Game update28 Aug 2026Hotfix 0.3.7508Swordsmiths, it's great to see all of you jump into Chapter 3 right away! Here's our hotfix patch to address the reported issues. Thank you so much for this, please keep reporting anything you find on our Discord . – David and the Bladesong team ⚔️ · Fix: Ezrae's wyvern commissions no longer appears again after victory · Fix: No longer locked out of getting Tuvain as a vendor when you're deep i…
Dear swordsmiths, While we’re furiously working towards Chapter 3 (release date tba), here is an update for you that introduces a new Creative Mode feature , fresh Replication Commission visuals (and clarity!), and some bugfixes as well as performance and quality of life improvements. Let’s have a closer look! Twist In Creative Mode, you now have the ability to twist the blade around its own ax…
Greetings, swordsmiths! We're back with a patch that irons out a bunch of quirks from the Chapter 2 release. As always, we thank you for reporting the bugs you stumble upon and letting us know your feedback, that's a huge help! The update is live now, full changelog below, happy swordmaking! ⚔️ – David and the Bladesong team · Fix: Game no longer crashes when sinking a part 'above' the tang, to…
The first major update for Bladesong is here! Chapter 2: The Shattered Mask is a brand-new story chapter, introducing two new factions, new sword parts, and expanded gameplay. After the events of Chapter 1, Eren Keep is on edge. In Chapter 2, you must take desperate measures to investigate the fate of the missing orphans, and join a secret conspiracy to bring down the tyrannical Masked King. Th…
Dear swordsmiths, Today we’re releasing the first Bladesong feature update since its Early Access launch! We have overhauled our camera controls and improved some common complaints around our commission logic . Free the Camera! Up to now, Bladesong’s camera has been locked to the blade. This works in simple cases, but falls apart if you’re e.g. working with wide guards or using creative techniq…
Dear swordsmiths, It’s been one month since Bladesong has been unleashed upon you – or was it the other way around? For the occasion, we have crunched the numbers and prepared a dossier with statistics on swordmaking, story and community. Check it out, you might find a surprise or two in there. We’ll be back with news on our first feature update soon 👀 – David and the Bladesong team ⚔️
Swordsmiths! We're back with another patch, fixing and improving a number of minor issues across the board: · Fix: Hooded Man commission requirements are now more in line with the described dagger. · Fix: Organised Mind now gives +1 AP like the text promises. · Fix: Discarding a sword part the same frame as picking it up no longer crashes. · Fix: Relevant achievements now progress from regular…
Dear swordsmiths, In these past few weeks since the Bladesong Early Access launch, your feedback and bug reports have helped us solve a number of issues with hotfixes and patches, so thank you very much for this! Our roadmap gives a first impression of what’s to come. Today, we’d like to give you a few more insights on timelines: · Hotfixes: ongoing. We will continue to monitor reported bugs an…
A short changelog with a big impact. If Bladesong was crashing on your machine, please give it another try and let us know if there's still trouble! · Improvement: GPU/rendering stability
Ever wondered how sword parts go from an idea to fully fleshed-out sets in Bladesong? This is your chance to be part of the process! Our 3D modeler Resuru – himself once a community pioneer who took up the mantle of devhood – will be streaming the full creation pipeline, from concept sketch to 3D modeling and sculpting. You’ll have a front-row seat the whole way through, and you’ll also be able…
We're back with another small set of fixes. We are investigating a handful of reported stability issues, which seem to be tied to specific hardware configurations or driver versions. If Bladesong does not run stable for you, please update your graphics drivers and let us know if the problem persists! You can report issues on Discord or via the support email address listed on our Steam page. · F…
With this update, we're happy to bring you a handful of new KATANA SWORD PARTS (seppa and habaki) as well as various improvements: · New: Sword parts 5x Seppa · New: Sword parts 3x Habaki · New: Sword part book ‘Swords of the East, Vol. 2’ · Fix: Ryselle's questline now progresses as intended. Existing savegames are fixed. · Fix: Magisterium questline now progresses as intended. Existing savega…
When we started working on Bladesong's first prototypes a few years ago, we joked about it: “Man At Arms will forge one of these and make an episode about it!” “Sure David, keep dreaming.” We are incredibly happy and thankful that this dream, once a joke among enthusiastic young indie developers, became reality. The blacksmiths at Baltimore Knife and Sword designed a sword in Bladesong (with so…
Greetings, swordsmiths! The Bladesong team is back with a long list of fixes for various quests and other issues large and small. You can find the full changelog here. We want to say thank you for reporting these issues in on our Discord and elsewhere. This is wildly helpful – once an issue is properly found, we can often fix it rather quickly, but finding them in our small team is much harder…
Fix: If you didn't encounter the unknown crow in the streets outside the Den, you can now return there and meet him, fixing a deadlock in the Ryselle quest. · Fix: Chickens are now clucking at a more reasonable volume 🐔
Thanks to your reports, we were able to fix the following things on day 1: · New: Rock material · Fix: The game no longer gets stuck with disabled "End the Day" button. Existing savegames are fixed. · Fix: The end of Chapter 1 no longer ends abruptly. The event will re-trigger automatically for existing savegames. · Fix: You can now retry searching for the Ironmonger on Citadel Square after a f…
The time is here: Bladesong Early Access is released! We couldn’t be more excited to finally share our swordmaking game with you, and cannot wait to see the masterpieces you will create! Claim your forge and step through the gates of Eren Keep today with a 10% launch discount! If you want to support us developers even more, grab the bundle with the Original Soundtrack or gift Bladesong to a swo…
After three years in the making and six playtests, Bladesong will launch into Early Access on Thursday, January 22, 2026. We shall keep you posted with further info on the launch over the next weeks. It’s hard to put into words how excited we are to finally release Bladesong into the wild, and we can’t thank you enough for being part of this journey! 🔥 Another community challenge might be righ…
The Bladesong Demo is part of Steam Next Fest this week, and we've prepared a little update for the occasion! The latest Demo version comes with: · More Narrative Content: Play up to level 6 (instead of previously level 4)! · Improved Sword Part Bending: Bend sword parts with more degrees of freedom than before! · New Sword Parts: Round Quillon and two fitting Adapter parts · Colour Unlocked: G…
With Bladesong’s inclusion in today’s Indie Fan Fest , the Bladesong Demo is now released on Steam! Your feedback throughout six (!) playtests has helped us bring Bladesong to the state where it is today, so thank you very much for being a part of this! How is the Demo different from a playtest? Unlike the playtests (that usually ran for a week or two), the Demo is now live, in bright daylight,…
This is it. The end of the last Bladesong Playtest. What an incredibly journey it was, and I want to thank you all sincerely for taking part in this one, and any of the previous ones! Thank you for making it special. With the final playtest over, we are now putting the very last finishing touches to the Bladesong Demo , before finally hitting the button – stay tuned for news! We'll of course ta…
We just can't let go. Let's have one more, one last time before we lauch into Early Access later this year! 🔥 Your feedback will help us make sure we land our feet when it's time to hit the scary button, so thank you all in advance! Request Access now! The playtest is public and free for all! If you have played previously, Bladesong Playtest will simply be unlocked again on September 1 – nothi…
This playtest will feature a completely revamped CAMPAIGN MODE including a first narrative section at the gates of Eren Keep, as well as CREATIVE MODE for pure swordsmithing freedom 🔥 Request Access now! The playtest is public and free for all! If you have played previously, Bladesong Playtest will simply be unlocked again on June 26 – nothing you need to do. Thank you all for your patience, c…
Dear swordsmiths, while you’ve been patiently waiting for news from the forge, we’ve been hard at work on a number of exciting Bladesong things. A lot of what you’re about to read is in progress, but it’s time we speak about it, so let’s dive in! While the exact date drifts in the mists of prophecy, we’re excited to confirm that Bladesong will be released into Early Access in 2025! Until then,…
It's been great to see you all go crazy with the new swordmaking parts and features, to get your feedback on this first preview of Campaign Mode, and of course to go through some more exciting Community Challenges with you! To make sure everyone can participate, we've decided to extend the playtest over this coming weekend, and let the final community challenge run for 48h instead of the usual…
It’s time, blacksmiths – the BLADESONG PLAYTEST is here! In this special edition of our “The Cutting Edge” DevLog, we are going to summarize all the goodness, big and small, that you’ll find in this playtest. In A Nutshell · Added: A first preview of Campaign Mode gameplay · Added: A first narrative location, The Den · Added: Playtest available in five languages (English, German, Japanese, Poli…
We will show you an exclusive preview of Bladesong’s Campaign Mode , a first story location to visit, and an improved Creative Mode with new features and sword parts. ► Request Access on our Steam page today! (if you have played previously, Bladesong Playtest is still in your library and will simply be unlocked again on December 4th.) Thank you all for being part of this journey! Can’t wait for…
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