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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We had a great time at Rapture Gaming Festival this past weekend! Thank you to everyone who played the latest build of Fate's Loop we had some really great feedback and it was amazing to see people enjoying the game. Head to our website to learn about our next events! #IndieGames #GameDev

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Business development is just as important to us as game development which is why Abbygale and Mary-Jane are excited to share that they are taking part in Be Inspired from the University of Staffordshire! 😊

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

One year after graduating and some of the team are back at #GradEx but as industry guests this time! GradEx was such an important time for us as students and so it’s an honour to be invited back this year. Good luck to all of the graduates, there is some great talent joining the industry! #gamedev

The indie game teams of Astral Forge and Mudcat Games are joined by Chris Headleand on the stage at the University of Staffordshire for GradEx.

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

As the sun rises over Farbell a new day begins, or does it? Thalor knows better – and he may be the only one who does. In Fate’s Loop you must solve puzzles, fight monsters, build relationships, and more in order to uncover the truth behind this time loop curse. -- #FatesLoop #AstralForge #RPG

Key art for Fate's Loop showing the main character Thalor looking over the town of Farbell with the sunrise in the background.

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Iteration is a big part of our development process, what you see one week might look completely different the next. We take feedback on board and work to improve the style and feel of our game based on what our players want to see. Here is a before and after shot of our game in just a few months.

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Astral Forge is officially 1 🎉 It’s honestly hard to believe that it has been a year already. We have done so much in this time, and it really is only the beginning. Thank you to all the team for your hard work and dedication, we have come so far! 💖 We cannot wait to show you our progress.

Fate's Loop Screenshot of Thalor standing on a bridge and looking out towards the waterfall.

The Astral Forge team in front of their game stand at ProtoPlay.

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Our time with Tranzfuser has come to an end and we could not have asked for a better few months! We are so thankful for the Tranzfuser programme for allowing our ideas start to become a reality. We were proud to wrap up the programme and showcase our game at ProtoPlay.

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We are excited to finally reveal the first official trailer for Fate's Loop! We have been working on this project for a few months now and its about time we show it to everyone. Let us know what you think! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDPG...

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Fates Loop Trailer

YouTube video by Island_Tiger

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

There are some exiting things happening in the motion capture suite!! #motioncapture #astralforge #animation #games

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Abby is our directory, designer and programmer for Astral Forge focusing on all things business as well as the development and design of the main systems. For the University of Staffordshire’s GradEx she displayed her procedural maze generation using cellular automata tool in @unity.com

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Bryn @ballenart.bsky.social is our concept artist in Astral Forge focusing on all of the artistic direction and designs. For his graduate show he displayed his playable card game, PLANTOON, as well as a concept book for some of his other works.

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Mary-Jane is one of our designers and programmers in Astral Forge focusing on the main game and mechanic designs as well as the development of systems and UI. For the University of Staffordshire’s GradEx she showed a vertical slice of her immersive auditory game experience, Kitty.

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Joe is one of our award winning animators for Astral Forge focusing mostly on gameplay and technical animation. For the University of Staffordshire’s GradEx he displayed his work with full body and facial motion capture on meta humans using @viconmocap.bsky.social capture system and Faceware.

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Jack @theomaht.bsky.social is one of our award winning animators for Astral Forge focusing mostly on cinematic animations. For the University of Staffordshire’s GradEx he displayed his work with Epic Games’ live link for facial capture as well as seamless transitions from gameplay to cutscenes.

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Astral Forge @astral-forge.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Showing off at GradEx with the University of Staffordshire! Both the company and personal projects are being shown across the campus by our team!

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