Did you not have anyone interested in publishing it, or did you just want to do it on your own? GamesBeat: You self-published the last Age of Wonders game in 2014. This is an edited transcript of our interview. Afterwards, I talked to Sas (Triumph’s CEO and Planetfall’s creative director) about what I played, the studio’s business before and after the Paradox acquisition, changing to a sci-fi setting, and the burgeoning competition Steam is seeing from the Epic Games Store, Discord, and more.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is coming out August 6 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. That’s what I found with my hands-on session with the PC version. And despite Triumph picking a new setting, it sure looks like the Swedish publisher is leaving Triumph to do what it does best - make strategy games with tactical depth. In 2017, Paradox wasn’t sure if it would change how Triumph made Age of Wonders. And all of this success led to Paradox Interactive acquiring the studio in 2017. This helped Triumph put out a pair of expansions. The studio self-published Age of Wonders III in 2014, and by 2016, it had sold more than 500,000 copies. Planetfall follows what’s been a successful period for Triumph. It’s also an evolution on past Age of Wonders game, offering both more tactical options to how you approach exploring the map and combat.
Age of Wonders: Planetfall takes the 20-year-old franchise into a science fiction setting, keeping its turn-based combat. Triumph has also made Overlord, an action-role-playing series that casts you as an over-the-top bad guy with a host of silly minions (it feels like a Monty Python sketch at times).īut now, Triumph is setting aside dwarves and goblins, magic and mystics, for laser guns, bioengineered soldiers, and mechs. It’s known of the Age of Wonder games, which are turn-based strategy games set in a fantasy setting. Lennart Sas has been making strategy games since founding Triumph Studios with his friend, Arno van Wingerden, in 1997. We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Summit Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of "Playing the Edge." Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here.
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