Lionhearts - Persistent Multiplayer Medieval Simulator
- Jun 20, 2025
- 3 min read
A groundbreaking multiplayer historical medieval world where any player can shape history and leave a lasting impact.
For gamers who have always wanted to shape history in a living, breathing medieval world, the Lionhearts: Persistent Multiplayer Medieval Simulator is your chance to leave a lasting legacy. Launched on Kickstarter by Credenzio Studios LLC, this ambitious project is not just a game—it’s a player-driven historical sandbox set during the tumultuous 12th-century Third Crusade.
Project Overview
Name and Creator: Lionhearts - Persistent Multiplayer Medieval Simulator by Credenzio Studios LLC.
What It Is: A persistent multiplayer feudal simulation where players are thrust into a historically inspired world and can choose their own path to power. You can become a military commander, a trade magnate, or a religious leader, with every position of influence—from Lord to King—controlled by a real player. It’s a dynamic, unscripted world of politics, warfare, and commerce where every action has an impact.
Key Features
A Living, Player-Driven World: Lionhearts features a single, persistent open world, ensuring that supply and demand are real and every location is unique. Players can control fiefs, build cities, and engage in a dynamic struggle for land and influence, creating an unscripted narrative shaped entirely by the community's choices.
Multiple Paths to Power: The game offers a deep and flexible progression system. You can:
Ascend the Military Ranks: Command armies, conquer territories, and serve a kingdom to rise through the ranks.
Dominate Trade: Master a craft, form a guild, and build an economic empire with over 60 professions and 14 guild types.
Influence through Religion: Rise through the clergy to shape politics and faith within a kingdom.
Offline "Shadow-Tasking" System: Your character remains active even when you’re not online. You can assign your character's offline "shadow" to perform tasks such as gathering resources, crafting items, or maintaining your fief, ensuring your progress continues while you are away.
Grounded & Immersive Gameplay: While the game supports a massive number of players, the creators deliberately avoid the term "MMORPG" to emphasize their focus on a realistic, strategic, and deeply interactive world without traditional fantasy tropes, quests, or leveling systems. The core is about depth and meaningful interaction.
Built on Unreal Engine 5: The game is being developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5, promising a detailed world with cutting-edge visuals and performance.
A World of Player-Run Kingdoms: The game world is governed by 12 player-run kingdoms and 4 military orders. This means that every leader, from the lowest Lord to the highest King, is a real person, creating a truly dynamic political landscape.
Rewards
Serf ($2 USD):
Includes: "First Crusader" role in the Lionhearts Discord server and title in-game after launch.
Peasant ($5 USD):
Includes: "Progenitor" in-game title, access to the game's Colosseum, and more.
Page ($25 USD):
Includes: Exclusive "founder's" in-game outfit and Beta game access key.
Apprentice ($40 USD):
Includes: Alpha game access key and a valuable "Apprentice Starter Pack" with in-game items like a bronze weapon token, iron rosary, and starting gold.
Squire ($50 USD):
Includes: In game offers of several Bronze items, added favor and 15,000 gold.
Deacon ($60 USD):
Includes: Exclusive in-game "First Crusade Artifact Templar Helm" and a private, customizable "Backer's Quarters" instanced living space.
Tradesman ($75 USD):
Includes: Full Release Steam Key, additional Alpha and Beta keys for friends, and the "Tradesman Starter Pack."
Man-at-Arms ($100 USD):
Includes: Two Full Release Steam Keys and a larger Backer's Quarters.
Monk ($200 USD):
Includes: Exclusive developer Q&A access and an "Insider" server role.
Knight ($1,000 USD):
Includes: Your name immortalized in the opening cutscene credits, multiple keys, exclusive outfits, and a prestigious "Patron" in-game title.
Lord ($6,000 USD):
Includes: A full suit of exclusive Patron Armor and the highest tier rewards.
Duke ($10,000 USD):
Includes: All previous rewards plus an exclusive gilded armor set
The Idea
Concept: To create a deep, strategic, and meaningful multiplayer experience where players are given the tools to shape a persistent historical world, focusing on player agency and dynamic storytelling over traditional quest-based gameplay.
Inspiration: Credenzio Studios recognized a gap in the market for a historically grounded, player-driven sandbox. They wanted to create a game that felt like a living feudal society, where players’ choices truly matter. Lionhearts is born from their vision to forge a world where the brutal games of politics and war determine the fate of all, empowering every player to build a unique legacy—whether as a warrior, a merchant, a priest, or a king.
