- Announcing SONG of IRON 2! - 17 September 2022
War is Coming in SONG of IRON 2 I am really excited to be officerly announcing SONG of IRON 2 this week. I learned so much building the first game and am pouring all of that into part 2. Combat is smoother, the playtime is longer, more Bosses more progression, more abilities, more SONG of IRON. If you want to try out an early demo, head over to Songofiron.com and Sign up! Or Check out SONG of IRON 2 Here!
- SONG of IRON Dec 16 patch "Performance Improvements" - 16 December 2021
Hello everyone! This update has been a long time coming! I have been very hard at work to make major improvements to performance along with upping the visual fidelity of the game. I am very happy to be getting this out to everyone before the end of the year! --- Performance Improvements--- - Major performance improvements should have players seeing vastly improved frame rate along with a much smoother play experience. - Huge lighting update across the game that both improves the visuals but also improves performance. Most noticeable darker areas lit by things other than the sun. -visual updates to a number of areas including the starting level. - Frame rates are much more consistent and smooth, dug deep into the game systems to clean up hitches and overall bad performance. - Game now defaults to 90fps ---Gameplay improvements--- - Stamina rework, putting the focus on combat and removing…
- Update 1.0.7.5 - 22 September 2021
-Improved readability of Health, Stamina and Mana bars. --- Colors are in line with game standards --- Changed visibility --- Added white burn down and background bar - Few more localization fixes are in! - Climbing is much smoother, especially climbing over ledges. - Fixed issue that would stop players from being able to attack. This one haunted me a long time but ended up being very simple. This made for a lot of the feel of clunkiness. -Few small Ai fixes
- Week 2 Update 1.0.6.5 Achievements!!! - 15 September 2021
Song of Iron Update 1.0.6.5 - Achievements are now live! - Improved the Health/Stamina/Mana Bar readability. - More localization fixes, All languages have now been updated. ( few little bugs to track down still ) - Improved ability to activate lightning abilities. - Few other rare bugs. The Main highlight of this update is of course the achievements which were unfortunately unavailable at launch. I know some people have been waiting on them so I wanted to get this update out asap. I have a lot more bug fixes in the works now and hope to have another update out relatively soon! Thanks Joe
- Developer update sept 15 - 15 September 2021
UPDATE : Patch is now lIve!!! Hey everyone! Its been 2 weeks now since Song of Iron launched and while things are calming down some I am still hard at work on the next Patch! Working on all sorts of little fixes and the like for this patch but here are a few notable things to look for. Achievements. Today Achievements will start to be visible, but you wont be able to get them just yet. I have to publish the achievement list in order to do the final tests on them. Very sorry for any confusion here, but I am hopeful I can get through this testing quickly and get the full patch out soon. Updated heath/Stamina/Mana bars While hunting down some bugs I took a little bit of time to tidy up the status bar UI to making things much easier to understand at a glance while maintaining as low a profile as possible. Performance Small note, but few more things have been found on the performance side th…
- Week 1 Update 1.0.6 - 8 September 2021
Song of Iron Update 1.0.6.0 - Major improvements to localization of all languages (more still to come) - Improvements to performance. - Easier menu navigation - Thrown weapons will return more consistently. - New bow icon so it is missed less. - Few other background fixes Another Quick patch on some of the issues called out early on after release. Some are smaller than others, but I hope to keep up a fairly steady pace of fixes. Some other areas Like the issues with climbing will take a bit longer as it is a more involved system and I don't want to rush them just to create even more problems. Thanks Joe
- Patch 1.0.5.5 _ First small fixes - 3 September 2021
This is my first game patch and I wanted to play things safe so it is a small patch. -Taking the first steps to fix some of the localization issues. (there are more fixes on the way) Russian and Chinese no no longer have broken hints. Along with some improvements to the French translations -Can now back out of the menu with backspace, Escape or B ( on the Xbox controller) -Summoning your weapon back should now work every time. -fixed a few holes in the world where some players had gotten stuck -Added a small hint toward the end of the game where some players were struggling. Again its a small update but want to move slow and steady. Thank you Joe
- Launch day + 1 - 1 September 2021
Hey everyone. Wow what a day that was. First I want to thank everyone who picked up the game on launch day. It means the world to me Indie dev is a wild ride and I honestly appreciate the support. Not everything went so well however and I clearly have some things I need to fix. I am very sorry to anyone who ran into any of these issues. The fault is mine and I will be working hard to amend that. This is not everything on my list but is currently the highest priority issue. Updating the localization. Believe it or not I did hire a group to help me with this but it's looking like that didn't go so well. Luckily I have a fantastic community and a number of people have volunteered to help me out. all localizations will be getting improvements soon! Controls not working, In some cases players are finding that they cannot move left or right and when trying to change the input the game crashes…
- SONG of IRON has officially launched!!! - 31 August 2021
Two long years have all been building up to today and now I can finally say that my game SONG of IRON has been released into the world! I can’t wait to hear about everyone's experience with the game. I truly hope people have a good time playing. As always thank you all for sticking with me through it all! It’s been a manic and exciting journey. I’ve learned so much along the way and cannot wait to keep going! If you liked the game, I’d love it if you could leave a review on my store page! Reviews are so important for a game really helping them be seen by more and more people, so every single one counts! Celebrate with me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, as well as with fellow warriors in Discord’s Great Hall. Now get in there and have a good time! Joe
- Launch Day Live Stream With the Dev - 28 August 2021
Come Hang out while I play through the first 30 or so minutes of the game and answer any questions that might come up! Plan to only play through the first 15-20 minutes of the game, Don't want to hit any spoilers! See you there!
- One week left until SONG of IRON is released!!! - 24 August 2021
One week until launch! The Drums of war have started to beat and I couldn’t be more excited! It's almost exactly 2 years since I started on this and the journey has been absolutely wild; the announcement at E3 2020, 2 Steam Demos, a Beta and so much more! Honestly I would not have made it this far without your support at each step of the way and would like to take this opportunity, before release, to express a massive thank you to everyone who has followed along, wishlisted and supported the project by sharing it. I hope you’ll stop by and participate in the events below, to ring in the release week: - Xbox One Reddit AMA, September 1st at 1pm PST. - Short Film by Stephen Ford. - Developer Livestream on the Steam store page, on launch day 12 PM PST. - Discord on Thursday 2nd - key giveaway and Q&A. You can also join me as I celebrate the game’s launch on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram,…
- Song of Iron Release Date Announced! - 16 July 2021
Gather round, Warriors! I am so incredibly excited to announce that Song of Iron will launch on August 31st 2021! It has been a crazy 2 year journey. Thank you for sticking with me, I can’t wait to get into your hands! To celebrate this announcement, I am excited to share a brand new launch date announcement trailer! What can I expect from the game? Song of Iron is an intense side scrolling action adventure, set in a dark Nordic world. Your journey to save your people will lead you into hard hitting visceral combat with man and monster alike, through many beautiful forests, caves, mountain tops and into a mystery that runs through the entire world. Song of Iron has a beautiful original soundtrack to further bring you into the Nordic atmosphere. You will be immersed into daunting old growth forests, deep forbidden caves, windswept and icy mountains, and so much more! You'll be taking on…
- Song of Iron Dev plays live stream - 17 June 2021
Hi my name is Joe Winter the Solo developer on Song of Iron come hang out while I play through my demo and talk more about the game!
- Song of Iron Demo is now live! - 16 June 2021
Hello, warriors! The time has come! The Song of Iron Demo is now LIVE and playable on the Steam store page, exclusively in Steam’s Next Fest until June 22nd. What can I expect in this Demo? Enjoy breathtaking action-platformer gameplay, with updated mechanics, improved graphics, new tracks, but most importantly, the beginning of the story that will drive your adventure! I really wanted to give you all a good look at what you can expect, when the full game releases later this year. For those who had played the game in the past, fear not. This is the perfect opportunity to see the progress Song of Iron has made. In large part, thanks to the feedback given after the first demo! Demo Availability Starting NOW and ending June 22nd How do I play it? To download the Demo, simply go to Song of Iron’s Steam page and click the button at the top of the game's description. Before you download and p…
- Song of Iron Demo Live Stream - 14 June 2021
Hello all! My name is Joe Winter and I am the Solo dev making Song of Iron. I am super excited to be part of steam's #NextFest! This broadcast will be myself playing through the games demo while I talk through the different things happening in the game and Answering any questions that might come up. Hope you enjoy the stream and be sure the try the demo out yourself!
- Free Playable Demo coming soon to Steam’s Next Festival! - 12 June 2021
Hello, everyone! I am so happy to announce that Song of Iron is back with a new and improved Demo, for Steam’s upcoming Next Fest, running from next Wednesday June 16 - 22! Experience a multi-dimensional action-platformer set in a dark Nordic world. With this demo I am excited to show off the many improvements from the first demo in December while also giving a peek at more of the story that will drive you through the game! So much has improved thanks to all the amazing feedback given during the last demo. I took all of it to heart and am excited to hear what you think with this one!
- Closed Beta Announcement and Sign Up! - 9 May 2021
Hey all, I’m crazy excited to invite you all to announce that I am officially launching a Closed Beta Test for Song of Iron on PC! This exclusive test will allow 100 entrants to playtest a never-before-seen Beta build, commencing Saturday the 15th of May. Note that this test is for PC only, but it will help both PC and Xbox build! Do you think you have what it takes to help improve the harsh and unforgiving world of Song of Iron? If so, please sign up using the form here! Oh, Alpha Beta Gamer also featured Song of Iron on their YouTube channel! Check their video of the demo here. You can also join me on Discord and follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for the latest Song of Iron news and announcements. Look forward to welcoming you to Song of Iron soon!
- NEW TRAILER - 26 March 2021
Hey all, Really Excited to share this new trailer with everyone! I hope you like it! The game is getting closer and closer to being finished with a release date announcement coming relatively soon. Hopefully you like the trailer! There is a lot more to come! Twitter YouTube
- Game update! - 20 May 2020
Hey all, Just put out a new video that shows a bunch of improvements the the combat of Song of Iron! I'm still very hard at work on the game and wanted to share this little peek into how things are going. A lot has gone into making everything flow better in combat and things are really starting to take shape. I have also move into the alpha phase of the project. Meaning I am leaving the prototype/vertical slice phase and building out the entire game layer by layer. Last night finished my first block out of the entire game and was able to walk through the entire thing! ( enemies where turned off ) I also wanted to mention, I will update this Group once and a while, but if you would like more frequent updates you should check out my YouTube and Twitter were I post more often. Twitter YouTube
