The RPG News

[p]Hi everyone,

We're really excited to announce that The RPG will be releasing on August 7! You can expect hours of content and a story where your choices actually matter![/p][p][/p][p]There will also be a special launch discount of 10% for the first week, running from August 7 to August 14. Don't miss out![/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][h2]Full List of Content (There's A LOT)[/h2][p] [/p]

• [p]Between 6–12 hours of gameplay, depending on your choices. More than 60 quests, 4 guilds to join, and 3 different endings. And you can replay to make different choices.[/p]
• [p]The main island, smaller islands, a big cave, 16 dungeons for you to explore, and more than 40 secret zones.[/p]
• [p]More than 100 NPCs to interact with, and over 40 monsters to fight or befriend.[/p]
• [p]Plenty of choice with 100+ unique items, 10 armors, 14 melee weapons, customizable ranged weapon and bombs, 5 screams, and 12 skills to upgrade.[/p]
• [p]0 FISHING GAMES![/p]

[p][/p][p]See you all on August 7! You can join our Discord for any updates in the meantime![/p]

Hi everyone,

The RPG: My First Dungeon Smells is out right now for everyone to play for free! Offering hours of content, in The RPG: My First Dungeon Smells, explore the island, clear levels in the dungeon, and complete quests.

Please wishlist the full game if you enjoy this introductory version, as wishlists help us gain visibility for our game and show us your interest!

steam://openurl/https://store.steampowered.com/app/2361480/The_RPG_My_First_Dungeon_Smells/?snr=1_5_1100__1100&utm_source=steamwidget

Your saves from The RPG: My First Dungeon Smells will transfer over to the full game when it launches. So, play to your heart's content for free now and continue your journey when the full game releases!

Hey everyone,

We're really excited to announce that The RPG is taking part in the Steam Next Fest: June 2025 Edition!

Along with updates to the demo, we've also added Steam items to the demo! As you play the demo of The RPG, you'll be able to get item drops for your Steam inventory!

The June 2025 edition of Next Fest runs June 9 at 10:00 AM PDT (UTC-7) to June 16 at 10:00 AM PDT (UTC-7).

[h2]Smoke and mirrors[/h2]
Have you ever wondered how the game might look from "behind the scenes"? It's often quite strange and full of hacks. Smoke and mirrors. The bread and butter of Game Dev.
The RPG is quirky be design on itself. But it's a true rabbit hole inside.
Let's see some examples!

[h2]The Main Protagonist[/h2]
This is a test scene, sort of a playground, where I test new mechanics, items, characters, etc.
This how a player sees it:

And this is what it actually looks like:

Pretty, isn't it?

[h2]Debug View[/h2]
Just a regular converstaion between Protagonist and NPC:

And from the developer's point of view:


[h2]Building Blocks, aka "Components"[/h2]
The game is made with Unity game engine. A common practice is using so called Components. Basically they are pieces of code that you write and attach to an object, like if you were building legos.
Let's take a look at the Protagonist's object's hierarchy, it's nested
(this is not the full picture, it actually goes way deeper than that):

Each of those objects has it's own componts attached to it. Let's take a look at the root object's components set:

If you expand one of those components, you'll see this set of parameters which you can configure:

Of couse it's more complex than that, because you also need to take into account current level, skill upgrades, difficulty settings, etc. That gritty job gets done in the rabbit hole called "source code".

[h2]Bonus[/h2]
The Fan is actually always with you(Protagonist) in the same scene.
He just may become invisible at some portions of the game. But HE. IS. ALWAYS. WITH. YOU.

Yes, his initial position is a bit below you. You may ask why? I don't remember ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[h2]That's it, folks![/h2]
Have a great time and get ready for the adventure, the release will happen this year!

The Demo was released at version 0.7.5.17 back in December.
I've been gathering feedback from you, guys, and been making constant updates. Now it's 0.7.5.39.
So we had a whopping 22 iterations since than.

[h3]What's been done[/h3]

• New faction: royal guards
  
• New quests
  
• New dungeon
  
• Huge performance optimizations
  
• UI improvements
  
• Re-balancing
  
• The introduction stage is now more clear with small quests like "Buy a Dagger"
  
• Proofreading: less mistakes in dialogues
  
• Proper keys rebinding
  
• New settings and quaility-of-life things
  
• A ton of bug fixes
  

[h3]The Introduction[/h3]
Also after watching a bunch of let's plays, I took a hard decision for an open world game and decided to lock the Village gates until you beat the very first boss. Let's explain why: in the very first dungeon (Beginner's Floor) you will get a scream/shout, a double jump and a ranged weapon - a mushroom thrower. The game becomes waaay more fun with all of those goodies. And, after that, the Village gates will open and you are free to explore the world!
And I left an option for hardcore players on how to get into the dungeon to an even deeper floor omitting the Village's Dungeon Entrance, haha!

So that's it for now, folks! Adventures await!
Please feel free to leave reviews and posts in discussions, it helps a lot.

Yours,
Dionysus Acroreites