I’ve spent the last few weeks rebuilding the world map for Salt & Soil, my generational strategy game. The goal wasn’t simply to make it prettier: mountain ranges, rivers, settlements, roads, and labels all needed to remain readable because geography directly shapes the player’s long-term decisions.

I previously shared parts of the procedural terrain pipeline on r/proceduralgeneration. After a lot of experimentation, I’m finally happy enough with the result to show the full comparison.

Each slide uses the same region and scale in the old and new styles. For the Sacramento area, I’ve also included the corresponding real-world terrain, rotated and scaled to match the in-game view as closely as possible. The game map isn’t meant to reproduce every detail, but major valleys, mountain ranges, coastlines, and settlement locations should feel recognizable.

The next public playtest is planned for September, and it will feature a completely different scenario from the previous one. There may be a few clues hidden in these maps—any guesses about when and where it takes place?

I’d also love to hear which version communicates the important strategic geography more clearly, especially at a glance.

Hello, this is an announcement about my grand strategy game “Crown of Hispania”:

Step into the heart of medieval Iberia during the tumultuous Reconquista with Crown of Hispania! This grand strategy game, developed by Regalis Studio, immerses you in a rich historical setting where Christian kings and Muslim lords fight for control, power, and survival.

Early Access begins September 22nd 2026

Crown of Hispania will launch in Early Access, allowing us to bring the game into the hands of players while we continue developing and expanding it.

The Early Access version will already offer the foundations of the experience we have been building, **but the game will continue to evolve significantly before its final 1.0 release.

We want to use this period to listen to your feedback, improve existing systems, add new content, and continue shaping Crown of Hispania together with our community.

A new partnership

We are also proud to announce that Regalis Studio is partnering with indie.io, who will be joining us as the publisher of Crown of Hispania.

This partnership is an important milestone for our studio and for the game. Together, we will be working on marketing, visibility, and the launch of Crown of Hispania, helping us reach more grand strategy game players around the world.

We have a lot planned for the months ahead, and we are incredibly excited to have indie.io alongside us for this next stage of the journey.

Demo & Steam Update

Along with this announcement, we're also updating our Steam page, as well as the Crown of Hispania demo, which is already available!

Steam : https://store.steampowered.com/app/3374640/Crown_Of_Hispania/
Discord : https://discord.gg/5tSZSWW4FW

I’ve shared a few screenshots and gameplay videos before, and I’d like to share one more with you.

So far, I haven’t received much feedback, and I could really use your help with this. If the game looks interesting to you, would you like to test the demo and share your thoughts?

You can try the demo here:

https://sardisgame.itch.io/sardis

Video subtitles: Are you ready to build your own kingdom? Plus, our game is playable on both mobile and PC. *Age of History 3* is easy and *Hearts of Iron 4* is hard; we are creating a game that sits right in between—a game of medium difficulty. Let's move on to the gameplay.

I like the idea of having insufficient power for everything during combat — weapons, shields, engines, repairs, etc.

But there's probably a point where it stops being strategy and becomes annoying micromanagement.

Which games get that balance right, and what do they do differently?

Three Kingdoms Reimagined began with the strategy game I kept wishing existed: a Three Kingdoms sandbox where I could start with one warband, create my own character, and survive in a world where more than 100 warlords are pursuing their own plans.

The part I care about most is connecting the strategic layer to the people fighting in it. Battles happen in real time, with formations, morale, officers, and duels all affecting the outcome. What happens on the field then carries forward into relationships, reputations, rivalries, and later campaign stories instead of disappearing when the battle ends.

That connection has also been the hardest part to build. The game makes complete sense inside my own head; making those interacting systems understandable to someone seeing them for the first time has taken much longer.

After years of working toward it, the official Steam page is now live:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/5112140/

I have also submitted a free Windows demo for Valve review and registered the game for the October 2026 Steam Next Fest. The trailer attached here is the current overview of the campaign, battles, and officer systems.

Seeing a project that began as a childhood dream sitting on a real Steam page still feels strange. I’m excited to finally show strategy players what I have been trying to build.

https://reddit.com/link/1w4s7zy/video/zwbv4wnoizmh1/player

One of the games that influenced me the most as a gamedev, but also my taste as a player, is Commander Z by the Bitmap Brothers. (What a legendary company)

It's not often mentioned any more but it remains one of my favourite RTS games of all time.

So, I'd love to hear what other people's formative RTS games/experiences are?

Okay I tried some games but I still need recommendations

Few days ago I asked about few simple 4x games. Unfortunately most of them are...not quite what I looking for. I played sins of a Solar Empire rebellion but it to complex and too slow

I looking for something like polytopia. Simple easy to understand strategy game that I can finish pretty quickly (or play longer if I choose bigger map)

Which game do you like more?

Rampallians is a strategy card game where you gather resources with gatherer cards, to play special cards (one off effects), support cards (buildings with passives and actives), and unit cards (to defend your settlement and attack theirs). There is minimal RNG, each player can choose from the same set of cards to make their decks, and choose which resources to gather, to play the cards in their hand. Building a settlement to fight your opponent in a 1v1.

There are 4 factions Orcs which are simple fast and aggressive. Humans which build out settlements to slowly improve their cards. Dwarves which are very adaptable and focus on making buildings and runes for the late game. Elves which harass and can do a lot of damage, but cant take too much! As well as some dragon cards that can be in any deck. Each card has their own unique traits and effects, with the best part of 400 cards in total. All available in the full game, no packs, no extra purchases of any kind.

Rampallians is a game that I solo developed over 4 years, but that doesn't do it justice because I had a lot of help from very lovely people. Myself and 3 of my friends came up with the idea and spent a lot of time iterating on it until we got to this stage.

Part of what we wanted to achieve was to make a card game that wasn't pay to win. Which is possibly why we went to such lengths with the number of diverse cards and effects. Any future content will be included for free, no packs or dlc. I'd also like to explore the possibility of user generated content if we were lucky enough to have an audience that was interested. All of the cards and effects are JSON files so can be easily edited (both players have to agree on a set of cards to prevent cheating).

My brother made the music for the game which I think is really nice and fitting, it flows based on what you're doing in the game, be it at the main menu, in game, or in combat. With transitions to go between them.

Finally something I want to be very clear about. I know the use of generative ai is rightly looked down upon. For the artwork my mum and a family friend were kind enough to help me do the art for the cards. But it was taking too long given as I mentioned there are 400 cards, and sadly we don't have the funds to pay a professional. So we came up with a process where the artists sketched the cards, then filled in detail with a local model in the image editing software, before then correcting the output manually. I wonder how people will feel about this hybrid approach, I've made a video explaining in detail here if people are interested:

https://youtu.be/FPFsaAz0yDo?si=txSjAHtztnOszSnJ

Thanks for reading if you've got down to here, if you'd like to check the steam page here is the link:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4363230/Rampallians/

There is a demo which acts as a sort of free trial, essentially the full game but with a restricted set of cards.

I'd love to hear your thoughts, and really appreciate any feedback!

You can join the community on discord if you are interested here:

https://discord.gg/SJEvaD2HyK

Davia is a character-first sandbox RPG set inside historical, modern, and creator-built worlds.

In Rome: Republic at War, you can play Julius Caesar in 52 BC (not as the spirit of Rome) but as a commander with authority, rivals, allies, resources, a reputation, and a position on the map. You can investigate routes, negotiate with other figures, secure supplies, move forces, make political decisions, and respond as other actors pursue their own goals.

When time advances, the world updates around what happened. Relationships, character stats, local allegiance, entity positions, and territorial control can all change and continue affecting later turns. Your actions are attempts rather than guaranteed commands: who you are, where you are, what you control, and who opposes you all shape the result.

Pax Historia and Mount & Blade: Bannerlord are major inspirations. We love the freedom of a historical sandbox, but wanted to bring it down to a more personal scale: one character living inside the world rather than an all-powerful country controller.

We’re also exploring playable scenes: small games that can open inside the wider sandbox when a moment deserves direct play, such as a battle, an escape, or managing a shop. This is still under development; the trailer’s reel shows the range we’re aiming for.

Davia is playable in your browser and free to try!

Announcement trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc0vhahUUos
Play Davia: https://davia.ai/
Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/NphBtKVNCM

Hey r/StrategyGames

As a solo dev passionate about supply chain management, economics, and classic board game mechanics (like Container and TransOcean), I’ve been developing PortSim—a turn-based maritime logistics and trading simulator that runs entirely in your browser (no downloads or sign-ups required).

What is PortSim?

It’s built around a strict zero-sum closed economy model where every dollar earned comes directly from competitors' expenses or capital allocation:

• Industrial Management: Build and upgrade factories to manufacture commodities (Grain, Industrial Supplies, Electronics, Fuel, Machinery).
• Port & Yard Operations: Manage terminal capacity (TEUs), expand berths, and minimize idle demurrage costs.
• Tactical Maritime Routing: Dispatch cargo vessels across ocean lanes with calculated transit times (ETA) and arbitrage between ports.
• Live Blind Auctions (Global Hub): When ships arrive at the central island, compete in real-time blind bidding to liquidate, outbid, or hold inventory.
• Corporate Finance: Monitor P&L (DRE) statements, manage debt vs. Credit Score, trade shares on the stock exchange, or attempt hostile takeovers.

Playable Link:

👉 https://portsim.base44.app

What I’d Love Feedback On:

1. Onboarding & UI: Is the game loop clear within the first 3–5 minutes?
2. AI Behavior: Does the AI (Speculative, Industrial, Logistics archetypes) feel challenging or predictable?
3. Pacing & Balance: Does the auction mechanic at the Hub create real tension, or does any commodity feel overpowered?
4. Visuals: How does the tactical 3D map feel in terms of readability and theme?

Feel free to drop any bugs, balance critiques, or feature ideas right here in the comments. Thank you for testing!