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Press release:

November 6, 2026 – MicroProse and developer Wield Interactive today launch Version 1.0 of TFC2: The Fertile Crescent 2 – Collapse of the Bronze Age on Steam for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The full release introduces Story Act 4, completing Mutti and his family’s search for a new home, alongside a new Map Editor that puts the ancient world into players’ hands.

A new launch trailer marks the release, showcasing a journey through collapsing kingdoms, desperate battles, and the fragile settlements where a future might still take root.

As drought, famine, and war unravel the Bronze Age world, players lead a small caravan through a character-driven campaign where every settlement must sustain the people defending it. Food powers population, armies, and progress: recruiting more soldiers can secure your borders while straining the fields that keep everyone alive.

Version 1.0 completes a campaign expanded throughout Early Access, bringing together personal storytelling, economic strategy, and tactical warfare across four historically inspired civilizations.

What’s New at Full Release

Story Act 4, new in 1.0: Play the concluding chapter of Mutti and his family’s journey, completing the four-act campaign set against the collapse of the Bronze Age.

Map Editor, new in 1.0: Create your own maps, experiment with battlefield layouts, and share your creations with the community.

An expanded campaign: The complete adventure includes Act 4’s four additional missions, which take the family into Babylonia in search of safety.

Six-player skirmish and multiplayer: Face larger conflicts offline or online, with AI opponents, dedicated multiplayer servers, and options to randomize map type and location.

Updated visual readability: Optional outlines help distinguish units, buildings, and resources from their surroundings, making busy battlefields easier to read.

Community-driven refinements: Early Access updates have improved pathfinding, unit group behavior, skirmish AI, performance, balance, and interface feedback, alongside autosaving and campaign mission replay.

Build a Map. Win Your Next Game.

To celebrate the Map Editor’s arrival, MicroProse and Wield Interactive are launching a community map-making contest. Players can submit their creations through the official Discord or Steam Community Hub until December 6, 2026. Up to five winners will each receive a Steam key for a game of their choice from the MicroProse catalog.

Full contest details and entry instructions.

The Fertile Crescent 2 – Collapse of the Bronze Age Version 1.0 is available now on Steam. Build your settlement, protect your people, and discover what survives when an age comes to an end.

MicroProse, founded in 1982, is a world-famous simulation software company known for developing groundbreaking, classics and cult titles like, the Falcon, F15 Strike Eagle, Silent Service, Gunship, Grand Prix, Civilization, B-17 The Mighty Eighth, and X-COM series and many more simulation products that sold millions of copies each at retail.

Today, MicroProse is not only remaking select classics from its past but also paving the road to next-generation, state of the art games that will create the memories and experiences of the demanding new generations of gamers.

Wield Interactive was founded in 2021 by Anders Groenningsaeter and André Read. We are an independent studio located in QLD that specialise in developing Strategy games.