The Darker Night: Regent City Press kit — updated 24 October 2026 Rule a vampire court. Put a city to work after dark. FACTSHEET Developer / publisher: Spinnerzeit Based in: Germany Genre: DARK FANTASY STRATEGY · VAMPIRE COURT Players: Single-player Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux Release: Coming soon on Steam Languages: English, German, Brazilian Portuguese SHORT DESCRIPTION The Darker Night: Regent City is a single-player vampire society management game. Rule through a Court of named vampires, recruit mortals, connect hidden operations across city holdings, and balance five rival Ministries. Keep your people fed and concealed as your decisions reshape the city—and the reigns that follow. ABOUT THE GAME From the Regent’s throne, an existing city becomes a network of people, places, and obligations. Claim buildings and appoint vampire managers. Connect their operations so one holding’s output supplies another: wash dirty tribute through daylight businesses, maintain hidden blood banks, gather leverage, or prepare cover for the Court’s activities. Your vampires have talents, loyalties, relationships, and ambitions. Decide who manages a holding, who investigates a threat, and who remains available when the next crisis arrives. Recruit mortals into your service, choose who receives the Turning, and select the maker who helps shape the new vampire. Expansion brings more than income. The Court needs Blood, the Ministries compete for power, and mortal witnesses can turn local harm into public suspicion. Investigate before ruling, make promises, and face consequences that return with a history. When a Regent falls, successfully turned vampires retain their identity and progression, and the successor inherits a city marked by earlier rule. FEATURES Build the night economy Connect operations across managed holdings. Turn dirty tribute into clean funds, sustain Blood supply, gather secrets, and prepare the cover and resources that later actions need. Rule through named vampires Appoint managers and dispatch investigators with their own talents, loyalties, and relationships. Every assignment commits someone the Court may need elsewhere. Recruit mortals. Choose the Turning. Bring mortals into the Court’s orbit, judge who receives immortality, and choose a maker. Successfully turned vampires carry their identity and progression into later reigns. Keep five Ministries in balance Navigate the interests of Force, Diplomacy, Shadows, Oracle, and Magi. The Regent survives by managing competing powers, not simply maximizing their approval. Govern an existing city Scout and acquire individual buildings, appoint their managers, strengthen holdings, and extend your reach. Geography, staffing, and connected supply routes shape what the Court can sustain. Keep the mortal city from exposing you Predation and coercion leave consequences at real addresses. Witnesses, investigations, and unrest demand time, resources, and difficult decisions. Face the return of earlier choices Rulings, investigations, and promises create persistent story threads. Later matters can name the people, places, and decisions that caused them. Leave a legacy across reigns A Regent’s death changes the ruler, not the whole history. Continue with inherited vampires and lasting changes to holdings and the city. QUESTIONS & ACCESS Is this a city builder? You govern an existing city. Individual buildings can be investigated, acquired, staffed, and connected into operation networks. The focus is the Court, its economy, and the consequences of its rule. What carries across reigns? Successfully turned vampires retain their identity and progression. Some holdings and changes to the city also carry forward. Unturned prospects reset with the reign. When does it release? The Steam store currently lists the game as coming soon. A full-release date has not been announced. How can press and creators get access? Contact spinnerzeit@gmail.com with your publication or channel and preferred platform to ask about current preview access, interviews, and additional material. ABOUT SPINNERZEIT Spinnerzeit is an independent game studio based in Germany. Its games explore power, society, and the consequences of control. The Darker Night: Regent City and The Darker Night Tactics approach its vampire universe through different forms of strategy. LINKS Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4985590/The_Darker_Night_Regent_City/ Trailer: https://youtu.be/rtz_x91WKnM Press kit: https://spinnerzeit.com/press-kit Contact: spinnerzeit@gmail.com IMAGE CAPTIONS regent-city-05.jpg — The city after dark The playable city board, with the Court, holdings, and activity tied to individual buildings. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-08.jpg — Those who answer The Court roster brings together named vampires and their individual roles. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-02.jpg — Marta Reeve’s talents Marta Reeve’s character sheet shows the talents and progression behind a Court appointment. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-04.jpg — An audience with the Court Illustrated Court scenes give political decisions a face and a voice. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-06.jpg — Who receives immortality? Tessa Reid faces the Regent’s choice: Turn, Release, or Kill. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-07.jpg — A matter before the throne A reported disappearance brings a named petitioner and a decision to the Court. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-10.jpg — The city notices Reports of daylight evidence accumulate around Wolfram Accounts. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-11.jpg — Choose who handles the fallout Assign a lead and support to a response at a specific holding. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-09.jpg — People behind every address A holding’s details and manager remain connected to its place on the board. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-12.jpg — Choose your Hand Marta Reeve appears in the Court chamber during the selection of the Regent’s Hand. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-01.jpg — A Regent rules The opening scene introduces the authority and obligations of the Regent. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-03.jpg — Welcome to Regent City The current main menu overlooks the city and its five Ministries. 1920 × 1080 JPG regent-city-logo-master.png — Regent City logo Approved transparent game-title lockup. 2400 × 903 PNG regent-seal.png — Moon-and-blood seal Approved transparent Regent City emblem. 512 × 512 PNG key-art.png — Regent City key art Approved illustrated key art for The Darker Night: Regent City. 1232 × 706 PNG