Dear citizens of the Suzerainverse,
What a remarkable year it has been! We’re delighted to welcome you to our final broadcast of 2024; a moment to celebrate our milestones, reflect on what we’ve accomplished, and look forward to what lies ahead.
We’re thrilled to announce our recent tech awards win and highlight our App Store front page feature, bringing even more attention to our amazing community. In other big news, our press coverage continues to grow, and our mobile player count just passed the 45,000 mark for December. Read on for all the details!
Berlin Tech Awards
December has been especially triumphant for Torpor Games, which garnered two major distinctions. First, the studio was honored with a Berlin Tech Award, one of the city’s most prestigious ceremonies celebrating excellence in Germany’s tech and innovation sector, held in the historic Rotes Rathaus under the mayor’s patronage.
We sincerely thank WLOUNGE, Mali M. Baum, Ayan Yuruk, Jeannine Koch, Factory Network, Senatskanzlei Berlin, and Franziska Giffey for these incredible honors and opportunities. It is a profound privilege to accept them on behalf of our talented Torpor Games team, whose imagination fuels experiences that spark reflection and challenge perspectives.
We were also recognized with the Creative & Cultural Pioneers 2024/2025 Award from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, celebrating the creativity behind Suzerain and The Conformist, both exploring societal and political change.
At Torpor Games, we believe in the power of multiperspective storytelling to foster empathy, spark dialogue, and broaden our understanding of the world. By delving into nuanced scenarios and confronting assumptions, we strive to create games that inspire introspection and thoughtful conversation.
These recognitions reaffirm our mission to push the boundaries of political entertainment and ensure the stories we tell truly matter.
Apple Storefront Page
This month has been incredibly exciting for the Suzerain community. After countless hours of work, we’re thrilled to re-launch the Suzerain app and bring the long-awaited Kingdom of Rizia to mobile. We’re honored to have landed on the Apple Store’s front page. This major milestone boosts our visibility and expands our growing community.
But that’s not all: we’re proud to share that we’ve been featured in several media outlets, including Forbes magazine and Pocketgamer. This recognition reflects the dedication we’ve poured into creating a smooth, intuitive experience and motivates us to keep pushing forward. Thank you for your continued support. If you have a moment, please consider leaving a review on the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, your feedback truly helps us grow and reach even more players.
State Of Torpor Games
2024 was a transformative year for Torpor Games. Suzerain reached new heights, with over 300,000 people playing across all platforms and lifetime mobile installs surpassing 700,000. Our Kingdom of Rizia DLC added new depth to the Suzerain Universe, while the mobile relaunch brought 45,000+ active users on iOS and Android within a month. On Steam, we recorded 3.2 million visits for Suzerain and its DLCs, solidifying its place as one of the most impactful narrative RPGs of the year. Our websites collectively attracted 176,000 visitors and amassed 861,000 page views, with the Suzerain Universe Codex becoming a central hub for lore enthusiasts and players alike. Our community also flourished, with Discord growing from 5,300 to 8,300 engaged members and Reddit (r/Suzerain) surging to over 22,200 members, generating more than a million interactions.
The team has been working hard on stabilizing and polishing the mobile experience while preparing the 3.1 content update for PC and mobile, which represents a major overhaul for the Kingdom of Rizia. This update includes some of the most dramatic moments we’ve ever created, with gameplay striving to be more dynamic and emergent. We also have small surprises planned for the Sordland Story Pack, alongside further bug fixes and improvements to address common issues. For the rollout of patch 3.1, we intend on involving the community more closely in the final development stages before launch—details to come in the months ahead. As we look to the future, we're looking for more ways to highlight the Kingdom of Rizia as we prepare for the next step: our second DLC, which we’ll reveal more about later this year.
Beginning in Q1 2025, we will transition to full self-publishing across all platforms as our partnership with Fellow Traveller comes to an end. This is a significant step that will allow us to take greater control of our future and align our work more closely with our vision. We are deeply grateful for our time with Fellow Traveller, they have been a wonderful partner, and we appreciate all the support and opportunities they provided to help bring our work to life. None of this growth and progress would have been possible without you, our players, supporters, and friends. Your passion and belief in our dreams have been the driving force behind everything we do. Thank you for making this year remarkable. 2025 promises even more exciting content additions, launches, and announcements.
We’d also like to give a huge shoutout to our mobile testers for their invaluable dedication. The well-deserved Rizia keys rewards will be ready soon!
To wrap things up, what better way to celebrate than with some music? Our vinyl is still available for pre-order! This is an awesome way to support us and add a special edition to your collection!
Pre-Order Here
Glovurius axa Rizia!
A’Morgna her Coren!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2352340/Suzerain_Kingdom_of_Rizia/
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