Fireside—Devlog 8, Social Media

Fireside will finally be released next week. You’ll be able to visit the magical world of Fireside and get to know its residents from June 4. But before things really get started, we look back at some social media content milestones from the last few months.

Our social media manager, Ann-Kathrin Günther, who is also the author of these devlogs, has published dozens of posts over the last few months, starting with the official announcement of Fireside. On November 28, a collaboration between Emergo Entertainment and the publisher Nordcurrent Labs was officially announced, putting Fireside’s development in the home stretch. To show interested gamers the journey Fireside has been on over the past few years, Paul took a look back at two years of development.

The social media team tried a few things out with Fireside to emphasize the relaxed and cozy atmosphere of the game, in addition to introducing some of the characters. To this end, there were collaborations with Jochen Koubek, a professor at the University of Bayreuth, who read the game dialogue in his lovely voice as if he were reading from a book. The Emergo team also tested Fireside’s cozy factor together with the influencer nikeydauringon.

Another Fireside milestone this year was Steam Next Fest in February. The game was the focus of a developer Let’s Play video, and a new demo version of the game was also presented there. In addition to this online fair, the team behind Fireside also appeared at trade fairs such as GG Bavaria in Munich, Caggtus in Leipzig, and LFG Con in Hof. At all these events, feedback from the community was overwhelmingly positive. At Caggtus, CP and Paul were even interviewed by the German gaming magazine GameStar.

After the hard work of the last few years in game development and the many social media posts of the last few months, the final announcement was made on 9th of May: Fireside will celebrate its official release for PC and Nintendo Switch on 4th of June! The entire Emergo Entertainment team is looking forward to this day and hopes that you are all looking forward to it as well. If you are interested in seeing the core posts of the development of the last month's again, please follow our Twitter account: @EmergoE