Hello Adventurers!
You are already seasoned veterans of Avalon and excel in the world overrun by Wyrdness. However, the world of Tainted Grail still holds immense secrets! If you'd like to uncover them, check out our greatest and most ambitious game - Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a first-person open-world RPG deeply rooted in the dark myths of Arthurian legends. The world is shrouded in eternal autumn, legends are falling, and our decisions will have a crucial impact on the future of the Avalon world!
Today, we are releasing the largest patch in the game's history! It's the perfect opportunity to experience our biggest game and immerse yourself in this captivating universe.

You can think of this patch as the almost-final version of the first chapter - the next patches will focus much more on adding the next parts of the adventures ahead!
This update brings a lot of changes to the game, and here are some of the changes:


First, in addition to English and Polish, we have 4 new language translations added to the game: German, French, Chinese Simplified, and Traditional. We are really excited to share our game with more people!


We have added quite a lot of new content to find in the area of the Horns of the South. From wired, traveling merchants, to Red Priest representatives and even a whole new section with Galahad or hidden garden of the druids.

But there is much more to find - whole new areas and dungeons, items, and a lot of awesome secrets to discover. A lot of new loot too!
Our team has hidden a lot of smaller and bigger things to find, too ;)

We have worked hard on the technological backend of the game and we are happy to report that the game looks better, has better terrain, more NPCs and AI improvements optimization should be visibly better. It will greatly vary depending on your exact PC specs, from a few extra frames to even 30-40% better performance.

We have vastly improved combat. From visual and audio feedback, through new sets of animation up to enhancing Enemies' AI and move sets. Right now combat is challenging, but much more enjoyable!

We have also added dual wielding options in the game and it is really fun to play it this way! You can either use two 1-handed weapons or for example two spells. Or two shields :D

We have also redesigned almost all dungeons in the game so that all playstyles will be more viable. Now, you can very effectively play stealthy or at a distance.
Also, they look cooler and have a better placement of enemies and loot ;)

As previously mentioned, we have increased the viability of the stealth playstyle. Want to rain some havoc as a sneaky archer or stab some enemies in the back? Now you can do it in style!
On top of that, we have introduced the first iteration of the theft system. While definitely not the final form - it changes the interactions and brings more realism to the game (no more stealing items in front of NPCs with no consequences :D)

We have also worked through rebalancing the game. Some items got nerfed, some were upgraded and a lot was added. Generally, our target was to increase the number of different playstyles that you can enjoy and give us the ingredients that we could use to create some amazing combinations!

…and least, but most importantly:

Yes, you heard it correctly! Now you can start your fishing adventure in Tainted Grail! There also MIGHT be some horse that you can find and ride… :D

Of course, the list of changes is much bigger, and here we're only giving you a taste of it! We deeply encourage you to play this refined version of Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. Patch 0.6: Judgement of the Excalibur is OFFICIALLY OUT!

[discord.gg][eepurl.com]https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/

Hello everyone,

We have an exciting update about another game set in the world of Tainted Grail that we just launched in Early Access. To celebrate its release, we are offering a 70% discount on Conquest!

Some of you may remember that Tainted Grail was originally supposed to be a story-driven RPG. However, we switched gears and created both Conquest (a Rougelike-RPG experience) and The Fall of Avalon (an RPG campaign). If you purchased the early, early version of Early Access, you actually got two games in one!

If you were one of those early purchasers, you should now have Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon available in your Steam library. We invite you to install the game and have a blast!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon/

Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon has evolved into a full-scope Open World FPP RPG. Although it is still an "Indie" game, you can expect an excellent story and tons of fun during exploration. It follows a different storyline than Conquest, but it is set in the same world inspired by the Tainted Grail board game lore.

We had a fantastic time working with you all during the Early Access of Conquest, and you are an amazing community! We would be thrilled if you joined us on this new journey to create an unforgettable RPG game together.

Check out some screenshots and the launch trailer below!

Hello everyone!

A small update was just posted to Steam and GOG that fixes the following problems:

• Fixed a rare bug that could delete saved games, which occured for players who started playing before April 2021
  
• Fixed the "15/16 items" in journal bug
  
• Fixed the map generation bug which led to failed generations for a few percent of games

[gamefound.com]Stop for a moment and listen, fellow travelers.

It's not possible for us to share this information with you every day! We, as Awaken Realms, have a lot to celebrate, so we've decided to include you in the celebration as well. Now you can play Tainted Grail Conquest for lowest price ever! We hope you enjoy it and share your gameplay experience with us! But what about all this celebration?

Some of you might know that already - but Tainted Grail originated as a Board Game. In 2018 we have run biggest crowdfunding campaign that funded Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon, alongside 3 extra campaigns: Age of Legends, Last Knight and Red Death. Game was well received by critics and players alike (currently 85 best Board Game in the world!). Today, board games adventures are coming back in new campaign - Kings of Ruin! And to celebrate, we have made a special 50% discount on Tainted Grail: Conquest ;)

YOU CAN SEE CAMPAIGN HERE!

As creators, Tainted Grail's always had a special place in our hearts. Back when the original Kickastarter campaign for Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon launched, way back in the old times of 2018, we hadn't dreamed of what would eventually happen. The game became an overwhelming success, was played by players all around the world and further established Awaken Realms' place on the board game publisher map.

[gamefound.com]It was a project filled with heart and passion and we wanted to give more players the opportunity to enjoy Avalon's vast and dangerous world. This prompted the creation of Tainted Grail: Conquest, a digial re-imagining of the board game. Now, 5 years after Fall of Avalon's campaign launched, it's time to introduce the next board game entry to the Tainted Grail franchise:

We're excited to announce that the campaign for Tainted Grail: Kings of Ruin is live now on Gamefound!

[gamefound.com]Kings of Ruin is a brand new, stand-alone adventure by the creators of original Tainted Grail. In this new entry, you'll discover the secrets of Claudyne the Unknighted, Amberqueen Vendeda and Nonus, Bishop of the Deep!

To learn more about it and to pledge, please head over to [url=
https://gamefound.com/projects/awaken-realms/tainted-grail-kings-of-ruin?refcode=dfCFCYKaf0aJwmzhEpv7iw]LINK TO GAMEFOUND CAMPAIGN[/url]

[gamefound.com]But that's not all, travelers. To celebrate the campaign's launch, Tainted Grail: Conquest is now 50% off until 30th of September! Get it for yourself if you haven't yet or tell your friends. It's always easier on the road when you have a trusted party by your side, after all.

As some of you probably know, we are still working on another title from the world of Tainted Grail, which is the open world RPG Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon. Soon we will share with you more information from this production, so stay tuned!
Link is right here: FALL OF AVALON


[gamefound.com]Thank you all for the continued support,

Awaken Realms

Hello!

We've now updated the game to version 1.3b! The patch is available on Steam and GOG, while it should hit Xbox next week.

• Added missing polish localizations
  
• Fixed rare serialization problem for some settings
  
• Added currency gain scaling with Corruption to all "passive progress" currencies that required it.

Have a great week!

Hey folks!

We've just updated the game with some small (but quite important fixes). Steam and GOG are updated now, and we hope to be able to push this update to Xbox tomorrow :)

• Terms of Service buttons changed to single press, instead of hold.
  
• We've introduced "Press Any Button" screen after launching the game to make it easier to catch a controller's focus on the game (this should resolve various issues such as "I can't accept TOS after starting the game".
  
• We've fixed a broken Seamstress passive skill (the one that was impossible to unlock on a gamepad)
  
• We've adjusted controller settings to better handle situations in which multiple controllers try to provide input to the game.
  
• We've fixed a bug that sometimes killed bosses when players left the game and returned to it with 'Continue' button

We also want to push a patch later next week - it will contain fixes to various translations of the game (it will include proper translations of missing texts and other things like that).

Hello everyone!

We have some great news regarding Tainted Grail: Conquest – and the main thing we want to share is that we got the game working on consoles!

Here is a TL;DR version of this post!

• Tainted Grail: Conquest is officially available on Xbox (and included in Xbox Game Pass!)
  
• We've made some extra game optimization available for everyone (+ added font scaling)
  
• We also made some adjustments to the game on Steam Deck!
  
• ...And it also works on Linux now!
  
• We were quite busy with all that, so there are no new content/bug fixes this time, but a new patch should come out sooner or later as well ;)
  
• To celebrate: we are doing the biggest discount yet - a 50% discount here on Steam, so if you were thinking about grabbing the game, it is a really great time to do that!

This is a huge achievement for us ‘cause it’s the first time we’ve been porting our game so we’ve had to learn A LOT about how to approach this and actually get it done. We’ve also had to do a lot of digging through our game’s code and other “low level” things that are pretty complex to explain (and aren’t very exciting to read about when you’re not a programmer :D).

But, yeah, we’ve won this battle and as of today, the game’s officially available on Xbox One X/S and Xbox Series X/S. You can even get it through Xbox Game Pass!

Anyway, this console edition-related patch brings two crucial improvements to the game – and these are available for PC players, too.

First, we’ve improved the game’s performance a bit by fixing some issues that were pretty taxing on RAM. The game should work better on low-end machines now!

The second addition is font scaling. We realized that our fonts could’ve been unreadable on various TVs, especially when you’re playing on your couch, so we’ve added the possibility to increase the font size in the game.

In addition to that, we’ve also made sure that the game works smoothly on Steam Deck, and that version also includes some improvements to the game’s UI (some things are scaled up, together with text size) because they were unreadable on a smaller screen.

As you can imagine, we’ve had to halt all other bug fixes and content additions – we needed to get the game working on consoles and this meant that we needed to give our programmers space to work their magic. Now that those console editions are released we can get back to fixing some of the outstanding issues that you’ve reported over the past few months. We’re really sorry it took so long but… well, you can’t estimate certain things when you’re doing them for the first time!

Moreover, with this patch we’re also adding Linux support – please let us know if it works as well as you’d expect it to work! We've tested it on Steam Deck and we haven't run into any stability-related issues!

And yes - let us answer before anybody asks! - we are thinking about a Mac version, too… but we’re currently in the process of waiting for our testing machine to arrive. And Apple estimates it’s going to take a few weeks, maybe even months… But, yeah, when we get a Mac, we’re going to do our best to port the game to work on some of Apple machines as well! :)

Our entire team is hard at work on Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon and we'd love to share some more info about that game really soon - we're posting new stuff from time to time on our Discord so if you'd like to know more right now, join us there[discord.gg]!

And regarding Conquest: we need to wrap up some outstanding issues but when we're done we'll see what's in front of us. We have some plans and ideas but we wouldn't want to commit to anything as of yet. We did, however, get all of your new bug reports and we'll definitely take a look at them now that we're not busy with rewriting huge portions of the game's backend :)

Have a great week!

Hello everyone! You already know what's coming in today's update, right? ;)

Yes, we're finally ready to show you bits and pieces of what we've been working on since we've wrapped up most of the development related to Conquest!

But before we get to the main part of today's update, let us say this: thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your faith and support. It's absolutely mind-blowing that so many of you played and enjoyed Conquest! That our first game as a studio was able to grab your attention and that you've been so kind that we're staying between 90-92% positive reviews on Steam. And, let's be honest here, YOUR opinions are the only ones that matter.

That said, we're sorry to say that we won't be able to bring more content to Conquest this year — we're planning a patch for Q1 2022 (and at least one big surprise related to the game). Still, we hope that you'll understand why we couldn't work on more stuff related to Conquest when you check out the things we've prepared for you today...

And what we prepared is the very first look at Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.

Some of you were pretty impatient. Some even called it abandonware — but we'd like to tell you that... Well, certain things take time. If we were a "normal" game development studio, we wouldn't say a word about this game for at least another six months. We'd work on scheduling the announcement for some big event and whatnot.

But we just feel that we owe it to you, the players, to say what's happening — after all, it's your passion and support that makes it all possible. Here's our winter holiday gift for y'all :)

So, without further ado, we're really excited and terrified now... but here goes the teaser —

So... Yes! Everything about the game's presentation has changed.

At the same time: no, we're not changing the game's core. Tainted Grail will be a dark fantasy epic full of meaningful choices. Only now we're able to make it even bigger and better than ever before.

Our goals for Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon were always pretty simple: we want to honor the choices of our players and give them as much freedom as we possibly can.

We want you to be able to customize your character, live with the consequences of your in-game choices, and let you play the game any way you want. We want this game to be a proper RPG — at least our first foray into this territory. We're pretty sure we're not going to succeed with everything we want to do! :D

This means that we're not following the storyline of the board game, and we're not making you play as characters from the board game. It's up to you who you want to be in the world of Tainted Grail and how you will decide to handle the problems you'll face.

And yes, what you see now is precisely the game we always dreamt about making but its scope… made us wonder whether we can make it.

But right now... we're really optimistic that we will. So what you see in this teaser — and we're going to show longer shots here and on our Discord — is just the start of our journey and we want to put so much more love into this game!

This means that we're currently in the really early stages of development: we have first versions of plenty of mechanics and systems, but not many of them "feel right" yet. That's going to take a while. But we just couldn't wait to show you bits and pieces of what we already have so that you know what's happening with the game!

And yes, even though the game's changed a lot and is a much bigger project than anybody anticipated, we're not changing the deal we've had with you. So all who bought Conquest before the cut-off date (27th of November 2020 on Steam and a bit later on GOG.com) are still getting The Fall of Avalon for free.

One last thing — every screenshot you see here was taken straight from the editor, we didn’t touch any single one with Photoshop. The only “lie” is that they were taken in 4K resolution (but if someone has a monstrous machine they’d be able to get this quality). Obviously, though, we’re still so early in development that things may change! We’re doing all we can in order not to downgrade the quality of the visuals :)

In the upcoming months, we will be talking more about the game, what will be unique about it, and we'll try to prepare you for (hopefully) an amazing, epic adventure in the dark world of Tainted Grail.

Our whole team is EXTREMELY hyped to create an unforgettable adventure and we hope you'd like to join us!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/Tainted_Grail_The_Fall_of_Avalon

Hi y'all! We've fixed a couple of issues this week, here's the list of what's been changed :)

• Fixed buggy "Continue" button on Runestones Loot screen while using Gamepad
  
• Switching save slots will no longer reset unlocked characters and a few other things
  
• Necromancer should be able to get Wyrdness Breach card after using Ultimate in the first turn.
  
• Fixed Red Death cards behavior when playing Necromancer and activating Red Death in Lich Form
  
• Maneuver cards with Exile keyword should properly go to Grave after the first Exile.

• Desperate Measures (Children of Morrigan's card) should properly give Armor.
  
• Explosive Force (Wyrdhunter's mastery) heals the correct amount of HP.
  
• Corpse Shield (Berserker's passive) should always give Armor.
  
• Rapid Growth (Summoner's passive) correctly grants 2 Activations.
  
• Mercy (Blood Mage's passive) should give Energy bonus in the correct turn after an automatic overcharge.
  
• Path of Death (Blood Mage's mastery) shouldn't trigger another Path of Death into an infinite loop.
  
• Need for Abomination/Fae/Golem/Wyrm (Necromancer's cards) will no longer summon Summoner's version of summons instead of Necromancer's
  
• Future Shot (Watchers of Tuathan's card) now works correctly when used with Multishot
  
• Concussion (Zealot's passive) should work even if the threshold is overflowing.

• All runestones should display the correct rarity name.
  
• Red Death and Scab descriptions tweaked.
  
• Tier 2 Enemies renamed to new distinct names: Bounty Hunter to Head Hunter, and Mind-Bender to Spirit-Bender.
  
• Many minor localization fixes and consistency tweaks.

• Bounty Hunter (Tier 1 Enemy) has a distinct new model and icon again.
  
• Sick Man (Tier 1 Enemy) interactions with Lich tweaked.
  
• Sick Man (Tier 1 Enemy) minor tweaks to ease the higher difficulties:
  
• 1. Difficulty doesn't change the amount of Red Death cards given per Hit received.
  
• 2. On higher difficulties gives additional 1-2 Scab cards per Hit received.
  
• 3. Scab cost changed from 0 to 1 Energy.
  
• Suffering Lady (Tier 2 Enemy) shouldn't hide the ghost before attack is performed.