:

🪙Kingdom Eighties - 30%
🪙Kingdom: New Lands - 85%
🪙Kingdom Two Crowns - 75%


Let’s get together and have an adventure in Kingdom Two Crowns, Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands and Kingdom Eighties! Watch our Sr. Community Manager Daria Driver discuss the games, explore and conquer as she progresses and discovers secrets in this unique stream.

📍Kingdom Two Crowns Steam page
🕰️ 7pm CET, 10am PT




Rumour is that festivals are even more fun, if you enjoy them together! Kingdom Two Crowns and Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands have the option to be played with someone you treasure - as these games feature co-op. And when we say “treasure” - we mean it: you find treasures, encounter secrets, build your kingdom and stand strong in the face of the Greed together. See how good (or bad) you two are in co-op and have a great time - give it a try!


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Dear Monarchs,

The grand Spring Sale on Steam has officially commenced! Now is the perfect chance to grab a Kingdom title to expand your collection or if you've been willing to try one for a while!

👑 Kingdom Eighties - 30%
👑 Kingdom Eighties: Art Book - 30%
👑 Kingdom Eighties OST - 30%
👑 Kingdom Two Crowns - 75%
👑 Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands - 15%
👑 Kingdom Two Crowns OST - 75%
👑 Kingdom: New Lands - 85%
👑 Kingdom: New Lands Royal Edition - 85%

Dear Monarchs,

We’re cordially inviting you to a very special event - a stream where we’re playing Dome Keeper and Kingdom Two Crowns! Join Sanna and Vicki on their quest to demonstrate and discuss the similarities and differences between the two games, the strategy and defense tactics one can utilize in both, and explore the beautiful and fascinating realms that the games immerse in.



📍 On Steam here and YouTube here

⌚ Dec 20, 5pm CET

🎁In case you haven’t heard, we’ve also prepared a {LINK REMOVED}Kingdom x Dome Keeper bundle - a perfect opportunity to get both games. Currently, the games also have separate discounts - so if you already have one of them, it’s a perfect chance to give another one a try!

👑👑Kingdom Two Crowns info:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/701160/Kingdom_Two_Crowns/

👽Dome Keeper info:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1637320/Dome_Keeper/

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