Gordian Quest News

Hey Heroes!

Gordian Quest 1.0 is now LIVE! :)
This is just a broadcast post. For the full details of our exit from early access and our future plans, please check out our official announcement here -
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/981430/view/3358010319627335196

Crafted with love,
Mixed Realms Team

Hey Heroes!

It’s been 2 years since we launched Gordian Quest in Early Access, right when the world started shutting down due to Covid. Ever since then, we had been working mostly from home until recently.

And things were just different. It was harder to communicate. Meeting on Zoom lacked the human touch.

But in spite of the challenges, we are finally at a stage where we can now happily announce that Gordian Quest will officially exit EA to launch on 23 June 2022!

[h3]Watch our Full Release Announcement Trailer:[/h3]
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A big thank you to you, for your passionate feedback has helped shape the game to what it is today. We have always taken all your suggestions and constructive words to heart, and we hope it shows in our efforts to continually improve the game with upgraded features and new content.

For instance, we added Realm Mode to enhance replayability, encouraging experimentation and adaptation for each run.

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We added more Acts to the Campaign mode to keep you on your toes and continue your adventures in Wrendia. Initially beginning your journey in the undead-laden lands of Westmire, you made your way to the Azul Desert where you not only had to brave the punishing heat, but also the denizens that populated these sands.

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Then to the frosty Faded Peaks …

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But we are not done yet! We still have a final grand update for the exit from Early Access!



Here’s What In Store For You

• A brand new hero: Stroud the Monk! Stroud is an acolyte from one of the few remaining monasteries in Wrendia. His skills revolve around multi-hit and single-hit attacks and abilities that can strengthen his friends.
  
• Act IV, the Final act to wrap up the main story line. Act IV includes a brand new location,The Sky Imperium as well new enemies to face off in your journey.
  
• Adventure Mode. Adventure Mode serves as the game’s post game adventure where you can continue with your Campaign party. They include the following new challenges:
  → The Maelstorm Gate: Your party charts through five different realms yielding a reward at the end.
  → Sciencer’s Trial: For solo challengers, you get to bring a single party member into this challenging trial of fire.
  → Fathomless Depths: A procedurally generated dungeon where players can explore to obtain resources and unlock areas in the Sky Imperium.
  → Puzzle Encounters: Battles that require more than just brute strength to plow through, puzzle encounters offer certain criterias to be met in order to clear.
  
• Balance changes as well as new items and equipment.
  
• Controller Support: Many of you have requested for this and we are already working on it. We're aiming to release it in time for the launch, if possible.
  

Finally, we also want to announce that we are planning to launch a Kickstarter campaign to port Gordian Quest to console. Our priority is to port to Switch, followed by Playstation and XBox if we hit the stretch goals.

We would like to seek your help to tell your friends who may have wanted a copy of GQ on console. We would really greatly appreciate it!

We have a pre-launch page here which will be open sometime in July!



Meanwhile, we would still like to continue hearing from our players! Is there anything else you would like to share with us? Or if you have any particular events that have stuck out to you during the course of our journey?

Feel free to reach out to us on Reddit, Discord or the Steam Forums.

We hope to deliver a wonderful experience on 23 June 2022!

Crafted with Love,
The Mixed Realms Team

Hey Heroes!

As we arrive closer to release, we have a few more final updates that will make their drop!

We have been brainstorming and thinking about a new Realm Boss that all of you will enjoy going against in battle. You've given us really good insights on Discord and in our recent poll. So now, we decided to take it a step further with this open-ended survey. We wanna hear your CRAZZZZZY ideas!

[h2]What kind of boss would you like to see and fight?[/h2]

It can be something completely different and crazy! Perhaps a certain archetype you have yet to come across in your adventures?

Share with us your thoughts and ideas. If you've got tough and exciting mechanics we can give to our boss, please drop them in the comments below ^_^ We can't wait to see what your creativity can bring!


There will be two more endgame areas arriving to Sky Imperium, each featuring unique rewards to strive for upon completing your adventures.

Sciencer's Trial
A solo challenge that will test your mettle. Survive every round of the challenge with the chosen hero to obtain special variants of Augur Orbs that can be applied to Helmets, Gloves, and Boots to grant power ups to a hero's skills.

Fathomless Depths
Once a prison, then a convenient dumping ground for failed experiments. Now, untold horrors live in its darkest depths. It is a procedurally generated dungeon that players can explore, building up the final reward by visiting certain nodes as they venture deeper into it.



If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to reach out to us through our Steam Forums or chat with us on Discord. We love engaging with the community.

For more updates, please do follow us on our Steam page! Your support means a lot to our team. Gordian Quest is slated for a mid-2022 release. Thank you!

Crafted with Love,
The Mixed Realms Team

Greetings, Heroes.

The time has come again. Act 4 is now on the bleeding-edge build: this includes a brand new area to explore as well as the anticipated 10th Hero! We need your help to test drive this huge update before it officially drops to the live build about a month from now.

You can find the guide to accessing bleeding-edge here.

Translations for Bleeding-Edge will come later and due this being a beta build, expect bugs. If you do bump across any, don’t forget to hit F8 to send us that report.

[h2]What’s in Act IV?[/h2]


A brand new area-Sky Imperium. (Level 48-60)

• From the Faded Peaks, you will ascend up towards Sky Imperium. Unlike the previous, more widespread maps, Sky Imperium is a castle with multiple winding paths. Time to head upwards and onwards!
  
• A brand new hero!
  
• More enemy types, including the Steam Defender inspired by our community response.
  
• New bosses
  
• New Legendary items
  
• A post-campaign game mode - a gateway to other worlds
  

Your adventure continues in the floating city of Sky Imperium, once the seat of Vanaiian power and the location of the mythical device known as the Maelstrom Gate, an entrance to many different worlds.

Your adventure this time will now be accompanied by a new face:

[h2]Introducing Stroud The Monk[/h2]
As some of you might have guessed, the tenth hero to join the roster is Stroud the Monk. Across Wrendia lies hidden monasteries, passing down teachings of old. Stroud, one of the few acolytes from these monasteries, is here to fight against the evil that plague the realm.



Stroud’s skills revolve around these main themes:

• Multi hit skills and abilities, chipping damage from enemies, allowing other heroes to finish them off.
  
• Single hit skills and abilities, allowing a single strike that can take out a one pesky enemy and wound a boss.
  
• Effects that can bolster those around you, the supportive Monk that can strengthen his friends.
  

[h2]Adventure Mode[/h2]
Once you have completed Act 4, you will gain access to Adventure Mode, a more free-form mode where you can make use of the Maelstrom Gate to access Rifts.

Similar to Realm Mode, it comes with a twist - a Rift consists of five Realms, with a Realm Boss at the end of the last Realm guarding the spoils of a Rift Chest. The Rift Chest contains a powerful new item class known as Talismans.



Talismans take up a new inventory slot, and have randomized modifiers. One of these modifiers is a +1 rank to all cards containing a specific tag such as Fire, Buff, Heal, Melee, etc. Given the many possible combinations, these items can be farmed repeatedly by completing Rifts.



All Realm Bosses now have 2 thematic Legendary items added to their drop pool. These items contain cards from their deck, allowing you to mimic their abilities and opening up new build possibilities.



With the update of Campaign mode, Realm Mode has also received quite the overhaul. We are also introducing special crafting items and legendary consumables.

Special crafting items allows on the fly modification of items to ease the power curve and reduce the need to find merchants for item upgrades. Legendary consumables provide direct benefits like permanent stat bonuses.

The aim is to make Realm Mode more dynamic and consequences of actions more game changing to contrast the controlled, slower growth in Campaign mode.

Special Battle Events

To be added in the coming weeks as part of Rifts, you will come across special combat puzzle events. These differ from regular battles and contain special units that can be interacted with as well as unique objectives. This allows for more variation of battles with a more complex puzzle system and specific win conditions.



Thanks for reading. We will continue to work hard in bringing you more exciting features and improvements in the game the best we can. Early Access is coming to a close and we look forward to taking these final steps with you.

Gordian Quest is slated for a mid 2022 release.

As always, we hope to hear your thoughts below on what we’ve put forth so far. Feel free to join us on Discord to chat with us.

And last but not least, if you haven't already, please consider giving us a positive review on Steam if you like how we are doing so far. It would really mean a lot to us. Thanks! :)

Crafted with Love,
The Mixed Realms Team

Hey Heroes,

It has been a wild ride since Gordian Quest hit Early Access 2 years ago! Gordian Quest has grown exceptionally with the input from our ever growing fanbase and active community, and we have every one of you to thank.

Last year’s highlight was the launch of Act 3, peppered with lots of polishing, balancing and well, even more balancing.

There is still a ways to go, but we can now see the exit of the Early Access tunnel! Soon, Gordian Quest will be officially released with its completed Campaign and End Game goodies.

Speaking of which, let’s begin with one of the more exciting news!



Of course, we have brand new content waiting for you. As you might already know, we have a tenth hero joining the crew! Any guesses?

Clue #1 - Notice anything different about our birthday artwork above?
Clue #2 - Many of you have been eagerly requesting this hero class!

This brings us to our next question: When can you meet this new mystery hero?

[h2]Act IV BETA Drops on 1st April![/h2]

This isn’t a joke, we promise! We will be dropping the final Act of Campaign mode under the bleeding-edge build on 1st April. The final Act will be released alongside this new Hero, so be sure to stay tuned to our update announcements.



[h2]Community Fanart[/h2]
But of course, beyond just gameplay feedback, we have received other kinds of support from our imaginative community.

The team is always excited to see our heroes drawn by others in various styles, ideas and concepts, and here are some of the fanart we have received over the years.

A lovely piece by Del on Twitter and Steam! The Gordian Quest heroes when they have that max supply camp :).

A Genderbent Lucius by Joi Rudin on Artstation. They have also done other Genderbent Gordian Quest heroes so do check them out!

@karee5050 on Twitter. Note their Twitter contains Mature Content!

Ida the Druid, Wild and Free by @elinorveron_ on Instagram.

Chibi art of our faithful Catherin by tipa.media on Instagram

Do go over and give these artists a follow if you enjoy their work!



Thanks for reading. We will continue to work hard in bringing you more exciting features and improvements in the game the best we can. Early Access is coming to a close and we look forward to taking these final steps with you.

Gordian Quest is slated for a mid 2022 release.

As always, we hope to hear your thoughts below on what we’ve put forth so far. Feel free to join us on Discord to chat with us.

And last but not least, if you haven't already, please consider giving us a positive review on Steam if you like how we are doing so far. It would really mean a lot to us. Thanks! :)

Crafted with Love,
The Mixed Realms Team