Hello Everyone!

It's been quite some time, and while there was a hiatus on The Depths of Duskraven Manor, I am happy to say that full production has restarted on the game! And as such, I am starting out by releasing a new demo that showcases a lot of the improvements of the RPG Architect Engine and how it improves the flow of the game!

Here's a list of the changes and improvements made since earlier this year thanks to much feedback I've received:

• Optimized 3D model textures to improve performance

• Battles now flow automatically after choosing actions, where before you had to iterate through them with the action button

• For longer story dialogue elements, I've included a choice beforehand to either sit through the story or hear a shortened version to get to the action quicker

• Directional wonkiness has been fixed with the implementation of a Blobber-style movement system that prevents encounters from happening when the party is in mid-turn on a tile.

• Each character has new abilities at certain level thresholds and they are displayed with the Experience Result screen when learned

• Stores are now fully functional

• Changed the fonts for lore books and journals found within the game to improve readability

• New Intro and game over screens that better showcase and represent the game

• Redesigned UIs for better color contrast

• New, more detailed item and equipment Icons

Because of the amount of changes and updates with the engine, old saves are NOT compatible, so a New Game will need to be started.

There may be a few others, but in essence, the demo is now at a point where I feel it properly represents the taste of the full game I wanted it to be before I continued on with adding content.

With that being said, the release windows has been pushed out to between Q4 2026 and Q1 2027. I want to take the time to make this the best game it can be.

Thank you all for your support and patience!

Apoptosis Games