The Succession of Changing Kings

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• Announcements·23 Jul 2026Official

  Japanese and Chinese Languages Are Now Available!

  Greetings, Kings!A new technical update is now available for The Succession of Changing Kings. The main change is the addition of Japanese and Chinese language support!Quest localization has also been updated, text and translation errors have been fixed, and the game has received further technical optimization. The overall game size has been reduced, and the build has been prepared for future updates.What has changed:Japanese and Chinese localizations addedQuest translations updatedText and localization errors fixedOverall game size reducedTechnical build optimization completedI currently have two more games in development.Defender of Darkness is an idle tower defense game where you build fortifications, manage limited resources, use spells, and decide which dark lords to rescue before the final battle against the forces of good. You can even raise your own kraken! The game is scheduled for release on November 6, 2026.Your Judgment, Inquisitor is a dark game set in medieval Spain. As an inquisitor, you will exorcise demons, investigate cases, and decide who should be sent to the stake and who should be saved from a false accusation. The game is expected to be released by the end of 2026.Follow Defender of Darkness and Your Judgment, Inquisitor on Steam and add both games to your wishlist to avoid missing new content, demos, and future releases!Thank you for supporting The Succession of Changing Kings and my upcoming projects!
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• Announcements·8 Apr 2026Official

  A new game about a medieval inquisitor

  Since the end of 2025, I’ve been developing a game about a medieval inquisitor. A lot of time was taken up finishing The Succession of Changing Kings, so progress was slow, but now I’m fully focused on this new project. Tentatively, it should be released in November and it will launch directly as a full release, without early access.The year is 1492. You are an inquisitor and, at the same time, an exorcist sent to the north of Spain to investigate a growing heresy.Take a look at the trailer we recently finished:You will have to conduct investigations, hear confessions, and send people to interrogation… and to the stake. Your mistakes will cost you your relationships with parishioners or the Church, and if those relationships drop to a critical level, you will meet an unfortunate fate (something you may already be familiar with from The Succession of Changing Kings).And of course, you’ll need to identify demons and exorcise them from the possessed. Fail — and you may end up being devoured by those very demons.I’d greatly appreciate it if you add the game to your wishlist, it really helps with visibility.
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• Patch Notes·31 Mar 2026Official

  March 31 Update

  Updated: Quest balance Final cutscenes for the German (DE) language Game technical framework Fixed: Screen flickering when switching between final videos An issue where the game UI could appear over videos during subsequent playthroughs A sound playback issue that could occur when skipping final videos with Esc An issue where the current save could be selected after completing the game
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• Patch Notes·16 Mar 2026Official

  Update of March 16

  Added: 1.1 Final cutscenes for DE, ES, FR, KO localizations 1.2 Automatic save on turn 99 Updated: 2.1 Final cutscenes for EN, RU localizations 2.2 Korean (KO) localization of Act IV quests 2.3 Quest balance adjustments 2.4 Game technical framework Fixed: 3.1 An issue that could occur when loading the final cutscene for DE, ES, FR, KO localizations 3.2 An issue with quest description display in the Korean (KO) localization 3.3 Unlocking of the achievement "In the Torture Chamber" (bug fixed) 3.4 Fire animation display on the map (bug fixed)
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• Announcements·11 Mar 2026Official

  The First Week After Release Is Over: Time to Sum Up the Results!

  The first week after the release of The Succession of Changing Kings has come to an end, and I would like to summarize the results, share some plans with you, and hear your thoughts on a few things.About the numbersOver the past week, Steam showed The Succession of Changing Kings more than 4.4 million times, and 121000 users visited the game’s page. That is a lot - far more than I expected even in my boldest fantasies. In this single week alone, the game was installed more than 3000 times on Steam, and total sales since Early Access have exceeded 11000 copies. The game also still has about 27000 wishlists (+6500 net during the week).A little about meI am 35 years old. I was born in Russia, but I have been living in northern Spain, in Asturias, for quite some time. I am not a professional developer, and this is my first game. My work has always involved a lot of writing: I taught at MGIMO at the Faculty of International Journalism (which I also graduated from), and I have also worked in marketing agencies.I am almost as fond of chess as Father Lumiel. I play for a local city team. If you would like to play a game with me on chess.com, leave your nicknames in the comments.About neural networks and what is “under the hood” of the gameI always wanted to make my own game. But before the emergence of generative models, it felt almost like a childhood dream of becoming an astronaut. Neural networks pushed me to the realization that it was time to make a game - either now or never. But not in the way some people imagine.A neural network cannot make a game for you, no matter what anyone says. When I started working on The Succession of Changing Kings in 2024, neural networks could not even write Tetris. So when I read something like “the code in the game was also written by AI,” it gives me a rather strange mix of emotions. That is simply impossible, even today. And in 2024 even more so.The foundation of the game is a balancing table like this:The actual table is much larger...
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