January is a notoriously slower month when it comes to new game launches, but thankfully the folk over at developer BillionWorlds and publisher Daedalic Entertainment are here to brighten up the dark winter days. 4X strategy fans can now dive into an all-new project that has made its arrival on PC, a game that is all about building the next great kingdom from the ashes of the Roman Empire.
Known as Yield! Fall of Rome, this strategy experience is regarded as the child of Civilization and Polytopia, and is a game where you take on the role of one of various warmongering tribes and nations that after challenging and overcoming the Roman Empire are now grappling with one another to stake their claim on what remains. Being a 4X strategy title, you can expect the typical exploring, expanding, exploiting, and extermination gameplay, however, where Yield! Fall of Rome differs from the rest of the genre in that it has been fundamentally designed to reduce and eliminate unnecessary waiting times to keep the gameplay feeling fluid and fast-paced.
Alongside this more refined 4X setup, Yield! Fall of Rome will present players with a collection of unique ways to play. Between tighter single-player campaigns with procedurally generated maps that aim to promote vast replayability, to broad multiplayer alternatives that enable players to team-up with friends or instead compete against them in asynchronous action, you won't be limited with how you look to enjoy this thrilling strategy game.
While many may perceive the 4X strategy genre to be quite a challenging one to break into, BillionWorlds has put an emphasis on accessibility with Yield! Fall of Rome. The gameplay is fundamentally designed to be intuitive and ideal for newcomers to jump right in, all while possessing the depth and advanced systems that veterans and fans of the genre look for in a 4X strategy title. This is in part down to the eight playable factions, each of whom have their own permanently available campaign and options to generate their own random campaigns too, and present a unique gameplay style, strategy, and challenge. Whether it's taking on the role of the Huns led by the fearsome Attila, Charlemagne's Franks, Calgacus' Britons, or even Kavad's Persians, just to name a few, there are many different options on offer that each twist and alter how you go about rebuilding civilization and defining your destiny.
If that array of content isn't enough for you, it's also worth noting that Yield! Fall of Rome offers a seasonal structure that allows players to compete and stamp their name on global leaderboards depending on how they perform in-game in new, time-limited campaigns arriving on a weekly basis. Oh, and did we forget to mention the highly customisable Custom Games that enable players to mould and define a match to their liking, be it by tweaking how strong the remaining Roman presence is or by shrinking the map down to a much smaller and more hectic size. The choice is entirely yours.
However you like to play, whether you're a newcomer or a long-time fan of the 4X strategy genre, Yield! Fall of Rome has something for you. So, don't forget to check it out now when it arrives on PC via Steam as an Early Access title.