"Rise of Cultures transports players into a beautifully designed world. City building fans, new and old, will immediately feel at home in our most accessible title to date," reports Christian Reshöft, Chief Product Officer of InnoGames. "We have already seen strong development among individual player cohorts during the soft launch phase and are now ready to thrill players around the world with top-notch content for many years to come."

Rise of Cultures` central unique selling point is its allied cultures. Based on the historical development of ancient peoples, your own world map fills with the most diverse settlements of great cultural importance. In the age of Classical Greece, for example, players must also settle in Egypt so that their own capital can flourish and expand. In the glorious times of the Roman Empire, they ally with China to advance their civilization.

New territories are targeted on the campaign map and conquered in battle mode. This is where the strategic PvE battles come into play in Rise of Cultures. Using their own melee and ranged units, players wrestle for supremacy with King Minos, Leonidas, Hannibal, and other commanders, among others. Over time, players can research new technologies to further improve and expand their armies.

In addition, players from around the world can form alliances to chat, trade and collaborate with each other to increase the prosperity of their empire. Science, new technologies and resources, and strategic skill are the keys they use to drive their development, which is accompanied by historical figures such as Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and Albert Einstein.

"With Rise of Cultures, we are launching a new strategic city builder that benefits from many years of genre expertise at InnoGames. During the soft launch phase, we have seen a strong increase in user numbers in the US, France and Germany. I am particularly proud of the achievements of the entire team and the great feedback we are receiving from the community. The different playable cultures offer really a lot of variety and we are constantly working on new updates, events and further content for Rise of Cultures," continues Product Head Salvatore Calì.