Community4 Sep 2026The World of Ardenfall #1: AkagaWe’re starting a series of posts about the lore of Ardenfall, beginning with the game’s first major city - Akaga, a coastal town on the Suromi Southern Coast. Akaga was not always a port, bustling with foreigners. Long ago, it was merely a small village. Mai Ri raiders were a constant threat on the coasts at the time, stealing supplies and villagers to use as sea slaves. The raiders attacked Ak…
Hey! Over the past week, while we were participating in Steam Next Fest, we reached an incredible milestone - 80,000 wishlists! Thank you so much!! We also received plenty of feedback and questions. In particular, many players mentioned that while they enjoyed the gameplay, they struggled with the visuals. We’re a small team, and achieving top-tier visuals isn’t something we can pursue right no…
Hi everyone! We’ve teamed up with a really cool game called Sword Hero, which is currently live on Kickstarter . Sword Hero - is a truly interactive open-world RPG, packed with dozens of dynamic systems like NPCs with Daily Routines and memory system, Crime and Reputation, a limb-based Directional Combat system and many more. If you are in love with medieval old-school fantasy games, check the…
To celebrate Steam Next Fest, we're running a few challenges! Endings Challenge (Feb 23-Feb 25) Get at least 3 endings, and you'll receive a Shrunken Bisawa Beast pet in the Early Access version of the game! If you already got at least 3 endings, just load into a game and you'll get the reward :) Daily Challenge (Every day from Feb 23-March 2): Every 24 hours, starting at 10am PST, a new collec…
To prepare for our early access release in 2026, we are releasing a new demo! This version is set in the beginning of the game, unlike the original. It will be releasing this Friday, December 5th! For those who missed the playtest, this is your chance to try out the new content! We've spent years expanding on the original demo to create the full Ardenfall experience, and we can't wait to releas…
The playtest for Ardenfall's new demo is now open for all! Explore a new region in this limited time access! This past week we've already fixed and improved over 100 changes, all thanks to your feedback. To leave feedback and report bugs, please join our Discord . There's also a feedback form , which many players have filled out already - we can't thank you enough!
There's a few big announcements to make, so hold on to your Yanaki! Demo 2025 Playtest Waitlist is Open Another demo? Yep! It's been 3 years since our last demo, and we've improved the game a lot. We also feel that the structure of the old demo doesn't lend well for players jumping in - our new demo is more compact (yes, a lot smaller), starts in the actual starting area of the game, as is much…
Great News, Travelers! Ardenfall will be launching into Early Access this year! As we get closer to the launch date, we'll be releasing more info. We are SO excited to release what we've been cooking up. The improvements, features, and content go far beyond what we're able to fit here - new regions, spells, quests, characters, factions, and hundreds upon hundreds of quality of life improvements…
After nearly 5 years of development, Ardenfall is soft launching its playable demo! You are able to play through the whole core gameplay loop - create your character, kill monsters, explore several large dungeons, interact with dozens of fully-written NPCs, and loose yourself in a large chunk of the world of Ardenfall. This is a soft launch, which means there are many known issues that we are s…
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