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Time to blow off some Steam!

First, let us start with a little bit of history:

Steam Era coverThree years ago, when our first game, Dragon Lords, was conquering the hearts of players all over the world we confirmed our assessment of the gaming market: there was a demand for games which required strategic thinking and planning, intellectually demanding games, with focus on complex gameplay more than anything else. With that in mind we started a new project, which, a year later turned into Xeno Wars. Our next stepping stone was much more ambitious.

In 2012 our tiny development studio received funding to create a gaming platform, which would allow players to communicate freely regardless of which device they had and which of our games they were playing. The project included creation of the platform and two new games.

It was a very ambitious plan, which at the time we believed was within our reach. We have created the platform and designed a brand new game, combining the best ideas gathered from role playing games of old, with our knowledge about mobile gaming. Two years later Heroes of Deneos were born.

The game, along with development of the platform and adapting our two earlier games, proved to be a great challenge. In the end, in order to meet deadlines set by our funding, we have released Heroes without the core gameplay elements, like Guilds or crafting. Those elements were added as we worked on the second title, which we were obliged to release. Now, after two years of work, we are finally ready to share with you the fruit of our labor…

Steampunk GirlSteam Era, the Steampunk RPG

Beside the obvious appeal of ladies in corsets, our fascination with Steampunk genre was rooted in works of such masters like Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. The genre, while not completely neglected, didn’t find its way to the mainstreem too often. We thought about it and decided that our next game should be set in the world familiar to fans of Stardust, Hugo or even Sherlock Holmes (we are not going to mention Wild Wild West here). We wanted to bring something new to the gaming table.

In essence, Steam Era shares the core of the gameplay with Heroes of Deneos, but it’s set in a world that blends the reality of the industrial revolution with the fantasy of magic, monsters and myths, broadly known as the world of Steampunk.

If you are not familiar with Heroes of Deneos yet, it’s a roleplaying game heavily influenced by the classic games from 90’s: Eye of the Beholder, Lands of Lore, Dungeon Master and others. The player leads a group of adventurers, explores different parts of the world, takes on quests, ventures into dungeons, all this while developing characters in the party and collecting all sorts of weapons and gear.

CombatCombat system is turn based, which, combined with the wide range of stats, different character classes and skills, allows to create very individual strategies. Additionally each class has a unique set of talents, which enables different builds, leaning towards skills and abilities of your choice.

Single player gameplay includes roaming different parts of the world (called “zones”) and clearing dungeon-like “instances”, where your team of daredevils will encounter more powerful foes and gather more impressive loot. It wouldn’t be a proper RPG if your heroes did not take part in various quests, defending virtues of maidens and collecting boar snouts. Tireless adventurers will find literally hundreds of quests hidden in various parts of this magical world.

More interesting than exploring the world alone is the Player-vs-Player element, which is quite important in an online game. Steam Era features two types of PvP. First is the Arena battle between two teams controlled by opposing players. More complex and engaging is group PvP, which takes place when two Guilds clash. Outcome of such battle is influenced to large degree by individual duels, but good cooperation and strategic planning will be a great help.

 

Steam Era

Steam Era

If you are a fan of the genre, take a look at Steam Era. We sincerely hope you will like it as much as we do! You will find the game on Apple App Store and Google Play.

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Available on Apple AppStore

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Available on Android Google Play Store!

 

The Evolution and Growth of RPG games in the App and Play Store

In the role playing games, player takes on the role of one or more characters in the carefully designed environment. The player may also feel a sort of emotional involvement in the characters and story of the game. Most RPGs are set in a highly detailed fantasy world. But, there are role playing games set in other alternative realities like sci-fi worlds. There are also RPGs that are played in a settings that may features historic elements. Most RPGs begin with a narrative that unfolds as you proceed with the game. RPGs put strong emphasis on combat and tactics as well as feature character statistics or attributes that are as well combat based.

When you try to search for RPG on App Store or Play Store, you will find that there are way too many RPG games available nowadays. Not to mention that indie RPGs that has been increasingly becoming popular these days. With the increasing number of games in the Play Store and the App store, did you ever wonder why the once-marginalized RPG genre has become a powerful, dominating force?

How RPGs Became Powerfully Dominating Force?

HoD CoverIn the modern mobile gaming landscape, the king is RPG. For the past years, modern blockbuster experiences have happened and these blockbuster experiences have fuelled the exploration, skill building, character development, and game play improvements of the classic RPGs. In 2012, many of the emerging games in the App Store and Play Store have RPG elements. People are introduced to mobile games that offer multiplayer experience, leveling up abilities, and harvesting XP, bringing the classical RPG trophies to the heads of RPG fans everywhere. Indeed, nearly all competitive online and mobile games have RPG elements and mechanics that result to proliferation of RPG trappings in unlikely of places.

One of the primary reasons why mobile-role playing games are increasing in number in the App Store and the Play Store is because there is an increasing demand for it. Lots of players are looking for the so called best mobile-role playing games and developers are taking actions to meet these demands.

Probably, the fact that more and more people are playing RPGs is that role-playing games offer them with constant positive feedback via the core mechanics. You may not be aware of it, but this is habitually rewarding. Earning experiences and points; obtaining better equipment and items; receiving new abilities and perks – all this can provide players with a powerful boost of sense of achievement on a regular basis. This can lead to immense feelings of satisfaction and progression.

Face the truth; building a talented, powerful character, and getting your hands on a shiny new gear on a regular basis gives you more buzz than simply completing a puzzle or getting to the next level. Mobile role-playing games continue to rewards gamers for every chest they open, for every enemy they defeated, and for every quest they completed.  As result, gamers cannot get enough of the sense of satisfaction that RPGs provide.

Another reason why mobile-role playing games are increasing in number in the App Store and Play Store as well as other mobile app markets is that RPGs are much more about ability and become far less mechanical. Mobile role-playing games can capture the imagination of players that lead to a truly immerse gaming experience.

TechnocratThese days, the game worlds are compelling, diverse, and rich. They are packed with fascinating characters to discover, jaw dropping game settings, and diverting quests to embark on. Mobile RPGs and really all role-playing games live or die depending on the appeal of the imaginary world and the quality of its environment. To put simply, RPGs will succeed if they are built in a compelling world that intrigue players, which other gaming genres don’t necessarily offer.

The true nature of RPGs provide players with as many things to see and do as possible. Open-world RPGs are often overwhelming in tasks to complete, secrets to unfold, and quests to complete. These games are mustered with a huge volume of content being offered to a racer, a shooter, or action game. In the world where money players have is becoming tighter and tighter, it’ only natural for gamers to pay for games that cost money but offer high value and immense number of gaming hours content rather than buying a cheap game that offers limited hours of solo campaigns. Don’t mention the freedom of choice players have in the broad worlds of RPGs.

Effects of Increasing Number of Emerging Mobile Games Developers

Mobile games development, especially the RPGs is becoming an attractive source of sales these days. Many emerging mobile games developers; indie developers and established game companies are focusing their efforts in creating RPGs that can attract large audiences of hungry for entertainment players. As the result, the RPG App Store and RPG Play Store are saturated with these games.

On the consumer’s perspective, the increasing number of mobile role-playing games in the RPG App Store and the RPG Play Store is a huge advantage as they have a more variety of different games to choose from. Besides, the cost of mobile RPGs is at the fraction of the cost of the PC or console titles.

The increasing number of mobile RPGs means that they need to create high quality games. The competition is increasing and they need to spend more dollars so they can create simply better games. Also, the increasing number  of mobile role-playing games has made developers to cut down the sale price of their games in order to make sales.

But did I mention all of our games are Free to Play…?

See you on the flip side!

Mighty Dragon Studios

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Dragon Lords Turns Three! Happy Birthday!

Another year has passed, and the time has come to celebrate the third anniversary of Dragon Lords ! This time we have prepared quite a three day long event, with something new each day, culminating on Sunday, when the actual Anniversary day comes.

We are kicking off with the brand new website (if you are reading this, it means you have found it!) and something entirely new, which we have never done before: a trailer for our first game, Dragon Lords . We hope those two will serve to attract new players and perhaps bring back some of the old timers!

Still, this is just a small preview of the things to come. The three day event we have just started will feature some of our staple features – this time you’re welcome to explore the Core again, and to partake in Gondor’s Gift, both of which will be enabled at 8PM GMT. Additional details and features will be released throughout the weekend, so stay tuned, and enjoy the celebrations, as we welcome the beginning of our fourth year online!

If you did not have a chance yet to explore the realm of Dragon Lords we invite you to do so and join the birthday celebration with our loyal community of players:

App Store Download!

Download Dragon Lords on the App Store!

Play store download!

Download Dragon Lords on Google Play Store!

 

Like & join our community on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/DragonLordsMobile/

Enter the realm…! We will see you there!

Mighty Dragon Studios.

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Third Anniversary Celebration

The time has come and very, very soon our beloved Dragon Lords will turn three years old. To celebrate that special milestone we are working hard on a massive content update for your own enjoyment. Kick off the celebrations with us this weekend (15/08-17/08) with the game update, new website, social media expansion and a bright future ahead of our little studio as we are striving for the best… for you! I hope you are as excited as we are as these are just few things we are working on for you:

  • Player versus Player and Player versus Environment revolution!
  • Zone 5 with the first Demon ready to be released!
  • New military unit available upon defeating the Demon!
  • Special Gondor’s Gift offer!

Meanwhile we hope you will enjoy this little promo video celebrating Dragon Lords anniversary.

If you did not have a chance yet to explore the realm of Dragon Lords we invite you to do so and join the birthday celebration with our loyal community of players:

App Store Download!

Download Dragon Lords on the App Store!

Play store download!

Download Dragon Lords on Google Play Store!

 

Like & join our community on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/DragonLordsMobile/

Enter the realm…! We will see you there!

Mighty Dragon Studios.

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