From Press Release:
SEVILLE, SPAIN – July 9, 2026. Indie developer QUICKFIRE GAMES and publisher Firesquid have officially announced at Tacticon 2026 that Prelude Dark Pain is set to release in Early Access on July 27th, 2026. Players can watch the Steam Next Fest accolades trailer here.
With over 85,000 wishlists, Prelude Dark Pain is one of the most highly anticipated turn-based tactical RPGs for this year. The demo is now available again to celebrate Tacticon after a successful Steam Next Fest, where it gathered 20,000 downloads and “Very Positive” community reviews. Players praised the game’s art style, gameplay and story.
In Early Access Prelude Dark Pain will offer over 15 hours of gameplay with the full first act, following the story of 9 playable heroes (Soren, Tizon, Tammais, Maya, Sade, Gala, Rufio, Urza and Rayder). Each hero offers a unique play style including 4 active skills, 2 passive and virtues. Alongside these content, the Early Access also includes the explorable worldmap, and a first set of cutscenes.
Prelude Dark Pain will be available in Early Access on July 27th. Tactical RPG fans can wishlist on Steam, and follow QUICKFIRE GAMES on Bluesky, X, and Instagram.
About QUICKFIRE GAMES
QUICKFIRE GAMES is an indie game studio based in Seville (Spain), now developing their first game: Prelude Dark Pain. The studio was born with the dream of creating the video games that they would love to play, exploring creative mechanics, and bringing new experiences to players. They want to create projects with a clear, playable, and creative identity, doing what they love the most: developing and creating new worlds for players.
About Firesquid
Firesquid is a developer-focused publisher helping teams realize their vision. We form deep and trust-based relationships with our partners. Firesquid aims to create a catalog of strategy titles that modernize and revisit the genre while delighting our players the world over.
