Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge Steam news

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• Review score76% positive
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• Release dateJul 14, 2025
• DeveloperFloodgate Crew
• PublisherAwaken Realms

Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Floodgate CrewPublisher: Awaken Realms

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Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge Steam news

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• The v1.2 update for Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge has just landed! - 18 August 2025

  Take a look at the changelog below, and get your hammers ready to craft! General changes:More voiceovers – We’ve added a variety of new lines for your trusty advisor, who now appears more often to share his wisdom. Sharpening changes – Failure is now less punishing: failed sharpening attempts reduce sharpness by 1 instead of resetting it to 0. Alloy Machine tooltips – Added more tooltips so you can easily check what an enchantment does or view details of an inserted weapon template. Bug fixes: Fixed a bug causing tooltips in the marketplace to cover items. Improved overall code stability.

• Hotfix 1.1.2 - 25 July 2025

  fixed bug that caused forged weapon to disappear fixed sharpening duplication bug fixed save duplication bug fixed runic circle duplication bug

• Hotfix 1.1.1 - 23 July 2025

  fixed weapon not being save properly when enchanting or sharpening

• Untitled - 23 July 2025

  This fix contains: fixed visual bug with duplicated runic abilities on weapons after enchanting fixed bug with 3rd ability of Followers not being save

• Another patch has gone live: version v1.1! - 21 July 2025

  See the full list of changes below. The Alloy Machine now ignores empty slots when matching ore bonuses—no more alloy recipes lost due to additional machine slots. You can now gain multiple bonuses of the same type in the Alloy Machine. All followers now have an additional level-up skill option. Followers are now sorted so that your most-used dwarves appear at the top of the list. You can now see which ores can be found on your current mine level. Added a rune tutorial to the Help button in the room with the Runic Machine. Bug fixes: Fixed a bug causing weapons to behave strangely after sharpening. Improved scroll speed for inventory and follower panels. Fixed a bug with saving the game after beating the last boss.

• Hotfix 1.0.2 - 17 July 2025

  A fix for the save wipe issue has just been released. We discovered that the problem only affected players who, after the recent update, returned to the main menu and exited the game from there. Those who quit the game directly during gameplay were not affected. Unfortunately, there's no way for us to recover any lost save files. We're truly sorry for the inconvenience this has caused.

• Untitled - 16 July 2025

  Hello, Blacksmiths! Inspired by the community feedback, we’re introducing the first small patch for Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge. Version 1.0.1 includes the following changes: Progress is now automatically saved when returning to the main menu or exiting the game. No more lost progress (sorry!). The sharpening minigame has been streamlined. Just a single click to start, no more holding the mouse button or accidental misclicks. The balance of sharpening has been adjusted. It takes less time to sharpen the weapon, but it is slightly more difficult. Adjusted daily chaos difficulty and rewards across all acts for a more consistent challenge. Pickpocket Dwarfs got buffed. Overall music volume has been slightly lowered. Added weapon quality listing when forging weapons. Fixed positions of weapons during rune etching. Fixed bug with incorrect potion price. Fixed bug where potions are not prope…

• Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge is out NOW! - 14 July 2025

  Welcome, masterful Blacksmiths!The time has come! After more than a year in development, we’re excited (and a bit stressed) to announce that Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge is now officially released! 🛠️ And for a better start, we’re offering you a 10% release discount!Watch the release trailer to get a glimpse of what the game has to offer:Our hammers and anvils are hot as hell from all the work! It’s been an amazing journey for our small indie team here at Floodgate Crew. We learned a ton and made new friends, but most importantly, we feel we’ve crafted a cool game for you! The spark for this project came from a simple thought: there just aren’t enough games about being a blacksmith (like really being one). We wanted to make a game where you feel that the weapons you craft actually have an impact on the game’s world—a game we’d genuinely want to play ourselves. And now, it’s here!To eve…

• Stone and steel to you, Blacksmiths! - 1 July 2025

  Welcome to another development update for the game! Let's begin this update with some exciting news: Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge launches July 14! That's right, the release date is that close! Make sure to ready your hammers and heat the forgeAs our team works on the final touches of the game, the forge grows eager for your arrival. We’ve worked tirelessly to provide you with the right tools, and so it is time for you to write the next chapter of dwarven legacy. New stuff in the ForgeWith over 18 new (27 altogether) weapons for you to smith , sharpen, and enchant, nothing will stand in the path of your warriors. Take a peek at some of them! But there is more! You can now rebuild the forge to its former glory. Not only that. You can go beyond that! Craft meteor templates to upgrade the forge. Unlock all your possibilities. Face dangers both on the surface as well as from beneath the gro…

• Demo Revamp Update - 30 December 2024

  THE NEW BIG DEMO UPDATE IS LIVE! ⚒️ Today we’re releasing an update for the demo version of Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge! This is a HUGE improvement for us, with highly requested features, new content, and quality-of-life improvements. Finally, the forge is starting to look like professional dwarven machinery! We also have a new sharpening minigame that will put your smithing skills to the test! 💪 We can’t wait to hear what you think about the new stuff! If you can’t wait anymore, go ahead and download the update! And if you’re a little more patient, below is more info about the improvements ;) Save system We know a lot of you have been waiting for this… And here you go! You can now save your progress and jump back into your forge whenever you like without losing your hard work. Whetstone & weapon sharpening This is a brand-new, risk-reward-based system. You have to commit some of your…

• Development plan for Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge - 31 October 2024

  Hello, Blacksmiths! It’s been some time since we released the demo version of Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge, and we wanted to share some of our thoughts with you. Let us start with a HUGE THANK YOU! Your engagement, tons of feedback provided, and kind words about the game have all been truly appreciated and helpful. We’re especially happy that you find the game's theme appealing, and see a lot of potential for the future. That motivates us to deliver the best (and most fun) smithing experience on Steam! ⚒️ Now for the highlight of this post: we’d like to share our plans for the development process of Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge! Without further introductions, take a look: Updated demo coming later this year Many of you enjoyed the first glimpse of Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge, and we’ll be releasing an updated version of the demo later this year. You can expect various new features (mos…

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