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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thank you so much! Warms my heart to hear❤️

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I can't even with the fact that SKALD is in a bundle with five of the greatest classic isometric crpgs ever made😭🥳🤩

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Memento Moree @mementomoree.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

One of the pieces I made for "SKALD, Against the Black Priory" available on Steam and GOG. This specific one was a labour of love. I took almost twice the usual time but tried to put as many details and to make it as perfect as possible. Commissioned by @highnorthstudios.bsky.social

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I'm super excited to announce that you can now buy Skald and Avernum 4 in a great value-packed retro CRPG bundle on Steam! I've always been a big fan of @spiderwebsoft so this one was a lot of fun! So what are you waiting for? Go support some old men who make games⚔️ Link👇

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Ooph, this one resurfaces from time to time 😬 Made it 10 years ago and was easier to laugh at back then. Still pretty fun to play though (especially if you play it full screen with a controller). We've had some really fun evenings racking up insane high-scores with it. gamejolt.com/games/super-...

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Recognize this absolute gem? Probs my fave 4x from the mid 90s and a PERFECT game for the laptop while traveling🤩 Also this really makes me wanna make a retro-style strategy game😬😬😬

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Good luck my friend! Don't polish too much - you know how that goes when there isn't time to QA properly😅

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I love old-school, TSR-era ad&d art and I gotta say, for cover art I think Jeff Easly is by far my favourite artist. I always found his use of light and color superb combined with motifs that go HARD❤ Do you have a fave fantasy artist? I want pics below!🗡🛡🏹

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Mellow Yellow at Nordic Game Conference 2025! Not my finest hour but far from my worst🤩 All this to say I'm incredibly excited to share I'll be speaking at NORDIC GAME this year! I can't wait to be back for more socializing, champagne and maybe a tiny bit of talking games❤ See you there!

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Spillhistorie.no @spillhistorie.no · 02/04/2026

Rollespillet Skald: Against the Black Priory fikk mye positiv oppmerksomhet da det ble lansert. Vi har fått noen ord med skaperen – @highnorthstudios.bsky.social :

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En prat med skaperen av Skald - Spillhistorie.no

Vi har hørt med rollespillskaper Anders Lauridsen om hvordan det er å lage spill i Vestre Jakobselv.

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Thank you! Seeing your project makes me soooo happy! Blows my mind❤

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juia funny vampire 🌻 @juia.gay · 28/12/2025

OK EU VOU DIZER Q SKALD É MUITO BOM E VCS DEVIAM BAIXAR RECOMENDAÇÃO DE CRPG DA JUIA

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Going to share some on-sale recommendations here and there during the Xmas Steam sale, starting with this one: SKALD: Against the Black Priory. If a modern take on a classic CRPG with C64-inspired graphics sounds right up your alley, then £6.39 or your regional equiv will pay your fee to adventure.

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Save 50% on SKALD: Against the Black Priory on Steam

SKALD:Against the Black Priory is a retro-style party-based RPG set in a grim-dark fantasy world of tragic heroes, violent deaths and Lovecraftian horror. Take a chance and roll the dice as you embark...

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

SKALD: Against the Black Priory is free on Epic Games Store for the next 24 hours. Another mystery freebie tomorrow buff.ly/aadJJDg

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 28/12/2025

Yet another banger of a giveaway game today. Again, 24 hours only - Skald: Against The Black Priory, a pointed DOS-styled, EGA-graphics old school RPG.

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SKALD Against the Black Priory | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games Store

Download and play SKALD Against the Black Priory at the Epic Games Store. Check for platform availability and price!

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Norwegian indie-game 'Kioku: Last Summer' is live on Kickstarter! I know that I need some cozy in my life and I suspect you do to! Check out their project and please consider giving them some love😊 www.kickstarter.com/projects/517...

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Kioku: Last Summer - A Cozy Childhood Adventure Game in Y2K

Uncover mysteries, forge friendships, and relive the magic of summer as a child in the early 2000s in this charming adventure!

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

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Kioku: Last Summer - A Cozy Childhood Adventure Game in Y2K

Uncover mysteries, forge friendships, and relive the magic of summer as a child in the early 2000s in this charming adventure!

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Super-woman and astronaut, Jannicke MIkkelsen sent me this heart-warmer today of a common aquaintance ❤️ I'm simply at a loss for words. Thank you so much both Jannicke and @richardgarriott.bsky.social ! The world is a better place because of people like you (my day certainly is).

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Gim @bestyoutuber69.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Hi everyone! Today we are reviewing a cRPG about cosmic horrors beyond human comprehension from @highnorthstudios.bsky.social A great game with a great story that proudly stands on the shoulders of classics like Ultima 4 and 5, but makes the game much more accessible than your average cRPG

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Skald Against The Black Priory: evil space tentacles meet Indomitable Human Spirit (Gone wrong???)

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Yesterday I stumbled across a Reddit-post from user "Apprehensive-Tea7447" showing off a PHYSICAL EDITION OF SKALD that he made as a fan project! The product looks insanely good😍 One of the most moving tributes I've ever gotten and it felt absolutely amazing to see!

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

And just look how good it looks with grampa BG1 and the amazing Nox Archaist by 6502 Workshop!

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Dice specially selected for their "slimy, gooey look" 😋

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Even comes with a manual packed with lore from my blog and in-game art 😍

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Likewise Lu! Here's to our next meeting🤩

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Today you can find me on stage at #gamescom #devcom in sunny Cologn! Drop by for what is bound to be a legendary talk🤩 Also be sure to say "hi" at one of the many minglers you'll find me at this week (I'll be the loudest one there).

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High North Studios @highnorthstudios.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

This is an amazing collage🤩 I may need to steal it😬

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Stein Makes Games @steinmakesgames.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Making a nostalgic game is not about recreating perfect technical accuracy, but capturing the feeling of how we remember the influences through our rose-tinted nostalgia glasses - Realization from dev of Skald: Against the Black Priory @highnorthstudios.bsky.social #gamedev #indiedev #skald #rpg

Picture of a presentation on Skald: Against the Black priory by HighNorthStudios, presented at Spillkonventet 2025. Slide says "Skald is how we remember games from the late 80s, but now how they actually were. Then defining Anemoia: Nostalgia for something you never experienced". Above is a picture of Skald and a Commodore 64 game, showing the visual difference.

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Stein Makes Games @steinmakesgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

"Players didn't abandon the X genre - Publishers did!" - Creator of SKALD RPG, @highnorthstudios.bsky.social, on the topic of finding #indiedev success in a niche market. It doesn't matter that a game doesn't have mainstream appeal that everyone LIKE, as long as enough people LOVE it!

Speaker at game development conference with slide saying "The first big realization: Players didn't abandon the X genre - Publishers did!"

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ゆぴ1号 @yupi1go.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

【 #SKALD 航海日誌第00回】英語ダメ人間がPCOT日本語翻訳で遊ぶ、ファンタジー＋宇宙的恐怖。プレイ日記はじめます。はてなブログにアップ。 yupi1go.hatenablog.com/entry/sk00 今回はイントロとしてゲームの紹介。これは僕的GTOYにほぼ決定している傑作RPG。レトロなグラフィックとモダンなプレイフィールが融合した傑作インディゲーム。テーブルトークRPGを思わせる濃厚な描写が魅力。ぜひ一度遊んでみてください。 Steam store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/...

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