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New in-game screenshots!

Summer's well underway and we know you guys and gals are aching for some new Phageborn-related content, so we’ve compiled a small collection of awesome screenshots which feature some of the core elements of Phageborn. Those that crave more meaty updates such as news on the beta, gameplay trailer and release date - fret not! We'll have you covered in the very near future!

Although the screenshots are quite representative (and easy on the eyes if we may say so ourselves!), the menu is still a work in progress and there’s a whole dedicated polish phase scheduled so the finished product will consequently look much better.

We’ll have a lot of interesting and exciting topics to cover in the upcoming series of blogs we’ve prepared for our fans (as well as other aforementioned content), so make sure to keep your eyes peeled at our social media channels.

Gaze upon these never-before-seen screenshots and feel free to tell us what you think and also...don't forget to prepare for what lies ahead!



VICTORY SCREEN

Zhtugg was victorious!
Although, in his eyes, that was an inevitability. With all these bars and unlockables, consider this screenshot as a small tease for our next blog we'll be posting next week where we'll talk about our monetization model for Phageborn.



DECK BUILDER

Apart from combating other players, this is the place where you'll spend most of your time, meticulously building and optimizing your decks for every combat scenario.



PvP

Fancy a solo game or a battle with your Phageborn friend against two other opponents? The PvP shows you all the necessary info on your deck, your Avatar, your rank and your statistic with the specific Avatar and faction you are going to use. Choose wisely before entering the battlefields of Issilith!



AVATAR ALTAR

Here, you can explore the heroes that will lead your faction's forces into battle and customize their appearance to your liking! Also, you'll be able to read their backstories if you want to find out more about your favourite Avatar. We've made some changes to the way our Avatars work and we'll touch upon this topic in our next blog, so make sure to keep an eye out!



ATTRIBUTE SELECT

At the start of each turn, you'll be provided with three options. If your Avatar's low on health and you don't have a lot of Energy based cards, Leadership is the attribute you'll want to buff up. If you have powerful Energy based cards you're saving up for the late game, Energy will be your top pick. Lastly, if you're running low on cards and you still have some core health to spare, picking Overcharge would be more than a viable option!



DECK SELECTION

The place where all your deckbuilding efforts will be preserved and ready for further modification and optimization (and where you can go crazy with naming your decks).

Recap of our Reboot Develop Blue 2019 experience



The impressions are still gathering from our trip to Dubrovnik and we would like to share them with our community in order to convey how the experience influenced us and how it will reflect on the game itself.

For those that are unfamiliar with the event, Reboot Develop Blue is one of the most prominent game developers and games industry conferences in Europe. Events like these are extremely important to us and other local game developers because thats the place where we get the chance to meet and talk with the industry’s most renowned individuals whose years of expertise and experience is invaluable to us that are at the start of our journey as game developers.



We strived to meet as many people, business partners and other industry professionals who would help us in making Phageborn the best it can possibly be and Reboot Develop Blue is the perfect spot for this. The acquaintances we acquired in Dubrovnik will prove invaluable in this pursuit because no one achieved anything great without the help of others and we fully embrace all the help we can get from people that recognize our striving for greatness with Phageborn.



Also, not only did we get the chance to attend lectures from notable speakers and even converse with them, we also got the chance to show Phageborn’s 2v2 multiplayer mode publicly for the first time. Usually, showing new features can be daunting experience for developers for you never know when something could go wrong. Lucky for us, Games Revolted’s finest (i.e. our incredible developers) delivered splendidly and it was truly a blast to watch people that never saw each other strategizing and working together to beat their opponents.



Hearing all the positive feedback from our players and seeing people have fun with our game felt heartwarming and it served as a reminder that we’re doing things right. Rarely is there something more rewarding for a developer to see people enjoy the fruit of your labor.

Although we were physically exhausted, we returned home filled to the brim with positive energy as a result of our successful trek to the far south of Croatia. Reboot Develop Blue 2019 was extremely eventful, even overwhelming at times, but very important for the eventual success of the game. We can’t stress enough how excited we are for the day our community will be able to try out the game.

Kind regards,

Ivan from the Phageborn team

Comm channels



How sad and alone we'd be if it weren't for our growing and passionate community. Active communication with our fans is something we thoroughly enjoy and what will prove to be key for the long term success of our game. Join in on the conversation, speak your mind and express your feelings, doubts or excitement on one of our many channels of communication. The links with a short description of what you can expect on these channels are provided below:


Everything you might want to find out about Phageborn is on our website. We are constantly adding new content and sprucing it up in order to make it as informative and intuitive as possible.


The place where we post the widest variety of content including relevant news and updates, artworks, pieces of lore, dev blogs and other.


A slightly informal comm channel where we put out relevant information and artworks, alongside humorous content like memes and artworks with funny captions.


The place for direct communication with us on all things Phageborn. Voice your praise or concerns with anything related to the game and engage in healthy discussions with other members of our official subreddit.


Chat with other members of our official Discord server on all things Phageborn! We'll also post important announcements and updates on the game as soon as we'll have something to share.


The saying goes ''work hard, play hard'' and we fully embrace it! Our studio profile portrays the not-so-serious side of us as we engage in fun activities that strenghten our team spirit.

It goes without saying that you are also welcome to share your thoughts, opinions and questions here on our Steam page. No matter the platform, we'll always be at the disposal of our community.

Ivan from Games Revolted

Phageborn – Road to Early Access



We would like to extend a warm welcome to our humble abode here at Steam. Hopefully, many of you have already put us on your wishlist, but to those that haven't done it yet, we would like to kindly ask them to add us because certain benefits await those that will be the first to know when the game is out. It is widely known that early birds catch the worms and the same will apply for Phageborn players.

Added us? Great!

Now that that's out of the way, we would like to share with you a bit about us, what are our plans leading up to Early Access and some other useful info for our fans.

To those that are not familiar with us, we are a small independent studio hailing from Zagreb - the capital of Croatia (you know, the one with the beautiful sea and the one that stole your hearts at last years football World Cup). We're comprised of 16 enthusiastic individuals that are currently hard at work on delivering our ambitious vision for a card game experience that will feel familiar and unique at the same time.

Phageborn is, quite literally, made for card gamers - by card gamers! It was (phage)born out of love for all manner of card games many of us have been playing since we were kids. That love persisted over the years and still lasts even to this day when we are older and wiser, only now we have the necessary knowledge to assemble a card game that would at the same time appeal to veteran card gamers like us and attract newcomers to the genre.

Although the impending release window is fairly close, we have a lot to share over the coming months.

Reboot Develop Blue 2019 - Phageborn 2v2 showcase


We'll be attending Reboot Develop Blue - one of the most prolific gamedev conferences in the world which takes place in Dubrovnik (the town you probably know as King's Landing) where we'll be showcasing one of the most exciting features of our game which is the 2v2 multiplayer mode. We're very excited about that and can't wait to hear the first impressions and get some quality feedback. Bear in mind that we can't wait to hear your impressions and feedback as well so worry not, for we will show everyone a glimpse of 2v2 action shortly after the conference via a gameplay trailer.

Gameplay trailer


We are also actively working on bringing you people the much requested gameplay trailer for Phageborn. Screenshots, artworks and dev blogs are cool and all, but we understand that gameplay footage matters the most. We are happy to inform you that work is underway on that front and that we are aiming to release it not long after Reboot Develop Blue 2019 finishes.

Closed beta


We have a special treat in store for the fans that have been supporting us since our inception as a studio. A substantial pool of people that have applied for the Phageborn beta last year and before that will get the chance to try out the game before the game enters Early Access. Those that have been with us from the very start have no need to fret because we are committed to rewarding long-term loyalty. The closed beta for Phageborn will be held about a month before Early Access. We'll be sending out emails to our early applicants with all the necessary information in a matter of days.

And that's about it. For now! This is a shortlist of some of our most notable engagements leading up to Early Access. There will be some other things and content we don't want to spoil just yet – something needs to be left for surprise! :) As soon as we'll have any important news to share, we'll put it up immediately so make sure to stay tuned to our channels in order to stay up to date on all things Phageborn. If you have any questions and you wish to contact us, please feel free to do so!

'Till next time,
Ivan from the Phageborn team