FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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RITES OF ACCORD ADDS THIRD FACTION AND LAUNCHES FIRST COMPETITIVE
RANKED SEASON IN OPEN BROWSER BETA

Rites of Accord, a turn-based hex tactics game built around objective
play and short matches, is now in open desktop-browser beta at
https://ritesofaccord.com, with three of its six factions fully
playable and its first competitive ranked season underway. The full
release is scheduled for November 2026, a Steam demo is coming soon,
and the wishlist page is live today.

Rites of Accord combines the layered strategy and asymmetric factions
of a tabletop wargame with the speed and instant readability of an
autobattler. Six post-apocalyptic factions settle conflicts through
ceremonial digital arena battles instead of war. Players build a
force, deploy onto a hex grid, and compete to control sacred ground
and complete rotating ritual challenges called Rites. Matches run 30
to 45 minutes, designed for players who love tabletop-style tactical
depth but don't have an evening to commit to a single game.

Each faction plays radically differently. The Veilbound shroud the
battlefield in fog and resurrect their dead as ghostly echoes. The
Symbiont Ethos spreads living growth across the map and heals through
biolink networks. The newest faction, the Glacial Chorus, sings ice
into formation and shares incoming damage across its Choir, so a
single unit can survive hits that would normally take it off the
board. The Reforged, Solar Nomadry, and Tideborne Collective are in
active development.

The competitive ranked ladder is live now. Ranked matches feed a
Glicko-2 rating that sorts players into six Rite-themed leagues, from
Initiate to Legend, across seasonal play.

Rites of Accord is free to play and always will be. Every player
starts with at least one full faction unlocked, with two for beta
participants. Additional factions can be unlocked individually for a
one-time fee, with no subscriptions, no loot boxes, and no pay-to-win.
All factions, free and unlocked, receive the same ongoing seasonal
balance updates and new content.

The game is built by a solo developer couple using Three.js, runs natively in
any modern desktop browser (Windows, macOS, Linux) with no download,
and supports cross-platform multiplayer via friend challenges and competitive queue.
A smart AI opponent is included for solo play and training.

Press contact: codeseedtech@gmail.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/ePTEFw4tyk
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4579700/Rites_of_Accord/

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