Dear Citizens of the Suzerainverse,
Welcome to our March 2026 Broadcast! We’ve been busy since our last check-in, and we’re excited to share what we’ve been working on.
In this edition, we sit down with Ata for the latest development updates, take a look at localization progress, revisit the recent Torpor livestream, and spotlight some of the incredible things happening within the Suzerain community.
Development Update from Ata
Hello dear fans, hope you are all doing well.
We have been pushing on all fronts. The company and organization are improving with new structural changes that help us organize better and support a growing team. We made solid progress on our procedures, policies, and overall culture, all of which is helping Torpor prepare for the next stage. This also includes new hires joining step by step each month. We are excited to keep building teams that allow us to ship our projects at the quality we aim for.
Suzerain Live has also been progressing. A new patch has been in the works for a while and is coming with bug fixes, polish, some new lore, and various smaller changes. It is currently in internal testing, and if everything goes well, it will move through the usual steps in the near future toward release across all platforms. As the game has grown, it has also become more complex and demanding to manage, but at the same time the community has grown with it, which makes every bit of that effort worth it.
Regarding our projects, we have begun the final internal development testing of the Project Fulcrum prototype before moving it into internal QA testing. This will help us gather structured feedback and identify where improvements are needed. It is a big step forward. We are continuing strong iterations on UX challenges, and the content is being reviewed from multiple angles. Some recent design decisions have had a noticeable impact on the overall flow, and we are looking forward to building further on those.
Project Aperture is moving into its final content stages. There is ongoing polish and iteration on decisions and how different narrative components connect with each other. We are also preparing for the first round of internal development testing, after which it will move into internal QA. It will be exciting to finally experience it in a more complete, player-facing form outside of our usual tools. More art has also been integrated over the past month, which has been great to see.
The Conformist is progressing as well. We made further advances on the RPG and skills systems, along with continued iteration on the core gameplay design. Work is also ongoing on a new tech tool that will serve as a database backbone for the project. A lot of groundwork is being laid now to support what comes next.
Things are moving quickly, and there is a lot changing day to day. It is a bit wild, but in a good way. We are looking forward to sharing more with you soon. We are getting closer to reveals, and while we still want everything to meet a certain quality bar, we are also mindful of finding the right balance between progress and perfection, as we have always tried to do.
As long as you are with us on this journey and continue to support us, we believe we can make it.
Thank you for being there for us. See you in the next update.
Work With Us at Torpor Games
We’re also excited to share that Torpor Games is growing. From time to time, we open up new roles across different areas of development, and we’d love to see experts of our own community apply. Suzerain has always been shaped by passionate and talented people, and that includes many of you. If you’re interested in working with us, you can check out our current openings on our careers page.
We’re also interested in hearing from people for more speculative roles. If you don’t see a position that fits, feel free to send an open application to [email protected]. We’ll soon be looking for freelance QA support from our community, as well as new community moderators, so don’t hesitate to reach out if that sounds like you!
Localization Progress Update
It’s been a while since we last shared an update on localization, and we’re excited to say progress has been steady. We’ve been working closely with an incredibly dedicated Chinese volunteer team who are fully localizing Sordland, covering a script of over one million words. This goes far beyond direct translation, with careful adaptation of in-game terminology, political concepts, and cultural nuances to ensure everything feels natural and authentic. This phase is especially important to ensure that the localized experience is as seamless and immersive as the original.
We’re now preparing an internal branch of Suzerain for the QA phase, where we’ll focus on polishing the experience: fixing text issues, formatting, and contextual inconsistencies across the game’s many narrative paths. Once this process is complete and everything is in good shape, we’ll move on to supporting additional languages.
March Livestream Recap
At the end of March, we hosted our first livestream of 2026, with Ata and Jonathan joining the community to answer some of the most frequently asked questions. The session covered a range of topics, from deeper dives into Suzerain’s lore to updates on upcoming projects, along with a few hints and discussions surrounding The Source ARG.
The Q&A itself was held on our Discord server, giving community members a chance to participate directly, while the stream was broadcast simultaneously on Twitch and YouTube. If you weren’t able to tune in live, you can still catch the full VOD on YouTube.
👉 Watch the Livestream VOD Here
From the Corners of the Community
We’re really lucky to have such a passionate community around Suzerain. It never stops amazing us how creative you all get: whether it’s fan art, deep-dive discussions, or entirely new takes on the universe of Suzerain.We love seeing what you come up with, so we wanted to share some of it with everyone. Here are a few of our favorite things we’ve spotted around the internet over the past couple of months.
Pax Astra
A political sim RPG space opera with 4X elements, inspired by Suzerain and Stellaris.
👉 Take a Look
Suzerain: The New Order
A concept reimagines Suzerain in the style of the Hearts of Iron IV mod, The New Order, depicting a darker, more dystopian timeline for the USP, PFJP, and NFP parties.
The Final War
A fictional movie idea for Sordland's first escathological film, The Final War. A war-time propaganda movie set in 1957 by the director Danol Morgna.
👉 Take a Look
Political Actor Ranking
A ranking focusing solely on how effective each character is as a politician (separate from likability or personal agreement), with some pretty good community discussions too.
👉 Take a Look
Please note that the aforementioned have no affiliation with Torpor Games.
Truth Drew its First Breath
Where truth is guarded and falsehood denied,
When was the defender of truth first alive?
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Until next time, dear Citizens. Take care!
Glovurius axa Rizia!
A’Morgna her Coren!
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