All chapters are now free to try: play the first episode of every chapter for free, then unlock more episodes with a short video - or unlock the whole chapter.

New: play any episode of a paid chapter for free by watching a short video. Also: privacy choices in Settings and stability improvements.

Small fixes and performance improvements under the hood.

• 17 new episodes in the Italy and Byzantium chapters: Francis of Assisi in the Sultan's tent, Leonardo and Cesare Borgia at Imola, Cellini's escape from Castel Sant'Angelo, Procopius's Secret History, Mehmed II's ultimatum and more. • The chapter map no longer stutters while you scroll and images are still loading. • Level covers load faster and use less memory. • Fixed how character status badges are displayed.

Chapters now open instantly — episodes download one at a time as you play. Fixed character art in "The Butcher's Knife".

A huge update: 311 levels across six chapters — Ancient Rome, England, France, Russia, Italy and Byzantium. • Two new chapters: Italy (the Guelphs, the Borgias, the Medici, the Risorgimento) and Byzantium (New Rome to the fall of Constantinople) • England, France and Russia grew into full chronicles — from the Plantagenets to the Empire, from the Capetians to Napoleon, from Ivan the Terrible to 1917 • The game now speaks 9 languages • A brand-new orchestral score and new sound effects • A hint that scenes can be swapped, cleaner checking of your solution, correct character sizes on the board, and dozens of smaller fixes