Community14 Jul 2026The Crimson Maid Is Out NowThe estate awaits your arrival. Return home to a fractured family, uncover long-buried secrets, and decide Marius' ultimate fate in a tale of romance, mystery, and murder. Stay up to date with the latest news by following our official social media channels and be the first to catch new updates! Follow Wales Interactive X: Instagram: TikTok: YouTube: Follow GrimTalin & Darkania Works X: X: Insta…
It's official, The Crimson Maid is coming to PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X|S on July 14th . You'll finally be able to unravel the secrets of the Rosenthals and decide Marius' ultimate fate. Take a look at the glorious, brand new trailer, which teases more gameplay and the compelling drama that surrounds this mysterious family and their strikingly beautiful maid.
We have some great news! We've updated our demo to feature chapters 3 and 4 from The Crimson Maid for Steam Next Fest. While the first two chapters were great for mood setting and to get an initial idea of how the game feels and plays, the new ones are far more representative to the full game. So be sure to check them out - unless you want to keep yourself unspoiled for the final release. In th…
We're proud to be nominated for Best Upcoming Romanian Game at this year's edition of the Romanian Game Awards , a celebration of the most notable games in our local industry taking place in a few weeks, on June 9th. There is also an open vote for the Most Popular Game and we'd be very grateful if you could vote for The Crimson Maid here . It's great to see our fellow Romanian devs produce such…
Catalin from GrimTalin here, game director. I've been traumatized. In a game, I clicked on a door, but, to my folly, I was too close to it. As it opened, it hit me in the face and pushed me into the wall. I got stuck between door and wall, to spend eternity there - or until I reloaded the game. In another game, I opened a door and it clipped through me. I nonchalantly walked out of it. That was…
It's been a long road, but we're nearing our destination! Catalin from GrimTalin here, game director. We started working on The Crimson Maid in January 2023. We've revealed our first demo in December of that same year. Since then, there were many who asked us when is this game coming out. While we don't have the exact date yet, it's going to be very soon. Here's where we're at. Most importantly…
Irina has been employed as a maid for the Rosenthals for less than two years. As such, she hasn't had a chance to meet Marius before he left for the seminary. She only heard stories about him from the rest of the family and, considering they were unhappy with his decision, they weren't the most favorable tales. If Marius was anything like his brother, she had no reason to be excited by his arri…
You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone with anything bad to say about Dr. Filumen. He has been caring for Leon Rosenthal since soon after his symptoms began. Although he has failed to cure him, the family agrees that his endeavors slowed down the illness and even allowed him brief moments of clarity - for which Catrina is particularly grateful. During his house calls, Dr. Filumen has befriended R…
Poor Remus! Always in last place, even when running alone. Despite having stayed with his parents when Marius, his brother, abandoned the family, he never felt gratitude for his commitment. Even as he assumed the unwanted role of being in charge of the family factory, he was only met with criticism and contempt. Nothing he does ever seems to be good enough for anyone. Even though he was often o…
Coming from a military family herself, Catrina married up in the world. Despite her not being of noble lineage, she married Leon Rosenthal due to the friendship between their fathers. Though an arranged marriage, it proved a fortunate one, as the bond and respect between Catrina and Leon is a cause for envy in their circle. They raised a beautiful family together and have the respect of their p…
If you've played any of my games before, you know I always have controller support in them - not least of all because all my games also release on consoles, so it's a must. The Crimson Maid is no different, of course. But, for this game, I played around a bit more on the vibrations side and I'm quite happy with the results. The first instance where the improvements become visible is in the firs…
Leon is the heir of the Rosenthal noble family and a much esteemed pillar of the community. He is married to Catrina and they have two sons, Marius and Remus. Coming from a long line of military figures, Leon himself is a decorated war hero, having fought during the Independence War, along with his brother and father - a general in the Romanian Army. When asked, though, his views on war are not…
We're back from Dev.Play 2025 , which was a blast! Good talks, great people, lovely times. During the Indie Festival hosted by the conference and streamed online, The Crimson Maid was voted Most Popular Game , for which we are truly grateful! We'll post some deep dives into the game's characters soon. We know you're curious about the release date, but we just don't know it yet. We still have th…
The Crimson Maid tells a mature story with complex character arcs and motivations. When we set out to write it, we haven't imposed ourselves any artificial boundaries, but rather we defined our characters, their history, their desires, and we let them speak for themselves in shaping the story. We inevitably reached the question of how hidden we wanted to keep the sexual part of the human experi…
We see The Crimson Maid , if we're allowed to be a tad pretentious, as an evolved point-and-click adventure game. You have dialogue trees, exploring, inspecting, finding items, and, of course, puzzles. But our goal is to make a game that is easily played by everyone. Playing with the environment To kick off, probably the simplest puzzles in our game are those that rely on basic interaction with…
Reboot Develop 2025 is over, leaving behind good memories of fun times, friendly people and insightful talks. Showcasing your game to the public is always a good idea, as it leads to valuable feedback and potential collaborations. Everyone was excited to hear we're nearing the release of The Crimson Maid - but not as much as we are, of course! And they had the chance to try out our new demo fea…
We'll be showing our gaming at Reboot Develop 2025 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, between April 14-16. If you're in the area, come meet us and try the game. Last year's edition brought us a lot of valuable feedback and much needed praise from the many people that tried our first demo. We're looking forward to get more insights into our game from both players and industry veterans. Plus we're excited to…
It's no secret that The Crimson Maid is a heavily story driven game. The narrative is the main raison d'être of our game. Below are some of our approaches in creating this compelling story. Character driven story The core of our narrative are its characters . The events in the game are all character driven, meaning everything that occurs in the game is caused by characters taking action accordi…
We've been rather quiet lately, but that's only because we put our heads down and focused on making the game. And it has paid off so far, as we've just hit the 75% milestone ! That's right, only one quarter of the game left to make, plus some mandatory polishing and QA. We can almost see the end! What does 75% mean? Glad you asked. We have 12 playable chapters completed, with 4 remaining, plus…
We have some exciting news! We just updated The Crimson Maid demo with a new version that includes lots of improvements . Excited to find out more? Here are some of the changes: · lots of UI improvements and animations to make the game more intuitive · new interaction icons · proper Steam Deck support, including specific graphical settings for the best on device quality with a playable fps · UI…
We attended Reboot Develop 2024 in scenic Dubrovnik, Croatia and it was a blast! We met awesome people. We got great feedback on the game. We also won the Visual Excellence award and were nominated for the Game of the Year award, which made the experience quite the highlight in our careers. We are grateful to everyone who lend us their wisdom and are now ready to put it to good use into making…
Happy New Year, dear adventure fans! May 2024 be a peaceful and productive year for you and may you find plenty of time to play the games that bring you most joy! This week we'd like to talk about one of our core pillars: meaningful exploration . To put it shortly, we want you to have plenty of reasons to explore the mansion and its surroundings, without wasting your time. There is optional con…
In this week's post we continue with our dive into the core pillars for making The Crimson Maid, with the second part about optional depth . As stated in the first part, there are plenty of ways to get more out of the game, but it's up to you if you want to explore them. Aside from the optional dialogues, the tile puzzles and the documents, all described in the previous post, here are some more…
One of our core pillars for making The Crimson Maid is optional depth . To put it simply, there are plenty of ways to get more out of the game, but it's up to you if you want to explore them. Below you can find a few examples of optional activities and content in our game, with more coming out in a future post. Talk your heart out The Crimson Maid revolves around dialogues. You'll have ample op…
We are so happy to have finally announced The Crimson Maid to the world, accompanied by a playable demo! We hope you had the chance to try the game or at least you're planning to soon. We wanted to follow up with a Q&A about the game and the team, so you can decide if the game is a right fit for you. What is The Crimson Maid? It's an adventure game, in the classical sense of the word. You explo…
To celebrate the announcement for The Crimson Maid and its playable demo release, we are discounting all our other games this week. You can get the best deal with the Games by GrimTalin bundle. Take advantage of the discounts for all included games and get yourself a bargain! You can also buy any of the games individually, like the dark post-communist adventure Last Days of Lazarus , the relaxi…
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