Circle Empires — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| Circle Empires 2: The Sequel is Out Now! | 2026-02-10 | Ready for another round?Circle Empires 2 is out now on Steam, with a 15% launch discount! We’re incredibly excited to finally share the next chapter of the Circle Empires series with you. Step into a world of interconnected circles filled with dangerous enemies, rival players, and plenty of resources worth fighting over. Build your forces, defeat powerful bosses, and adapt to circular worlds that shift and surprise you from match to match.For Circle Empires 2, we focused on strengthening what made the original games special while pushing the systems further. You can customize units through the editor, plan your town layouts more deliberately, |
| Circle Empires 2: Our Sequel is out February, 9th! | 2026-01-22 | Prepare your defenses, sharpen your blades, and get ready to return to the circles.Circle Empires 2 launches on February 9th, 2026. Watch the date announcement trailer below: We’re excited to share the release date for the next entry in the Circle Empires series. Since revealing the sequel in November 2024, we’ve been working to build on what made the original games special, with community feedback guiding many of the decisions along the way. Through demos and playtests, we’ve refined the look and feel of Circle Empires 2 to better capture the spirit of the series while still pushing it forward. The result is a sequel that stays true to fast- |
| Circle Empires: Celebrating Our Favourite RTS' During Steam's RTS Fest! | 2025-01-24 | Hey everyone, We’re ecstatic to be a part of Steam's Real-Time Strategy Fest, along with a wealth of other amazing RTS games! Real-Time Strategy games have been around since the early 1990s and we’re honoured to be listed among, and to have played around with, this diverse genre with the Circle Empires series. With Circle Empires 2 on the horizon, we thought it’d be a fun idea to dive into a few RTS games from the past & present that have been a huge inspiration for the Circle Empires series. Here’s Mikhel Trei, developer at Luminous, on some of his personal favourites: My favourite RTS games are Warcraft 3, Age of Empires 1 & 2, Total Annihi |
| Happy Holidays from Luminous! | 2024-12-19 | Hey everyone, As we continue our work on developing Circle Empires 2, we want to take a moment to wish you all Happy Holidays from the team here at Luminous! This holiday season, we're offering a special treat for our Circle Empires fans: a limited-time 80% discount on the original Circle Empires! If you want to go back to the game that started the circle-conquering frenzy, or want to introduce a friend to our little circular RTS, now is the perfect opportunity to do so. We hope to see you all in a very promising 2025 and we can’t wait to show you what we’ve been cooking up. Happy holidays! Luminous ------------------------------------------- |
| Circle Empires 2: Your burning questions answered! | 2024-12-06 | Hey everyone, In case you’ve missed it: we’ve announced the next entry in the Circle Empires series! In case you haven’t missed it: how excited are you about the fact that we’ve announced the next entry in the Circle Empires series!?!?!?! Reading all of your enthusiasm about Circle Empires 2 is such a huge motivator. We’ll be hard at work, creating a worthy new entry in the series that you all know and love. After the announcement, some of you had some burning questions about the new look and features of the game. That’s why we’ve put together a post-announcement FAQ blog on the CE2 store page. If you have any other questions that we haven’t |
| Announcing Circle Empires 2! | 2024-11-19 | We’re excited to announce that Circle Empires 2 is in development! Luminous and Iceberg Interactive are going full circle, and we’re ready to take everything you love about the original and make it even bigger, better, and... more chaotic. Check out the reveal trailer here: Circle Empires 2 keeps the fast-paced, accessible RTS gameplay you know and love, but adds new units, weapons, and terrain effects to keep things fresh. We’ve maintained the signature simplicity while adding more depth and strategy for both new and veteran players. We’re also adding a mounting system, which lets units ride larger creatures. (Yes, you can put a Necromancer |
| Circle Empires Tactics is Now Available! | 2022-04-07 | Hail Commanders! The time is NOW — Circle Empires Tactics is available on Steam! Sharpen your swords and mount the horses, because this is Circle Empires unlike ever before! Flex your tactical muscles in single-player as you empower your army with various upgrades, or show your strategic superiority in multiplayer. You can buy Circle Empires Tactics on Steam from today onwards for $14.99, with a 10% discount during the launch week. Plus, for our veteran players who own previous Circle Empires games, there will be an additional 15% off via bundle deals ON TOP of that! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515260/Circle_Empires_Tactics/ FEATURES |
| Circle Empires Tactics coming in 2022! | 2021-03-30 | Hail noble emperors and mighty warriors. It is our distinct pleasure to show you the upcoming entry in the Circle Empires universe: Circle Empires Tactics! In case you missed the reveal during Iceberg Ahead, fear not, we have the teaser trailer right here for you. Circle Empires Tactics will offer a fresh spin on the Circle Empires series you know and love. CE Tactics is a simultaneous turn-based strategy game in which you will have to predict your opponent's moves, plan your own moves to counter them, then end the turn and watch the chaos unfold. Features Play three story-based single-player campaigns focused on Circle Empires’ ruling factio |
| NEW Circle Empires game reveal at Iceberg Ahead! | 2021-03-29 | Hail warriors and mages alike! We've been a bit quiet lately, and that's because we have been working in the shadows, crafting something very special: an all-new Circle Empires game! We're excited to show you this new spin on the Circle Empires series. The full release of our next project is still a ways away, but we're going to be revealing it during Iceberg Ahead, which happens TOMORROW on March 30th. You can catch it live right here at 19:00 CEST. Check the sidebar of this announcement to see it in your local time! We hope to see you there! Join the community! Circle Empires Twitter Facebook Iceberg Interactive Twitter Facebook YouTube Twi |
| Update: Some QoL changes! | 2021-02-22 | Hello everyone! It has been a while! We've made a few QoL improvements for your empire-conquering pleasure. Cloud saves are here, so if you play Circle Empires from multiple machines, you're now able to carry over your progress. Changes Added cloud save for save-games and unlocked things. Treasury maximum size lowered to reduce lag in Treasury view. Fixed a memory leak that affects very long games. NOTE: All unlocked content remains unlocked. The save-game directory has changed. If you want to use old save-games, please copy them from the old location to new location. Old location is: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\LocalLow\Circle Empires\Circle E |
| Circle Empires OST now available! | 2020-04-30 | Are you big into fantasy bops? Do you want the tunes of epic battle to follow you to the local supermarket? Then we have the perfect soundtrack for you: our own! Carry these 8 tracks by composer Sigurd Jønk-Jensen with you wherever you go. Disclaimer: we are not liable when you are victim of a goblin assault while listening to this soundtrack. Full track list: Check out the Circle Empires OST, together with everything else Circle Empires related, in the Circle Empires mega bundle! |
| Circle Empires Rivals is now available! | 2020-04-15 | Today is the day we have all been anticipating! No more beta testing and other shenanigans, Circle Empire Rivals is out on Steam in its full glory! Gather your friends, build your armies, and take the circles that are rightfully yours in this fast paced RTS. What's new in Circle Empires Rivals? Well the most requested feature, multiplayer, is now here! Play with your friends in co-op, or face them as bitter rivals in PvP across multiple game modes. But that's not all! Here's just a few features you can expect in Circle Empires Rivals: 20 different circle biomes, from dry deserts to scary swamps! Over 300+ units, buildings, and level-ups! 30 F |
| Circle Empires Rivals releases on April 15th! | 2020-04-07 | IT'S ALMOST HERE! Greetings wise wizards, valiant knights, terrifying dragons, and pumpkin... people(?) We're incredibly excited to announce that Circle Empires Rivals will be fully releasing on April 15th! Build an army and conquer all circles in your path. Slay monstrous foes and expand your empire in this fast-paced RTS. Team up with trusted allies in co-op, or fight against each other in a range of different game modes! Why are we still writing this out when you can just check out our new trailer?! Be sure to wishlist Circle Empires Rivals on Steam to be the first one through the gates once we launch! https://store.steampowered.com/app/11 |
| Extended Open Beta for Circle Empires Rivals | 2020-01-29 | Hi everyone, Due to the overwhelming request from players wanting to play Circle Empires Rivals, we have now decided to prolong the open beta until Friday 31st January 2020 at 12:00 CET! This will give players more time to experience the game and give their feedback ahead of the full release later this year. If you still haven't taken the opportunity to grab a free key and fight your rivals, now is your chance. How to claim your free key: Join the Iceberg Interactive Discord Go to the CE Rivals Open Beta #claim-a-key channel Type .key to receive your Open Beta key Redeem your key on Steam via ‘Activate a product on Steam’ Have a big ol’ bunch |
| Circle Empires multiplayer sequel is now in open beta! | 2020-01-23 | Did you know that there's a sequel to Circle Empires coming soon? Did you also know that this particular sequel, Circle Empires Rivals, is now officially in open beta and available to everyone? Gather every single knight, wizard, dragon, vampire, frog, and pumpkin warrior you have, because the hour is upon us. Time to challenge your friends (or internet strangers) to a friendly(?) match of Circle Empires. From today until Wednesday January 29th, the open beta is… well, open! And joining could not be easier. Claim your key: Join the Iceberg Interactive Discord Go to the CE Rivals Open Beta #claim-a-key channel Type .key to receive your Open Be |
| Try out Circle Empires Rivals: Join the Closed Beta | 2019-12-04 | Hear ye! hear ye! Do you want to get a sneak-peek at the multiplayer sequel of Circle Empires? We are currently gearing up for the CLOSED BETA for Circle Empires Rivals - starting tomorrow! How to join: 1. Join our Discord server here. 2. Go to the #beta-sign-up channel in the server category 🐉CE RIVALS CLOSED BETA to find the application form. 3. Fill in the form and send! The CLOSED BETA will take place December 5th (3 PM CET - 6 AM PDT) until December 15th (12 AM - 3PM PDT). Connect with us to stay up to date! Circle Empires • Twitter • Facebook Iceberg Interactive • Twitter • Facebook • YouTube • Twitch • Steam Publisher Page |
| Circle Empires Rivals has a new trailer! | 2019-10-29 | Circle Emperors! We are pleased to announce that the brand-new trailer for Circle Empires Rivals is here. Grab some snacks and prepare for the epic battle scenes, exciting gameplay and new characters that you're about to see in the trailer below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGxPcyrikmM&feature=youtu.be https://store.steampowered.com/app/1100260/ If you haven't already, grab your friends, plan your strategy and wishlist Circle Empires Rivals here! Coming to Steam in early 2020! - Team Circle Empires. Connect with us to stay up to date! Circle Empires • Twitter • Facebook Iceberg Interactive • Twitter • Facebook • YouTube • Twitch • Steam P |
| It’s the Circle of Life… | 2019-10-10 | Greetings, mighty warriors! Today is a happy day in the kingdom, because we are finally able to spill the beans on something exciting. We're not joking if we tell you that we've lost count on how many times we've been told how cool it would be if Circle Empires had multiplayer. What if we tell you that we've been working on an awesome multiplayer sequel to Circle Empires where you can devise new strategies, harvest resources and level up against your friends, family, cat or house-elf? Oh yes, today is your lucky day, as we are very proud to introduce you to Circle Empires Rivals! Coming early 2020. Wishlist Circle Empires Rivals here and join |
| Circle Empires: Magical Update | 2019-10-02 | Dear warriors! With Halloween creeping round the corner, what suits Spooktober better than a new magical update to the kingdom of Circle Empires? As you might have guessed from the title, this update features magic in various shapes and forms - such as a new magical creatures and a magical forest to discover, as well as upgrades and achievements to unlock. In Circle Empires today, you'll see: School of Magic - including an enemy spawner that spawns hostile healers, pumpkin necromancers and necromancer apprentices! Who said pumpkins are only for Halloween? Masonry - Upgrade your buildings and walls, and make them much more durable. Elf archer |
| Circle Empires: New Recruits Update | 2019-09-26 | Hello to all mighty warriors! A new update has landed today in the kingdom of Circle Empires and it offers new units to recruit and fight, new buildings and biomes. And this is just the beginning! A second update is coming soon to add even more exciting choices to your expedition. If you launch a game of Circle Empires today, you'll find: Catapults - You can now destroys spawners and towers at range with catapults! Most leaders can recruit them and you will find goblins using catapults to tear down your defenses (hopefully using pumpkins instead of cannonballs). Ice hunters - Hunt dragons with durable, single-target assassin squads. They can |