If you love deep strategy, bustling city builders, and heart-pounding tactical combat, your next gaming obsession has arrived. City States: Medieval has officially left Early Access and launched its full 1.0 version today!

Published by indie.io, this impressive hybrid genre-blender lets you rise from humble beginnings as a single medieval settlement to a powerful, sprawling trade empire. But beware: as your coffers fill with gold and your influence spreads, the great powers of the realm will take notice—and they’ll be coming for your wealth.

Here is everything you need to know about today’s full release.

What Makes City States: Medieval Special?

Unlike traditional strategy titles that focus on just one aspect of realm management, City States: Medieval seamlessly blends three core gaming pillars:

1. Intricate City-Building: Design, expand, and manage a thriving medieval city. Optimise supply chains, manage population happiness, build infrastructure, and lay down robust defensive walls.
2. Grand Strategy & Trade Empires: You aren’t playing in a bubble. Send out merchant caravans, establish lucrative trade routes, forge alliances, or outmanoeuvre rival factions on a broader world map to build economic dominance.
3. Real-Time Siege Warfare: When peace fails, the real test begins. Defend your city from massive enemy armies or lay siege to rival fortresses. Command your troops, deploy siege weapons, and hold the line in intense real-time battles where your city’s layout directly affects your defence strategy.

Shaped by the Community

The jump to Version 1.0 isn’t just a label—it’s the culmination of dedicated development and crucial community feedback gathered throughout its Early Access journey. The full release brings refined mechanics, polished UI, expanded tech trees, improved combat AI, and a fully realised endgame experience that ensures your empire-building journey stays challenging and rewarding from start to finish.

Price, Platforms & Special Launch Discount

Ready to stake your claim? City States: Medieval is available now on Steam and the indie.io Store for $19.99 USD.

To celebrate today’s 1.0 milestone, you can grab the game with a 20% launch discount for a limited time!

Not sure if you’re ready to rule? The developers have also released a brand-new free demo alongside the full launch, giving you the chance to test your strategic skills and build your first town before committing a single coin.

The Verdict

Whether you’re a veteran of grand strategy games, a city-building enthusiast, or someone who loves the adrenaline rush of real-time castle sieges, City States: Medieval offers a deep, rewarding sandbox experience that will easily consume hours of your time.

Head over to Steam or the indie.io store today, download the demo or grab the discounted full game, and see if you have what it takes to build—and defend—a medieval empire!

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