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Monarchs Dawn

Also known as Monarchs Dawn, md, monarchs dawn

Monarchs Dawn is a Third-Person MOBA with parkour movement. Master wall-jumping to reach rooftops, unleash ambushes from above, and use powerful abilities in bombastic teamfights.

Last update

4 Aug 2026

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Patch notesPublished 28d ago

Monsters are nearly done + Level up finished

Steam post imageMonsters A few of the early player remember this image. It is from the early days of the Unity version. It just looks great. The more proud I am that I am nearly ready to add the Monsters back into the j…

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30 updates

July 2026
Very sad newsIt is with a heavy heart that I write this. For the past 3 month I have worked on the Sandbox version of Monarchs Dawn. The early part was very fast and a great experience. Having worked with it however has shown me tha…Announcement1 changeFix21d ago
Attack Animations + Ability UI : Weekly Update #5With attack animations and the basic UI done, we have a good basis for the next steps. Level and experience is not gone be too hard to add. Likely I will also have gold done by next week.Announcement1 changeUI/audio17 Jul 2026
Steam post imageUpdate The biggest part of Monarchs Dawn is walljumping. For it to feel right, you need a good mix of code and animations, so it feels snappy and looks the part. The later was the focus of the week. Afte…10 Jul 2026
Have a look at what we are working towards.TOTAL GOAL The best place to start is the fantasy. What do you love about MOBAs? What makes them so fun? You want to be an epic champion. Fighting big monsters and cunning foes. Use powerful abilities and spells. Outsma…Event11 changesGameplayMaps03 Jul 2026
June 2026
Steam post imageAnother week is over, another great step forward. The overarching goal was to get the basics done. We already have abilities, multiplayer and towers. Next, homing attacks for towers and afterward minions…4 changesGameplay26 Jun 2026
Weekly summary #1 Two big updates this week. We finished the arena. Looks very nice. The system that lets you use abilities. The map Steam post imageSteam post imageSteam post imageSteam post imageAbilitiesSteam post im…3 changesMapsUI/audio19 Jun 2026
Because I am once more designing a map, I would like to share my thoughts with you. Goals The highest good is of course for players to have fun. This asks for a 1v1 map. A duel specifically, because you easily find a fr…3 changesMaps12 Jun 2026
First feedback updateWe heard that the wall jump feels a little off comared to MD Unity. It is a little bit different to it, because you have to face the way you want to jump off. For me, it made sense, as that is how i ususally do it. For…Announcement03 Jun 2026
May 2026
We have really BIG news. We are switching to Source 2. Why? The player numbers do not lie. Monarchs Dawn has had less than 10 players on average, while 1000 people signed up for the playtest. I understand. If you looked…14 changesBalanceGameplay30 May 2026
December 2025
Just a small heads-up. The playtest starts today and will be held every second Saturday from 20:00 UTC to 21:00. Fresh for it, we uploaded the map and fixed a pesky bug. See you there, and if not, Merry Christmas.Steam…06 Dec 2025
Players no longer vibrate (big bugfix)We got a lod of feedback that sometimes the players character "vibrates". Turns out, the camera and the character where on different refresh cycles. For non game devs, in games, a ball is moved, then the frame you see i…1 changeGameplay06 Dec 2025

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