Earlier this week we gave away 50 invitations for the Closed Beta of Renations, the upcoming MMO strategy game from Swedish developer Pikaia Games. Today, the developer announced the launch of the Open Beta.

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Source: Press Release

The Swedish independent game industry is currently booming following the success of Minecraft. RENATIONS is yet another example of that. Four Swedish brothers set out to complete their childhood dream; today RENATIONS goes live and without a penny of investment.

RENATIONS is a new free strategy game that features four playable factions, each one with unique traits, military units, buildings and research tree. In the game you will encounter many unique game mechanics such as siege weapons, rare resources, cooperative PVE instances, the ability to form treaties, the possibility to establish embassies in foreign nations and much more.

The game feature extensive lore and emphasizes the art of storytelling. The plot of RENATIONS is set in a future post apocalyptic world. Centuries have passed since the Great Disaster and our world has just begun to recover from its wounds. In this time, four factions, all claiming to be descendants of the ancient human civilization once again rise to reclaim their heritage – the Earth. As the plot unveils, the story touches many of the problems and conflicts that we face in our time. Topics like the climate crisis, religion, racism and our dependence on technology are covered to provide further depth to the game.

”This is a game that has been missing in the genre, pushing the gamers and the genre into a new direction. RENATIONS contemporary theme together with its unique storyline unveils a whole new experience for the gamer. As we now draw closer to the release of the beta we can with certainty say that we are looking forward to push the limit within browser-based strategy games” says lead programmer Rikard Wissing.

RENATIONS has been developed with focus on accessibility and is available from any online device with a web browser. No plugins or downloads are required. This means that the game can be played anywhere and at any time. The game is already optimized for the iPad and Pikaia Games will launch a dedicated mobile client during next year.

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