Bladesong News

Demo Update for STEAM NEXT FEST

The Bladesong Demo is part of Steam Next Fest this week, and we've prepared a little update for the occasion! The latest Demo version comes with:

More Narrative Content: Play up to level 6 (instead of previously level 4)!
Improved Sword Part Bending: Bend sword parts with more degrees of freedom than before!
New Sword Parts: Round Quillon and two fitting Adapter parts
Colour Unlocked: Green is back on the menu!
Automatic Sword Preview Images in Creative Mode
One more Editable Sword slot so you can jump right back in!

Hope you'll like this one, next Community Challenge coming... checks notes... soon, I think!
– David and the Bladesong team ⚔️

You would not believe the very special swords people are making in blacksmith RPG Bladesong

Before you jeer at my beautiful baby boy the Tantus Tsunami, know that he has an Impact rating and a Stiffness of 3 stars. If somebody belts you with the Tantus Tsunami, you're going down like a sack of potatoes. The trade-off is that he has a balance rating of 22%. Best not wave him over your head, or you might glitch out. Also, that's not a smiley face, it's a deathshead. Ah, many are those who have trembled in the glare of the Tantus Tsunami (don't google it).

From futuristic hack-and-slashers to medieval adventures, if a videogame contains a sword, there's a 99.9% chance that you're going to use it for some slicing and dicing. Blood will certainly spill as you run through enemies with whatever saber, kartana, or longsword you have to hand. Making up the 0.1%, though, is Bladesong, a game all about the intricacy and beauty of sword crafting, rather than fighting. After recently wrapping up what was its final playtest, a new playable demo is now available on Steam, letting you play the first chapter of its campaign and unleashing its sandbox mode, too.

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The BLADESONG DEMO is released! ⚔️

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With Bladesong’s inclusion in today’s Indie Fan Fest, the Bladesong Demo is now released on Steam! Your feedback throughout six (!) playtests has helped us bring Bladesong to the state where it is today, so thank you very much for being a part of this!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/3107000/Bladesong_Demo/
[h3]How is the Demo different from a playtest?[/h3]
Unlike the playtests (that usually ran for a week or two), the Demo is now live, in bright daylight, no end in sight. The days when we had to take Bladesong away from you are over. As such, the Demo has a few limitations that the playtests didn’t have. The Demo includes a good hour of Story Mode content, as well as Creative Mode with a curated selection of abilities, parts and materials, and a limited number of editable sword slots.

[h3]Early Access when?[/h3]
The Demo release is a major step for us towards Early Access, and we’re still on track for Early Access launch before the year is out! The initial Early Access will include a much larger chunk of Story content, more sword parts, and a few more new features including the much-requested STL export for 3D printing. Stay tuned for further updates on release date and price!

Printing RainMakeR’s Dagger Of Sacrifice II

Thank you all for your continued support! We’re excited to have an always-available version of Bladesong out for the first time now and can’t wait to see the swords you will build with it.

– David and the Bladesong team ⚔️

Thank you for taking part in the final Bladesong Playtest!

This is it. The end of the last Bladesong Playtest. What an incredibly journey it was, and I want to thank you all sincerely for taking part in this one, and any of the previous ones! Thank you for making it special.

With the final playtest over, we are now putting the very last finishing touches to the Bladesong Demo, before finally hitting the [Release] button – stay tuned for news! We'll of course take all the good things from the Playtests with us into the Early Access future: all your feedback, the occasional Community Challenges, and most important of all, the spirit of our community ❤️

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The swordmaking will soon continue, crazier than ever 🔥
– David and the Bladesong team ⚔️