From Press Release:
SEVILLE, SPAIN – July 27, 2026. Indie developer QUICKFIRE GAMES and publisher Firesquid have officially launched Prelude Dark Pain into Early Access. Players can now buy the turn-based dark fantasy tactical RPG for $19.99 /£16,75/ 19,50€ on Steam with a 10% launch discount. The Early Access launch trailer is available here.
Prelude Dark Pain’s Early Access offers 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 this, the Early Access also includes the explorable worldmap, and a first set of cutscenes.
Prelude Dark Pain takes place in the world of Statera, a dark and grim territory plagued by an ancient force of destruction called the Dark Pain. With a handcrafted world,and an art style inspired by Mike Mignola’s works, Prelude Dark Pain offers a deep combat system made for turn-based fans. It is accompanied by a gritty and epic soundtrack scored by Japanese composer Kumi Tanioka (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Minecraft).
“We’re extremely proud of what we have accomplished as a team with this Early Access, and extremely thankful to all of our Kickstarter backers and supporters”, says Arturo Martín, co-founder of QUICKFIRE GAMES. “Our community has played a key role in the development, and we’re looking forward to keeping working closely with our players during the Early Access to achieve our goal with the full game”.
Prelude Dark Pain is now available in Early Access. Tactical RPG fans can follow QUICKFIRE GAMES on Bluesky, X, and Instagram for more information.
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.
