Driftmoon News

Hello adventurers,

It’s been a while! If you’ve ever ventured through Driftmoon and felt the thrill of discovery, the excitement of battle, or the quiet charm of a well-placed secret—we’d love to reconnect with you.

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Whether you played for hours or just fell down the well at Northrop, you’re part of the story. And we want you along for what’s next.

– Ville from Instant Kingdom

Hooray again! The Driftmoon Soundtrack is now available on Steam!

The official Driftmoon soundtrack, composed by the talented Gareth Meek. You won't need the Ooz slime earmuffs here! Includes lossless flac files. The music Gareth created gave the game a perfect blend of peace and excitement, and we couldn't imagine Driftmoon without it. We've unfortunately lost contact with our dear musician, so if you're reading this Gareth: Thank you!

Pro tip: There is a bundle to buy both the game and the soundtrack for a -20% price. If you already have the game, you won't need to buy a second copy, while you still get the -20% price for the soundtrack.

I love listening to music when I develop my games. My favourites are game soundtracks, especially melodic pieces from games of the 1990-2000 era. In case you're interested, here are some of the tracks I listen to: Ville's Favourite Game Music. Feel free to tip me off on any good additions to my list!

As it happens, there is also a free version of the Driftmoon soundtrack on YouTube, give it a go even if you're not planning on buying! This version doesn't get us any income however, so if you really find yourself listening to it more than a few times, or would like a better quality version, consider buying the soundtrack.

And to top it all, we've been sitting on some exciting news: Something new is brewing on the cooktop! (Yes, it's a new home-cooked, Instant Kingdom game! Yay!! 🤩) We can't reveal too much yet, but stay tuned for more. And do consider signing up to be notified when our new game is released. 😍

I was playing the game and I noticed a new character in the game, an invisible disembodied voice! When I was finally able to talk to it, I found out that it was my own message bottle character, only it was nearly invisible, being so tiny! An update of the Unity engine used by the game had caused some 3d models to import with different settings. So here's a new version for you, I added some other updates while I was at it.

• Made game window resizeable.
  
• Fixed bug in the crypt level where you could travel outside the playable area.
  
• Fixed message bottle and wizard hat size, they were ever so tiny!
  
• Mystery box server interface removed because of lack of use.
  

If you've always yearned to try out our adventure roleplaying game Driftmoon before buying, you might have waited for ten years now! To ease your misery, we've decided to release a demo version of Driftmoon on Steam. It will allow you to discover the bizarre turn of events in your home village, play through a good few quests, and journey your way all the way to the end of the first exciting dungeon (probably around 45-90 minutes).

AND: To top it all, you get to meet Blotch the Crabby Pirate, Quan Sixfingers, someone who's better yet left unnamed, and the enchanted light-in-the-dark Fizz! Actually, you do come accross a bunch of other notable Driftmoonian personas too, but surprisingly some of them have gotten themselves into a decidedly non-talking state. So go ahead, light up your torch, and head on over to the colorful world of Driftmoon! (Tip: You can continue the main game from your demo save)

Hi everyone! Driftmoon has been updated. The reason is our daughter Laura played the game almost to the very end, learning a difficult new language, and very much wanted to see the game her parents had made. Unfortunately she found out that just before the end of the game all her companions had gone missing, and the game was unsolvable without them. Turns out that it was possible to leave all your companions behind in the warehouse in the docks region, if you quick traveled out of there using the world map. I believe the problem has been there for well over 11 years now, but it's finally fixed. We're very sorry about the bug Laura, thank you for pointing it out!

Here's the changelog:

• Fixed companions going missing when quick traveling from the Nomon Docs warehouse.
  
• The little box companion is now unkillable.
  
• No longer possible to drop to lava from the end game fortress.
  
• Fix being able to quick travel out of the locked tavern at Northrop.