Shadow of the Guild has just been updated to version 1.1.1 On the menu (yes we are French everything is related to food): - Balancing the underground boss, I named this dear Valik - Camera adjustments to give more visibility, in motion, to the elements in front of Yaràn - A correction of the English version or a text was missing in a sub-part of the pirate camp
Thank you to all the players for their support! Keep giving us feedback so we can improve the game :)
Experience the Next Chapter in the Epic Shadow of the Guild
The first major update for Shadow of the Guild includes a number of improvements and enhancements to the game. Some of the key updates are:
Enhanced animations in the rolling motion: We have improved the animations for the rolling motion, making it look more smooth and realistic.
Brand new speedrun mode: We have added a new speedrun mode to the game, allowing players to compete against each other to see who can complete the game in the fastest time.
Larger hitboxes: We have increased the size of the hitboxes in the game, making it easier to hit enemies and avoid attacks.
Other cool improvements in gameplay: In addition to the above changes, we have made a number of other improvements to the gameplay, including tweaks to the balance and overall polish of the game.
We hope these changes will provide a better and more enjoyable experience for players of Shadow of the Guild.
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Version 1.0.1 - Patch note : - PS5 Controller support added - Skip ONLAP concert Fix - Corrections on French Version - Whip bug fix
Shadow of the Guild V1.0 Out now in full launch!
Ahoy, sailors of the skies! Welcome aboard the ships of Rain Merchants’ Guild. We’re happy to announce that Shadow of the Guild is out now with version 1.0!
See our latest and greatest trailer here:
We are extremely excited to see how you will fulfil your mission to destroy the Emperor Gethro III’s evil sky pirates and make their resistance futile.
Let’s have a small read on the main features and gameplay of Shadow of the Guild’s release.
The game in a nutshell
Beat ‘em up with RPG elements: choose your style from the skills of mages, assassins, and warriors
Over 5 hours of gameplay and an epic & quirky story
Created by a French solo developer and author of the books of the same series: Robin Buisson
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Main features
Fight the enemies using magic, stealthy assassinations, and beat ‘em up with straight-up sword combos
Beautiful cinematics and well crafted dialogues moving you forward in the story; localised in French, Portuguese, and Romanian in addition to English
Use environment to your advantage by hiding in the shadows and throwing weapons at enemies
Here we go! Go forth now and save the world from the evil emperor.
Shadow of the Guild is nearly here: just under one month of a wait left for the release!
Steam Next Fest brought the game attention well deserved with thousands of viewers on streams.
“Luckily I didn’t see the number of viewers… I thought I was alone so I just kept having fun on the stream lol!”
said the developer of Shadow of the Guild, Robin Buisson from the Guild Studios after his nearly three hours broadcast during Steam’s October 2022 Next Fest. Over a hundred thousand unique viewers and nearly ten thousand concurrent viewers brought Shadow of the Guild some well-deserved demo-enthusiast attention.
Guild Studios has been making the beat ‘em up / RPG / story-driven Metroidvania for a long time since it originally started as a saga of books, penned by the lead developer of the game! The French book series called The Rain Merchant’s Guild tells the story of the said guild, which controls the clouds, rain, and thus the water available to the people.
Story
Shadow of the Guild sets up a premise for the books and lets you play as one of the Guild’s Shadows, Yarán. A shadow is part of the Guild’s spies who are trained to be warriors, mages, and assassins. Yarán receives a mission to solve how the evil Emperor Gethro III has learned to make clouds himself and is trying to steal the domination of rain and clouds from the Guild.
Gameplay
Shadow of the Guild is a side-scrolling beat ‘em up with an RPG-like progression. When you go further in your mission you will be able to choose which skills you want to develop. You can choose from the paths of warrior, mage, or assassin, each focusing on different skill trees.
The actual gameplay lasts for about 5 to 7 hours depending on how deep you want to dive into the story. And why wouldn’t you, it truly is a magnificent story.
The Guild Studio is also promising a lot of upcoming updates on their roadmap, including speedrunner features on their first update following the release, more content, and missions, and they’re hinting something about slaying a horde of pirates…
For press and influencers, review codes are now available, and preview opportunities are open for inquiries to chosen ones. Contact team@bonusstage.co.
Join Starbuck and Shadows on a Live-Stream This Saturday
Join our livestream on Saturday, October 8th at 16.00 CET. We've got Starbuck as a special quest joining us to play the game and chat with you all! See you there.
Shadow of the Guild is a story of Yarán, one of the finest spies in the Guild of the Rain Merchants, who is tasked to find out the mysteries and treacheries that are happening in the lands of Emperor Gethro III.
The game is a mix of beat-em-ups and infiltration games, blending RPG-like progression, and side-scrolling metroidvanias into the mix. The unique art of the game and its cinematic cutscenes make the story immersive and exciting to follow along.
Your choices you make with your own skill tree will make the game different for all players. You can focus all your powers to the path of a mage to use potions, lightnings, and other magic to beat the enemy forces. Or move along on the path of an assassin to execute sneaky kills to unsuspecting villains. Or go all-in and push through the guards and bosses as a powerful warrior.
Shadow of the Guild is coming out in 2022, but now is your chance to try your hands on its demo! The demo contains nearly an hour of gameplay, but the full game takes about five to seven hours to play through.
Join our livestream on Saturday, October 8th at 16.00 CET. We've got Starbuck as a special quest joining us to play the game and chat with you all! See you there.
The Shadows Sneak Up to the Next Fest
Shadow of the Guild is a story of Yarán, one of the finest spies in the Guild of the Rain Merchants, who is tasked to find out the mysteries and treacheries that are happening in the lands of Emperor Gethro III.
The game is a mix of beat-em-ups and infiltration games, blending RPG-like progression, and side-scrolling metroidvanias into the mix. The unique art of the game and its cinematic cutscenes make the story immersive and exciting to follow along.
Your choices you make with your own skill tree will make the game different for all players. You can focus all your powers to the path of a mage to use potions, lightnings, and other magic to beat the enemy forces. Or move along on the path of an assassin to execute sneaky kills to unsuspecting villains. Or go all-in and push through the guards and bosses as a powerful warrior.
Shadow of the Guild is coming out in 2022, but now is your chance to try your hands on its demo! The demo contains nearly an hour of gameplay, but the full game takes about five to seven hours to play through.
Join our livestream on Thursday, October 6th at 14.00 CET (recording available later) to ask your questions from the developers, here the story's background and lot more! See you there.
Shadow of the Guild - Open Beta in Steam
Greeting, Warriors!
We're pleased to announce that our first public beta test is now live. You'll be able to experience about one hour of the gameplay we have so far.
This playtest will run from now until end of September.
What to Expect
Although Shadow Of The Guild is coming along nicely, it's not complete yet. Most of the gameplay features are in place and working, but we still have a lot of content to add.
All that said, we feel like we have a decent early game experience here, and we hope this playtest will offer you quite a few hours of entertainment.
Feedback
For this test, we are looking for your gameplay feedback. How the game feels, what are your thoughts, did you enjoy playing, did you hate something?
Please join our Discord to give feedback and your five cents after you've played the game. Your feedback helps us understand how players experience Shadow Of The Guild, and will let us identify areas that still need improvement.
Shadow of the Guild will be published by Bonus Stage Publishing in 2022
Choose your style from the skill trees of assassins, mages, or warriors and live up to your honour in Shadow of the Guild, published by Bonus Stage Publishing on PC in 2022. Shadow of the Guild is a beat-em-up platformer made by a French company Guild Studio, and its story has its roots in bestselling books authored by the studio’s founder and main developer.
Bonus Stage Publishing is extremely happy to announce the publishing of the Shadow of the Guild, coming out in 2022 on PC. Shadow of the Guild is inspired by Prince of Persia and it has a RPG style progression for your character. You play as a warrior of Rain Merchant’s Guild, whose mission to provide water all over the world is under the threat of Gethro III’s Eastern Empire, and you must now investigate what Gethro is doing and get your organisation's powers back.
You can choose to infiltrate the Empire by lurking in the shadows as a sneaky assassin, beat ‘em all up as a fierce warrior, or cast all-powerful spells upon the enemies. Once you choose your path, you can upgrade your specific skills on your character or develop all skills to be a balanced spy. Complete side quests, find attack combos, unlock the epic cutscenes revealing the story, and enhance your character with various consumables giving you new powers.
Shadow of the Guild will come out on PC in 2022, and it will have a playtime of roughly 6 hours. Follow the game here on Steam and on the publisher’s website here.
About the developer: Guild Studio is a French video game studio. It aims to create wonderful worlds in which it invites players. Founded by writer Robin Buisson and graphic designer Arnaud Wallet, Guild Studio launches its first title "Shadow of the Guild", a 2D action/platformer inspired by one of its founders' favourite games, "Prince of Persia".
About the publisher: Bonus Stage Publishing is an indie game publisher with a Finnish spirit: no bs, just good publishing. The company was founded to bring some honesty and friendliness to the indie publishing world. Their released titles include Sunblaze, Warshmallows, and JANITOR BLEEDS.