Where the gameplay previously relied on peer-to-peer networking and suffered from persistent networking issues and customer complaints, Age of Wonders 4 was designed to be a multiplayer game with a dedicated server backend. Nakama Proven for Scaling and StabilityĮarlier titles in the Age of Wonders series had relied upon Triumph’s custom backend solutions. Just a couple weeks following the game’s release, we sat down to speak with Arno van Wingerden, Technical Director and Co-founder of Triumph, and Michel Paulissen, lead backend developer for Age of Wonders 4, about the game’s development and early success, as well as their decision to adopt Nakama, and Heroic Labs, as the backend solution for their games. For the nearly 25 year old franchise with a large and passionate fan base, the studio needed to ensure a smooth launch and a stable backend to support the game.

For Triumph Studios, the stakes were even higher with the launch of Age of Wonders 4, the latest entry in the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series.

The stakes are high for any studio when launching a new title.

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