Steam now features the Early Access launch of Knights of the Crusades, a "hybrid" strategy game for Windows that comes with a 20% launch discount for the next 10 days. A Launch Trailer takes a look at what to expect, which you can experience firsthand thanks to a playable demo. As the title states, this is set during the crusades, and word is it offers the chance to rewrite history, though it sounds like whatever path you follow, a holy war will result:

Rewriting history is made possible by Reverie's unique blend of real-time tactical combat, grand strategy systems, and open-ended campaign design. Beginning as a fledgling military order, players must pay close attention to logistics, ensuring their wandering army doesn’t arrive at the gates of Jerusalem with an empty stomach and no materials to build siege engines. They’ll also master tactical combat in a time when kings led charges from the front and the great equalizer of gunpowder had yet to arrive. With the right mix of strategy, leadership, and fortune, players will carve out their domain and enter an even more dangerous battlefield: the world of shifting alliances, fractured diplomacy, and long-term political maneuvering. With a combination of strategic thinking, talented leadership, and the right amount of luck, players will carve out their domain and enter an even bloodier battlefield - great politics in a rapidly shifting landscape, making and breaking alliances in pursuit of the goal.