Prelude Dark Pain Early Access Release Set for Later This Month

Publisher Firesquid Games and developer Quickfire Games announced that dark fantasy tactical RPG Prelude Dark Pain will release on Steam Early Access on July 27, 2026. The game is expected to be in Early Access for around a year, with the initial version including the game’s first act and around fifteen hours of content.

Prelude Dark Pain sees players taking on the role of Soren, a warrior turned blacksmith, in the world of Statera. Soren ends up leading a group of heroes trying to save the world from an ancient evil lying beyond the world’s veil, which is being torn apart by the actions of the Order of the Ashen Crusade. The full game will feature over twenty playable heroes and a non-linear game world, with players making decisions that can impact both the story and which heroes can be recruited.