2026-02-10 09:44 UTC · Community Announcements · ben
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
2026-01-22 14:10 UTC · Community Announcements · ben
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 forwar
2025-01-24 16:00 UTC · Community Announcements · ben
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
2024-12-19 15:00 UTC · Community Announcements · ben
Hey everyone, Jerry and Jobe, our friends from Circle Empires 2, wish you very Happy Holidays: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35983334/a7a7152f646a8f2b78bb0191820c6958fcb9f8c8.png For real, though, I can’t describe how amazing it is to have such a dedicated fanbase. Your reception of our new project has been so lovely and we’re taking your comments to heart. Thank you for all the kind words and the motivation to keep going. It’s been an amazing year and we can’t wait to show you more of Circle Empires 2 in 2025. In the meantime, you can enjoy Circle Empires Rivals at 70% off, so if your friends haven’t pi
2024-12-06 15:00 UTC · Community Announcements · ben
Hello everyone! In case you missed it, the next game in the Circle Empires series has been officially announced! We’re thrilled by the incredible response from all of you. Your excitement for Circle Empires 2 is inspiring, and we’re more motivated than ever to create something special for this next entry. After the announcement, we noticed some questions about the new look and features of the game. To answer those, we’ve put together a post-announcement FAQ on the CE2 store page. If you still have questions, feel free to ask them in the comments or join us on the Iceberg Interactive Discord. O
2024-11-19 14:35 UTC · Community Announcements · Cissero
Hey everyone! We’re back and we’re going full circle! Today, Luminous and Iceberg Interactive are incredibly excited to reveal that we’ve been working on Circle Empires 2! Watch the reveal trailer right here: This direct sequel will make the indie smash hit bigger and better than ever. Still, we tried to maintain the approachability and simplicity of the previous games’ unique take on the RTS genre, which we’ve always seen as the core of the franchise. Wishlist and Follow it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3093020/Circle_Empires_2/ For old players: CE2 is completely rebuilt with new c
2023-03-02 09:53 UTC · Community Announcements · LuminousGames
Fixed: lobby password field did not display the typed text Fixed: sometimes the hotkey view showed invalid category names Fixed numerous other places where potential rare crashes could happen.
2023-02-22 08:38 UTC · Community Announcements · LuminousGames
Update 2.0.41: Fixed a bug where loading a saved game with more than 1 AI players crashed (unless you played right before the loading a game that had same number of AI players).
2023-02-19 22:28 UTC · Community Announcements · LuminousGames
Todays update fixed a few rare crashes, most notably the crash when pumpkin finished growing to level 2 while in an acid pool.
2023-01-19 13:29 UTC · Community Announcements · IcebergBrady
Hello Everyone, Circle Empires Rivals has received a major technical update. We have switched the service provider from Improbable to Amazon Gamelift. A lot has changed under the hood. The update should now be live and up and running. This change has taken place because Improbable shut down its game server branch. There are small changes to starting a new multiplayer game. When creating a new lobby, players now choose between co-op and pvp mode, set the name for the lobby, and can optionally set a password. These settings can not be updated once the lobby has been created due to limitations on
2022-10-10 17:36 UTC · Community Announcements · Daemsco
Greetings, commanders! There's nothing better than a fair scrap between two balanced forces, right? Wrong! Introducing the all-new cheat menu for Circle Empires Rivals! Ever wanted to trample over your foes with an army of 300 max-level knights? Easy. Defend a single circle from an armada of dragons? Now you can! https://i.imgur.com/eLCP6Nm.gif And that's not the only good news. You can pick up Circle Empires Rivals at 55% off during our weeklong sale! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1100260/Circle_Empires_Rivals/ Can't get enough of conquering circles? Even more good news! The entire Circl
2022-04-07 15:31 UTC · Community Announcements · Suzanne
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
2021-10-18 17:15 UTC · Community Announcements · [ICE] Daemsco
Hey everybody! It’s that time of year when sales come at you fast, so here’s another one! From now until October 25th, we’re a part of the Iceberg Interactive Publisher Sale. You can grab a ton of great titles at up to 90% off. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41241215/716e7990339faeb270f5a9e487a4f9c8fc4b89cc.png Tell your friends/family/cat/lizard -- you can pick up Circle Empires Rivals at 50% OFF for a full week! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1100260/Circle_Empires_Rivals/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1324060/Circle_Empires_Rivals_Forces_of_Nature/ And that's not all! We're excited to announce
2021-03-30 17:27 UTC · Community Announcements · [ICE] Daemsco
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
2021-03-29 15:27 UTC · Community Announcements · [ICE] Daemsco
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. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/35983334/f5185e60830de8badf09f5faadd5f6bb2ab4af4b.jpg 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
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