Hey Guardians!

Sunderfolk is a passion project for us. The concept started with couch coop, in-person experiences in mind. Our vision was to lower the barrier of entry to board game and TTRPG-like game experiences by utilizing the benefits of video games combined with a phone controller to allow people to easily get together in person, play together, and connect.

While we continue to see lowering the barrier for in-person play and connection as an important part of our ongoing vision as a studio and company, through your invaluable feedback we also realize that many of you want to play Sunderfolk online together in a more traditional way.

As a result of your feedback, especially from PC players, our team is spending a considerable amount of time and effort reimplementing Sunderfolk to be fully playable from your PC without the need for a phone controller. With Sunderfolk 2.0 you will be able to control your characters with a mouse and keyboard as well as create and join online games directly from your PC. 

On top of that, the team is adding an all new Hero to the game - the Vanguard - as well as two new scenarios that will be playable through the recently added One Shot Mode. 

All of this will be freely available in our 2.0 update that we’re aiming to launch early next year. We’re very excited to share more about what the team has cooked up - read on for a Deep Dive into what to expect!

• PC Mouse & Keyboard Support

• PC Online Multiplayer

• New Hero: The Vanguard

• New Missions

Your new PC main menu! 

We’ve heard loud and clear that many of you PC Players - especially our solo players - wanted the option to play with full mouse and keyboard controls. 

After a ton of iteration on UI, UX, and technical requirements, we’re excited to finally share our progress! 

Your character’s Skill Cards are directly displayed and interactable on your screen. Command units directly through mouse selection and targeting. 

Couch co-op players can continue to use the existing controller-app setup, and this new scheme won’t replace or alter existing co-op controls.

Please keep in mind we’re still actively refining this feature, so the final version may look a little different at launch.

PC Online Multiplayer

While streaming the game for others to join via their phone controllers is a viable option, many players were hoping for a more traditional online multiplayer experience. 

Our team has been hard at work adding a fully featured online multiplayer experience that will debut in Patch 2.0. PC players that own a copy of Sunderfolk can start an online multiplayer game that allows them to host or join online multiplayer sessions.

How It Works

When launching Sunderfolk, a player can select “Online Multiplayer” to host or join a lobby.
Hosts can create a lobby by selecting “Host”, which will take them to the Lobby screen. There, hosts will find an Invite Code available for sharing. Additionally, PC players can invite friends to join games through Steam’s existing right click invite feature.

Players joining the Host’s lobby can click on “Join” to type in the Invite Code provided by the Host.

Once all players are in, they can Ready Up to start the session. 

Our reworked Online Multiplayer will launch with our 2.0 update, and will be available for Steam/PC users. 

Hero Type: Tank
Abilities: Movement and Taking Hits

Arden is getting a new Hero in the form of a tanky brawler! The Vanguard will be the newest class in Sunderfolk with our 2.0 update, and will join the Berserker and Rogue in the frontlines. 

Dev’s Note:

While other classes such as the Rogue and Arcanist offer multiple off tank options in Sunderfolk, a pure tank alternative to the Berserker was missing. The Vanguard fills the role but offers different damage mitigation and board manipulation alternatives to the Berserker. We can't wait to share more in next month's update!

We’ve given a small preview of their ears in an earlier AMA, and we’ll unveil more of our scrappy new hero soon so stay tuned! 

Have some ideas on who the Vanguard is? We’re all ears. 

On top of our new tank class, we’re also introducing two new Scenarios to Sunderfolk - Sacred Sand and the Arena Rumble. Unlike the four One Shot missions that were developed for Patch 1.5, Scenarios contain missions that connect as a continuous experience. Each Scenario will tell new stories happening in the Sunderlands, with the difficulty increasing as you progress through them!

Visiting from a region known as the Sacred Sand, the Sacred Bug has traveled far to reach Arden’s Gate, seeking the Heroes’ aid in reclaiming her home from an ancient foe.

You wouldn't leave a little bug alone surrounded by skeletons, would you?

Journey alongside the Sacred Bug as she guides you through her Sacred Temple, and face new foes such as the Mummy; a cousin of the Skeleton, yet very different in many ways.

Their bite IS worse than their bark 

Navigate puzzles and trials, and help your new ally take back her home. Gather your team, dust off your weapons, and see if you have what it takes to recover a sacred totem from a colossal threat!

Wurmsbait invites you to his first-ever Arena Rumble! Prepare to face challenges unlike any you’ve seen before, as contenders from all across the Sunderlands (from the Claw Cavern to the Fungal Veil) gather to compete in this tournament. Rely on your wits, your teamwork, and, of course, those fabulous muscles as you battle for glory in the Ogre Arena!

You’ve got this, Hero! 

You will battle familiar enemies, but they are only a taste of what’s to come. In every match, you will face a boss with a unique move set and abilities that challenge you in new ways.

Fight against new foes, including the famous Warrior Twins!

Even more glorious boss battles await, worthy of the Heroes of Arden. Climb the Tournament bracket and challenge the Arena Champion, and claim their title for your own!

On behalf of Secret Door, from the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank all of you that have come along on the Sunderfolk journey with us so far. The changes we’re adding for 2.0 are the direct result of your feedback and passion and we greatly appreciate all of you that have played the game, written reviews, provided feedback, and engaged with us over the last year.

You’ve helped inspire us to continue improving the game, you’ve helped us clarify the vision for the future, and helped shape what we have planned next. We’ll have further 2.0 updates across the next several weeks as development finalizes.

Beyond 2.0 we have another surprise in store to share soon, so stay tuned, Guardians. Additional journeys await… 👀!

Excited for what’s coming? We want to hear about it! Join our Discord[discord.gg], or follow us on all the social things[linktr.ee].

See you in Arden!

The Sunderfolk Team

By: Neo Zhang

Hello! Neo here, a Game Designer on Sunderfolk. Last time, I shared with you on how we create cinematics, but today, we’ll be diving into monster design, using the Wurm as our star example.

This was the first enemy I worked on after joining the team and learning the ropes of character design under our Lead Encounter Designer (Kara Centell-Dunk). I’m excited to share how we brought this big, scaly, wiggly menace to life!

When the Wurm was officially greenlit, the first step was to define its core fantasy, in-game behavior, and personality. Using concept art from our talented art team as a foundation, I began pulling inspiration from both media and nature. Around this time, Dune: Part II had just come out, and I was especially drawn to the Sandworm, an unseen threat beneath the sand, swallowing anything in its path.

I also looked at the Sarlacc from Star Wars and antlion traps from nature documentaries, both of which pull prey into a central pit. With those ideas in mind, I began writing out concepts that take elements from them.

With a solid starting point, I moved on to pick out a few concepts with strong potential that could really make the Wurm stand out. At the same time, I also started cutting ideas based on my understanding of how difficult it would be to implement, if our tools supported the design, and whether the idea was aligned with the overall monster design direction established by Kara.

After some careful thinking, I landed on the following key ideas that I felt would define the Wurm’s identity and bring a fresh challenge to players:

• An Immovable Force

  • I loved the idea that the Wurm is so massive and mostly underground, that it simply can’t be pushed or moved by any means. It adds to its presence and reinforces its weight and scale!

• Manipulates Player Positioning

  • I wanted to challenge players’ spatial awareness in a new way, especially in the late game. A spell that forcibly shifts player positioning feels like a unique mechanic that requires careful planning.

• Burrows Underground

  • When threatened, the Wurm can burrow underground for a turn, avoiding all damage. On its next turn, it resurfaces in a more dangerous state. This mechanic adds a layer of complexity and gives the monster a sense of danger.

With the core concepts set, the next step was designing the Wurm’s kit—its spell cards and passive abilities. I brainstormed spells and passives that would reinforce the Wurm’s core mechanics. A key focus was ensuring each design plays into both the combat and the team-based, collaborative play that is central to our game.

After some more thinking, I settled on the following design!

Passive Ability: The Wurm retreats underground when its health drops below a certain threshold and is immune to any involuntary movement from external sources. While submerged, it is untargetable and safe from any player actions until it reemerges on its next turn.

Spell Cards: The Wurm has two spell cards, which is unique for a non-boss monsters:

• Standard Tactic: Performs two attack actions, including an AoE that hits all characters.

• Emergence Attack: Activated when the Wurm resurfaces, it uses a wide-range pull to drag all characters several hexes closer before unleashing a powerful attack.

After a few rounds of feedback and iteration with Kara, I finalized the design and got the Wurm ready for its next big step: PLAYTESTING!

Using Miro, I organized a paper playtest session with team volunteers. These early tests offered valuable insights—highlighting which parts of the Wurm were fun, which mechanics felt strong, and which ones missed the mark. For anything that fell flat, I explored possible changes and shared them with Kara, who provided some actionable feedback to help polish the design forward.

What was fun?

• Players have shown a lot of interest in the Wurm’s Pull mechanic in its emergence spell. 

• Many find the pull both chaotic and challenging, as it can disrupt their positioning and potentially ruin carefully planned setups. 

• Wurms can be utilized as a tool for the player, especially since it doesn’t distinguish between friend or foe when using this ability.

What was weak?

• Players found tracking the Wurm’s health and its threshold for submerging confusing and math-heavy. 

• The passive ability was difficult to grasp due to too many moving parts.

• Because of how rare the Wurm does its pull spell action, fighting the Wurm didn’t always feel rewarding or exciting.

Moving forward!

• We removed the health threshold mechanic. Instead, the Wurm now submerges when its health drops to zero, reemerges with lower full health, and does so only once.

• We gave the Wurm two distinct phases: after resurfacing, the second phase features more powerful attacks, adding an element of surprise and fresh challenge. 

• Rather than switching between two spell cards based on emergence, we give one card per phase, with the pull mechanic reserved for the later, more aggressive phase.

After two to three rounds of paper testing, it was time to bring the Wurm into the engine. Using tools built by our engineering team, I implemented the monster into a test encounter and made sure everything functioned smoothly. Once it was in a good place, it was time to set up a playtest where our whole team got to play the new monster. Just like before, I documented what worked, what didn’t, and continued refining the design based on team feedback.

After several rounds of iteration, it was time to hand the Wurm off to other team members to work their magic. Our animator brought the monster’s attacks and movements to life with more organic motion, while the VFX artist added details like dust particles during its emergence and impactful effects on its attacks.

Meanwhile, the QA team dove in to uncover any bugs or edge cases I hadn’t anticipated, helping ensure a polished final experience.

Conclusion

And just like that, our monster is alive and ready to kick the Hero’s butt! 

Creating the Wurm was a blast, but what I’ve shared here is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how we design our monsters. For a deeper dive, I’ll hand things over to our incredibly talented Encounter Design Lead, Kara, who crafted most of the encounters and creatures you face in the main game, and established the very design philosophy that forms the backbone of Sunderfolk.

Thanks so much for reading! I hope you enjoy playing Sunderfolk now that you’re officially a pro at how our game comes to life. Until next time!

Neo Zhang

Hey Guardians!

Steam is running their annual Animal Fest sale, and we're taking part!

• Get 40% off until November 17th and bring a furry twist to your next game night. 

Don’t want to commit immediately? You can try out the first four missions for free before you take the sunder-plunge!

• Full details HERE!

We’ll see you in Arden!

The Sunderfolk Team

Hey Guardians! 

Thanks to your reports, we’ve found some bugs to squash in our latest update, and we’re excited to have a fix for them! 

• Fixed an issue that caused some campaigns to fail to load prior to downloading Patch 1.5 if a party was in the middle of the following missions:

  • Brightstone Cleanup

  • Lost in the Swamp

  • Wurmsbait’s Mischief

  • The Corrupted City

  • Please note, due to the nature of this fix, some campaigns that were in this state may resume in town instead of in the mission. 

• Fixed an issue that could cause One Shot Mode scores to reset upon exiting and relaunching Sunderfolk. 

• Added a fix provided by Unity to address a security issue. 

Thank you for your diligent bug reports! We’ll see you in Arden. 

The Sunderfolk Team

Nov. 25th Update: We announced our plans for Version 2.0, arriving in 2026!

Hey Guardians!

Our first new content patch is here! Read on to see what’s changing and being added to Sunderfolk. 

• Now introducing One Shot Mode - A new way to play your favorite Sunderfolk missions outside of the main campaign! 

  • A full rundown can be found HERE! 

  • Choose your difficulty mode and heroes before jumping in

  • Select any of the Sunderfolk missions from the campaign, including bosses.

  • 4 new missions have been added exclusively to One Shot Mode. 

  • Grading System: Increase your mission rank, up to the coveted S grade. 

Perfect for game nights where you just want a bite, instead of a whole meal!

• The New Missions - These are exclusive to One Shot mode and will test your acquired strategies to their limit. 

  • Snack Run - Guide a Beetle to delicious treats. Hazards abound! 

  • Slip & Slime - Slip and slide your way to survival. 

  • Proving Grounds - Fight waves of enemies and emerge victorious. 

  • You Asked For This - Developed with the Sunderfolk Discord community! 

It's finally here!!! Now who's getting the first S grade?

• Game Start Revamp - Choose your preferred game mode: Campaign or One Shot Mode. 

  • The first player to join becomes the designated party leader, and selects the party's game mode and campaign from their Controller app.

    • Players will no longer need to navigate menus using the main screen—Once the QR code is scanned, the Controller app can be used to control and navigate the main menu. 

  • A new image carousel has been added to the Game Start flow. 

• Skip First 3 Tutorial Missions -  Now you can jump straight into your next campaign. They will still be available in One Shot Mode.  

• New Targeting Colors - Customize your battle experience!

  • To change your targeting colors, navigate to Shared Settings -> Visuals -> Combat(Colors). 

  • You can customize between Movement, Attacking, and Interaction text and visuals.  

• Updated the text in the Tavern and Tavern Upgrades UI to clarify the randomized meals players receive via the Meals System. 

• Removed UI “hover” behavior in Shared Settings to avoid accidental or unintended actions from players. Menu items in the left panel must now be clicked/selected instead of hovering over to change the contents in the right side. 

• Fixed a bug that could lead to a softlock when resuming the campaign after patching the game to the latest version. 

• Adjusted the Mission Summary text for the mission “The Fungal Vale” to help remove confusion about whether the side objective to save the Prophet and Sentinel was successful. 

• A Mushroom Ally NPC name has been localized for all non-English languages and will no longer show the developer name. 

• The Arcanist’s Passive ability information is now correctly displayed during the level-up screen. 

• Fixed an issue that did not recognize players having the required gold amounts for town upgrades if the gold was gained during the same town session. 

• Interacting with Tuya during her “Hide and Seek” conversation in town will now only cost 1 Conversation Point instead of 3. 

• The “Explode” action has been adjusted to accurately reflect the affected range, and doesn’t affect other characters or objects outside of the intended range. 

• Fixed an issue where the game could softlock after the Bard was knocked down after performing their Ultimate attack. 

• Trinkets are no longer consumed after being activated during the last attack action when the “Auto-end Turn” setting is enabled. 

• Fixed an issue where Fire created by the Pyromancer's skills did not appear on the map board over other ground objects. 

• Fixed an issue where the Button Mushroom ally did not teleport into a Mycelic Core hex during the “Lost in the Swamp" encounter. Silly little guy!

• Fixed an issue where the nameplate for the Lich would disappear when they were in the north section of the map.

• Fixed a bug during the final mission “Sundered Shadows” that caused multiple Shadow Heroes to spawn in the final fight.

• Berserker and Rogue passive icons have been added for a clearer visual for when their passive abilities are active. 

• Added patch notes and game Discord links to game start carousel. 

We always encourage more feedback and suggestions for future updates! The best places are on our socials [linktr.ee]and on our Discord server[discord.gg]. 

Thanks for playing, and we’ll see you in Arden. 

The Sunderfolk Team

Hey Guardians!

Patch 1.5 arrives on Wednesday, October 22nd, and with it comes our first major content update! Patch 1.5 not only includes quality of life updates and bug fixes, but it also features a brand new game mode: One Shot Mode!

One Shot Mode is the  star of Patch 1.5, and one of the features that we’re incredibly excited to show off! 

• One Shot Mode is a new way to play missions outside of the main Campaign. 

• All heroes and missions from the Campaign are included, as well as four new missions exclusive to this mode!

• You can play solo, or with up to three of your friends just as you would in a campaign. The biggest change is that you can swap characters in-between missions, so you can now try out new heroes and strategies!

• Note: Your ongoing Sunderfolk Campaigns will not be affected by playing missions in One Shot Mode.

The biggest changes from the main campaign to One Shot Mode are:

• Sinclair doesn’t like one-off customers. No tavern means no food buffs! 

• Gear is pre-arranged per level - You’ll get recommended gear options and can choose which you’d like to bring, but different options are locked for now. 

  • Before starting each mission, players will be able to swap out their gear, including Skill Cards, Fate Cards, and Equipment. However, what you receive depends on the level of the mission you’re playing. That just means you won’t be able to use your Ultimate ability in Act 1 missions. 

• Your level in the main campaign does not affect what level your One Shot Mode characters are. Which missions you select during the One Shot Mode is what will determine the level and equipment your heroes receive. 

• The addition of a scoring system! 

Now, about those scores… 

One Shot Mode features a way to track your progress in missions and get graded on your performance. 

Teacher’s pets unite! 

One Shot Mode features a way to track your progress in missions and get graded on your performance. Each mission may have different grades depending on what the objectives are, but you will generally be scored on:

• Gold earned

• Enemies (killed and remaining)

• Lives used 

• Objective bonuses 

Each mission will have its own criteria for the objective bonuses, and different modifiers may be active depending on the type of mission you’re playing. This also includes the four new missions.

The scores range from C through S, with S+ being the top score you can achieve in a mission. Try out different heroes and see how far you can climb!

While every single mission from the main Campaign can be selected to play, we know you like a challenge (especially given how you voted for the community mission…) so we’ve created new hardcore missions for veterans of Sunderfolk to try! 

Guide a Beetle to retrieve their treats from the Ancient Fortress.

Snack Run features a familiar friend - A nice little beetle buddy! Name both the Beetle and their snacks, then guide the little beetle buddy towards their meal! This will feature a new way to turn and move an ally, so keep a close eye on the interact prompt. 

Now with 50% more turning power. 

Survive while keeping Slime from building up. 

While walking on hazards is usually discouraged, Slip & Slime has you feeling silly if you DON’T step on that slime. Clear the slime before it covers the whole room (and you) in a slimy mess! Pay attention to the forecast, or else you’ll find yourself creating even more slime. 

A slime storm, at this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the underground, localized entirely within this cave?

Engage in high-level combat with waves of Monsters.

If fighting off waves of enemies that are randomly determined each time is your thing, we’ve got the perfect mission for you. Proving Grounds lets you take on groups of familiar enemies and see if you can survive and thrive. If not, we recommend taking a Medic bug. 

Pictured: A medic bug taking my kill. Not Pictured: My undignified yell. 

Developed in collaboration with the Sunderfolk Discord community, help Sinclair and friends transport some suspicious product!

You asked, and our designers delivered! You Asked For This features mimics, revenants, teleporters, and even some familiar allies! All you have to do is deliver chests into the exit hex. It’s super easy, trust us!

While developing One Shot Mode, the designers set out to create a mission that had its foundations set by our community. We created a series of polls that allowed players to vote on what hazards they’d face, how long the mission would be, up to even the level your heroes are. We can’t wait to see how players face their own creation. 

Read more about the history of how this this mission came to be in our development series:

Help Design a Sunderfolk Mission! - Part 1

Haha yes… easy…so easy. 

Patch 1.5 will not only have the One Shot Mode, but will feature some quality of life updates, including a new way to change the colors you see in combat. 

Full details will arrive in our patch notes when the content drops. Plus, we’re still working on some more fun things, including another popular community request! 

We’d love to hear from you! Share your feedback and future update ideas on our socials [linktr.ee]and on our Discord server[discord.gg]. 

Thanks for playing, and we’ll see you on October 22nd! 

• The Sunderfolk Team

By: Neo Zhang

Hi there! I’m Neo, a Game Designer on Sunderfolk. You might’ve seen some of my work on monster, encounter, or hero design, but today, I want to share a behind-the-scenes look at Sunderfolk’s cinematics. These were all created in collaboration with our awesome animation, 3D and VFX team too. Here’s a quick guide on how Sunderfolk’s cinematics came to life!

How It Began

Originally, it was unclear whether Sunderfolk would include cinematics. However, shortly after I joined the team (due to my background in game design and film) I was tasked to explore whether we could create a quick, effective cinematic using only the gameplay assets we had at the time.

I put together a rough cut of what became our first cinematic “Bug Rollout” which ended up as the final cinematic for the Act 1 mission, Tower Defense. Since then, we got a dedicated budget for cinematics! While a few received high-quality custom animation to really deliver the narrative quality we wanted, the majority of them are still made entirely with gameplay animation assets, using the same approach on Bug Rollout. Here’s how we do it!

Step 1: The Story

The first step is understanding the narrative we want to create for our players. In Tower Defense, the setup is simple: Monsters are attacking Arden, and as the Hero, you join the fearless (and adorable) Guard Bugs to defend the city's last line of defense: the Gate.

From there, I normally like to identify three key story beats that not only highlight the stakes but also set up what players are about to face in the mission:

1. Monsters attacking the Gate

   1. A great chance to showcase the enemy lineup the player will be up against.

2. The Guard Bugs stepping up to protect Arden

   1. This sets the tone for the type of mission: a defense scenario.

3. The first Defense-type mission in the campaign

   1. It’s a new encounter style for the player at this point of the game

Step 2: Research and Brainstorm

This cinematic falls under our “Low Budget” category, which means the goal is to reuse as many existing assets as possible. So the next step is checking what animation we already have! Luckily, when I joined the team, most of our characters already had their animations rendered and ingested, so I had a clear idea of what I could work with from the start. Another important consideration is understanding where the cinematic will play and how to create a seamless transition between the cutscene and gameplay.

Scouting

First, I scout the environment to find camera angles that effectively tell the story. I also am careful to avoid unfinished areas or requesting new geometry solely for the cinematic.

Rampager

I found this great fidget animation* where the Rampager beats its chest and lets out a loud scream. Perfect! It instantly sells the idea that this monster is a serious threat, and reinforces that Arden is in real danger. The Rampager is the strongest enemy the player has faced so far, so great plus.

I also noticed that the landing frames in its attack animation felt really powerful and weighty, definitely something I could use to add impact to the scene.

*Fidget Animation = A subtle movement animation added during a character’s idle that conveys a sense of liveliness, rather than feeling completely still.

Guard Bugs

We’ve got four different types of Guard Bugs, and I imagined them working together like a Power Rangers-style team. Since they all share the same rig and animation files, it makes things a bit easier, but also challenging.

One animation in particular stood out: an attack animation that includes a few frames of the bug rolling. Perfect! I pictured the final bug rolling out of the gate and joining the team, a small moment that helps sell their unity and heroism.

Step 3: Storyboard

Now that I got the bits and pieces to the story, it’s time to stitch them together into a storyboard. (Note: I’m not one of the artists on the team for a reason, so please don’t judge my drawing skills too harshly, lol.)

In my head, I pictured the Monsters launching a surprise attack on Arden, and in response, the Guard Bugs marching out of the gate, heroically, but with a touch of cuteness. As the final bug rolls out and joins the formation, they stand together like a squad of mighty Power Rangers, ready to defend Arden with everything they’ve got; which leaves a good impression and transitions to the actual gameplay.

Step 4: Building the First Draft

Next, I go into the engine and build the Timeline. It doesn’t need to be perfect at this stage; the goal is to test whether the cinematic works and if it hits the three key beats I outlined earlier.

Good so far. It’s turning out really great!

Step 5: Feedback and Iteration

With the draft ready, it’s time to share it with the team and get their initial feedback. The number of iterations varies, but for Bug Rollout, the responses were pretty positive! I received helpful notes on timing, ideas for hiding parts of the scene we don’t want players to see, alternative ideas to reduce scope and budget, and suggestions for improvement. Big shout out to Alvin (Animation Lead), Scott (3D Lead), and Matt (VFX Lead) who all played crucial collaboration throughout the development.

After a few more rounds of iteration, the final call to wrap it up and hand it off to other talented team members for final animation, lighting, VFX, and audio polish. And just like that, the Tower Defense cinematic, Bug Rollout, was officially complete!

Of course, a few cinematics had bigger budgets for custom animation, usually for pivotal story moments or when extra polish was needed. The process mostly stays the same, with some added steps where I chip in with reviewing and feedback, but that’s a story for another time!

Conclusion

And that’s how the majority of our cinematics come to life! With careful planning, creative problem-solving, and great cross-team collaboration, we managed to create 30 cinematics within 8 months for our first studio game!

As we wrap up, here are a few more examples of cinematics made entirely with gameplay assets, plus one that didn’t make the final cut, but was too good not to share! Thanks so much for reading, and enjoy Sunderfolk!

- Neo Zhang

Cinematic: Beetle Cage

Cinematic: Spider Intro

Cut Cinematic: Brave Chirp

Thank you!

-End-

Hey Guardians!

Missed Art Week but want to see all of the things shared by the team? We’ve got you covered. 

• Town of Arden Music

• Act 2 Combat Music - Enemy Version

• Act 3 Combat Music[discord.com] (Discord link)

• 3D Environment Artist [bsky.app]

• 3D Art Lead[bsky.app]

• The Sunderfolk Animation Style Guide

• Animation Lead[bsky.app]

• Bard Ultimate Animation - From Start to Finish[discord.com] (Discord link)

• Wallpaper Drop[go.bsky.app]

• Character Concepts[bsky.app]

• Environment Concepts[bsky.app]

• Card Art Highlights[bsky.app]

• Patch 1.5 Game Start Preview[bsky.app]

• ICYMI - Building the World of Sunderfolk blog by Game Director Erin Marek

• Designing a Collaborative World blog by Game Director Erin Marek

• Designing Chirp[discord.com] (Discord link)

• Narrative Style Tests[bsky.app] by SD Devs 

• Pyro Plush Instructions[bsky.app] by Tacy Gray[tacygray.com]

• Treak Crochet [bsky.app]by UX Lead Hasiba 

• Design a Mission Update #2 Blog 

Stay connected with us through our socials [linktr.ee]and through our official Discord [discord.gg]server for more announcements on upcoming events and updates! 

• The Sunderfolk Team

Hey Guardians!

Missed the first update? Click here! Now, onto our new news!  

We’ve crunched the numbers, ran many playtests, and crunched some more numbers, but the community mission is just about ready to reach your main screens in our next update. 

We recently unveiled at PAX West our latest gameplay mode—One Shot Mode—and our community mission will be part of that update later this year! 

We’re in our new game mode era

Now, onto the nitty gritty details… 

• Revenants? Added

• Teleporters? Added

• Mimics? Double added!

• Length? So long you guys

• Difficulty? Ehehehehe… 

There were a lot of elements you all voted for, so once you put them all together, you get this! 

Just kidding! Can you imagine?
 

While this won’t be the FINAL look of the mission, rest assured, this has everything that our community voted for, and possibly even more! 

This will all make sense once you play. 

Ok THIS is what you’ll be greeted with once you download the new update later this fall:  It’s so CLEAN

Thank you to Discord user CaramelKhorne (amazing username btw) for the name suggestion! We simply couldn’t pick any other name than this one. 

Our next update will be… gameplay! Stay tuned for more info in the following weeks, including more looks into our upcoming Patch 1.5!

Stay connected with us through our socials [linktr.ee]and through our official Discord [discord.gg]server for more announcements on upcoming events and updates. 

Have a great day!

• The Sunderfolk Team