Step Into the Shoes of a King in the First Expansion for Political RPG Suzerain

Berlin, 04.05.2023 - Developer Torpor Games and indie label Fellow Traveller have today revealed a major premium DLC expansion for the critically acclaimed, political RPG, Suzerain, as well as announced a huge free update for the base game. The 2.0 "Amendment" update will be available on PC starting in the summer of 2023, with the premium DLC following later this year. The DLC and update are the first releases in a long-term plan by the Berlin-based indie studio to expand the universe of Suzerain, which now boasts a massive player base of 500,000 individuals worldwide.

Suzerain is a political RPG originally released on PC in 2020, with a Nintendo Switch version added in 2021 and iOS/Android releases in 2022. The game puts the player in the shoes of Anton Rayne, the newly elected President of the fictional country of Sordland in an alternate version of the 1950s. It has received praise for its deep and nuanced exploration of politics through a human lens that focuses on people and power.

In the Kingdom of Rizia premium DLC, players will explore the geopolitical and internal challenges of King Romus Toras in Rizia, four years before the main game's events. Players will navigate a complex web of political and personal relationships with the royal houses, councilors, country leaders, and others. The DLC offers a fresh narrative perspective of a monarch and expands the Suzerain universe's lore and world map.

"The Kingdom of Rizia DLC represents a new chapter for Suzerain and Torpor Games,'' says Ata Sergey Nowak, Managing Director of Torpor Games. We are expanding on our universe to bring a unique narrative experience of being a Monarch. Step into the shoes of King Romus Toras to manage Rizia at a turning point in its history. Players will face new moral, political, and emotional choices in a condensed and impactful experience."

The 2.0 "Amendment" update offers a complete overhaul of Suzerain, with new dialogues, choices, consequences, improved visuals, UI, world map integration, and interactions. It caters to both new and experienced players, enhancing every aspect of the game with audiovisual improvements, bug fixes, writing enhancements, and more.

Both the Kingdom of Rizia DLC and 2.0 "Amendment" Update will be available on PC only initially, with Torpor Games hoping to bring them to Switch and iOS/Android at a later date.

Suzerain is currently priced at US$ 14.99, but will receive a price increase to US$ 19.99 shortly after the release of the 2.0 "Amendment" update to reflect the increased value provided through the update and to support the ongoing development of further free updates and premium expansions. The game is currently on a 70% discount on Steam until May 11th for the LudoNarraCon festival and will be discounted again during the summer sales and when the 2.0 update launches, giving players multiple chances to grab it at a cheap price before the increase.

 

The Kingdom of Rizia premium DLC takes players on a new journey, four years before the events of the main game, to explore the unique geopolitical and internal challenges faced by King Romus Toras of Rizia. In this premium extension of Suzerain, players will encounter new challenges, meet with new characters, and shape the future of the Kingdom. The DLC marks a new chapter in the Suzerain Universe and promises a unique and captivating experience with a fresh narrative perspective of a Monarch.

  • Experience rulership of a monarchy from the perspective of King Romus Toras of Rizia.

  • Tackle many geopolitical challenges and shape the future of the region by negotiating with neighboring nations.

  • Navigate an intricate web of political and personal relationships with the royal houses, councilors, country leaders, and others.

  • Experience the trials and tribulations of being part of a royal family, including the Queen-Mother Estela Toras, your daughter Princess Vina Toras, and your uncle Grand Vizier Hugo Toras.

  • Discover the past and present of the Kingdom of Rizia, expanding the lore of the Suzerain Universe.

The Kingdom of Rizia DLC will release on PC later this year after the release of the 2.0 "Amendment" update

The Torpor Games team has spent the past year improving and adding new content to Suzerain, and they are excited to continue supporting the game with future updates and content. The 2.0 "Amendment" update offers players an even more immersive gameplay experience with new features including:

  • World map integration and new interactions.

  • More story content around the constitutional amendment, Bludish rights, and the former Presidents.

  • 2.0 introduces Torpor Mode, which allows manual saving for new games after completing the game once - the single most requested feature from players.

  • And much more to be revealed at the release

"We are thrilled to announce the Suzerain 2.0 "Amendment" update," says Ata Sergey Nowak. "It is a major overhaul that improves every game aspect with new features, content, and audiovisual enhancements. The update also includes many bug fixes, further balancing, writing improvements, and more."

Starting 04.05, players will be able to add the DLC to their wishlist to stay informed on the release of Rizia.

 

About Suzerain

Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, the need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

Suzerain has over 8k reviews on Steam, 93% of which are positive, and has received critical acclaim from publications such as Der Spiegel, VICE, Rock Paper Shotgun, PC Gamer, and CNN Brazil, as well as winning several awards including the Best Expert Game at the German Game Awards 2021, and the People’s Choice Award at the 2021 Games For Change Awards, the Games Award at the 2024 Berlin Tech Awards, Best Story at the 2024 German Developer Awards and were selected to part of the 2024 Google Indie Games Accelerator program.

About Torpor Games

Torpor Games is an indie video game company based in Berlin, focused on creating thought-provoking entertainment.

After releasing the Suzerain 2.0 "Amendment" update earlier this year, the Berlin-based team of 12 is looking forward to co-publishing the Kingdom of Rizia premium DLC on PC with publisher Fellow Traveller. Torpor Games is working on expanding the fictional universe with more politically engaging narrative experiences.

Torpor Games is working on a prequel called, The Conformist, a narrative roleplaying game set in the 1930s in which the player guides Orwin - a propagandist working for the government of Sordland - in an attempt to discover his path in the capital.

Based on the Suzerain universe, players step into the city of Holsord, discovering the country of Sordland and its people caught in the turbulence of a newly established military government under President Tarquin Soll. Players must juggle their propagandist obligations to their superiors, their ambitions, and their families whilst avoiding the scrutiny of the state – or aiding the resistance against them.

About Fellow Traveller

Fellow Traveller is an indie game publishing label exploring the possibility space of what narrative games can be. Since our founding in 2012, we have sought out and partnered with pioneering game developers working on unusual games with narrative at their core.

You may know Fellow Traveller from the tabletop-inspired RPG set in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism (Citizen Sleeper), the polar exploration survival story riddled with difficult decisions (The Pale Beyond), the noir adventure set before, during, and after the Big Bang (Genesis Noir),  or the murder mystery with a cast of otherworldly suspects (Paradise Killer).

Join us on a journey into a world of surprising games and unusual stories.

 
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