Haarlem, June 6th, 2025 - Today, Iceberg Interactive and Luminous, the team behind the smash hits Circle Empires and Circle Empires Rivals, are proud to announce that players can finally circle back to their favourite ring-based RTS and download a free demo of Circle Empires 2 on Steam. Get around to expanding your circle-filled empire in a newer, fast-paced world, commanded by the absolute desire of conquest. Crush your enemies, gather resources, and enjoy the fruits of your workers' hard labour in Circle Empires 2. Watch the new trailer below and play the free demo on Steam - out today!
Join the conquest today! - Download the Demo
"I'm super hyped about launching the demo and seeing what kind of crazy strategies people will come up with! Hope to see you soon in the multiplayer. Also looking forward to any suggestions or ideas for improvement and further development. Thanks!" - Mihkel Trei, Developer at Luminous
Play solo or destroy your friends
Then you can mercilessly attack your friends' circles to steal what is rightfully yours, now with new units, weapons, and play modes. Have you ever wished to slay your enemies armed only with wits, a wizard hat, and a fish? Well, your wish is now a reality.
Every new playthrough brings a new and unique set of circles to conquer, which means you will have to adapt your strategy to new enemies and biomes. Every player is free to change and adapt the game to match their skills and preferred gameplay.
If you loved Circle Empires and Circle Empires Rivals, you will certainly love Circle Empires 2. We bring new units, weapons, and terrain effects. Even better: you can now mount any larger creature you want to bring into battle. Finally, our fish wizard soldier can fulfill their dream of riding a dragon into battle.
Key features
- Fast-paced Real-Time Strategy gameplay: Build, expand, and battle kingdom after kingdom.
- Endless replayability: Randomly generated worlds with unique flora, fauna, and enemies keep every game fresh.
- Diverse units and upgrades: From archers to necromancers, every unit can level up, gain experience, and ride larger creatures.
- Mounting system: Combine units creatively—mount smaller units on larger creatures for unique advantages.
- Improved AI and tactics: Enemies use smarter strategies, forcing you to adapt and rethink your approach.
- Multiplayer modes: Play cooperatively or competitively with friends.
- Dynamic biomes: Explore a range of environments to conquer and use them to your advantage, from scorching deserts to eerie swamps, and use each captured circle to your advantage as it affects your gameplay.
- Rich customization: Adjust settings, tweak difficulties, and tailor your game to your liking.
- Exciting new features: Experience new units, buildings, terrain effects, and upgrades that add depth and strategy.
Iceberg Interactive and Luminous can't wait to see you soon in the circles playing our free demo! Get a taste of what growing your empires and slaying your friends and enemies will look like in Circle Empires 2!
Don't forget to Wishlist the game and download the Demo.
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Press Contact
- Media Contact - Tea de Jong: tea@iceberg-games.com
- Iceberg Interactive Discord: https://discord.gg/iceberginteractive
- Website 1 (Publisher): https://www.iceberg-games.com
- Website 2 (Developer): https://circleempires.com/
Related Links
- Steam demo page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3645370/Circle_Empires_2_Demo/
- Steam game page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3093020/Circle_Empires_2/
- Press Kit: Google Drive
- Demo announcement trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUf7XLJElkE
- X: https://x.com/Iceberg_Int
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/iceberg-int.bsky.social
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iceberg_int/?hl=en
ABOUT LUMINOUS
Luminous is an Estonian indie game company founded by developer Mihkel Trei. He’s been developing games since 2002 and got the idea of Circle Empires from a famous graphic designer who said, “Always start a design by drawing a circle”.
In 2016, Luminous partnered with Edvin Aedma, a developer on the Estonian indie hit Teleglitch: Die More Edition. Together, they decided to involve two more Estonian indie dev companies run by Edvin: Interactive Fate, to create a complete overhaul of all Circle Empires graphics, and Playtest Games, to ensure smooth production of the entire project.
ABOUT ICEBERG INTERACTIVE
Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher known for many hit franchises, including Strange Horticulture, Killing Floor 2, Heroes of Valor, and Circle Empires; the company has enjoyed recent success with PC titles such as Blazing Sails, Chivalry 2, Land of the Vikings, AirportSim, and Dead Season. Iceberg Interactive has many exciting games coming up, including Strange Antiquities, Second Sun, and Radiolight. To learn more, please visit www.iceberg-games.com.