Circle Empires 2 Doubles Its Playable Leader Roster With Eight New Leaders
The bite-sized RTS now features 24 unique leaders, doubling the roster available at launch.
July 10th, 2026 - Haarlem, NL. Circle Empires 2 has officially doubled its roster of playable leaders, bringing the total from 12 at launch to 24 unique leaders, each with their own units, technologies, buildings, and strategic playstyle.
Over the past several weeks, the game has received a major series of free content updates, introducing eight brand-new leaders that dramatically expand the variety of armies players can command.
The new additions include Electra Eelshock, who commands an electrifying army of eels and living lightning, Celestria the Crowned and her resilient celestial empire, Hammerfist, whose goblin hordes overwhelm enemies through relentless numbers and battlefield scavenging, and Zaroth the Zealous, leader of the demonic legions whose regenerative armies excel in devastating direct combat.
They're joined by other recent arrivals, including the Sunstone Sniper, who leads an army of resilient golems, Magnar the Mammoth and Woody, who bring mounted warfare and stationary wooden logistics to the battlefield, Icarus the Infiltrator, who commands swarms of sneaky rats alongside a gigantic laser-firing cat, and Harry the Harvester, whose pumpkin-powered workforce can fuel the growth of a terrifying Pumpkin Monster.
Together, these leaders introduce dozens of new units, weapons, technologies, buildings, and mechanics, offering everything from armored beetle mounts and unicorn cavalry to living trees, ghost dragons, mirror shields, ball lightning, and laser cats.
Alongside the expanded roster, recent updates have also added a wealth of new features, including:
- Leader-specific win streak leaderboards, allowing players to compete for the longest streaks with every leader.
- Resource sharing in multiplayer, opening up new cooperative strategies.
- Imperial Conflict and Pick From Three, two new game modes offering fresh ways to play.
- Expanded difficulty settings, providing smoother progression while introducing an even greater challenge for experienced players.
- A wide range of balance changes, quality-of-life improvements, new biomes, UI updates, and bug fixes.
With 24 unique leaders now available, Circle Empires 2 offers more strategic variety than ever before, giving players countless new ways to conquer the circles.
The latest update is available now on Steam. Key requests are possible via Keymailer or email.
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Related Links
- Steam game page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3093020/Circle_Empires_2/
- Press Kit: Google Drive
- Demo announcement trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUf7XLJElkE
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ABOUT LUMINOUS
Luminous is an Estonian indie game company founded by developer Mihkel Trei. He’s been developing games since 2002 and got the idea of Circle Empires from a famous graphic designer who said, “Always start a design by drawing a circle”.
In 2016, Luminous partnered with Edvin Aedma, a developer on the Estonian indie hit Teleglitch: Die More Edition. Together, they decided to involve two more Estonian indie dev companies run by Edvin: Interactive Fate, to create a complete overhaul of all Circle Empires graphics, and Playtest Games, to ensure smooth production of the entire project.
ABOUT ICEBERG INTERACTIVE
Founded in 2009 by video game veterans, Iceberg Interactive is an indie game publisher based in the Netherlands. Iceberg brings decades of experience in the gaming industry, always accompanied by an unwavering passion for gaming. Iceberg Interactive is known for many hit games, including Strange Horticulture, Strange Antiquities, the Killing Floor series, Chivalry 2, and Blazing Sails. Stay tuned for our newest releases on www.iceberg-games.com.