Spinnerzeit
Press Kit
Spinnerzeit makes gothic strategy games about power, consequence, and the cost of control.
Studio
- Developer
- Spinnerzeit
- Based in
- Germany
- Website
- www.spinnerzeit.com
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Spinnerzeit is an independent game studio building The Darker Night, a family of gothic strategy games about vampires, cities, and the bargains hidden inside power. Its current projects are The Darker Night: Regent City and The Darker Night Tactics.

The Darker Night: Regent City
Every ruling buys an ally and makes an enemy.
Rule a vampire court, claim exact city holdings, rebuild what later Regents inherit, balance five rival Ministries, and shape a bloodline that can outlive your reign.
Key Features
- - Political rulings that shift loyalty among five rival Ministries
- - A visible gothic city where every building is an exact playable holding
- - Claim locations, post vampire managers, and collect Influence and Funds
- - Upgrade, rename, reconstruct, and repurpose holdings that can survive across reigns
- - Train vampires, choose makers, and carry turned bloodline members into later Regents
- - Delayed "Because you..." consequences trace returning problems back to prior choices

The Darker Night Tactics
A tactical RPG about territory, coteries, and blood.
Command a vampire coterie, outplay enemies on a modular tile-based city map, customize characters, and spend mortals as part of your strategy.
Key Features
- - Tile-based tactical encounters with gothic urban style
- - Coterie building through equipment, abilities, traits, and synergies
- - Territory control, fog of war, neutral humans, and evolving city encounters
- - Grayscale ink art brought to life with blood-red accents and motion
Contact
For press inquiries, review keys, screenshots, or additional material, contact Spinnerzeit at spinnerzeit@gmail.com.