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Glamour Spell – the making of a Pendula Swing episode
We are getting ready to release Pendula Swing Episode 5 – Glamour Spell, on May 16, which is precisely one month from now. You can already wishlist this episode here <3 Glamour Spell unlocks the Entertainment District and grants Brialynne the access to the speakeasy in Old Town. This is the episode most focused on the glamour and elegance of the American Roaring 1920s, allowing you as Brialynne to “party like the great Gatsby“. We want to bring forth all the opulence and vibe of the 20s! Expect pearls and headbands, swing music, sequin dresses, a fancy department store, a barber shop, a shady quest to gain access to the…
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The Valiant GDC19 report!
I, Anna, am back from GDC, where I spent a week with other people in and around the game development industry. Here’s what I experienced! What is GDC? The Game Developers Conference, GDC, is the largest conference of its kind in the world. Every year, almost 30,000 industry professionals travel to San Francisco to have meetings, show their games, attend lectures, and network. It’s generally considered one of the most important industry events of the year.
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Pendula Swing is now on itch.io!
We just launched Pendula Swing Episode 1 – Tired & Retired on itch.io. This is a stand-alone version of our free episode where you can get familiar with Brialynne’s story (sassy cat & dwarven ale included). This Pendula Swing stand alone episode is, of course, free! Get to know the great dwarf hero Brialynne, her idyllic life away from the madness of industrialisation and why she is forced to go back to the frantic and glamorous life of the nearest city, Duberdon. The full Pendula Swing season is available progressively only on Steam (for now). We have already launched 4 out of a total of 7 episodes and you can check the…
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Pendula Swing Episode 4 “No Silver Spoons” now on Steam!
The episodic adventure game set in a fantasy version of the American Roaring 1920s gets a fourth installment! Stockholm, Sweden — February 28, 2019 — Valiant Game Studio AB today launched the fourth installment of Pendula Swing, called “No Silver Spoons”. The latest episode is available as a Pendula Swing DLC for EUR 4.50/USD 4.99. Pendula Swing Episode 4 – “No Silver Spoons” brings Brialynne to Old Town, a familiar part of Duberdon now in great disrepair, where she continues to search for her axe. In “No Silver Spoon”, players come face to face with the poverty of the 1920s – but also kindness and generosity. Desperation and hope walk…
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Pendula Swing Episode 4 “No Silver Spoons” now available for wishlist on Steam
The episodic adventure game set in a fantasy version of the American Roaring 1920s gets a fourth installment! Stockholm, Sweden — February 5, 2019 — Valiant Game Studio AB today launched the Steam store page for the fourth installment of Pendula Swing, called “No Silver Spoons”. The latest episode will become available on February 28, 2019, as a Pendula Swing DLC for EUR 4.50/USD 4.99. The Pendula Swing Episode 4 – “No Silver Spoons” Steam store page is available here. Pendula Swing Episode 4 – “No Silver Spoons” brings Brialynne to Old Town, a familiar part of Duberdon now in great disrepair, where she continues to search for her axe. In…
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VALIANT GAME STUDIO AB RAISES 2.1 MILLION SEK IN SEED ROUND AND ADDS GAMES VETERAN SUSANA MEZA GRAHAM AS AN INVESTOR AND ADVISOR
The new investment, combined with Susana’s extensive experience in branding, publishing, marketing & PR, will ensure the successful release of Valiant’s planned portfolio in 2019. Stockholm, Sweden – February 41, 2019 — Valiant Game Studio AB have finalized a seed investment round, raising 2.1M SEK from Advenimus AB and previous investors, Red Dawn Ventures AB and Haflo AB. The new investment brings onboard Susana Meza Graham, an experienced games industry professional and former COO of Paradox Interactive, as the newest member of company’s advisory board.
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Meet Your Neighbours! The biggest Pendula Swing free patch is now here!
We just launched the biggest free patch for Pendula Swing! We call it “Meet Your Neighbours” because that’s what you can do! This patch brings you a whole new area to explore right at your doorstep. You can now visit your neighbours in the home area, which brings a whole new set of characters, quests and territory to explore! Read all about the new patch here! Download & play the free Pendula Swing Episode 1 – Tired & Retired, featuring all this new content, on Steam:
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Announcing BRINDIE – affordable branding for indies
Order complete game store pages and online presence creation for a fixed price Stockholm, Sweden — November 29, 2018 — BRINDIE – affordable branding for indies is a new branding service for game developers. BRINDIE means ordering complete store pages and online presence creation for a fixed price. BRINDIE is launching in BETA today, and can be accessed here: http://brindie.games/ BRINDIE is available in 4 tiers: BRINDIE Free (http://brindie.games/brindie-free/) is a free & open source collection of vector based templates in .ai formats, as well as a list of asset sizes for 17 online services, including Steam, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Google Store, Reddit, Discord and more. This collection drastically…
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Pendula Swing Episode 3 “Orcing Hard or Hardly Orcing” and Pendula Swing All Episodes Bundle are now available on Steam
The episodic adventure game set in a fantasy version of the American Roaring 1920s gets a third installment and an All Episodes bundle at 30% discount Stockholm, Sweden — November 22, 2018 — Valiant Game Studio AB today launched the third installment of Pendula Swing, called “Orcing Hard or Hardly Orcing”. The newest episode brings Brialynne to the Harbor District, where she aims to ask the captain of a ship what she knows about the missing axe. In “Orcing Hard or Hardly Orcing”, players come face to face with a typical Roaring 1920s problem, which is prohibition, they can spend time in a seedy bar and even get virtually…
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There & Back Again – a Valiant GamesCom report!
Over 370000 visitors from 114 countries and 1037 companies from 56 countries – this was GamesCom 2018. And we are so lucky and proud to report we were one of those companies, celebrating games last week in Cologne and showing off Pendula Swing. This was Valiant’s first GamesCom but not our first show as game developers – in fact, Anna and I went to GamesCom almost every year since about 2012. It’s an honour to attend, but it is also a tiresome and costly endeavour. Attending GamesCom as a games reveller is a very different activity than attending it as an exhibitor. So it is always wise to make a…