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Below the Stone - A Pixelart Caving Roguelike about Dwarves

Created by Strollart Studios

A hand-drawn pixel art roguelike about dwarves, mining, and resource gathering.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

ROADMAP TIME - Below the Stone + Shoutout to some cool developers.
over 1 year ago – Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 09:15:00 AM

Hey again depth dwellers!

We had an interesting time at PAX West this year, being both Andrew's first trip to Seattle, while also being his first time catching Covid. We got pretty darn sick from shaking hands and talking to people, so we needed some time to recover and get our health back. We're starting to feel close to our normal selves again, so that's good.

Art by Duncan

We've been putting together a roadmap for the next stretch of Below the Stone development, and we wanted to share it with all our backers here to let you know the thought process behind the dev team and what we're working toward before 1.0, Nintendo Switch release, and sending out Kickstarter backer rewards.

EARLY BIRD ROADMAP: A rough list of goals we have.

The thought process behind focusing on layer 1 and 2 is we'd like the foundation of the game to be solid before pushing toward making the 3rd layer of the caves. It's a process that's going to take a bit of time, but it will be entirely on making sure we implement the ideas and fixes that the community want so much. It is important to do this instead of focus on this, because it will give us the right jumping pad for all the flashy, cool features we want to add in the near future.

This roadmap is subject to change however, and we'd like to add some dates soon to let you know more about how this will roll out soon.

Thank you for all of your patience, and giving us the time to recover, and keeping up with us! Below the Stone is our dream project BECAUSE OF YOU! And we want to make it count when it's all said and done.

Thank you again, and please join our Discord for all the recent news

A KICKSTARTER PROJECT WE LOVE!

Ever wonder what it would look like if a Soviet state sponsored game developer designed a game to compete with classic side-scrollers while subverting western youth? Well Type 3 Studios sure have.

One of our team members is the developer of Super Marxist Twins, a parody propaganda platformer that's finally releasing after years of development! Fight for The People through the challenging campaign and contribute to the Common Good by making your own levels and sharing them with your Comrades.

"SMT" is a humble project of love, sweat, gamedev grit, and unyielding commitment. Type 3 Studios is finally releasing their game, and they fundraising on Kickstarter to get the word out. They have a goal of $2,500, and have 27% of their goal.

 Send some support their way by visiting their Steam and Kickstarter page linked below -- There's only 2 weeks left in their campaign, so every bit counts!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vecima/super-marxist-twins-a-parody-propaganda-platformer?ref=user_menu

Thank you Depth Dwellers!

New video for Below the Stone's development!
about 2 years ago – Mon, Mar 04, 2024 at 06:01:44 PM

Below the Stone Roadmap + 250 reviews! THANK YOU!
about 2 years ago – Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 07:21:43 AM

250 reviews!

THANK YOU for getting us to above 250 reviews!

We're getting so close to 300 now, a huge milestone for the team working on this game. It amazes us every day seeing you all pour your love into this game, and letting us know what you want to see us work on next. That is what gamedev is all about, and it's a gem to be able to wake up every day and see you enjoying what we created. It only takes a couple minutes, but helps us a ton.

2024, what's next...?

These are our plans we put together for the first half of 2024, based on what you the fans have told us you're excited most for. Feel free to dig on in.

Below the Stone has always been incredibly community driven, so please feel free to join the discussion here on what you'd want to see in the next update, or join our discord to be a part of our big dwarven community theorizing what we are crafting for the game next.

-Mike @ Strollart; Below the Stone

BELOW THE STONE EARLY ACCESS TOMORROW!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 01:37:48 PM

RELEASING EARLY ACCESS TOMORROW!

Big news for the team and everyone who helped us get here. I wanted to give a big thank you to the people who gave us the drive and the hope to get us to where we are now. 

Here is some early concept art of what you'll be seeing tomorrow :)

- Mike @ Strollart; Below the Stone


Steam keys sent out!!!
over 2 years ago – Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 02:42:10 PM

STEAM KEYS ARE OUT!

Hey everyone!

Quick update -- We had just sent out Steam keys to those of you who had taken the time to sign up via Backerkit, and we'd like you to check your emails to see if you received a key.

If you had not received your Steam key, please write an email to [email protected], or DM Mike Strollart on Discord

REWARD UPDATE:

We will be likely sending physicals sometime after Early Access, just to allow proper physical production of certain rewards to happen, and not to rush the items you will be receiving. 

Thank you all so much for supporting our game, and allowing us to get these rewards to you in the right and proper condition. We want to go for as high quality as possible, and this time will allow us to give you something you will be proud to have on your shelf!

Thank you again, and stay tuned on our socials for more Below the Stone news!

- Mike 

Thank you!