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Crafting a Dark, Beautiful World: Inside ASTHENIA with Manthos Lappas

ASTHENIA Demo · published 16 months ago

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I had the pleasure of talking with John Leon on his YouTube channel, DevDungeon, about my game.

We are discussing how it all started, my debut in gamedev, the technical difficulties and challenges along the way, hacking my way through making a game with no previous experience other than having worked in the gaming industry as a concept artist.

I am also talking about my inspirations behind ASTHENIA, both from real life events and other media that influenced me. Discussing publishers, creating the sound in the game and much much more!
Including a hint on estimated release date! :)

Demo progress:
I am working endlessly and hard to polish the demo and fix various issues arising, with the help of my programmer. I strive to bring you a well-polished demo, as much as possible given my limitations and experience. Thank you for your patience and interest!

-Manthos

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Community30 Aug 2026ASTHENIA in GAMESCOM-New Trailer-Upcoming Demo NewsHello everyone! Asthenia participated digitally in Gamescom via the Greek Delegation this year, and I couldn't be prouder or happier! It has helped the game gain much more attention and overall visibility. Here is the Gamescom Trailer: Development Progress: My support programmer and I are working in parallel on both the full version as well as the demo. Development has been steady, though a bit…In-game event4 Jul 2026Demo Patch 1.0.9 & ASTHENIA at "Support the Indies" by DFFDemo Live at "Support the Indies" Hi everyone, My demo has been running at an event called "Support the Indies" by DFF! Please check it out, and let me know what you think in the comments or the discussion forums. I had streamers play the game and found some issues that I am trying to address as fast as possible. Here is a list of a few things updated: · Camera Lock: The force-locking camera du…Game update29 Jun 2026Demo Update V. 1.0.8Hello everyone! I have been very busy working on the full version of the game and trying to migrate changes and fixes to the demo whenever possible. That said, please find a few fixes and additions listed below: · Gauntlet Secondary Attack (Force Field): Increased the attack radius and slightly increased the damage caused to enemies. · Player Random Death: In some rare occasions, the character…