2026-08-07 18:51 UTC · Community Announcements · Blackcorn
Hello to everyone! It's been over a week since the launch of Prelude Dark Pain, and we're incredibly grateful for the warm reception. We've been listening closely to all your feedback and working hard to make the game even better thanks to your support.Let's dive into the Patch 0.3.9 notes!Battle BonusesWe've heard all your feedback, and we know this is one of the most important topics.To begin with, we've added a tutorial explaining what Valour Points are used for. These are earned by completing optional battle bonus objectives. If you've already finished the adventure, don't worry—we'll expl
2026-07-27 14:54 UTC · Community Announcements · Margoaw
Hello, members of the resistance! The day has arrived: Prelude Dark Pain is now available in Early Access! We're excited as you will finally discover the world of Statera and you may have several questions regarding the game and its Early Access, which is why you can find our FAQ at the end of this news! Don't hesitate to read it as it may answers the main questions you have on Prelude Dark Pain! We're also having a 10% sale to celebrate this release!Buy the game with a 10% discount here:Watch our trailer:Prelude Dark Pain is a tactical RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The combat system is gri
2026-07-24 15:00 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
Prelude Dark Pain launches into early access soon, and its gorgeous dark fantasy world plays home to my favorite brand of tactical combat. Read the full story on PCGamesN: My newest tactical RPG obsession is a grimdark tale of sparking revolution and kicking dudes off moving vehicles
2026-07-09 12:59 UTC · Community Announcements · Margoaw
Hey, members of the resistance!It’s official: Prelude Dark Pain Early Access launches on July 27th! For the Early Access release, all of Act 1 will be available, including 9 heroes, 63 skills unlockable for your team and access to the World Map!Watch our Trailer:We will display more information about the Early Access, its content and lenght, on the release day with our upcoming FAQ! That's why if you have any questions, share them in the comments or in our Discord so we can answer them! TactiCon Participation We’re also participating in the TactiCon event, a digital celebration of strategy gam
2026-06-11 16:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Margoaw
Hello again, Members of the Resistance! A week after releasing our first public demo, we’re very happy with the feedback we’ve received. Our demo has now 91% positive reviews on Steam!If you’ve played the demo and enjoyed it, don’t forget to leave a positive review. It really helps us get discovered by more people in the store.Despite the positive reception, we are always listening to your constructive feedback to improve Prelude Dark Pain. Here are some changes we think you’ll like!ADDED:Three new camera modes:Automatic (the camera follows the player's actions).Semi-Automatic (the camera only
2026-06-05 13:06 UTC · Community Announcements · Margoaw
Good day, Members of the Resistance!We are glad to announce that our demo is now available today and will stay active throughout the entire Steam Next Fest!PLAY THE DEMO HERE: All our playtesters and Backers that participated in the playtest helped us shape and improve this demo. We’ve made improvements on certain features like game control and menus (look at this new UI!), so trying it out can bring you surprises in certain areas even if you already participated in the playtest!What’s in the demo?What can I find in this demo? This demo is approximately one-hour long and will cover the start o
2026-05-07 16:31 UTC · Community Announcements · Margoaw
Good day, Members of the Resistance!Our first ever playtest with Backers and non-Backers on Steam has ended at the beginning of this week. First of all, a huge thank you to all our playtesters, your feedback, suggestions and bug report helped us a lot in visualising the improvements area of Prelude Dark Pain.For anyone who requested access to the playtest but were not selected this time, we wanted to thank you as well for your interest and support in the game. We're keeping your registration in case we host once again a playtest in the future, so stay tuned as we may ask for your input at a la
2026-05-05 15:00 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
As enemy forces close in, I send my young daughter scurrying through an escape tunnel into the woods, taking up arms alongside her brother to meet the imposing commander that's arrived at my door. Prelude: Dark Pain doesn't pull its punches, even in the opening battle, but fortunately old companions spot the blaze from distance and rush to our aid. Within moments, we're fleeing atop an armored caravan hauled by giant, horned beasts, battling our would-be captors on the roof. I take the opportunity to employ knockback skills to great effect, sending them crashing down to the dirt track below as
2026-04-02 16:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Margoaw
Hello everyone!So… We’re a bit late with this new development post, but we swear it’s because we were working on tons of things at the studio! Let’s get a look about how 2026 started for us! Events participationWe were at The Mix + Kinda Funny Game Showcase at Games Developer Conference, both in the online showcase with our exclusive gameplay presentation trailer that introduces one of the fights we’re very proud of, involving a moving train and playing with your environment!It was also a pleasure to meet you at the on-site event and watch you play the first part of the game!The Turn-Based Thu
2025-12-01 16:03 UTC · Community Announcements · Lumixvaz
Hello everyone!A new post about the development of Prelude Dark Pain is coming at the end of this month, just as we promised. We have a lot of news to share with you, but one of them is really important: we have a new publisher!Firesquid Games is joining our family to help make Prelude Dark Pain an even better game. The publishers behind amazing games like Reus 2 and City Tales are not only supporting our project with additional financial muscle, but also QA, their entire design and marketing teams, and more to improve Prelude Dark Pain even further.And there's something very important: all cr
2025-10-07 15:14 UTC · Community Announcements · NachoMoL
Hello everyone!We're back with a new update on the development of Prelude Dark Pain. This post should have been published a week ago, but we're publishing it now for a very good reason —as you'll see in a few minutes.First of all, we want to say "thank you"— almost 1,000 backers have tried the Prelude Dark Pain demo. It’s been an incredible experience, we’ve gathered a lot of feedback, and we’re implementing it into the game. THANK YOU, from the bottom of our hearts, for everything—your support and this community are absolutely essential to us.We're sorry we weren’t able to gift that extra key
2025-06-03 14:46 UTC · Community Announcements · QUICKFIREGAMES SL
Hi everyone! Today we’re sharing an exciting update and a crucial milestone: BLASPHEMOUS COLLABORATION IN PRELUDE DARK PAIN The Game Kitchen and Quickfire Games have announced today a collaboration between Blasphemous and Prelude Dark Pain. The dark tactical RPG will receive a free DLC inspired by the 2D successful action franchise, including new playable characters from Cvstodia and more. This DLC will be free to all Prelude Dark Pain owners after the full release of the game. You can support our Kickstarter campaign until June 5! THE CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN HAS SURPASSED €100,000 During the we
2025-05-07 14:42 UTC · Community Announcements · QUICKFIREGAMES SL
Hi everyone! First of all, we want to thank you again for your support: Prelude Dark Pain has reached 25,000 wishlists on Steam! We are about to enter in the top 1,000 followed games on the store, so if you haven't done already, please consider wishlisting and following Prelude Dark Pain on Steam. But we have more exciting news! Backer demo on July 2025 After hearing your feedback, we have decided to create a demo for Kickstarter backers so that you can try a small bite of the game. A few select content creators and games press sites had access to a special demo that is not meant for public re
2025-05-02 17:10 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
From XCOM 2 to Baldur's Gate 3, we're spoilt for choice when it comes to great turn-based strategy games and tactical RPGs. Yet I'm always on the lookout for the next potential winner, and Prelude Dark Pain is shaping up to be a serious contender. A dark fantasy tale where your group of heroes attempt to save the land of Statera from a generations-old force of evil, it matches a beautiful art style with grid-based combat. The results have been immediate; just a few short hours after launching its Kickstarter, developer Quickfire Games has already eclipsed its initial funding goal. Read the res
2025-04-29 14:37 UTC · Community Announcements · QUICKFIREGAMES SL
Hi everyone! We have invited several games press sites and content creators to play a Prelude Dark Pain demo to get a taste of our Dark Fantasy Tactical RPG. Here are some accolades: "A Dark Fantasy Tactical RPG With Serious Potential!" Splattercat "It’s already shaping up to be one of the best tactical experiences around". PCGamesN "When Final Fantasy Tactics meets Darkest Dungeon" EveryEye "Hard to master and with a great art style" Salva Fernández "Eye-catching skills, many altered states, a good rhythm and a challenging difficulty that grips you from the very first second" Vandal
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