What is Epoch?

Epoch is a grand strategy game focused on simulating world history. You can start in a wide range of different historical scenarios. From the earliest human societies to modern day. When you start in a preset scenario, the world is historically accurate.  But from that moment forward, anything can happen.

Every playthrough generates a completely unique alternate history, shaped by AI leaders, your choices, and random events.

At early stages of the project there was no interactivity and it was not even meant to be a game. Just kind of an ant farm you could watch. It was inspired by a Facebook bot I saw a long time ago where countries would randomly grab territory from eachother. Then it turned into a game one day when I added the ability to declare war and I realized the potential of this project. 

I also draw inspiration from the Civilization games and many of the Paradox Interactive titles. Particularly a mod for Civilization IV called "Caveman2Cosmos" really got me thinking of simulating all of history like I plan to.

About me

Hi! I’m Markus, a solo developer from Norway. I started working on Epoch on June 1st, 2019.  I am very interested in history and geography which is likely what led me to start making this. Ever since I was a kid I have always been designing games in various forms. From board games made out of paper to fully working PC games. A lot of my games never got to a point where I felt satisfied enough to release them.  Epoch still hasn't reached that point in my mind, but I am releasing it regardless.

For me, Epoch is a passion project. The strategy game I always wanted to play. There's always another thing to add or adjust. It's an infinity project. Will it ever be finished? Probably not. But will it be good? Definitely. 

Currently I work another job so I am only able to work on the game on the side. My dream is to be able to work fulltime on my solo-projects, but regardless of if I am able to achieve that goal or not I will keep making games.

When is the next update???

Itch.io only receives the major updates (like 0.14 - 0.15 - 0.16) while Patreon members get all the dev builds in between. (like 0.15.3. - 0.15.4 - 0.15.5). The dev builds get released around once a month but there may be different wait times between updates. While major updates get released when they are done.

In addition to gaining access to dev builds, patreon membership also allows you to take part in polls regarding the future of Epoch's development.

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DISCLAIMER: THIS GAME IS IN DEVELOPMENT SO THERE MAY BE LACKING FEATURES, BUGS AND PERFORMANCE ISSUES

Features:

• 126 playable countries - In a present day scenario starting in 2019
• War - Ability to wage war with armies and fleets moving on the map
• Construction - Build bases and other structures within your borders
• AI Leaders - The AI takes into account lots of factors in their decision making. Each time you start the game their traits get randomized across the world.
• Rebellions - Instability can lead to rebel uprisings
• Federations/Unions - AI countries can join together to create a larger, stronger nation
• Every Citizen Simulated - Simulates political opinions of every single person in the world

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