Crown of Hispania Early Access Launch: The Reconquista, Province by Province

Crown of Hispania does not treat medieval Iberia as simple scenery: four developers rebuilt it province by province. Regalis Studio launched the game in Steam Early Access on September 22, 2026, with more than 300 provinces and a campaign that starts in 1035.

Update, October 26, 2026: Early Access is progressing, with 8 patches and updates in one month (latest hotfix 0.1.08 on October 22). The studio added 54 councilor missions, a crusade and jihad casus belli, and vassal integration. The launch discount has ended: the game costs 18,99 € and sits at 95% positive across 45 reviews.

What Early Access offers

The action opens in 1035, after the death of Sancho III of Navarre. The Caliphate of Cordoba has already split into rival taifas, while the Christian kingdoms of the north fight over the peninsula. The studio describes the game as inspired by Crusader Kings II and Europa Universalis IV, with a deeper population simulation.

Free army movement. Troops move across the map without following fixed paths between provinces. Terrain changes how a battle plays out, and army size sets how fast it marches.

A peninsula that reacts. Population, religion and culture shift province by province based on your decisions. You can convert, urbanize or leave things alone, and the map answers accordingly.

Court, Council, Economy, Technology. According to specialist press, these systems are in place at launch. The cultural and religious mechanics are still in development: the roadmap plans to improve them, along with rebellions, intrigue and espionage.

Price, tutorial and first patches

The game costs 18,99 € on Steam (or $19.99), with a 20% launch discount announced on September 22, which brought it to roughly 15 € during the promotion. A tutorial of about ten minutes has been in the game since the September 4 update, which also brought a new economy interface.

The first days were mostly spent stabilizing the game. Patches 0.1.02 to 0.1.04, released between September 23 and 25, fixed save issues, freezes and wars that stopped when the ruler died. The studio then announced a weekly rhythm instead of a daily one, and opened a player survey on September 27.

How long until version 1.0?

The Steam page says Early Access should last at least 12 months, and possibly longer. The studio would rather take time to get content, balance and AI right than aim for a fixed date. But four developers do not ship as fast as a large team: the pace of updates will be the real judge.

What to take away

Crown of Hispania does not have the depth of Crusader Kings III or the economic complexity of Europa Universalis V. For players of grand strategy who want the Reconquista as a central subject, it is still an Early Access worth watching closely, especially if the studio delivers on culture and religion.

Going further

• Our Crusader Kings III hub
• Our Europa Universalis V hub
• All our Crown of Hispania articles