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The Steam ‘Board Game Fest’ is here, and Kingdomino is taking part!

If you've played the tabletop version, you know how satisfying it is to piece together the perfect kingdom. If you haven't, this is your chance to see what all the fuss is about and play it digitally. Pick it up now to play solo, or bring friends along to see who is the reigning Kingdom ruler!

The game will be $6.99 for the duration of the festival.

Greetings, Kingdom Builders!

We're excited to share some news we know many of you have been waiting for—cross-platform account linking is on its way to Kingdomino!

Starting shortly after the New Year, you'll be able to link your account and transfer your progress seamlessly between Steam, iOS, and Android. Whether you're strategising at your desk or building your kingdom on the go, your achievements, stats, unlocks, and progress will follow you wherever you play.

Stay tuned for more details on the exact release date and how to link your accounts. We are looking forward to bringing this feature to you all. It's been in high demand since our Steam launch.

Thank you for being part of our community. Here's to building even greater kingdoms together in the New Year!

Happy ruling

The Meeple Corp Team

Kingdomino is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam!

We're thrilled to announce that the award-winning strategic kingdom-builder has officially arrived on PC & Mac!

Build your kingdom one domino at a time. Create matching landscapes of forests, lakes, fields, mountains, and swamps while collecting crowns to maximise your score in quick 15-minute sessions.

What's included:

Perfect For:

• Quick 10-20 minute gameplay sessions

• Both casual players and strategy enthusiasts

• Solo play or multiplayer fun

• Fans of the tabletop classic and newcomers alike

Join Our Community!

Connect with other players, share strategies, and stay updated on events in our Discord: https://discord.com/invite/jKSnQ6WuCF

Hi Kingdom Builders!

Before we launch this Thursday, we thought we would provide an update on the performance of Kingdomino on the Steam Deck, while we wait for Valve’s official Steam Deck compatibility rating.

From our internal compatibility testing, we're thrilled to report that the game runs smoothly on the Steam Deck, and we have not identified any issues.

Here is what you can expect from Kingdomino on the Steam Deck:

• Controller Support: Fully functional with both touchscreen and controller inputs

• Performance: The game maintains stable frame rates and responsive controls

• UI Scalability: Our interface adapts well to the Steam Deck's screen size

We will be monitoring community feedback on the Steam Deck once it has launched. If you encounter any issues playing Kingdomino on the Steam Deck, please let us know so we can resolve the problem as soon as possible.

Thanks,

The Meeple Corp Team

Pauline Detraz requires little to no introduction, given her notable work on Kingdomino, Akropolis, City Tour, and numerous other well-known board games in the industry. In 2025, Kingdomino underwent a graphic redesign, transitioning from Cyril Bouquet's 2D art style to Pauline Detraz’s vibrant and contemporary 3D update. Here is how the design process went.

Pauline’s goal was clear: to respect the universe that Cyril had shaped over the years, while meeting a new editorial requirement: opening Kingdomino to a wider, more "mass market" audience, let's say, more novice.

Her first attempts naturally fell in line with the games she'd already illustrated: a style close to concept art, digital illustrations of environments, just the way she likes them. But this style, too "gamer-y," appealed primarily to experienced players and lacked the lightness to appeal to a wider audience. The feedback from Blue Orange pointed more toward simplified, more colorful forms, inspired by the graphic world of mobile games. One of the main references mentioned was Clash Royale.

Pauline has been curious about 3D rendering for a while, so she took the opportunity to improve her skills with Blender, a tool used in various fields, particularly motion design, and created the assets in 3D. Once the models were validated, she worked on the game's six biomes, developing building models and the environments they fit into. There was a lot of back-and-forth with the team, particularly regarding the colours of each biome, so that they would be clearly distinguished from each other while ensuring a smooth and intuitive experience.

Pauline Détraz original concept designs.

To pay homage to Cyril's original work, Pauline incorporated numerous small stories into the tiles to add a touch of poetry. She drew inspiration from childhood tales and European literature, perfect allusions to capture the gaze of a player deep in thought: "Hey, there's a dolphin in the sea over there...". In addition, she also reworked the buildings so that they evolve based on the number of crowns on the tiles, similar to "Pokémon evolution."

Transitions from original concepts - work on colours and readability. 

Aside from the art style, we also needed to examine the gameplay metrics, a foundation of the game we were trying to adapt from physical to digital.

Our journey began with a crucial mission: crack the code of what makes Kingdomino tick. What keeps players coming back for "just one more game"? Where does the experience stumble? What have devoted fans been championing—or critiquing—over the years? Most importantly, how can we take these insights and craft a digital version that makes both newcomers and seasoned players feel right at home? We immersed ourselves in every facet of the game, dissecting its mechanics and the strategic depth beneath its approachable surface. This deep dive wasn't just about faithful recreation—it was about amplifying what makes Kingdomino special in the first place.

The heart of Kingdomino lies in its beautifully balanced tile-laying system, which features wonderfully simple rules that hide genuinely tough decisions. Our challenge? Translate that "easy to learn, challenging to master" magic into digital form. We envisioned controls that are intuitive enough for newcomers to feel confident within minutes, yet packed with enough strategic nuance to keep veterans engaged for the long haul.

With Kingdomino thoroughly deconstructed, it was time for the exciting part: building our first playable prototype. We started with the essentials—tiles and grids—focusing on what would feel natural and satisfying on a touchscreen. The answer? Drag-and-drop mechanics that would make placing tiles feel genuinely tactile and rewarding.

From there, the kingdom began to take shape piece by piece. Placement restrictions? Check. Terrain types? Done. Basic scoring systems? In the bag. Before long, we had a fully functional solo experience. But let's be honest — Kingdomino without opponents is like a castle without a kingdom. It was time to bring in the competition!

Going digital opened up some new opportunities for the game. We could display the entire tile deck at a glance, giving players perfect information about what dominoes were still in play — something you'd have to count in the tabletop version physically.

Dominoes Remaining - Deck view allows users to see what remains in the draw deck.

But we also faced a unique challenge: no more casual glances across the table to scope out your opponents' growing kingdoms. That sideways peek at your rival's strategy is crucial for advanced play, so we couldn't just ignore it. Our solution? Dynamic minimaps in the player display, offering instant visual snapshots of everyone's kingdoms. Now, players can quickly assess the competition without losing strategic depth.

Now that we had a complete grasp on the game design, it was time to take a visual leap to ensure Pauline’s artwork was fully realised in a 3D world.

Fortunately, Pauline's vision for a mobile-inspired 3D aesthetic aligned seamlessly with our objectives for the digital adaptation. Our mission was to faithfully preserve the distinctive charm of Kingdomino's artwork. To achieve this, we collaborated directly with Pauline, who graciously provided the original 3D source files from her creative process, enabling us to bring Kingdomino to life in its digital form authentically.

Our initial challenge was to extract the essential elements from Pauline's highly complex and detailed models, then optimise them to ensure smooth performance within the game environment without compromising visual quality. This proved to be an extensive process that required modifications to every asset, from the Lake Pontoons to the Sheep in the fields.

Adapting the 3D castle of Pauline Détraz for mobile phones.

Once complete, we created a full digital representation of every domino, ensuring each tile accurately represented the original images.

For some Meeple Corp flavour, we also introduced Farmers, Lumberjacks, Wizards, and an assortment of animals and allowed them to walk around the Kingdom. The population grows as the player places more tiles, so the larger a kingdom gets, the more it comes to life.

Grid Tile View - An overview of every tile inside the project file.

We now had a working game, with finalised visual domino artwork to boot - the final major visual improvement to be made was the lighting!

The dominoes were visually compelling in isolation, but required additional artistic context to be fully integrated into the floating Kingdomino world. We implemented a skybox and dynamic cloud systems to surround the kingdoms, which enhanced players' understanding of the floating landscape concept, and established directional lighting to add depth and realism to each domino. Wheatfields now shimmer in the daylight, while Forests cast atmospheric shadows across the terrain.