From the Forge
News and updates from the studio: game releases, patch notes, and what's next from the forge. This is where we post what shipped, what changed, and what we're working on next.
The survival city-builder where every villager has a name
Most city-builders treat "population" as a number that ticks up. From Embers treats it as a roll of names, families, and lives you watch play out. Here is how that actually works.
Read moreThe GraveCrown demo is out
There's a free playable GraveCrown demo now, and the download link lives in the Forge (our Discord). Join, grab it, and go read your first fight in the ruins.
Read moreGraveCrown is coming to Steam
Our next release is GraveCrown: a pixel-art action-adventure with no map, no narrator, and no hand-holding, just a sword, a lantern, and a dozen cursed realms. It hits Steam October 1, 2026.
Read moreYou build the shop now
At Toko's used to hand you a finished bakery. Now you build it yourself (lay out the room, decorate it, set it up as you see fit) and then live in it with Toko. Here's why the design shifted.
Read moreFrom Embers: UI Polish & Water Update
From Embers gets a visual pass: polished UI, hand-crafted water replacing the procedural version, and a new mouse hover indicator for clearer interaction.
Read moreLighting the Forge
A short note from the day we lit the forge: who we are, why an indie studio built by a tool-builder exists, and what we set out to make.
Read moreMore soon. The forge never sleeps.