The biggest innovation and challenge was to introduce the city-builder elements with resident management. Nowak: Regarding survival games and RPGs, these are genres that, when mashed together, complement each other really well. Medieval Dynasty blends many genres together including survival, RPG, strategy, and management sim. So, although our game is not based on one specific location, tribe, or story, our history did help shape how the game looks and plays in a small way. However, we did a lot of research on how people lived in those times and we did use our ancestors as a source of inspiration. Because of this, we were able to have a bit more creative freedom. Nowak: We didn't target any specific stories or any specific historical regions, countries, or tribes. So, we decided to show a side of the Medieval era that hasn’t really been explored.īeing a studio based in Łódź, Poland, did you lean into Polish history to recreate the Medieval era? Life in those days was associated with many challenges, especially when you were just a peasant. One of the reasons why we were drawn to it was that, so far in games, the Medieval Age has generally been about knights, kings, castles, and grand battles, but there haven’t been many games that tell the story of everyday people. Render Cube Game Designer Michal Nowak: We think that this era can serve as a really interesting backdrop for a survival game. Not many open-world survival titles take place during the medieval era. To see how Render Cube is combining all of these disparate elements together, we interviewed Producer and Game Designer Michal Nowak. Adding a layer of realism and complexity to the mix, Medieval Dynasty features a dynamic weather and season system, which makes certain foods either hard to come by at certain times of the year or even poisonous. And they’ll need to manage food, water, and exhaustion while staving off dangerous predators like wolves and bears. Moreover, players can hunt wild animals, construct farms, craft gear, manage inhabitants, and more. The title also incorporates deep management simulation, RPG, and strategy mechanics.Ĭurrently in Early Access, the title is already being praised for facilitating numerous play styles, allowing people to follow quests on the beaten path or to experiment within a large sandbox-like environment.
Some have compared it to a grittier version of Animal Crossing with the game offering much more than just a survival experience. Developed by Polish studio Render Cube, Medieval Dynasty is an open-world survival game set in the middle ages.