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 Pain! We're also having a 10% sale to celebrate this release!
Prelude Dark Pain is a tactical RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The combat system is grid and party-based, inspired by classics like Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre, and Vandal Hearts.
The art style is also inspired by many other works, including games such as the Darkest Dungeon series, but also by the comic book scene, especially Mike Mignola’s work on Hellboy. The buildings and environment designs are also deeply rooted in the Andalusian style as a tribute to our studio’s origins!
The game has been designed with controllers in mind first, which is why we strongly recommend using a controller for the intended experience.
However, the Keyboard and mouse controls are implemented for Early Access and are inspired by the controls of Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles.
For this Early Access launch, you'll have access to approximately between 12 to 15 hours of gameplay which encompasses:
Full Act 1 available;
9 playable heroes: Soren, Tizon, Tammais, Maya, Sade, Gala, Rufio, Urza and Rayder;
4 active skills and 2 passive and virtues for each hero (~63 skills);
World Map unlocked and explorable;
Cutscenes;
Forge accessible to craft and upgrade gear;
If you wish for some tips to start your adventure, you can read our 5 tips to Start guide here:
Early Access will last for approximately 1 year. Prelude Dark Pain is the first project of our studio, most of our team members have previous experience in the gaming industry and also, as gamers ourselves, we know how important your community input is. Community feedback can help you see things that you can’t point out when you are working on a project this closely and with a developer perspective. We’ll keep working on the game and its development, but we’d also like to hear about your feedback and thoughts along the way.
With this Early Access, we can work on the next content while improving the one already available thanks to your contributions. We’re aiming to make it a “living” momentum with many updates, dev blogs and interactions between you, our community, and us, the devs working on the game! We're especially excited to release the major updates that will let you continue the story and enjoy new battles!
As we mentioned in the previous section, we wish for this Early Access to be as lively as possible, and involving our community is our goal. With suggestions, bug report and feedback, you can help us improve the part of the game already available, while shaping the ones about to be released.
You can share your bug report/feedback in our dedicated threads on our Discord and/or Steam forums!
The game will cost 19.99 USD/ 19.50 euros/ 16.75£. We have set regional prices, so the exact price may depend on your country.
This price may vary in the future depending on the content added. As we move further in Early Access with the major updates bringing more content (battles, cutscenes, heroes, skills etc…), the price may increase a bit.
The game will be available in 10 languages:
English
Spanish
French
German
Brazilian - Portuguese
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Russian
We have a Roadmap ready to let you know when the different updates are expected to be available and what they will contain. All milestones are open to change, as in any Early Access, but we’ll let you know what to expect beforehand and update you as development goes on!
Check out our Roadmap here:
Initially, we considered the world of Prelude Dark Pain and how it would immerse players in this new universe. That's why we used the opera's divisions to symbolize this dive into the unknown: ‘Prelude’ or 'Overture’ in operas open the story and reveal the world's lore and settings, where the main elements of the opera piece will unfold. Prelude Dark Pain is a full story, we choose the word Prelude to emphasize the idea that this was only the beginning of the Dark Pain within the story.
In Prelude Dark Pain, you will follow the story of Soren, a retired warrior now working as a blacksmith for a faction called the Blue Nets. Living away from battle with his wife Hegoa and their two children, Tizon and Adara, Soren will eventually have to face his past again as his family is threatened by the order of the Ashen Crusade and their ruthless leader, General Forrel.
Thank you all for your support and we wish you tons of fun and adventure with Prelude Dark Pain!