Bladesong News

The first Bladesong playtest is concluded. In one week of playtesting, we had around 3000 people playing the tech demo for a combined 4800 hours (that's 28.5 weeks), making an estimated 12000 swords and other creations.

Going through all the survey responses will take a bit of time, but for us developers, this playtest was already eye-opening in many ways. We have read along every Discord conversation and understood better what's important for a creative swordmaking game. We have learned which missing features are the most wanted. We have noticed patterns where mechanics are confusing or concepts are not yet explained well enough. And we have seen you have fun with Bladesong even in this early stage, have seen your passion and your fantastic creations. This is encouraging beyond words for the dev team, so thank you sincerely.

There is still a lot of work to be done before Bladesong can be released, and we won't venture a guess yet as to a possible date – for sure it's not gonna be in 2023. Extending our swordmaking tech to cover more of the cases you have brought up will be ongoing. More immediately, we will be focusing on the main gameplay, on progression, on the story and the characters that will give life to Eren Keep under the rule of the Masked King. We will reveal fragments of that as time passes. More playtests will follow. Join our Discord community to be among the first to learn about them.

⚔️ David and the Bladesong team

How do I playtest?
Join our Discord server. On June 29, we will be posting instructions on how to claim a key in the #announcements channel. Don't worry, there will be enough keys for everyone on Discord!

What is the Tech Demo?
The Tech Demo is a playable showcase of the swordmaking technology we've been working on. It is what we affectionately call the game's Creative Mode, i.e. a freeform creative swordmaking experience. We will be setting up a feedback form and listen closely to what you have to say to make sure that we keep developing this core aspect of the game the right way.

What is the Tech Demo not?
The Tech Demo is not feature complete and we will keep working on the swordmaking for quite a while. The Tech Demo is not final quality, as we're still early in development and iterating on pretty much everything. The Tech Demo is also not showing any actual gameplay loop – if you have seen our Steam Page, you will know that we have a lot planned, and save for the core swordmaking, none of it is in there.

Can I stream/record the playtest and share my swords?
For sure, we very much encourage you to share your experience and the swords you create, with us and the rest of the world! We'll set up a dedicated Discord channel for this in time. If you're a streamer, content creator etc. and want to cover the Bladesong playtest, please get in touch so we can make sure you get all the info you need.

That's it. June 29. Swords shall be made.

⚔️ David and the Bladesong team