It combines the creepy atmosphere of dark fantasy, cheerful humor, and, of course, the daring gnomes desperately fighting for their freedom and independence.
Lead a motley crew of guerrillas to free your captured comrades and escape the tyranny of the ruthless Snow White. For the tenacious players, we've hidden a secret quest within the prologue—conquering it will bring you closer to solving the mystery of the eighth gnome! Look for the clue in the video!
Here's what you'll find in the game:
One new, unique and terribly dangerous mission!
A dangerous new boss!
A secret quest!
A lot of well-known – and not so well-known – fairy tale characters who fight on the side of evil, trying to suppress and destroy the gnomes!
Create unusual combos with your gnome cards to reach the end of the prologue or die with honor!
Once you've finished the prologue (and added Union of Gnomes to your Steam Wishlist), you can look forward to the full story of the gnomes' heroic adventures as they fight for their freedom in the full game. The gnomes stand for freedom and the right not to impose subjugation on anyone else!
Don't forget to recommend the game to your friends and favorite streamers, share your impressions, and leave a review.
Freedom to Gnomes! Union of Gnomes Team
Fixed bugs: lumberjack brings logs, hunter brings food, and other
Greetings to all the gifted blacksmiths!
Thank you all for supporting Anvil Saga and reporting bugs. We have prepared a new patch that addresses various issues.
Fixed:
Bug with tooltips related to books read by the workers that would display when the read books window is closed.
Bug with the re-education machine which made it impossible to place furniture in the room below it.
Reduced the size of the exquisite throne and mahogany table so that they could be placed in any room.
Bug where a notification stating the "Prepare for the Fair" quest would begin when an employee was fired.
The lumberjack does not bring any logs to the forge. After updating, load a save with a game day in which you have not yet hired a lumberjack.
Hunter does not deliver food.
Bug that caused bonus skill levels to drop to zero when hiring a new worker.
Bug with displaying the debuff timer in the re-education room.
Bug with displaying Vlad's portrait instead of Finley's portrait during the order for crafting packaging for the cure.
Bug with timers in the quest to make a figurine of Baphomet.
Bugs in the Russian localization.
Please update your game to gain access to all of these fixes. Don't forget to join our official Discord community!
Regards, Anvil Saga Team
Re-education room and new helper system!
Greetings to all the gifted blacksmiths!
We have prepared a brand-new update for everyone who loves the tale of Arthur and his friends.
A new cutscene will fill you in on what happened to Arthur between the first fair and the beginning of the main game.
Anvil Saga now features decorations and a lighting system for rooms. You can now purchase over 20 new items that will allow you to further customize each space to your liking.
The "re-education room" allows you to remove unnecessary perks and to reroll character traits. But be careful, because there is a downside: after removing a perk, the character loses some health and will temporarily receive the "dizziness" perk.
We also added a "helper" system, which allows you to hire a variety of helpers with unique bonuses. After repairing the helper's cabin, you will have access to a hunter, a lumberjack, a treasurer, an old soldier, and a minstrel all for a reasonable fee.
Finally, there are new side quests for day 44. You'll find out how the stories of Gobin or Danna will end.
We can't wait for you to play the new update! Share your impressions of the game here or in our official Discord.
Regards, Anvil Saga Team
We've added the Japanese language and fixed more bugs!
Greetings to all the gifted blacksmiths!
The bulk of Anvil Saga's development is complete, but we have one final piece of exciting news for 2023. Fixed:
"A too-strict fast", "I hate storylines," and "Reassignment" achievements not working correctly;
Bug causing some items to remain in hidden tasks for blacksmiths when refusing to fulfill Antonio's order;
Bug with the woodworking room in the quest "Impeccable stool";
Incorrect playback of the mushroom-eating animation of one of the workers;
Displaying sparks from an anvil when doing other jobs on reload;
Incorrect display of the apprentice's portrait in dialogs;
Graphic bug with incorrect display of the price of a door after buying that door;
Bug with losing winnings from the fair when reloading the day 20 save.
New:
Аdded the Japanese language.
You can now select an apprentice for the fair. The selected apprentice participates in dialogs.
It is now possible to load the game after a defeat without going to the menu.
Bandits no longer take bookcases as punishment
On that note, we would like to thank everyone who purchased the game in Early Access and on release, wrote reviews, submitted bug reports, and shared ideas on how to improve the gameplay.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May the fire in your forge never quit, your hammers never miss, and your customers never stop their need for fine iron goods!
Regards, Anvil Saga Team
What's next? Our plans for the development of Anvil Saga
Greetings to all the gifted blacksmiths!
Anvil Saga is out of Early Access, all of the roadmap milestones have been met, and all of the bugs have been fixed… So what's next?
We're happy to tell you that we'll continue to support the game!
In fact, we are planning on releasing at least one more big update, which will include:
Additional side quests for the third chapter;
Illustrations for the prologue and epilogue;
New functionality for more comfortable gameplay. (we won't spill the beans – you'll see for yourself in the next update!)
We are also considering releasing several DLCs, but the ideas are still being discussed.
Join our community on Discord to chat about Anvil Saga.
Regards, Anvil Saga Team
Third big bug fix and new achievements!
Greetings to all the gifted blacksmiths!
We have released a brand new patch with bug fixes and gameplay changes.
What's fixed:
Bug with incorrect prioritization of orders in the order feed;
Bug that could stop players from receiving a prize for winning a fair;
Incorrect caption in the opt-out option in the second Witches' order;
Graphical bugs in the worker selection menu during events that workers can participate in;
Bug that caused the workbench to need to be replace when Sir Philip arrived, even though it was already placed;
Bug that caused a roof purchased for the first floor to disappear when building a second floor above it;
Bug that caused the construction interface to not disappear after the narrator's line about opening wood orders;
Bug that caused soldiers' lines to double on day 50;
Bug causing the interface to disappear on day 52 when Duke de La Court arrives;
Bug with incorrect animation of Duke de La Court in the wreath;
Bug with flickering plague fog;
Bug with tooltip window flickering on fairs in the tool interface;
Bug with incorrect display of aristocrat phrases during plague;
Bug with incorrect display of reputation hint for mercenaries;
Bug with loading plates with food in the air in some cases;
Bug with incorrect display of modifier textures and the blacksmith's portrait after loading the game in some cases;
Bug with some customers getting stuck after loading the game when they leave the queue;
Incorrect display of pictures in Olivia's second order in the third chapter of the story;
A minor graphical bug with coin accrual at the fair;
Bug with instantaneous loss of character energy after sleeping;
Graphical bug with plague fog disappearing in the background;
Graphics bug with background elements “drifting” after reloading;
Bug with the final illustration in the second fair not displaying correctly in some cases;
Bug with the headman getting stuck on day 33 of the campaign if his story order is not fulfilled;
Bug with the Bandit customer getting stuck on day 52 of the campaign;
System text display in the option to refuse to the bandit on day 52 of the campaign;
Displaying system text in the Order journal when accepting a Bandits' order on day 52 of the campaign;
Bug with bookworm customers getting stuck periodically during the plague;
Typos in the Russian language version of the game;
Graphics bug with blurred portraits of Bandit's aristocrats;
Bug with the incorrect display of the final art on the second fair in some cases;
Bug with the builder missing during construction in some cases after reloading;
Bug with the arrow from the tutorial not disappearing if the player ignores the tutorial;
The incorrect line of Arthur's refusal to order during "The Wine Festival" modifier.
What's New:
Removed the inscription about the effect of the order on relations with factions at fairs;
Wooden orders are now available after setting up a workbench instead of a sawmill.
Now, only customers who are already in the queue are angry at an order completed for a hostile faction. Customers taking their place in the queue no longer react to such an order and do not leave.
Added a new sprite for the stall improvement button if improvement is forbidden.
Blacksmith skills in the interface are now sorted not by skill base level but by base level and equipment bonus.
Removed the screen darkening around the edges when pausing during dialog.
Also, we've added new achievements! Let's see if you can get them all.
Thanks to everyone for the detailed reports and feedback on the game!
Regards, Anvil Saga Team
Fixed 28 more bugs and changed some mechanics
Greetings to all the gifted blacksmiths!
We have released a new patch for Anvil Saga, which contains a variety of fixes and tweaks.
Thank you very much to the community for your feedback and bug reports.
Bug with the camera flying out of frame after scene reloading;
Displaying Arthur instead of other characters after scene reloading;
Characters getting stuck or skipping their dialog when two different characters arrive at the same time;
Masked Bandit aristocrats getting stuck during the plague after completing an order;
Disappearing interface after refusing Bandits on day 50;
No quest after accepting the monk's order on day 7 when using old saves;
Bug with the idle-state of a character working in the mine after reloading;
Actor Vlad getting stuck on the third fair;
Lack of ending for the third fair in some elections;
Lack of art with Baron in the final of the third fair;
Bug that caused the witches' debuff, "Sabbath", does not work;
Bug with "jumping" of the background due to edge scrolling if the game was in a minimized state;
Incorrect display of the number of logs in the interface;
Animations of Monty walking with a plate in his hands while wearing a miner's costume;
Duplication of Louis Surcouf on days 11 and 17 after reloading;
Incorrect display of buffs and debuffs after faction locking;
Appearance of the “Hide the Witch” event at the fair if the event did not occur in the main game;
A cooking furnace collider, which made it impossible to install furniture on floors above or below;
A bug in furniture setup mode that made it possible to place a piece of furniture in front of a door;
The game freezing with the arrival of the dwarves after a restart;
Inability to place some furniture items above the stairs;
Workbench, wood carving machine, and woodworking machine freezing after reloading;
Lack of bonuses from woodcarving tools. (IMPORTANT: this fix will only work in new games – old save files will remain as is);
The "The Greatest Diplomat" achievement being unavailable;
Bug that caused the second order of monks to not give reputation points with the Church when sending two apprentices;
Bug that made it possible to send more apprentices than needed, e.g., 2 instead of 1;
Edge scrolling no longer works when the store, hiring menu, and journal are open;
A bug that caused "-2:" instead of "-1" to be displayed when denying Bandit Knights.
Gameplay changes based on feedback:
Rewritten the order acceptance description in the second witch's order for clarity;
Antonio's store is now always open, even if the rest of the store's functionality is locked;
When sawing a log into planks, workers now take a new log themselves after the old one runs out;
Free equipment from the main game is transferred to fairs, not just the equipment of Arthur and his apprentice;
Added information to the election window for complex orders and side quests that these are optional quests;
Added a hint about the appearance of a separate plaque after opening wooden orders;
Added an indicator for idle blacksmiths;
Added animation of Jean-Jacques working at the third fair;
Added explanations for changing faction relationships when accepting an order and refusing to fulfill an order;
Fixed some of Monty's animations.
Please update the game to try all of these new fixes and changes. If you haven't already, don't forget to join our Discord, where you can chat with developers and other players.
Regards, Anvil Saga Team
Added easy mode and fixed more than a dozen bugs
Greetings to all the gifted blacksmiths!
Thank you to everyone who supports our team by submitting bug reports for Anvil Saga. It helps us to fix things quickly and create the perfect blacksmithing game for you.
After reading the feedback, we realized that the game is very difficult for some people; we have decided to add an easy mode. The gold reward for items and bulk orders is increased by 150%. Bulk orders also provide a 175% boost to reputation, and regular orders grant 2 prestige points. Food in easy mode heals workers to half of their maximum health. Also, the food spoils 1.5 times slower in both modes.
The following bugs have been fixed:
Displaying the incorrect lines for Doan if the player made a frying pan for her;
A bug with the timer before the fair;
Bug where the builder would not arrive to build a room;
Interface blinking on 4K monitors;
Locking buttons on the keyboard after selling a bookcase;
Appearance of empty event windows;
Northener and Finley become stuck during the third fair;
Bug causing an item to still be purchased for a complex order after a customer refused the order and left;
A bug causing progress to reset to zero on day 20;
Bug causing England's order to remain in the order feed in Chapter 3 when accepting a Bandit's order;
Bug causing mixed orders at the fair to bring 0 points;
Bug that caused plank-paid orders to show up as food-paid orders in the order feed;
Ability to hire an extra worker while the current worker was on a task outside the forge;
Displaying a bed instead of a French merchant's order;
Disappearance of the first monk order from the order feed;
Bug causing Vlad's wife to arrive on day 55 after successfully completing all quests on day 53;
Bug with the size of the log rack collider;
Incorrect tooltips in the tutorial;
Bug that caused the religious holidays modifier to start in seasons other than summer;
Bug that caused the stall at the second fair to depend on the results of the preparation for the first fair;
A bug that caused the transition between the two far rooms on the lower level of the mine to not be displayed;
Characters get stuck on the way to the sawmill if it is below ground level.
Bug that caused customers with carving orders to come only in the absence of any modifiers;
Appearance of a black screen instead of a list of completed orders in the Order journal;
Disappearance of the interface in the tutorial after a Baron's order;
Out-of-bounds text in Antonio's first order;
Bug sometimes causing the courier to not bring tools after purchase;
A bug causing a sleep animation on the bed even if the blacksmith is currently awake;
A bug causing a bandit stealing furniture to get stuck after reloading;
Bug that caused the spawn frequency of customers for different modifiers to not be saved;
Bug, because of which, after the completion of Olivia's order in the Order journal entered a record that the order had failed;
Bug with the roof displaying when double-clicking on the design menu;
Fixed several bugs in the Chinese localization.
In addition, we have added:
Korean language;
Ability to refuse Antonio's bulk order on the select tab;
Camera speed settings and edge scrolling, plus the ability to disable them;
Lines about the bells so that players do not assume that blacksmiths not falling asleep during this debuff is a bug.
Indicators displaying the level when blacksmiths start to require sleep and food;
A display of the current reputation level with the faction in story choices;
A button to open the pause menu;
Dialogues with the bandit stealing furniture when he first arrives;
Narrator phrases explaining faction mechanics;
Tooltip for orders requiring books.
And, finally, we changed the inscription on the fairs. Instead of "Save and Exit" it now says "Exit" to avoid the misconception that you can save at fairs.
We hope that, despite all of the flaws, you are enjoying Anvil Saga. Thanks again for your help with bugs, support on the release, and feedback on the game.
Regards, Anvil Saga Team
Nominate Anvil Saga for the Steam Awards 2023!
Greetings to all the gifted blacksmiths!
Thank you to everyone who supported Anvil Saga during its release week. We hope that you enjoyed your adventures with Arthur as he forged his way to becoming the greatest smith in the land, but he has one more request for you.
The Steam Autumn Sale takes place from 21-28 November and you can nominate your favorite game during this period for the Steam Awards 2023.
Arthur and his friends request that you please nominate Anvil Saga in the "Outstanding Story-Rich Game" category. It will help to further show your support for the game.
Regards, Anvil Saga Team
Anvil Saga is out! Update your game and get to work!
Greetings to all the gifted blacksmiths!
The day has finally come: Anvil Saga is now complete and ready for you to play – we are extremely excited to finally share the game in its entirety with you!
Please note that since there is new content added to all three chapters of the game, your old save files will not be compatible with it. You will need to start a new game to experience all of the new content. Sorry!
In this update, the choices you make will affect the outcome of your story, influencing the fates of every character in Anvil Saga. Who will become the greatest blacksmith in the land, Arthur or Jean-Jacues? Who will win the hand of the fair maiden Olivia? Will the Baron remain the most powerful man in the province? You decide these and many more.
Unfortunately, we will need a little more time to prepare quality translations into Korean and Japanese. Therefore, they will be added to the game at a later date.
Update Anvil Saga and share your thoughts and impressions here or on our official Discord.
