Songs Of Silence News

Dev Diary #11 - Steamy Updates

We are absolutely delighted to announce that Songs of Silence won the award for the Best Playable Upcoming Game at the Digital Vikings awards show at DevGamm in Gdansk last night!

We knew it, you knew it, but now it’s official – we’re the best! And we got an amazing trophy to show it off. Massive thanks to the organizers and the jury.

The award ceremony was held last night (February 28th) at an evening event after the DevGamm show in Gdansk. Chimera team members Krzystof Jasiulewicz and Olek Trępała were there in person to collect the award. You can watch the recording of the award ceremony here

Thank you so much for your support, passion and all the feedback you have given us, which made this award possible!🥳

Songs of Silence is upcoming indeed, with our Kickstarter Campaign launching in March this year. While we know you’re hyped already, the team also wanted to share their insights into why we’re running a crowdfundnig campaign:

"This award, coming just before we launch the full Kickstarter campaign, couldn’t come at a better time. Our Kickstarter for 'Song of Silence' marks a significant milestone for Chimera Entertainment. It allows us to unite with a community that shares our passion for innovative gameplay, fresh ideas, and beautiful visuals. As independent game developers, it's this ambition and love for creating remarkable games that drives us." – Bernhard Falk, Studio & Production Director

As you are aware, our art is AMAZING, so our artists have been super excited to see the reaction that the game is getting.

“I have been working on the game since our internal prototype and saw it growing until we reached our biggest and probably most important milestone – Kickstarter,” said Max Emmert, Junior Art Director.
“I am a big fan of tactical strategy games and thus I am very honored to work on Songs of Silence with a team that shares my ambition and goal to create something truly unique. It's my hope that the players will help us forge a new world and experience some nostalgia and joy in these challenging times.”

You might not believe it, but this game is not only pretty, but also offers a unique blend of mechanics. Implemented by our dear developers, who work tightly together with our Technical Artists, these mechanics are a big part of what makes the game unique!

Here's what one of our coders thinks about our upcoming Kickstarter:

"As a veteran at Chimera, I transitioned to working on Songs of Silence after we wrapped up another project. It's been pure joy to develop our own game, exactly as we envisioned. This passion is something we're eager to share with you, the players, and invite you to be a part of." – Maximilian Dienersberger, Senior Frontend Developer

Finally, we have the team which adds all the sparkly magic and beautiful effects to the game, bringing it to life: the Technical Artists!

“Songs of Silence is a product of passion perfectly mixed with professionalism. To me, it's always amazing to see the reaction to the artistic side of the game as it's quite the fantastic journey. I consider myself lucky to be able to work on such a unique project and am really excited to bring every delicate taste it has to offer to gamers. A gorgeous, intriguing, spectral and wondrous adventure awaits us, and we’re happy that the community thinks so as well and supported us in receiving this award” – Chao, Senior Technical Artist

P.S.: We’re hosting more events like the watch-party we hosted for the Awards on our Discord Server! If you want to be part of the Community, join here: https://discord.gg/Jnyw9bXrVu

Cheers!
Ilcin & the Chimera Team

Please feel free to share your feedback, if you enjoy our latest dev diaries all about the interesting characters in Songs of Silence, and the outstanding voices, bringing them to life.  

[h2]Previous Dev Diaries you should not miss:  [/h2]

Don’t forget to follow Songs of Silence on Reddit, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Discord and share your thoughts and demo feedback with us and the community!

[h3]Sign-up for the Closed Beta here on Steam![/h3]

The Closed Beta is already available with fresh content for you to explore before anybody else!  

The first three full campaign maps  
For the first time ever: Multiplayer 
Lots of improvements, bugfixes, fine-tuning, tweaking, and more, majorly based on your feedback from the previous Closed Beta and the Demo.  
More updates to come, including your valuable feedback, so keep it coming.

Sign-up now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1wO4s21i_Ib0XzRGGJobQ6RNE5jRVAtlF1t6T2aoGGGuKBA/viewform Or update your Songs of Silence: Beta Testing app on Steam if you already have participated. Enjoy! 

[h3]Enjoy the Songs of Silence demo! [/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195410/Songs_Of_Silence/?utm_source=steam_devdiary10 

Songs of Silence at the Digital Vikings Awards!

It’s cold (at least here) - let’s build a blanket fort and huddle down together to watch the Digital Vikings awards show!🏆

We’re nominated for the Best Playable Upcoming Game at the show and we’d love for you to join us in Discord for a stream to support the team. 📣

We’ll be on-stage in Discord from 5pm CET on Wednesday, February 28th, watching the live stream of the awards show, hosted by our very own Ilcin! We’ll be following the entire official stream and celebrating all of the winners, no matter what happens. 🫶

So if you’d like to join us, with crossed fingers and lucky charms in hand, head over to our official Discord and make your way to the on-stage event for the show! 📽️

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[h3]https://discord.gg/CbSWAEcRg8[/h3]

Happy Lunar New Year!

Happy Lunar New Year!

Our whole team wishes all our players a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year!

Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful and happy celebration in this Year of the Dragon! Over the next few weeks, we'll be delving into the new content we especially prepared for you, whether you're exploring distant galaxies, battling mysterious creatures, or solving complex brain-burning puzzles, we hope our games will bring you great rewards and endless fun.

We wish you a happy New Year filled with endless opportunities, epic experiences, and gaming joy.

Chimera Entertainment

Songs of Silence soon on Kickstarter!

Dear friends - we have exciting news!
Next month we’ll be launching a Kickstarter campaign to give you the opportunity to support our forthcoming game, Songs of Silence, more directly, to contribute to the final stages of development and to access some amazing, exclusive rewards.

You can follow the campaign on Kickstarter here, where you’ll be kept up to date with all developments.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chimeraent/songs-of-silence

[h3]We believe in the power of community. [/h3]
Kickstarter provides us with the opportunity to involve you directly in the creation of Songs of Silence.
Your support will enable us to bring this vision to life, ensuring that every aspect of the game meets the high standards we've already set. It also lets us give back to our amazing fans by allowing you to be a bigger part of the game than in any other way.

Of course, it’s no secret that the games industry is having a difficult time at the moment - and we’ve weathered our fair share of the storm. There have been job losses and studio closures across the entire market, from the smallest indies to the biggest multinationals, but we will survive!

Songs of Silence will be released, even if we don’t meet our funding goal for the Kickstarter, but success here means a better game and a more secure future for Chimera.

We’re a small independent developer, and we’ve been around for a long time, but this is a big step up for us.
Songs of Silence is by far our most ambitious title in the 18 years we’ve been making them. This is our IP, our world, our cast of heroes and villains. We’re more invested in this project than anything we’ve ever made before - we want to make sure we get it right.

Don’t worry, this does not affect our release plans for Songs of Silence.
We’re still going to be launching on Steam in Spring as promised, but this campaign will give us the chance to reach new fans, get more feedback and make sure that the game is the best it can possibly be.

As we enter these crucial weeks before release, we’ll be redoubling our efforts in development - implementing the feedback we’ve received from the closed beta and the public demo, and polishing everything in the game to perfection. To ensure we do that properly, we want to get you involved!

We’re working on finalizing the campaign now, adding reward tiers and stretch goals, but we’re also still working hard on the game itself. We’ll be launching the full Kickstarter campaign in March, but for now you can register your interest below and receive all of the news in advance.

Join us, and be a part of something special. Sign up here to be notified of when the campaign begins!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chimeraent/songs-of-silence

Your Chimera Entertainment Team

Dev Diary #10 – First Look on Garin

As 2024 begins, we’re continuing our dev diary series, introducing all of the main characters in Songs of Silence. So far, we’ve covered the Starborn and the iconic Lorelai, voiced by Ashleigh Haddad (Link); Firstborn Akard, voiced by David Menkin (Link); and the mysterious Murnau, voiced by Harry Myers (Link).

Here’s the catch: in our latest Dev Diary, we introduced David Menkin, who is not only lending his voice to Akard...
Thanks to his unique voice acting skills, he’s the voice of our last (but not least) main character, Garin.
He might have already caught your eye in our recent artworks, now is the time to learn more about him!

Daivd has already shared his experiences and journey as a voice actor, so we haven’t asked him the same questions again about Garin, but feel free to watch the last interview if you haven’t already:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Early Garin Design Concept

[h3]Who is Garin and what is the Crusade?   [/h3]
Garin hasn’t appeared in either the demo or the closed beta so far, as his appearance comes later during the campaign. However, you might have spotted him in some of the many artworks we’ve showcased so far. Garin was also featured in our latest Faction Trailer, which you can watch, like and share, here:
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Is Garin the leader of the Crusade?
Garin is a powerful Crusade leader, one among many. The lucky few who got a glimpse of him on the battlefield and made it out alive spread the rumor that he is a Firstborn. But there is no proof... Especially as claims of his appearance date to a time when the Firstborn did not yet exist...

Garin portrait -As we know you love them as much as we do

As a reminder, the Crusade is a faction of religious fanatics devoted to Purgatories* and a new all-devouring god.

Is Garin more than just a leader and general of the armies of the Crusade?
The Crusade travels through Purgatories and one thing is clear: they consist of Firstborn and Starborn, united in the fanatical vision that the Purgatories bring a new era to the world. Therefore, there are those who see the Crusade’s arrival as fatal, and those who believe that they carry salvation with them.

To make things worse, the Crusade doesn’t only field their regular aggressive followers on the battlefield, they often make use of horrifying creatures that tower over most units of the Light and Dark Worlds. They instill fear on sight and are named by those fortunate to escape such encounters with creatures of the Void.

Fight between Firstborn and Creatures of the Void

Will Lorelai and Akard prevail in their respective worlds and fend off Garin, or will their conflicting motivations leave them too distracted? Is Garin a fool himself, leading the Crusade in his quest for an illusory paradise and sowing destruction for the Silence? -This, my beloved Songs of Silence fans, is something you must unravel yourself, during the campaign in the final version of the game.

*Purgatories: Or so-called Harbingers of the Silence, are a natural phenomenon, manifesting as a moving sphere of energy that consumes everything in its path, leaving only corrupting Silence behind. Purgatories are not only essential elements of our lore but also embody unique game mechanics, acting as portals from one world to another.

A Purgatory appeared in the World of Dark

Please feel free to share your feedback, if you enjoy our latest dev diaries all about the interesting characters in Songs of Silence, and the outstanding voices, bringing them to life.  

[h2]Previous Dev Diaries you should not miss:  [/h2]

[h2]Thank you for your ongoing support and as always, stay tuned for more exciting news and a new series of Dev Diaries coming along in 2024![/h2]

Don’t forget to follow Songs of Silence on Reddit, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Discord and share your thoughts and demo feedback with us and the community!

[h3]Sign-up for the Closed Beta here on Steam![/h3]

The Closed Beta is already available with fresh content for you to explore before anybody else!  

The first three full campaign maps  
For the first time ever: Multiplayer 
Lots of improvements, bugfixes, fine-tuning, tweaking, and more, majorly based on your feedback from the previous Closed Beta and the Demo.  
More updates to come, including your valuable feedback, so keep it coming.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195410/Songs_Of_Silence/?utm_source=steam_devdiary10 

 
Greetings from Munich!  
Lars & the Chimera Team 