GRAVEN News

Hello everyone!

As the winter is coming to an end and the season of growth and rebirth is upon us, for the first time ever, Steam is celebrating this time of year with a Spring Sale. That means only one thing - discounts, discounts everywhere!

From now on until March 23 you can get GRAVEN for 20% off. That itself is already a decent discount, don't you think? But if you want to save even more money, get yourself the whole bundle with Ion Fury and WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, the discount applies there as well!

WRATH AEON OF RUIN + ION FURY + GRAVEN COMPLETE YOUR SET BUNDLE
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/12693/WRATH_Aeon_of_Ruin__Ion_Fury__GRAVEN_Complete_Your_Set/

We greet you, fans of the most legendary game genre!

There is never enough boomer-shooters, and one of the most anticipated retro first-person-shooters has just left Early Access, that being none other than Dread Templar.

The full version of the game is a rough trip through hell, on which you'll be constantly interrupted by 20+ types of enemies and 9 bosses. Don't you worry though, for your dearest companions are dual-wielded pistols, shotguns, rocket launchers, katanas (which also can be thrown as a spear) and many more - all of which can be further upgraded in more than 100 ways!

So what do you say, are you brave enough to take the trip?

During the first week after launch, Dread Templar is 15% off, so there's nothing to wait for, get the game right now!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1334730/Dread_Templar/

[h3]Dread Templar - Full Launch Trailer[/h3]

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[h3]FORGIVE ME FATHER + VISCERAFEST + DREAD TEMPLAR bundle[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/23337/This_Is_My_Boomstick_Bundle/

I’m Chris Holden, Lead Level Designer on Graven. Our game's world opens up through exploration, secrets, and unique items that enhance the player's navigation. This requires a lot of unique connections for designers to create.

Graven's levels are big and level designers are given a lot of freedom to use the space. We found a little extra padding here and there was useful for transitioning, storytelling, pacing, etc. That's where our smaller connection levels came into play as many of those areas grew to become their own areas of importance and the assets created for them became some of the most widely used and important modular kits for the project.

In our first HUB, the Lice Slough connects the swampy Brine Muskeg and the quarantined Clotted Avenues under the town of Cruxfirth via four different entrances/exits. This has made the area perfect for secrets, discovery, gameplay, and returning later with new items that allow for additional exploration.



The Resonating Stone is found early in the Clotted Avenues and on top of providing combat benefits,the player can now return to previous areas and unlock new connections and secrets, such as uncovering the Peat Burner, a powerful explosive weapon which is not otherwise available.



The Ring of Passing is another example that comes later in the game, enabling movement through Cursed Barriers which have been encountered multiple times at that point, while the ring is equipped of course.



A vertical climb through a thick, hedge maze garden connects the Clotted Avenues and the Cruxfirth Archives (library). This allows us to have the Archives on a higher elevation so the clock tower is an almost always visible landmark. The hedge maze itself organically creeped into the archives. The player can then unlock a shortcut back to the town of Cruxfirth via a gated off tavern.





Being smaller, modular levels had another great effect on the project. Since they usually needed less development time to create, this helped refine the pipeline for larger areas. The unique modular pieces produced each yielded a ton of new assets for use in the larger levels speeding up their development.



Graven could possibly be considered a Metroidvania-lite, and it's taken a lot of work designing and balancing locations. Keep your eyes peeled for what new weapons and items might open things up as you play. Graven is currently available in early access which includes the entire first hub!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371690/GRAVEN/

Hello everyone,

2022 is nearing its end and that means one thing - Winter Sales are here! From now on until January 5, you can get GRAVEN with 20% discount. Perfect Christmas present for yourself or your friends, right?

To view all our discounted games, head straight to our Steam page.

And if you want to save even more money, you may want to check out the bundle GRAVEN is in, since then the particular discount gets even bigger.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/12693/WRATH_Aeon_of_Ruin__Ion_Fury__GRAVEN_Complete_Your_Set/

[h3]Merry Christmas![/h3]

Greetings everyone,

Autumn Sale has just started and GRAVEN is one of the included games. From now until November 29 you can buy the game for 20% off.

Also don't forget that GRAVEN is a part of WRATH AEON OF RUIN + ION FURY + GRAVEN COMPLETE YOUR SET bundle along with Ion Fury and WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, meaning you can combine the discounts. That's a hell of a bargain, isn't it?

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/21710/REALPOLITIKS_I__II/

Many more games from Fulqrum Publishing, such as fresh titles Lords and Villeins, Forgive Me Father or The Pegasus Expedition, are discounted as well, you can find all of them on our sale page.