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SKAZ: SHADOW OF THE TSAR — ROADMAP

⭐ SKAZ: SHADOW OF THE TSAR — ROADMAP (ENGLISH VERSION) Isometric action-RPG where memory is weapon, fate, and currency. Every recovered memory reshapes the world, your abilities, and your identity.

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changed⭐ SKAZ: SHADOW OF THE TSAR — ROADMAP (ENGLISH VERSION)Isometric action-RPG where memory is weapon, fate, and currency. Every recovered memory reshapes the world, your abilities, and your identity. Awaken without a name in the darkness of four intertwined realms — and survive. As long as you’re remembered — you live.

changedCore Tasks:Develop the main game design document • Establish the visual and artistic direction • Build the first gameplay prototype • Launch and structure project social channels • Set up internal documentation and the production pipeline

addedCore Tasks:Grow the community (VK, Telegram and others) • Add rough voiceover for key scenes • Implement skills, crafting, inventory, and core controls • Build the base combat system and enemy AI • Create the starting location and UI visual elements • Begin promotion through VK / TG / DTF and first publications

changedResult:10–15 minutes of live gameplay • Combat, HUD, and camera implemented • Working assets and animations • Format: technical demo-build for internal showcases and early reveals

addedCore Tasks:Implement “Memory as a Resource” — the key mechanic of SKAZ • Add save and progression systems • Expand narrative: new NPCs, scenes, and dialogue branches • Optimize combat and UI • Prepare the final internal testing build

addedCore Tasks:Expand story content and Chapter One gameplay • Add voice acting, new art, and original soundtrack • Prepare the second trailer / teaser • Launch PR campaign: press, bloggers, gaming media • Prepare applications for showcases (VK Play Showcase, Indie Cup) • Submit to industry funds and grant programs

SKAZ: Shadow of the Tsar changes

changedIsometric action-RPG where memory is weapon, fate, and currency. Every recovered memory reshapes the world, your abilities, and your identity. Awaken without a name in the darkness of four intertwined realms — and survive. As long as you’re remembered — you live.

changedDevelop the main game design document • Establish the visual and artistic direction • Build the first gameplay prototype • Launch and structure project social channels • Set up internal documentation and the production pipeline

addedGrow the community (VK, Telegram and others) • Add rough voiceover for key scenes • Implement skills, crafting, inventory, and core controls • Build the base combat system and enemy AI • Create the starting location and UI visual elements • Begin promotion through VK / TG / DTF and first publications

changed10–15 minutes of live gameplay • Combat, HUD, and camera implemented • Working assets and animations • Format: technical demo-build for internal showcases and early reveals

addedImplement “Memory as a Resource” — the key mechanic of SKAZ • Add save and progression systems • Expand narrative: new NPCs, scenes, and dialogue branches • Optimize combat and UI • Prepare the final internal testing build

⭐ SKAZ: SHADOW OF THE TSAR — ROADMAP (ENGLISH VERSION)

Isometric action-RPG where memory is weapon, fate, and currency. Every recovered memory reshapes the world, your abilities, and your identity. Awaken without a name in the darkness of four intertwined realms — and survive. As long as you’re remembered — you live.

This roadmap outlines the key milestones from foundation to the release of Chapter One.

🜁 PHASE 1 — FOUNDATION

Status: Completed (October 2025)

Core Tasks:

• Develop the main game design document • Establish the visual and artistic direction • Build the first gameplay prototype • Launch and structure project social channels • Set up internal documentation and the production pipeline

Goal: A stable beginning — the project exists, the team is aligned.

Result: Concept, narrative pillars, team structure, documentation, first assets.

🜂 PHASE 2 — CONSTRUCTION

Status

• Full Chapter One (3–4 hours of content) • Release on Steam, VK Play, RuStore,

Source

Steam News / 3 December 2025

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