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Terahard Ltd · Published by Terahard Ltd
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Grab your beer and join Durgrim into his quest to get his money back from a summoner that is trying to end all creation. Runesmith is a humorous RPG where a grudge-holding dwarf runesmith engraves powerful runes, talks to other dwarves and kills everything else!
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Embark on a humorous adventure as Durgrim, a grudge-holding dwarf runesmith, engraveth powerful runes and battles foes. Engage with other dwarves while navigating puzzles and combat in this unique indie RPG from Terahard Ltd.
About this game
Live your life as a fantasy dwarf! Hammer runes into mythril, drink enough ale to frighten a priest, and solve your problems the traditional dwarven way: excessive violence in both dungeons and taverns.
Gather a band of equally questionable adventurers and hunt down the all-powerful villain threatening the world. Not to save it, mind you, but because the bastard still owes you coin. No one cheats a dwarf and lives long enough to tell the tale.
Rune-Smithing Crafting System
Forge weapons, armor, trinkets, and deeply irresponsible magical combinations through an extensive rune engraving system. Experiment with rune interactions that can chain or accidentally create problems significantly larger than the original problem
Live Like a Proper Dwarf
Drink at taverns, brawl with strangers, accept questionable jobs, improve your forge, and wake up every morning fueled by spite, greed and industrial-grade ale.
A Story Driven by Petty Revenge
The world may be ending, but priorities matter. Chase down an all-powerful summoner not because he threatens existence, but because he skipped out on paying a dwarf.
An Evolution of JRPG Status Effects
Runesmith takes traditional JRPG status effects and evolves them into a system of reactions, combinations, and escalating consequences.
Poison, Burn, Bleed, Wet and dozens of familiar effects are no longer just icons ticking away above an enemy's head. Status effects interact with each other, transform into new effects, and chain together into increasingly powerful reactions and tavern-grade stupidity.
Add poison to a harmless fog and suddenly the battlefield violates several dwarven safety regulations. Drink while drunk and somehow you become hammered before getting unconscious on the floor questioning your ancestors.
The combat system rewards creativity, recklessness, and occasionally alcoholism.
A Fantasy World Full of Idiots and Monsters
Explore towns, mines, ruins, taverns, dungeons, and ancient horrors while dealing with merchants, priests, nobles, and adventurers who somehow make the monsters seem reasonable.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10/11 (latest service pack)
- Processor: AMD FX-8350 or Intel i5-3570
- Graphics: AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2 GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
RuneSmith Closed Playtest is Live via Player.gg! ⚒️
The forge is hot, the runes are glowing, and the gates are officially open! We are thrilled to welcome our play testers using Player.gg to jump into RuneSmith and help us shape the future of the game.How to Access the PlaytestClaim your playtest access on https://player.gg/explore/games/403385-runesmithWhat to Expect & FeedbackThis is an active work-in-progress build, so you may run into temporary art, balance tweaks, or unexpected bugs. Finding those rough edges is exactly what this test is for!Share Feedback: Submit your bug reports, impressions, and build feedback directly on our designated discord tester channels (which will be available to you once you sign up for the playtest via player.gg).NDA Reminder: As accepted when joining via Player.gg, this playtest is under NDA. Please keep gameplay discussions inside our private tester channels and do not share screenshots or videos publicly.Thank you for being part of the journey. Grab your hammer, test those runes, and happy smithing! 🔨✨Read full article on Community Announcements (shahroz.sr92)AnnouncementsOfficial
RuneSmith is Finally on Steam! Watch the Official Trailer Now
Terahard Studios is excited to announce its latest title, RuneSmith, a turn-based tactical RPG where rune-forging, tavern brawls, and catastrophic status-effect combinations are all part of a proper dwarven workday. To celebrate this milestone, we’ve just dropped our official announcement trailer. Check it out right here: What is RuneSmith?Step into the soot-covered boots of a deeply offended dwarf blacksmith as you forge weapons, engrave unstable runes, recruit a band of questionable adventurers, and hunt down the all-powerful villain threatening the world. Not to save it, of course, but because the bastard still owes you coin."Runesmith is a dream come true as it's the company's first true RPG, something that I've wanted to build in all the 13 years of Terahard's existence. Fantasy dwarves are loved for a lot of different reasons and their deep lore makes them extra interesting. Being a D&D player for many years, it was something that I always wanted to try. Runesmith is a mixture of our humour, crafting and how both can affect combat in interesting ways."- Aris Tsevrenis, CEO of Terahard StudiosHow You Can Support UsAs an indie studio, the early days of a Steam page are incredibly important. If you want to help us make some noise and trick the Steam algorithm, here is how you can help:Wishlist the Game: This is the single biggest thing you can do! It tells Steam that players are excited, which helps us get featured on the storefront.Join the Community: If you haven't already, join our official Discord https://discord.gg/terahard to chat directly with us, see behind-the-scenes dev logs, and meet the rest of the community.Thank you all so much for the incredible support. We can't wait to share more dev updates, gameplay breakdowns, and sneak peeks with you as we head toward launch.Don't forget to hit that Wishlist button above!Read full article on Community Announcements (shahroz.sr92)
