Royal Revolt developer reveals Windows Phone and Windows 8 download numbers, sequel plans

Royal Revolt Georg Broxtermann Flare Games at Casual Connect

Adjacent up in our coverage of Coincidental Connect USA is an interview regarding one of our favorite Windows Phone eight and Windows viii games: Purple Defection. The game comes from a collaboration between two German studios, Flare Games and Keen Games.

During terminal week'due south event, we spoke with Georg Broxtermann, the Co-founder and Director of Business Development at Flare. He revealed how Purple Defection came to mobile Windows platforms, some very encouraging performance numbers, and what we tin can expect from Flare Games in the future. See the video after the suspension!

Reverse Belfry defense

Imperial Revolt tells the story of a young man who returns from magic grooming to notice that his father has died and his wicked aunts and uncles have taken over the kingdom. To get dorsum what is yours, y'all'll accept to assail the stolen castles and towers instead of defending them. Hopefully the piddling prince has enough money left when it's all over to rebuild everything!

Players straight control the prince past touching anywhere on the screen; Windows viii users besides have the selection to use the mouse. Approach an enemy and the prince volition attack automatically, making combat fun and easy.

You'll face hordes of foes and dangerous defenses, and so you lot're also going to need an army of your ain. Merely tap the buttons at the bottom left corner of the screen to summon soldiers, archers, and more types of troops. At the bottom right are your spell buttons. These allow you to heel your troops, nail enemies, and more.

The prince, his troops, and magic spells are all fully upgradable. Spend coins earned from completing levels or gems bought via In-App Purchase (IAP) to make those improvements. Royal Defection is free to play on all platforms.

Successful revolt

Royal Revolt for Windows 8

At Casual Connect, Flare Games announced some impressive operation figures for Royal Revolt on mobile Windows platforms. The Windows Telephone game has been downloaded over 750,000 times, and the Windows eight version (which released later) over 500,000 times. That's more than a meg Microsoft fans enjoying the game. Georg tells usa that IAPs are quite stiff on both platforms as well.

The strong sales issue not only from the Royal Defection's high quality, but also the promotion Microsoft has given the game. Past featuring it prominently on the Windows shop, they've made it easy for players to find and download the game.

Microsoft Federal republic of germany also played a part in convincing Flare Games to port the game to Windows Telephone in the get-go place. We heard a similar story from Handy Games (also a German language programmer), which seems to signal that Microsoft Germany is working hard to go local developers onboard with Windows Phone. The simply matter they're not doing (sadly) is convincing these developers to publish their games with Xbox branding… Only that's a trend nosotros've known for some fourth dimension now.

More from Flare in the future

Royal Revolt for Windows 8

The nigh important thing is that stiff developers like Flare Games are supporting both Windows Phone and Windows 8. Considering the success of Royal Revolt, information technology should come up as no surprise that Flare and Keen programme to release the in-development Royal Revolt 2 on our platforms in the future. Flare'due south well-nigh contempo iOS release Throne Wars (a multiplayer strategy game with MMO elements) is also a contender for mobile Windows platform as well.

In the meantime, the all-time way to ensure we see more games from Flare is to grab Royal Revolt. If you similar information technology well enough, let them know by buying a few gems in-game.

Royal Revolt – Windows Phone 8 – 284 MB – Free – Store Link
Majestic Defection – Windows 8 – 306 MB – Free – Shop Link

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