GRIMBORN - 🚧 IN DEVELOPMENT — COMING SOON 🚧

GRIMBORN
A dark fantasy online RPG from Demon Alter Studios

🚧 IN DEVELOPMENT — COMING SOON 🚧
Grimborn's still very much a work in progress. Everything below is playable right now in the dev build, but the art, music and sound are all placeholders for the time being — more content and polish are on the way before release.

WHAT IS GRIMBORN?

• A dark fantasy action RPG set in the Hollowmere — a cursed land of black pines, old barrows, and things that really should've stayed buried.

• A small online world (think "mini-MMO"): your champion lives on the server, and you'll cross paths with other players out there.

• Built for Windows PCs, played with mouse and keyboard.

• Short, punchy sessions — explore, fight, loot, level up, then come back later once your stamina's topped back up.

CHOOSE YOUR CHAMPION

• Three classes, each with their own stats and feel:

  • Warrior — "Iron on the outside, grudges within. Hold the line; bleed later."

  • Rogue — "Strike from the smoke, and be gone before the blood cools."

  • Occultist — "What sleeps beneath will answer, for a price paid in someone else's blood."

• Deep character creation with eight appearance options: body, face, skin tone, hair, hair colour, eye colour, warpaint and sigil.

• Multiple characters per account, each with their own progress.

EXPLORE THE HOLLOWMERE

• Ashford — the hub town where it all begins.

• The Blacksmith — buy weapons and armour, sell your spoils, repair worn gear.

• The Whispering Woods — wolves pad between the trunks, and something's watching.

• The Barrow Deeps — darker places for stronger champions.

• A world map to travel between locations — some roads only open once you've grown stronger or earned certain deeds.

• Exploring costs stamina, and can throw up events, loot or a fight.

SWIPE-BASED COMBAT

• Real-time fights where you drag across your foe to strike.

• Enemies telegraph their attacks — swipe against a blow to block or parry, or flick aside to dodge.

• Critical hits, head and limb strikes, combos and finishers, complete with hit effects and screen shake.

• Enemies so far include the Hollow Wolf, the Grave Thrall and the Thornwitch.

• Fights are server-checked, so it's fair for everyone.

• You can flee a losing fight, but expect a parting blow on your way out.

LOOT, GEAR AND LEVELLING

• Loot with rarity tiers, from common scraps to rare finds, each with its own glow.

• Weapons, armour, rings and amulets to equip — everything from a Rusted Blade to a Longsword, Twin Daggers or a Bone Wand.

• Healing draughts and stamina tonics to keep you going.

• Gain experience, level up and grow stronger, with a summary of what you picked up.

• Health and stamina recover over real time, even while you're offline.

ACHIEVEMENTS, LEADERBOARDS AND OTHER PLAYERS

• Achievements with rewards, including First Blood, Wolfbane, and a secret one you'll have to earn to discover.

• Leaderboards for Highest Level and Most Kills, with weekly resets and your own rank tracked.

• See other players at your location in real time.

• Global and local chat, with moderation and spam protection in place.

• Your progress saves online, so you can pick up right where you left off.

BUILT TO PLAY WELL

• Graphics presets (Low, Medium, High) so it runs smoothly on modest PCs as well as beefier rigs.

• Adjustable text size, audio levels and other comfort settings.

• Handles a dropped connection gracefully and picks back up when you're online again.

• Pauses the fight if you minimise the window.

COMING SOON
Grimborn is in active development — real artwork, music and sound, more places, more enemies, more gear and more to do are all on the way.

Follow Demon Alter Studios for news and release dates.