The presence of helpful ghosts and other characters suggests that the collective efforts of people on the islands to survive and thrive have been ongoing for many years. It is suggested by the many surrounding ruins that this is not the first Monarch to settle on the islands. Further flavors are added to the gameplay, as listed below in 'New Features'. However, the Monarch begins shipwrecked on an island, and has the goal of sailing away to a different island before getting overrun. New Lands is similar to the original game in terms of a monarch trying to establish a long-lasting kingdom while being attacked by otherworldly monsters. It's also a little bit whimsical, it's pretty, and it can be frustrating but it won't hold your hand. It's a minimalist strategy game where you need to discover the rules of how the world behaves before you can rule effectively. It delivers a spectrum of emotions that combine into a unique experience.

It’s also beautiful, tranquil, melancholy, frantic, stressful and wonderful. It is about figuring out how best to manage your little Kingdom and tie everything together in a fashion where the game doesn’t play you – you play the game. And that huge internal high-five when you succeed. It is about tenacity and overcoming obstacles – even when they seem to be unsurmountable. When multiple pieces all of a sudden come together to form a whole – a basis for a new strategy or an understanding how something in the world of Kingdom: New Lands truly works. Kingdom: New Lands is about exploration, discovery, survival and that awesome feeling that you get, when you figure something out, on your own. You'll come across items, NPCs, and mysterious statues to help you but you'll have to figure out just how exactly they'll aide you in building and defending your Kingdom.

Kingdom: New Lands asks you to puzzle things out on your own. Travel to the New Lands and welcome the deluge of new mounts, merchants, and vagrants that call these isles home, but be wary of the new obstacles that threaten your arrival-for not just the greedy creatures block your way but even the environment itself can defeat you. Kingdom: New Lands builds upon the award-winning gameplay and mystery of Kingdom by introducing an abundance of new content to the IGF-nominated title while maintaining the simplicity and depth that legions of monarchs have come to experience and enjoy. Rulers will need all the strength of their subjects to sail away and find new kingdoms in these New Lands. Tales spread of far off isles with mysteries waiting to be discovered.

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