Rising Lords

Rising Lords launched on January 18, 2024 and has since received a steady stream of post-launch updates. Prior to its 1.0 release, the developer stated that "1.0 will not be the end of the line," signaling intent to continue supporting the game. That support materialized in the form of numerous feature patches and bug fixes throughout 2024 and into 2025, alongside the announcement and eventual release of the game's first and only DLC. On March 10, 2026, Argonwood announced that "The Pilgrim War" expansion would launch on April 21, 2026. That DLC shipped as scheduled on April 21, 2026, adding a new faction (the Atramans), a new campaign set in the desert region of Atra, seven new units, a science system, new maps, items, and cards. Bug fix patches followed the DLC launch on May 6 and May 15, 2026, addressing issues introduced by the new content — consistent with post-launch stabilization rather than new content development. Crucially, neither the DLC launch post nor any subsequent communication mentions additional content in the pipeline. The launch post promotes the game via a "Complete Edition Bundle" that packages the base game with The Pilgrim War, and no roadmap, season pass, or future DLC has been announced. The DLC list on the store shows one entry, fully released, with nothing marked as unreleased. The developer's history shows a single major content cycle — free updates during 2024, then the DLC in 2026 — and post-DLC communications have been limited to bug fixes with no hints of further development. Given that the only announced content has shipped, a "Complete Edition Bundle" has been offered, and no future content has been communicated, the game appears to be content-complete as of the DLC release date of April 21, 2026.