Medieval Engineers – Released on Steam Early Access

Prague, Czech Republic, February 19th, 2015

Independent developer Keen Software House today announced the release of Medieval Engineers on Steam Early Access. After the successful launch of Space Engineers, the first engineering game by Keen Software House, the studio is continuing the tradition of Early Access titles and is inviting all players to actively join the game’s development by providing their valuable feedback and suggestions. Everyone who decides to buy the game now will be able to play it on Steam and receive all future updates for free.

Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build cities, castles and fortifications; construct mechanical devices and engines; and perform landscaping and underground mining. The game is inspired by real medieval technology and the way people built architectural and mechanical works in medieval times. Medieval Engineers strives to follow the laws of physics and real history and doesn’t use technologies that were not available between the 5th to 15th centuries.

The initial release on Early Access focuses on core mechanics: building in creative mode, physics simulations, destruction, structural integrity, Steam Workshop integration and modding support (API and art assets). The game will remain under development and will be improved on a regular basis through updates that add and polish features and content, optimizations and bug fixes. More information and a list of the current features can be found at: http://www.medievalengineers.com/features.

“We are inviting everyone to join Medieval Engineers on Early Access and help us create the game that you have always been dreaming of!” said Marek Rosa, CEO and founder of Keen Software House. “Last week we decided to open a 24-hour pre-launch window so players could buy Medieval Engineers and get their hands-on the game even before its official launch on Steam. This led to an explosion of creations and engineering designs. We are amazed by what players have already created in just one week! So far we have seen amazing medieval castles, palaces, beautiful houses and whole villages, a multi-point crane with lift, a catapult for three projectiles, cable car and monorail, battering ram, rope suspension bridge, gates, trucks and even a medieval robot – all made out of the building blocks available in the game”.

Player creations can be found at:
Screenshots: http://steamcommunity.com/app/333950/screenshots/
Worlds: http://steamcommunity.com/app/333950/workshop/

The developers are also offering a number of special promotions to invite players to join them on launch. A 25% discount will be available to all owners of Space Engineers during the two first weeks. Additionally, Steam will hold a Free Weekend for Space Engineers with a 40% discount.

Medieval Engineers is available for purchase on the developer’s website http://medievalengineers.com/buy/, on Steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/333950 and at several other distribution services.

More details about the decisions that led to the development of Medieval Engineers can be found on Marek Rosa’s blog: http://blog.marekrosa.org/2015/01/medieval-engineers_22.html.

For the latest news, follow Medieval Engineers on Facebook or on Twitter.

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About Medieval Engineers

Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build cities, castles and fortifications; construct mechanical devices and engines; perform landscaping and underground mining. Medieval Engineers utilizes a realistic volumetric-based physics engine with a focus on structural integrity: all objects can be assembled, disassembled, damaged and destroyed; the object’s mass and structure influences its integrity. The game comes with creative mode and an early prototype of survival mode.
More information about the game is available at www.MedievalEngineers.com

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About Keen Software House

Established in 2010 in Prague, Czech Republic, Keen Software House is an independent game development studio aiming to create games that are based on real science, real facts, real physics and real emotions. The company is mostly known for its popular Early Access title, Space Engineers – a sandbox game about engineering, construction and maintenance of space works. Space Engineers was released in October 2013 and sold over 1 million copies in its first year, and is still keeping its bestseller position. After the big success of Space Engineers, the studio is continuing its engineering series with the announcement of Medieval Engineers, a new sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. The game will be released on Steam Early Access soon. Keen Software House is also the developer of Miner Wars 2081 and Miner Wars Arena. In addition to their ongoing development of Space Engineers and Medieval Engineers, the studio develops its own in-house game engine, VRAGE, currently in the second version and its core feature is volumetricity of the environment. Space Engineers and Medieval Engineers are the first titles fully utilizing VRAGE 2.0.
More information about Keen Software House is available at www.keenswh.com