Major update1 Oct 2026Major Update: Demon Hunters Awakening 👹Hey everyone! Our first major update is now live and marks the first milestone of our Roadmap! This update targets two major points: improvements of the game’s experience with quality of life and bug fixing, as well as brand new content to discover! This new content is featured into the Act 1 of the game and will unlock by meeting specific people on the World Map. It is the time of the demon hu…
Hello to everyone! It's been over a week since the launch of Prelude Dark Pain , and we're incredibly grateful for the warm reception. We've been listening closely to all your feedback and working hard to make the game even better thanks to your support. Let's dive into the Patch 0.3.9 notes! Battle Bonuses We've heard all your feedback, and we know this is one of the most important topics. To…
Hello, members of the resistance! The day has arrived: Prelude Dark Pain is now available in Early Access ! We're excited as you will finally discover the world of Statera and you may have several questions regarding the game and its Early Access, which is why you can find our FAQ at the end of this news! Don't hesitate to read it as it may answers the main questions you have on Prelude Dark Pa…
Hey, members of the resistance! It’s official: Prelude Dark Pain Early Access launches on July 27th ! For the Early Access release, all of Act 1 will be available, including 9 heroes, 63 skills unlockable for your team and access to the World Map! Watch our Trailer: We will display more information about the Early Access, its content and lenght, on the release day with our upcoming FAQ! That's…
Hello again, Members of the Resistance! A week after releasing our first public demo, we’re very happy with the feedback we’ve received. Our demo has now 91% positive reviews on Steam ! If you’ve played the demo and enjoyed it, don’t forget to leave a positive review . It really helps us get discovered by more people in the store. Despite the positive reception, we are always listening to your…
Good day, Members of the Resistance! We are glad to announce that our demo is now available today and will stay active throughout the entire Steam Next Fest! PLAY THE DEMO HERE: All our playtesters and Backers that participated in the playtest helped us shape and improve this demo. We’ve made improvements on certain features like game control and menus ( look at this new UI! ), so trying it out…
Good day, Members of the Resistance! Our first ever playtest with Backers and non-Backers on Steam has ended at the beginning of this week. First of all, a huge thank you to all our playtesters, your feedback, suggestions and bug report helped us a lot in visualising the improvements area of Prelude Dark Pain . For anyone who requested access to the playtest but were not selected this time, we…
Hello everyone! So… We’re a bit late with this new development post, but we swear it’s because we were working on tons of things at the studio! Let’s get a look about how 2026 started for us! Events participation · We were at The Mix + Kinda Funny Game Showcase at Games Developer Conference , both in the online showcase with our exclusive gameplay presentation trailer that introduces one of the…
Hello everyone! A new post about the development of Prelude Dark Pain is coming at the end of this month, just as we promised. We have a lot of news to share with you, but one of them is really important: we have a new publisher ! Firesquid Games is joining our family to help make Prelude Dark Pain an even better game. The publishers behind amazing games like Reus 2 and City Tales are not only…
Hello everyone! We're back with a new update on the development of Prelude Dark Pain . This post should have been published a week ago, but we're publishing it now for a very good reason —as you'll see in a few minutes. First of all, we want to say "thank you"— almost 1,000 backers have tried the Prelude Dark Pain demo. It’s been an incredible experience, we’ve gathered a lot of feedback, and w…
Hi everyone! Today we’re sharing an exciting update and a crucial milestone: BLASPHEMOUS COLLABORATION IN PRELUDE DARK PAIN The Game Kitchen and Quickfire Games have announced today a collaboration between Blasphemous and Prelude Dark Pain . The dark tactical RPG will receive a free DLC inspired by the 2D successful action franchise , including new playable characters from Cvstodia and more. Th…
Hi everyone! First of all, we want to thank you again for your support: Prelude Dark Pain has reached 25,000 wishlists on Steam! We are about to enter in the top 1,000 followed games on the store, so if you haven't done already, please consider wishlisting and following Prelude Dark Pain on Steam. But we have more exciting news! Backer demo on July 2025 After hearing your feedback, we have deci…
Hi everyone! We have invited several games press sites and content creators to play a Prelude Dark Pain demo to get a taste of our Dark Fantasy Tactical RPG. Here are some accolades: "A Dark Fantasy Tactical RPG With Serious Potential!" Splattercat "It’s already shaping up to be one of the best tactical experiences around". PCGamesN "When Final Fantasy Tactics meets Darkest Dungeon" EveryEye "H…
⚙️ Meet TIZÓN! Soren’s eldest son followed his father’s footsteps as a craftsman, developing a combat style based on the use of gadgets alongside his trusty precision rifle 🎯
PRELUDE DARK PAIN is now on Kickstarter ! We are gearing up for our crowdfunding campaign, although we still don't have an exact date. If you are interested in our project, please click on "Notify me on launch" on Kickstarter, it helps a lot. 2025 will be a great year for PRELUDE DARK PAIN and we can't wait to show you what we've been cooking. Expect a lot more activity from Quickfire Games in…
Meet SOREN, the main character of PRELUDE DARK PAIN! Once known as a bloodthirsty warrior, he retired from the Blue Nets to become a blacksmith and a family man. However, deep inside he knows that peace doesn’t last long in the land of Statera…
Hello everyone! Thank you very much for your passion and interest in Prelude Dark Pain. It's amazing the support we are receiving these last two months. After the good feedback we had at Guadalindie (Málaga), we have been mentioned in many media outlets, and the last one makes us specially excited: we are the cover of GTM magazine for the month of July 2024! The cover is made by our artist Jaco…
At Quickfire Games, we've had a busy summer. We attended our first official fair, Dreamhack in Valencia, and were fortunate enough to win the award for Best Indie Game of the Fair. Additionally, in early September, we participated in the Indiedev event in Barcelona, where we had the opportunity to meet with the majority of indie studios in Spain and engage in discussions with various publishers…
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