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Mini Devlog #6: Four heroes, one plan
Hey everyone, I shoved a werewolf into a field of caltrops last month and nothing happened. It padded across the spikes without a scratch and went straight for my Sage on the other side. I sat there for a good while won…
Store10 changesGameplayBalance - Blood Sword
Mini Devlog #5: Rewriting the rules of magic
Hey everyone! Last time, I signed off saying I was drafting out how the Enchanter's spells from the books would work on the grid. Well, the past month has been almost entirely devoted to that - and to building out the f…
Patch notes19 changesFixGameplay - Blood Sword
Mini Devlog #4: Translating the tabletop grid to a screen
Hey everyone, If you've been following the game here on Steam, you've mostly seen static screenshots of hex grids and character models. But lately, I’ve been spending almost all of my time deep in the combat engine, try…
Store8 changesGameplayUI/audio - Blood Sword
Mini Devlog #3: Chickenpox, Curses, and Adapting Paper to Code
I know it’s been a while since my last update, and honestly, the silence wasn't part of any master marketing plan. Over the last month, half my family came down with Chickenpox. Balancing the roles of a dad, a makeshift…
Store12 changesFixUI/audio - Blood Sword
Blood Sword joins Turn-Based Thursday Fest 2026!
Folks, I have some massive news to share! Blood Sword has been hand-selected to participate in the Turn-Based Thursday Fest 2026, running from March 9th to March 16th! It is an absolute honor to see the game featured al…
Event5 changesGameplayBalance - Blood Sword
5,000 Wishlists Reached! + A Small Tease
We’ve crossed the 5,000 wishlist mark! When I celebrated reaching 3,000 back in late September, I was already thrilled. But hitting 5,000 before the demo is even live? I am beyond humbled yet excited to see where Blood…
Event5 changesGameplayStore - Blood Sword
Mini Devlog #2: Refining Passive Skills
Folks, it's been over a month since the Italian and Bulgarian localization announcement, so here's what's been happening in my indie dev world. The past few weeks focused on core RPG systems - specifically how character…
Event9 changesUI/audioGameplay - Blood Sword
End of Year Update - Blood Sword in Italian and Bulgarian
Blood Sword was never just an English series. From the very beginning, it travelled across borders and languages, finding devoted readers in different countries, each with their own editions, terminology, and memories t…
Patch notes8 changesUI/audioGameplay - Blood Sword
The Sage Class Spotlight
Some adventurers master steel, others the arcane. The Sage seeks mastery of both body and spirit. Sages are not bound to one place alone. Some hail from the Monastery of Illumination on Kaxos, where spartan training har…
Patch notes4 changesGameplayBalance - Blood Sword
New Milestone - 3000 Wishlists Reached!
We did it - 3,000 wishlists gathered! That’s one of the big milestones on this long road, and I’m grateful for every single one. Thank you to everyone who’s already signed up to follow the journey - it makes all the dif…
Event4 changesFixBalance - Blood Sword
To Trick by the Blade - Trickster Class Spotlight
Are you a roguish knave, crouched in a tavern corner with dice palmed and a purse already half-emptied of its coin? Or an assassin in the night, dagger ready, poison gleaming on the blade as you wait for your mark to pa…
Patch notes9 changes1 numericGameplay - Blood Sword
Blood Sword – Mini-Devlog #1
I'm writing this on a hot (34 C° / 93.2 °F) July day, sipping a cup of slightly overbrewed coffee at my desk. In just a day, I'm off on a short vacation with my family - the kind of trip where you need another day or tw…
Store7 changesGameplayMaps - Blood Sword
To Live by the Sword - Warrior Class Spotlight
In the world of Legend, warriors walk many paths. Some are Knights, heirs to a shattered code of chivalry, trained in the civilised realms of Albion, Chaubrette, or the war-torn reaches of Kurland. Clad in chain and bou…
Patch notes3 changesGameplay - Blood Sword
Blood Sword Joins the Turn-Based Thursday Fest
Hey adventurers, Big news — Blood Sword has been officially selected to take part in the Turn-Based Thursday Festival 2025, running June 2nd to June 9th! And that’s not all — the fest has been given front-page visibilit…
Event6 changesGameplayStore - Blood Sword
Class Spotlight – The Enchanter
In the north, along the savage coasts of Mercania and Thuland, magic is primal and raw. The shamans and rune-mages there call themselves Elementalists, harnessing fire, wind, water, and darkness through sheer force of w…
Store8 changesGameplayBalance - Blood Sword
Blood Sword: A Thousand Wishes and One Dream
Over 1000 Wishlists in One Week - Thank You! Blood Sword has only just been announced, and already it has passed 1026 wishlists in our first week. To put that into perspective: when I launched Fabled Lands, it had 430 w…
Store6 changesGameplayUI/audio
