In only 4 months we completely rewrote combat. We chocked it full of all kinds of goodies: new systems, combat items, and 50+ new spells!

We just pushed up the latest round of improvements to combat. All major issues are resolved. This represents as balanced as it is going to be at this stage of development.

New 13.1 version of the combat gauntlet! Thanks for the detailed feedback over the last week.

Now you can try what we’ve been busily working on for so many months.

This work in progress has 5 combat scenarios, each engaging enough to show the tactical depth we will bring to the finished game. See the full details on how to download the testing branch.

The four of us have been working hard on Combat (Build 13) and a taste of it is coming next week!

Finishing the game design continues. Then we can decide by feature what we will: Keep, Free Update, DLC, and Cut.

Tough calls to make, but hey, if this were easy... Well if this were easy we'd be done already!

Meet the newest team member helping finish Archmage Rises: Josh! Get to know Josh's background a bit, what he's been working on, and the thoughts he'll bring to procedural storytelling.

2021 is going well and also crazily. In this update I reveal the efforts we’ve made to expand the team and get this game done! Also, a quick status on how Combat is going, and the revealing of our Corporate Principles.

Today I tell my wife how much of our money I spent making my dream indie game.

In this annual report we review effort from 2014-2020, expenses and revenue, and the road ahead to completing the project.

On Sep 1 we took a tough challenge: make a game from idea to App store in 12 weeks. Here is what we did, a walkthrough of the game, what we learned from it, and what this means to Archmage Rises in 2021.

A surprise update for a surprise visit with Nic Biondi, the original programmer helping on Archmage Rises!

In this update we cover the work done on the new race of Ettins, new combat terrain types and its effects, and what working on this external contract means for Archmage Rises.