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• Announcements·9 Sept 2026Official

  We're making a physical art book!

  Hey everybody 👋 Firstly, a big thank you... We’ve been blown away by the response since launch, with over 700 Steam reviews and a 90% positive rating, it’s been incredible to see so many of you step into our clockpunk world and share your adventures with us. 💜 Thanks again for supporting Duskfade! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45577596/1a88d3a0460bb6849fa31f460b212c193e7a45cd.png We're working on something pretty cool at the moment, and we'd love to get you involved... Your fan art could be featured in the Duskfade Artbook! We’ve been creating a physical and digital Duskfade artbook, planning to release before the end of the year, and we'd love to include some of the incredible fan art we've seen from our players. Whether you’ve drawn your favourite character or recreated a memorable moment from the game, we want to see it! 🎨 Submit your artwork here! 🖌️ Entering our fan art competition will give you a chance for your creations to be featured in the printed editions of the artbook alongside your name. If your fan art is chosen, you'll also receive a Steam key as a thank you! Our team from the studio will be selecting the entries to be included in the book, and we’ll aim to feature as many of your submissions as possible! Important info: Deadline: 29th September 2026 File format: PNG with transparency Resolution: Please submit your artwork with the highest resolution possible We know there's some very talented players out there, so if you've made something special, please do submit your art! (no pressure if you'd rather not!) Thanks again, Weird Beluga
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• Press Coverage·13 Aug 2026

  Duskfade (PC) Review

  Duskfade, the new action platformer from Weird Baluga and Fireshine Games, feels like a throwback. I grew up on action platformers like Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, and Kingdom Hearts, and Duskfade very obviously wears its inspirations on its sleeves. It feels like a game from that PS2 era, plucked from time and brought forward to 2026. It lovingly borrows from all those titles, taking bits and pieces of inspiration and making them its own. Duskfade is a great action platformer with a solid story, gorgeous and creative level design, and decent combat, even if some parts of the package don’t live up to others. Duskfade puts you in the shoes of a young boy named Zirian, on a quest to save his sister after an experiment gone wrong. He’s quickly joined by Cuckoo, an amnesiac little animatronic bird, and together they set out to break chains to a clock tower that holds his sister. It’s a fun and surprisingly endearing story about death, mourning, and letting go, genuinely ... Read more
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• Announcements·13 Aug 2026Official

  Duskfade is OUT NOW!

  Duskfade is out now on Steam! Hey everybody! Launch day is finally here! It brings us mega excitement to say... YOU CAN NOW DOWNLOAD AND PLAY DUSKFADE! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2542020/Duskfade/ Save 20% for two weeks! It wouldn't be a proper launch day without a sale, so for two weeks you can grab Duskfade for 20% off. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45577596/ef52ea811adc692807627480d3bd17659434f5d3.gif Please leave us a review! 🫶 If you can, a review would be super appreciated! Reviews really help us get noticed on Steam, so if you've got any feedback you'd like to share, please do let us know! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45577596/2ffafd63b9376b3c6105ef9620a466591b5277f0.png Something looking a little odd? If something's not working how it should, or if something looks a little weird, please fill in our bug report form! This will help us investigate so we can find a solution as quickly as possible. 👉Spotted a bug? Please fill in our form!👈 You can also join our dev and publisher Discords if you'd like to chat with a member of our team who has worked on the game! Duskfade dev Discord Fireshine Games Discord Thanks for all your support! Duskfade has been a labor of love, and it's been such an amazing journey to work on this game. As big fans of the PS2-era, we've really made our dream game, and we hope you enjoy playing it as much as we've enjoyed making it. Thanks so much for joining us on our game dev adventure, and to everybody who hyped up our demo and helped us reach new players. We wouldn't be where we are today without you! Thanks again, Weird Beluga
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• Announcements·10 Aug 2026Official

  Pre-launch FAQs!

  Hey everybody! Duskfade launches THIS THURSDAY and we are super excited for you to jump into Zirian's adventure. Before the big day, we thought we'd go through some of the frequently asked questions we've seen popping up. What's the price? Duskfade's full price will be $29.99/€29.99/£24.99, with a 20% discount for the first two weeks. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45577596/dfb548e297e328151977e50a6ec039d355325dc7.png Has the performance improved since the demo? Yep! Since the demo launched we've continued to work on optimization, so you should see some improvements. Will demo progress carry over? In the full game you will need to start from the beginning. This is because we've added more content and polishes that we want players to experience fresh. Thank you for understanding! When is Duskfade launching? ICYMI: Duskfade is coming August 13th! Here's the timings: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45577596/4de4893dd948c948ca4740d9cd6d80878c45a7a7.png How many biomes are in Duskfade? There's 4 worlds, and each world has 2 or 3 unique biomes and common biomes. What's the gameplay length? If you're playing to fully complete the game and find all the collectibles/Achievements, we reckon about 16 hours! Will there be any DLC? We've got some pretty cool ideas, but we'll need to see how launch goes first and what's feasible for us. 😊 Is it Steam Deck verified? Yep! Duskfade is fully playable in handheld mode too. PC specs: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45577596/c64b7ad6554addea7194276ec63718b8248c1ee8.png 3 days to go! Thanks for all your support, all the wishlists and demo reviews have really helped us get where we are today. If you have any other questions about Duskfade, please let us know in the comments and we'll try our best to answer. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45577596/1d7142d176b3cf096989258da10ce45546a79977.png
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• Community & Events·15 Jun 2026Official

  Duskfade is part of Next Fest!

  Duskfade is joining a whole selection of awesome games for Steam Next Fest! Have you played our new demo? ✨ Our demo has recently had a massive update, over an hours worth of gameplay with more to explore and more baddies to battle! It hasn't stopped there though, we've been listening to your feedback and polishing our game, including: More content! Explore Tick Town (new area) More NPCs to meet More lore & backstory 4 difficulty settings - play at your pace 4 biomes to traverse Improved visibility in dark areas Performance improvements Tweaked controller vibrations (and vibrations have been added for Cinematics) New Echoes menu + other bug fixes! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45577596/e6b81085d88fe32321d78e9c19bb02b2d2ac9734.gif https://store.steampowered.com/app/4023080/Duskfade_Demo/ A deep dive into the world of Duskfade! 🌙 Working with creators who really get 3D platformers and the nostalgic inspirations behind our game is super important to us, which is why we're always thrilled to team up with TheGamersJoint! Cynical has stepped into Zirian's shoes for an exclusive adventure showing unseen gameplay and loads of cool features we've been waiting to show off! Watch below: Thank you for all your support! 💖 Thanks so much for all the hype over the last few months. It's been incredible watching Duskfade grow and more players noticing our game, it's really been a dream come true! As a small indie team, events like Steam Fest are a massive deal, so if you can, please do give our demo a try, leave a review, or drop us a wishlist, we really appreciate it! Talk soon! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45577596/3879359053733afe09f6e4150bc5b3543c770cd1.gif
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