- Provinces Fully Released - 22 August 2026
Provinces Full ReleaseProvinces is now out with two scenarios, three full maps all the UI fully reworked the full simulation backbone and the full ambition system allowing full player involvement Try it out.Also now available in 20 plus different languagesJames H
- Play Mode Simulation/UI Provinces Update 0.7 - 5 August 2026
Provinces Update 0.7Update 0.7 is now finished.Old Foundation UINEW FOUNDATION UIEVERYTHING THAT HAS EXACTLY CHANGEDThis update has mainly focused on rebuilding the Play Mode UI. Most of the important panels have been redesigned so they are easier to read, more consistent and quicker to navigate. This includes characters, provinces, nations, cities, political parties, relations, cultures and resources.The biggest new feature is the character Free Will system which was heavily requested. Characters can now periodically choose an eligible ambition for themselves based on their situation. Free Will can also be turned on or off for each individual character keeping full character freedom. The system is ready to support traits and more detailed personality modifiers in future updates.The Time system has also been changed making the game far faster The old ambition list has also been replaced…
- Brand new Music and Sound Effects - 6 July 2026
Brand new Music and Sound EffectsAll music tracks have been replaced with a new soundtrack designed to better fit the atmosphere of Provinces, from peaceful moments of expansion to larger wars and collapsing nations.Sound effects have also been reworked across the game to fit a more ambient theme but this is not a small update the music changes the game a big way try it out and tell me what you think underneath.Thank you for your Feedback
- What is next in Provinces 0.7 - 29 June 2026
New Play Mode UINow that 0.6 is out fully reworking the edit mode and main menu UI, I wanted to give you a quick look at what's coming next for Provinces.Development has now moved onto 0.7, which is focused on making the game much more enjoyable to actually play, not just create maps in.The three main areas I'm currently working on are:New Play Mode UIThe play mode interface is being completely redesigned to make it cleaner, easier to understand and much more enjoyable to use while managing your world. much like the edit mode UI City ReworkCities are being redesigned to play a much bigger role in the game. They'll become more interactive, more strategic and generally feel far more rewarding to manage. also they will be more simplified making a more hybrid system where they reward both long term and short term play with no city caps on size and populationGovernment ReworkGovernments are…
- Complete Graphical Overhaul - 25 June 2026
A BRAND NEW PROVINCESThis is update 0.6, but it is by far the biggest update so far, making the game feel completely different. The old UI I made was rugged and novice to put it lightly. It looked like a flash game. There's nothing wrong with flash games, but there are some complicated systems in provinces, and it just made the game unbearable to play at times. I will show a couple of examples below of before and after, and you tell me your opinions in the comments.PREVIOUS VERSION OF PROVINCESPROVINCES 0.6This update has been a huge amount of work hence why its been so long without a update but I’m really proud of how the game looks now and whether your a new player or a returning player let me know what you think of the new additions and especially let me know what you would like to see next this would not of been possible without your feedback, I would really appreciate hearing more…
- USA MAP - PROVINCES 0.5 - 17 May 2026
Provinces - Update 0.5Update 0.5 is here. This update mainly focuses on expanding the game world while continuing to improve the overall experience and laying groundwork for future updates.The biggest addition this update is a brand new playable USA map. This has been created state by state and gives players a completely different world to experiment with, build on and create alternate histories in.New ContentAdded a new USA mapUSA map includes the contiguous United StatesStates can now be used as a starting point for custom worlds, nations and scenariosContinued work on map variety and world creationImprovementsGeneral UI improvementsContinued work on onboarding and making the game easier to understand for new playersImproved overall usability across various menusVarious visual adjustments and quality of life changesBehind The ScenesA lot of this update was also spent improving systems…
- Provinces 0.4b - 1 May 2026
Fixed an error where the tutorial did not progress after the zoom-out function. This should no longer be an issue.
- POLITICAL UPDATE - PROVINCES 0.4 - 30 April 2026
PROVINCES 0.4Province 0.4 is a major politics-focused update, reworking how governments, parties, and cultures function across the world. This update adds new government structures, clearer political identities, new ambitions, new achievements, and a wide range of background improvements to make the political side of the game feel more alive and much easier to understand.GOVERNMENTS & POLITICSThe political system has been significantly expanded with a brand new government framework. Governments are now organised into broader families and specific ruling forms, making nations feel more distinct and giving political development much more structure.Government forms now support their own succession rules, titles, and identity, allowing different societies to feel more unique. This includes things like ruler titles, differences between hereditary and elective systems, and much clearer politi…
- Provinces Version 0.3a - Character Province Fix - 24 April 2026
Provinces Version 0.3aThis update focuses on characters assigned provinces and ensures that no characters ever have no province assigned, as this can cause issues with certain ambitions, such as relocate.This completely removes the error, as now, from when they are born in-game to when they age up, they always have the correct province assigned. I also worked on new icons in panels, such as opening the resource panels from either provinces or nations.The main goal currently is working on 0.4. This was just a minor patch in preparation for that update.
- CHARACTER UPDATE PART 1 - PROVINCES 0.3 - 20 April 2026
PROVINCES 0.3Province 0.3 is the largest update so far, adding new character parts for adult male characters, New Personal Ambitions in play mode, and more quality of life changes and two brand new achievements.CHARACTER PARTSThe brand new character part library has been built primarily around the adult figures, making each character more and more physically distinct alongside a brand new system that allows characters to change hairstyle or facial hair upon ageing up, so the transition between teenager and adult is more physically distinct and adds to visual world-building.PERSONAL AMBITIONSTwo brand new ambitions have been added to the play mode, focused on adding character and another layer of world growth.Marriage AmbitionThis can be triggered by any character that does not have a spouse and has a close relationship with someone outside of their family, making them their spouse. This…
- Provinces Version 0.2d - Resolution fixes - 18 April 2026
Provinces Version 0.2dThis Update is focused on UI stability, resolution support and menu reliability and making sure that the main menu always loads correctly regardless of player load resolution. FixesImproved the menu and UI behaviour across multiple resolutionsFixed major layout issues where menus could appear off-centre or broken at 1920x1080Improved the main menu background and overall presentation of the main menuFixed the main menu load panel not always showing saves correctly on fresh launchImproved reliability of the nation, culture and politics menu loadingImproved setup stabilityThis patch is focused on menu stability and improving the first impressions of playuer loadinbg on different types of resolution.
- Provinces Version 0.2c - Political Party Bug Fixes - 17 April 2026
WHATS IS IN PROVINCES 0.2cHello Everyone,This update is focused on two main bug fixes, being an error where the load world panel would not load, and an error that has existed since the first version, where an error would occur when making a political party, saying that no valid characters was loading. I have tried to fully address this error by making a large prerequisite gate that should make it physically impossible to occur and the right character list should always appear when making a political party.Version 0.3 Coming soon
- Provinces version 0.2b release - 17 April 2026
WHATS IS IN PROVINCES 0.2bHello Everyone,This update was primarily focused on starting to add achievements to the game, starting with the first achievement, which is live in the game now, but this update also focused on multiple bug fixes on top of the brand new achievement.First AchievementThe First of the achievements that I have planned in Provinces is called Genesis, which is a basic achievement to complete the Tutorial, which is fitting as version 0.2 was released and built around guiding new players through the tutorial, each update from this point will add new fitting achievements based on what was added in that update.Bug FixesFixed a error where facial hair could not be applied to characters in the appearance menuFixed a issue where characters where not aging over time in play modeadded a memory threshold controller to help optimization and provide smoother runtime on longer pl…
- Provinces Version 0.2a released - 16 April 2026
WHAT IS IN PROVINCES 0.2aHello Everyone,The current update cycle is focused on characters and adding more personality to the characters, but before targeting new features and ambitions for the character, I needed to deal with some errors regarding the characters first, so this was a general bug patch going over all errors I could find around the character portraits.Bugs FixesFixed an error where characters under the age of 3 would appear as adultsFixed an error where Beards were not loading outside of Edit modeMade it so all buttons in the character appearance editor workMade it so new characters are randomised on load based on family genetics to make more variety while keeping things logicalThank you for your support and feedback. I will always try to respond to all comments and reviews. If anyone has any questions or Feedback, Please Let Me Know.More Updates Soon
- FIRST-TIME PLAYER UPDATE - PROVINCES 0.2 - 13 April 2026
PROVINCES 0.2TUTORIALThis update, following player feedback, has been designed to give new players a starting place upon loading the game. New players will get a pop-up to start the custom-made tutorial, which will cover everything in edit mode, from making a map to making cultures and nations, just the basics of how everything works and where to find certain buttons in edit mode.This new tutorial does not cover play mode once the player has made their own custom map and nation. This is something that will be worked on later in development once play mode is more refined, but this tutorial covers everything else leading up to that and provides players with everything they need to make their own custom maps, nations and cultures in their own worlds. UI CHANGESChanged the header in the load menu to say choose map rather than just mapChanged the Play button to start the world so it's cleare…
- Provinces Version 0.1b released - 11 April 2026
WHAT'S IN PROVINCES 0.1bThis Version is mostly an extension of the last update, further improving the UI to add X close buttons to the load panels for both Nation and Cultures, but also removed errors where the political party menus could load before Cultures, Nations and People had been created and it could break them menus making it so no characters could be assigned I understand this is a very annoying issue, so clear prerequisites have been added to multiple menus and panels to avoid errors like this and provide a basic level of structure to making a new world from scratch which will expanded on further soon with the introduction of the player guide which is still the next thing planned. Thank you for your support and feedback. I will always try to respond to all comments and reviews. If anyone has any questions or Feedback, Please Let Me Know.More Updates Soon
- Provinces Version 0.1a released - 9 April 2026
WHAT'S IN PROVINCES 0.1aThis Update focuses on UI fixes, especially in the main menus when booting up the game, and also adds our first custom map that players can easily load and play on.NEW CYCLOPS MAPThe Main thing that has been added to this update is a new map prefab that the player can easily open up and do what they want with it they can edit it in anyway, and place cultures and nations on it as the player choosesThis is a map that has all the main biomes on it currently and perfectly runs as a small basic map with a level of personality shaped in rough natural looking way where every single province has been custom made and has a fitting name from the ColdCrown in the North to the Great Basin in the South its a perfect tutorial map to try everything that Provinces currently has to offer.BUG FIXESFixed a Error where audio did not play in the main menu.Fixed a Bug where the player…
- Store Page Early Access Error - 7 April 2026
Due to a technical difficulty, Provinces appeared as fully released on the Steam Store Page. This was an error that has now been fixed, as Provinces is still very much in very early access If you purchased in this window, please be aware that Provinces is not a polished finished product and isstill going through development with planned updates every other week.
- Provinces Version 0.1 is out in Early Access - 7 April 2026
The First version of provinces is now live. It's in a slightly rough state and still needs polishingand additional features before it's a fully realised version, but the foundation of a nationsandbox builder is there everything from the reveal trailer, from map building to early nation buildingis out now.In full transparency, there are still bugs and errors, whether they are buttons that do not fullywork or menus that still have features that are coming soon, and some of the more refined political simulation aspects of the game still need to be fully implemented. I completely understand this, and it issomething I will be working on with weekly Dev posts and regular updates, trying to fix and improve the game over time.If you want to be part of development or ask questions or give feedback leave a review or comment on any of the community posts and I will be sure to get back to you with…
