Rising Lords Takes First Place in the Game Development World Championship Strategy Games Weekly Vote!

Rising Lords by Argonwood, a game studio based in Cologne, Germany has won the weekly voting on Game Development World Championship Fan Favourite category for the Strategy Games Week. Rising Lords is now available on Steam.

“Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name… or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage! ” Argonwood describes Rising Lords.

Argonwood Studio moves on to the next round of voting in the Fan Favourite category of the GDWC – Game Development World Championship and will meet other Weekly Vote winners in a battle for the crown at the end of the GDWC 2020 season.

2nd place was taken by Hundred Days – Winemaking Simulator by Broken Arms Games from Italy: “Hundred Days – Winemaking Simulator will put you in charge of managing a small and abandoned winery: from selecting the types of vine you want to grow, to naming your final product, every decision of the challenging business of winemaking will be in your hands. ”

3rd place went to The Unexpected Quest by rionix from Russia: “Adventure game with strategy and management elements in a medieval fantasy setting – drawing inspiration from classics such as Warcraft 3 and The Settlers. Embark on quests, hunt down treasures and manage your resources as you build, battle, cast magic and brew potions to bring order to the world.”

The GDWC team sends congratulations to the winning team and big thanks to all Nominees and voters. The weekly votes take place each week, from Monday to Saturday and there are always six new exciting games to check out and vote for. This week’s vote is already live on the event website at thegdwc.com.

This week’s voting theme is Couch Gaming and the nominees are:
– From the Shadows by Team Spooky, France
– Grid Fight – Mask of the Goddess by Playtra Games, United Kingdom
– JUMPALA by Yokereba, USA
– Perfectly Perilous Provisions by Cat&Tonic Studios, Japan
– Toasterball by Les Crafteurs, France
– Wreckout by Huey Games, United Kingdom