Gaming🎮 Bellwright is a mix of Rimworld and Mount & Blade, and a true rebellion game at heart

[Royal_Lizard]

Why hasn't there been a proper rebellion game? Not some false implication of taking back control, where simply taking down some radio tower in Watch Dogs Legion suddenly "liberates" Oxford Street from oppressive forces. I'm talking about that real rabble-rouser energy. Forming a small band of like-minded people and taking the fight to enemy bases, pushing back the lines. Well, if that sounds like something you've been looking for, a contender may just be around the corner.

"I was wondering the same thing and to be honest, I never found a clear answer," states project lead Florian "chadz" Hofreither in the Bellwright preview hotel suite. With a background in the Mount & Blade modding scene, he and the original members of the developer Donkey Crew are coming back to their roots with a medieval management game where you have to build up your own settlement, build a rebellion force, and push back against the monarchy ruling over the land.

The world itself isn't this dire bloody mess of burning buildings and ruined castles. Instead, the world you inhabit (at least in the starting hours of the game) is luscious with vast open plains and woodlands. Indeed, this particular push against the ruling kingdom may not be the black and white business you'd assume. Especially as you grow your forces and wage larger conflicts, the merits of what you're doing isn't always clear.

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