'I worked for like 15 years on just Hearts of Iron and history, so you want to do something different' — Afterworld director explains the fantasy post-apocalyptic setting, and the pub trip that inspired the game

Afterworld is the first Paradox grand strategy game with an original fantasy setting in a decadeDirector Dan Lind says this brings a level of "design freedom" that would be possible in few real-world settingsHe also wanted "to do something different" after working on historical games for so longThe recently revealed Afterworld stands apart from...