On this episode of The MicroProse Podcast, we’ll be talking with Anders Groenningsaeter and Andre Read from Wield Interactive. Their game, TFC: The Fertile Crescent, is inspired by the real history of the Bronze Age, and blends classic base-building RTS gameplay with unique mechanics. 

Join us as we travel back to the Bronze Age for some very un-serious questions in today’s Mystery Segment, ‘TFC IRL’. Will Anders and Andre survive? 

If you’d like to teleport to the Bronze Age, you can - by playing TFC: The Fertile Crescent, available now on Steam. 

Andre Read: For more than a decade, André has worked professionally as producer, game designer, lead programmer, UX designer, level designer, and University lecturer. He’s won several awards, including Rising Star at Spillprisen with Enki in 2015, Winner at Norwegian Championship in Gameplay with Agents Vs Villain also in 2015, and Best Entry with RGB at Norwegian Game Awards in 2011.

Anders Groenningsaeter: Anders is an award winning sound designer and composer who has contributed to several games including Cast ’n’ Chill, Cozy Caravan, Windbound, Memory’s Reach, Fledgling Heroes, TFC: The Fertile Crescent, and more. Anders was recognised for his excellent sound design at the 2024 Australian Game Developer Awards.

Game Announcement: Today’s Game Announcement is Legendary Pilots - a stylised flight sim where you’re not just flying planes, you’re building a career. With a super charming pixelated retro look, you start with small regional routes, earn money, buy and maintain your own aircraft, and climb your way up in a living world of competing airlines. It’s accessible, immersive, and all about the journey from your first takeoff to running your own operation. Legendary Pilots is coming to Steam on April 21st, 2026, so if you like flight simulators and retro pixel art, Wishlist it now, and buy it on the 21st so you can play it before your friends.

Gaming News!

The MicroProse B-17G Flying Fortress: Every update brings this sim closer to the real thing. Available now on Microsoft Marketplace, Just Flight, and Contrail.

Cleared Hot: Cleared Hot Chapter 1B is LIVE, with Missile Mini Golf, Skeet Shooting, and Uno Reverse.

Task Force Admiral: The Midway mission generator is now live - bringing larger carrier battles, unpredictable starting positions, and a more dynamic battlefield. Fresh patch, new ships, and continued progress behind the scenes.

Dagger Directive: Custom Maps are on the way, Free Play Mode is coming, and the UGC momentum keeps building with more community-created weapons already in-game. Plus, upcoming beta sessions will give you a chance to shape what’s next.

Regiments: One last update is coming to Regiments. Development is underway to deliver a proper send-off, with new units, a new regiment, achievements, balance updates, and more. 

Factory Default: Build, Trade, Repeat: Factory Default: Build, Trade, Repeat is a global industrial strategy game where you manage the entire production chain—from raw resources to high-tech goods—across a fully explorable 3D Earth.

From mining to manufacturing, from profit to influence; the world is yours to control.

Gunship Origins: In Gunship: Origins, AI teammates aren’t just “background helpers” - they’re individual crew members, each making decisions based on their role and skill.

TFC: The Fertile Crescent: Gather resources, build your base, and lead your people to victory in this captivating reimagining of classic RTS, set in the Bronze Age. Secure fertile land, fend off raids, and stockpile food to generate knowledge and unlock powerful village advancements.

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Produced by: ⁠MicroProse⁠

Hosted by: ⁠Dann Tozer⁠ and Nanci Nott

Theme and transition music by: ⁠Steam Signals⁠

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