Game Of Thrones: Respite & Retribution Release On August 23

Game of Thrones fans may be in a brief lull between seasons of HBO’s newest spin-off series, House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, but there’s plenty to look forward to in the meantime. If you managed to get tickets already, you’ll be one of the lucky few to see the new Mad King stage play at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre ahead of its last showing on September 5, though it will likely return elsewhere at some point in the future.

Further, on the video game front, War for Westeros is officially on the way in 2027 and will give players a chance to decide how events pan out for themselves, giving them control of some of the Great Houses and even the Night King’s army of wights. Further, fans will be getting an extended look at gameplay for War for Westeros at Gamescom on August 25, so be sure to mark your calendars.

However, if you’re looking for a much more immediate Game of Thrones fix, there’s an exciting recurring event slated to arrive this weekend called War for the Throne, with Respite and Retribution slated for August 23 (via GoTC).

War for the Throne returns to Game of Thrones: Conquest from August 21–23, continuing the recurring PvP event that regularly gives eligible kingdoms a chance to invade rival realms and compete for control of Westeros. During WFTT, players can teleport into another kingdom, battle over Seats of Power (SoPs) and earn rewards including KvK Pawn Shards for holding those locations when Invasion ends.

This weekend’s biggest strategic wrinkle comes Sunday, with Respite, running from roughly 10AM to 2PM EST, which temporarily locks every SoP and creates a four-hour recovery window after the initial overnight fighting. Retribution immediately follows from around 2PM to 6PM, reopening every SoP for one final push before their normal unlock schedules resume.

Open War, meanwhile, spans the broader weekend and includes Strategic Terrain Nodes, and the event falls alongside August’s History and Visions arc, which includes A World of Mercy and The Iron Throne.

Originally released in 2017, Game of Thrones: Conquest is a free-to-play mobile MMO/RTS from WB Games Boston. Available on iOS and Android, it lets players build their own unique House, raise armies and dragons, form allegiances, and fight over iconic locations such as King’s Landing and Winterfell in pursuit of the Iron Throne.

Conquest is among the top-rated mobile games on both the App Store and Google Play, and alongside the recently released Dragonfire from the same developers, there’s plenty here for fans of the Game of Thrones franchise to keep busy while they wait for its return to television next year in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 2.