SpellForce III: Soul Harvest Expansion Announced

THQ Nordic and Grimlore Games brought us SpellForce III, a brand new entry in a long-running series of RTS/RPG hybrids, roughly a year ago. And according to this announcement, the game will be getting a proper standalone expansion sometime in 2019. Entitled Soul Harvest, this expansion will add two new playable races into the mix (dwarves and dark elves), introduce flying units, overhaul the game’s core systems, and add some new game modes.

Check out this announcement trailer:

And here are some additional details:

Hammer, Axe and Keg o’Beer – get ready to celebrate: Dwarves are coming to SpellForce 3!

Yeah, and Dark Elves … stand-alone expansion Soul Harvest announced with two new races

Vienna, Austria and Munich, Germany, December 18th, 2018 – The most magnificent of all fantasy races is now ready to march on it’s short legs into the world of Eo: With the new expansion Soul Harvest, RTS/RPG SpellForce 3 expands it’s roster of races to five. In the shadow of the glorious dwarvish armies, the Dark Elves are also coming to the game.

Sending the player on a full new epic campaign with over 20 hours of gameplay, Soul Harvest has even more features – all five factions will gain new units, flying units! Also there are new game modes and some of the game’s core systems has been completely overhauled, as the sector-based resource system for example.

Following it’s ingame announcement on December 17th – the first time ever, a game was announced in a game, as far as we know – Soul Harvest is due in Q2 2019 and will be available as a stand-alone expansion on PC. So you can chose to have the full SpellForce-III-Experience or to focus on Dwarves & Dark Elves instead. More details about the special discount for existing SpellForce-owners, the new units and some of the new game modes coming soon.

Features:

• Build your distinct heroes by a deep skilltree
• Lead your army to victory in a new sector-based RTS system
• Use unique mechanics of your army units to win epic battles
• Use flying units for even more advance tactics
• Epic fantasy soundtrack and bleeding edge top down graphics

Multiplayer Features:

• Each faction has three unique heroes that compliment individual play styles
• A modern multiplayer lobby will allow easier matchmaking and ranked play
• Play new game modes for a special challenge
• Create your own maps with the powerful modding tools.

New features compared to SpellForce 3:

• All-New Campaign: Featuring new storyline with over 20 hours of content
• All-New abilities and skilltrees for even more diverse heroes
• All-New RTS Gameplay: Sector-based system with a focus on global resource distribution and unique faction mechanic
• Unique mechanics and unique unit kits make the races feel very diverse and offer replay-value in the campaign
• Flying units allow more tactical elements
• New factions: Dwarves and Dark Elves
• Overhauled UI makes the game more pleasant to look at and more readable