Demo Launch Announcement — Goblin Journal

Greetings, archivists and adventurers!

The first playable slice of Goblin Journal has just landed on Steam, letting you translate one complete journal (three procedural maps) and lead a scrappy squad of goblins through tactical turn-based battles — all while uncovering the mystery behind an ancient, rune-sealed box.

What’s inside the demo?

• 🗺️ 3 handcrafted levels built from our procedural map system (forest cliffs, river chapel, storm-torn pass).

• ⚔️ Mandatory intro battles on each map + plenty of random events in between.

• 🛡️ Four goblin classes — Commander, Shield, Pair, Dual — each with six swappable abilities.

• 👜 Starter backpack of consumables (buffs, tricks, map tools) — experiment away!

• 📜 Original narrative: translated journal pages, sketched illustrations, and the first hints about those glowing runes…

• 🎨 Hand-painted art, moody soundtrack, and just the right amount of dark-fantasy grit.

How to play

1. Download the demo on our Steam page.

2. Jump straight into Journal I and guide your goblins to the end of Level 3.

3. Share screenshots, bugs, or wild strategies in our Discord — we’re listening!

Why your feedback matters

This is an alpha-content demo; balance numbers, UI polish, and mechanics will continue to evolve. Every suggestion you drop in Steam discussions or Discord helps us sharpen the blades (and maybe lower the knights’ accuracy a tad).

What’s next?

• Expanded journals, item synergy, and advanced enemy characters in the full version.

• Release date? When the last rune clicks into place — wishlist to get the ping!

Play the demo, wishlist the game, and tell us what secrets you uncover. See you on the battlefield — and between the lines of the Goblin Journal.

— The Goblin Journal dev team 📕✨