Description
Play solo or unite with friends to stand off against the Knights of the Round Table. Combine the strengths of your characters in surprising ways and master abilities to become knights worthy of standing off against Arthur himself.
Meet familiar friends and foes from Arthurian legend. Discover the source of spreading darkness over Avalon. Befriend and learn from powerful figures such as Merlin and Nimue. Take up your sword as a Soulforged knight.
Swear fealty to the Fae Lords, and choose from over 200 unique blessings to unleash your full potential. Will you wield the cleansing fires of Titania or take the blessings of Oberon to strike with the fury of the wind?
Versatility thrives in the ever-changing battlegrounds of Camelot. Combine your blessings with unique character, weapon, and ability selections. Test thousands of unique builds as you become a seasoned knight.
Upgrades from the Beacon of Avalore will forge your squire into a worthy champion over time. However, if you believe you are already worthy of facing Arthur, get ready for a challenge that will put your skills to the test.
Delve into a beautifully crafted comic world, inspired by the work of American artist Mike Mignola. Fully experience the awesome art and original sound that brings the world of SWORN to life.
Lessons Learned
Where to even begin with this game. I learned more than I ever could have imagined. I worked closely with a small team, bringing this game all the way from an idea in our heads to the front page on Steam. Not only did I learn to work more independently, able to take a feature from the design phase all the way to implementation, but I also learned how to work with a deadline in mind. Our deadlines were often tight, which made me need to get creative with our systems and logic. How flexible could I make a system for our designers to play with? Is there such a thing as a system being too flexible? The answer is yes.
Most of all I learned what it really took to take something to completion. At the start it can feel fast and loose, but there are so many little details that go into a finished product. User experience, menu flow, QA testing, gameplay balance, and of course bug hunting. Through it all I got to work very closely with a small team. Every little detail that went into the game passed by my monitor at some point or another, and it was like magic seeing it all come together.
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