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🏆 Cícera's Journey Continues — and It's Already Winning Awards

ARIDA: Backland's Awakening · published 11 Sep 2026, 00:28 UTC

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Hey, everyone! 🌵✨

If you followed Cícera across the sertão in the first ÁRIDA, this one is for you: the next chapter of her journey, ÁRIDA 2: Rise of the Brave, is already turning heads before it even launches — winning awards and showing up at some big events!

🏆 An Award and Two Nominations in Brazil!

Best Northeastern Game at the Guarnicê Film Festival: We brought games and cinema together! ÁRIDA 2 took the top prize in the regional category at one of the oldest and most traditional film festivals in Brazil.

🔷 ÁRIDA 2: Rise of the Brave wins Best Northeastern Game at Guarnicê (in Portuguese)

Finalist at SBGames 2026: We are honored to be finalists for Best Game and Best Narrative at SBGames — the longest-running and most prestigious event in Brazilian game development! Winners will be announced in early October, so wish us luck!

🔷 EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the Official Indie Games Selection for SBGames 2026 (in Portuguese)

Around the World: From Europe to Bon Odori and a Steam Fest!

We took ÁRIDA 1 and ÁRIDA 2 together to Gamescom in Europe, then came back home to meet our community at the Bon Odori festival in Salvador, where hundreds of players got their hands on the new demo for the very first time!

And to top it all off, ÁRIDA 2 was featured right here on Steam during the PvE Survival Crafting Fest, standing alongside some of the biggest names in the survival and crafting genre!

None of this would have happened without the people who have been with us since the first ÁRIDA. Thank you for the support, the kind words, and for being part of this journey with us. 💚

Haven’t wishlisted ÁRIDA 2 yet? It’s the most direct way to help us: wishlisting is what makes sure you get notified on launch day, and it’s what opens up visibility doors for an independent Brazilian studio here on Steam.

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