Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge Demo - Detailed Information
| Supported OS | Windows |
|---|---|
| Release Date | 10 October 2024 |
| Developers | Awaken Realms |
| Publishers | Awaken Realms |
| Sold copies | ~ 10,000 |
Welcome to Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge DEMO! It’s a glimpse of what the full version of the game will be: a mix of a simulator, strategy, and auto-battler mechanics.
Become a master blacksmith who owns and develops a full-fledged forge! In your smithing fortress, there are various rooms of different types at your disposal, such as the mines, smithing room, tavern, shop, or battle-preparation chamber.
Collect various metal ores in the mine. Smelt them in your furnace to get alloys with special effects. Then it will be time for some proper smithing! Take your hammer and hit the alloy during a special minigame to reshape and forge it into a powerful weapon! In the demo, there are 3 different types of weapons available. Depending on the precision of your work, weapons will be of different qualities. And the better the quality, the more effective (and deadly) the weapon will be.
To put your weapons to good use, assemble a team of mercenaries and arm them with your creations. Adventurers have different combat skills that support various playstyles and enhance team building. As your companions also have different statistics, make sure to equip them with the right weapon type to maximize their potential.
Once the arrangements are ready, it’s time to send your team on missions to save the land from forces of chaos that grow stronger every day! When your mercenaries embark on quests, they engage enemies in auto-battler-type combat, so the pre-battle preparations will be crucial to succeed. And be careful—if any of your mercenaries fall in combat, you will lose them and their gear forever!
During expeditions, you gather valuable loot, such as gold and metal ores, and receive special rewards, including new weapon templates. Use that to buy new materials in the shop, craft even more various weapons, and bring your smithing skills to perfection! You can also test your craft during the daily blacksmithing challenges, which require extra attention to detail. Complete them to get gold and precious resources. Remember, the better smith you become, the higher the chances of your team being victorious!
This DEMO version is a vertical slice; it’s the first chapter from the full version of the game. We’re constantly working on new additions and some tweaks to the mechanics (i.e., we’re planning on adding magical runes), but the core gameplay loop is here and won’t change drastically with the main release.