Renown: Dive into a Cinematic Medieval Showdown
Renown, the epic medieval PvP survival builder game for Linux and Windows PC, just released a brand-new cinematic trailer. Thanks to the creative minds at RDBK Studios, for this medieval showdown. Which is working to find its way onto Steam Early Access this year.
Picture this: the sun’s barely up, your clan’s banner flaps above a half-finished palisade. So that every clang of your blacksmith’s hammer echoes across dew-soaked fields. You can almost taste the iron in the air. RDBK Studios just relased a cinematic teaser that cranks that tension to eleven, hinting at a medieval sandbox where everything—and I mean everything—is on the line. One careless swing, one perfect arrow, and the fates of a hundred players can pivot in the blink of an eye.
So, what’s actually waiting for us behind that teaser? Renown is a 100-player PvP survival builder game where you start with nothing more than grit and a dream—and, of course, your trusty Linux PC (Windows pals can tag along too). You’ll be chopping wood, quarrying stone, and hammering it all into sprawling fortresses that’d make King Arthur sweat. The best part? Those walls aren’t just for show. Enemy clans are already eyeing them like a free buffet, plotting to roll up with catapults and battering rams that you know someone spent way too many sleepless nights designing.
Renown - Cinematic Teaser
Combat in Renown is raw, skill first, and personal. Forget spamming left-click. Timing, footwork, and angle matter. Fancy a tense duel against a rival warlord in the moonlight? Done. Prefer the chaos of thirty warriors clashing at a crumbling gate while explosives thunder overhead? Also done. The devs promise an arsenal of historically inspired weapons—billhooks, longswords, and war hammers. Each with its own learning curve and “oops-I-missed-and-now-I’m-dead” consequences. And when you do land that perfect riposte, you’ll feel it in your bones.
But swagger isn’t just about swing speed. Renown lets you deck out armor and weapons with custom patterns, emblems, skins, and colors. Want your crew draped in raven black with neon-green trim? Go for it. Prefer classic crimson and gold that screams “Come at me?” Have at it. Deep customization also means you’ll recognize friends (and mortal enemies) at a glance across a siege-torn battlefield.
Speaking of sieges: get used to the crunch of stone collapsing under trebuchet fire. Engineering siege gear is half the thrill—calculating angles, timing volleys, and battering down gates while defenders pour boiling oil (yes, really) from the ramparts. Capture a key stronghold and you control resource nodes, choke points, bragging rights—basically the medieval version of owning Boardwalk and Park Place.
If you’re itching to jump in, good news: Renown smashed its Kickstarter goal in May 2024 and is now one of Steam’s most wish-listed PvP survival builders. An Open Playtest is live on Linux right now for backers, giving a brutal sneak peek at those siege mechanics, with more community playtests barrelling our way. Full Steam Early Access release is in Q3 this year, so set a reminder, sharpen your blades, and maybe upgrade your distro if it’s feeling crusty—this game’s coming in hot for both Linux and Windows PCs.
Bottom line? Whether you’re the type who likes to micromanage castle layouts or the chaos junkie sprinting across no-man’s-land with a burning torch, Renown is gearing up to deliver an adrenaline rush big enough to wake the whole dorm. Rally your friends, claim your colors, and step onto the field. Glory is out there—you just have to seize it before someone else does.
