Bloodlines & Banners
A historical 4X where you rule a dynasty, not just an empire. 88 civilizations across ten eras of real history on a hex map of Earth. Your rulers age and die; the heir you raised inherits their traits, their rivalries, and your bloodline's standing.
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A historical 4X where you rule a dynasty, not just an empire. 88 civilizations across ten eras of real history on a hex map of Earth. Your rulers age and die; the heir you raised inherits their traits, their rivalries, and your bloodline's standing.
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About This Game
You play a dynasty, not just an empire
Bloodlines & Banners is a historical 4X grand strategy game where your civilization spans thousands of years, and your family is the thread tying it together. Your ruler is a specific person with a name, a face, a family and a mortality date. When they die you don't pick a replacement from a menu. You raised that heir from childhood, arranged their marriage, and hoped they inherited more of their mother's diplomacy than their father's stubbornness.
Rulers age, accumulate stress, and die; heirs inherit traits and bloodline bonuses
Raise your children with upbringing stances that shape six stats
Arrange marriages across civilizations; children of cross-cultural unions inherit mixed heritage
Courts, advisors, faction loyalty, coups and civil wars
A family tree with portraits that age through nine life stages
Civilization scale
88 civilizations across 10 eras, from the Neolithic to the Information Age
48 playable from the start; the rest are reached by advancing through the ages
A 146-technology research tree, era-gated
54 buildings and 40 world wonders, each wonder with a narrated historical blurb
21 resource types with tier-based city reach
Ten-plus paths to victory: domination, wonders, dynasty prestige, culture, diplomacy and more
History is the art direction
Every civilization has its own portraits, music and unit art. Rome sounds different from Carthage; Macedon's soldiers look nothing like Kush's archers. Nine voiced era narrators carry you across the ages, and the research tree is built from a real historical dataset.
Play your way
Single-player against AI rivals runs entirely on your own machine, no connection needed
Hot-seat: pass the device and share one campaign on one computer
Asynchronous online multiplayer: invite a friend by code and take your turn when you have ten minutes
© 2026 Synprax Labs LLC. Bloodlines & Banners is a trademark of Synprax Labs LLC.
