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The Cradle of Life

Also known as The Cradle of Life, col, cradle of life

A brutal turn-based tactical RPG where you fight on a grid, manage hunger and sanity, and uncover a world breaking apart. Your choices are permanent and the gods are always watching. Who will you serve?

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6 Aug 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 20d ago

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Another smaller development update! Over the past few weeks, one of my biggest priorities has been making Cradle of Life more accessible to players around the world. The game now supports Japanese, Korean, Simplified Ch…

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6 updates

July 2026
The Biggest Update YetOver the past few weeks, development has shifted away from adding more content and toward something I’ve wanted to do for a long time - completely reworking the game’s visuals to make the world feel more alive. So we sa…Announcement8 changesGameplayUI/audio07 Jul 2026
June 2026
Rebuilding of The Cradle of Life Demo and New AssetsAnother development update from the depths of my basement (which still doesn't exist). This month ended up becoming less of a content update and more of a complete overhaul of the systems that hold the game together. Wh…Announcement13 changesUI/audioGameplay14 Jun 2026
DEVLOG .03Another development update from the depths of my basement (I actually don't have a basement). This month was less about adding giant new systems and more about giving the game its own identity, particularly around the a…Announcement4 changesGameplayUI/audio06 Jun 2026
May 2026
DEVLOG .02Another quick development update before I vanish back into debugging for another week. Big focus lately has been combat, followed by map building, followed by lore. I added a new Poise system along with weapon-specific…Announcement4 changesMapsBalance22 May 2026
DEVLOG .01 - The BeginningNine months ago this game didn’t exist in any form, except for in my head. Not in RPG Maker, or on paper and definitely not in some massive design document made by a guy who actually knew what he was doing. It was just…Announcement4 changesBalanceGameplay15 May 2026

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