1 Developer Project Manor Lords: Announcing the Closed Alpha on Steam

PCGH has reported several times about the exciting 1-developer project Manor Lords, most recently at the beginning of June. Well there is one huge developer update on Steam.

Manor Lords: Lots of good news on development

The developer writes on Steam that it has been more than a year and a half since he decided to postpone the release and revise important parts of the game. The REALLY long post that follows summarizes and presents these changes. It goes deep into the details of settlement construction, the size of the regions, the camera movement and the zoom system, the recruitment and combat system, etc. The article is really worth reading, but goes beyond the scope of a meaningful summary.

1 Developer Project Manor Lords: Announcing Closed Alpha on Steam (2)

Source: Hooded Horse




We are therefore concentrating on the many great news about the Manor Lords project. First, there’s the announcement of a closed alpha for players who want to help with development, test the game, provide feedback, and participate in discussions. “If you have a lot of free time and are passionate about the project, it would be great to have you in the closed alpha group,” writes the developer. But if you just want to play the game earlier or for free, “you’d better wait because you’ll just be frustrated by the unfinished state.” You can find all the instructions on how to do this directly on Steam.

In addition, the developer can announce many exciting partnerships. So they have now teamed up with GoG and become Manor Lords also offer there. The developer also gets support from Epic through the Mega Grant. The only condition is that he continues to work on the game and uses the Unreal Engine. This allows him, along with Patreon, to continue working on Manor Lords full-time. Nvidia is also on board – DLSS has already been confirmed, now Geforce Now is coming along and the developer has received a newer graphics card than its GTX 1070. There is also a partnership with the strategy specialists Hooded Horse, who help with translations, marketing and financing, among other things. So overall things are looking very good for the exciting project that combines medieval town building with mass battles.