Stealth Mode Games

Factsheet

Developer:
Stealth Mode Games
Based in Carrollton, Texas

Release date:
TBD 2017

Platforms:
PC

Regular Price:

TBD

Description

Kingsmen is a tactical turn-based, squad combat game that puts the player in charge of a team of medieval warriors facing a new, mysterious threat and the return of fabled magic to the realm. The player must also manage their castle and territories by constructing and upgrading essential facilities, building remote watchtowers and garrisoning them with troops, and collecting taxes to pay for them all. The player will bolster their Kingsmen by choosing alliances between different factions (Barbarians, Knights, Rangers, and Rogues) and researching rediscovered magic to develop mages.

History

Development of Kingsmen began in the fall of 2013 on the Unreal Development Kit (UDK). The founders of Stealth Mode Games have always been long-term fans of tactical turn-based games such as the original XCOM, Shadow Watch, and other similar games. We've always wanted to play one that had more of a medieval flare so our design was clear. We wanted to incorporate a lot of the elements that made those games fun; squad level tactics (Kingsmen calls them patrols), visceral action that puts the player in the middle of compelling action, and a base management system that is not too tedious but gives the player the satisfaction of planning ownership. After completing a demo with the key systems working (combat, movement grid, game camera), Epic Games released Unreal Engine 4. With the advantages and capabilities it offered, it was a no-brainer to convert the game over to the new technology.

Features

Tactical squad combat action!
Multiple classes to fight with.
Customizeable units.
Factions to ally with, or against.

Videos

Kingsmen: Early Fog of War YouTube

Alpha Clip: August 2016 YouTube

Behind the Scenes Interview with Programmer Keegan Gibson on The 4:30 Show. YouTube

Kingsmen Game Music Sample YouTube

Images

Logo & Icon

Selected Articles

"Made with Mixamo: The Kingsmen March on with Mixamo (Interview with Project Director Bruce Patnaude)"
- Patrick J. Martin, Mixamo
"Making it in Unreal: Kingsmen goes medieval on the XCOM forumla."
- Jeremy Peel, PCGamesN