It took several years of after-hours solo development, but it's finally ready. It was born from a single mechanic, and I learnt level design and drawing and music to build upon it.

The most difficult things? Keeping on for these very long stretches of time when you have seemingly nothing to show for your work. And writing meaningful plot, world, characters when your entire foundation was gameplay.

It did pay off, though.

The Lone Sword has finally been released and you can purchase it with limited-time discount. I'm very proud of it and I think you'll like it too.

For you reading this: thank you for being here with me in this very special moment.

Cheers,

Kamil

As the grand premiere is fast approaching, here's some info you might want to know before jumping in.

On April 21st, around 1:00 PM GMT (15:00 Central Europe, 9:00 AM US East Coast, 6:00 AM US Pacific).

It will cost $9.99 / €9.50

That's the base price. There will be a -20% launch discount for a limited time.

No, it's a platformer divided into levels. It does however reward exploration, with hidden areas and winding pathways.

Yes. Throughout the game you can acquire and equip different crossguards and runes on your metal body.

Typical first playthrough takes 3-4 hours. 30+ levels. No filler.

There are multiple fully fledged input methods. You can play the entire game with 

• a controller (both Xbox and PlayStation controllers are fully supported), or

• mouse and keyboard, or

• trackpad and keyboard (it works really well, actually), or

• Steam Deck touchscreen

The Lone Sword doesn't have the "Verified" badge yet, but it is fully optimized for Steam Deck, with smooth 60fps performance, good legibility, and complete support for both its physical controls and built-in touchscreen.

I'm planning to add more side content (optional levels) after release. Depending on sales data, new localizations will probably be added.

If you haven't wishlisted the game or tried the demo yet, there's still time!

As for me, I'm going back to polishing the 1.0 version for April 21st.

Cheers,

Kamil