Arcadia Fallen

A couple of Danish Indie developers making Arcadia Fallen~

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone!

We’ve just received the final physical Kickstarter rewards, so we’re happy to say that in 14 days we’re gonna be shipping out the packages! Kickstarter backers, please remember to check your addresses and make sure everything looks right, so that your items will arrive at the correct location! ^^

Webshop open!

We’ve mentioned this on our Discord, but the Galdra webshop has been closed for a while now due to the unstable global situation. For various reasons, shipping overseas from Denmark has gotten a lot more expensive. The solution we’ve found for Kickstarter rewards is that we’re packing everything into a car and then taking a road trip to Germany to ship things from there (Yes, that is literally the least complicated solution ^^0) 

We’re aware, however, that many new and existing fans of the Arcadia Fallen series weren’t able to back the Kickstarter for Arcadia Fallen II. We want to give everyone the opportunity to get merchandise featuring the characters from our games, so for that reason:

The Galdra Store will be open from today, and we’ll ship these new orders out together with the Kickstarter Rewards in about 14 days from now.

[You can find the store here]

Sending international packages will hopefully improve in the future, but while chaos reigns, we might have to close the shop again, so we hope people will use this opportunity while we can guarantee the store will be open.

Thank you everyone for being so patient; we hope you’ll all enjoy your rewards!

Cheers

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone,

What a month it’s been! Arcadia Fallen II released on April 9th and we are so, so happy with the reception it has received! So far, 100% of the Steam reviews are positive! How amazing is that?

The month flew by with release shenanigans, writing emails, fixing bugs and taking the time to read all of your comments and enjoy everyone’s reactions! So what’s next, you might ask?

Kickstarter Rewards!

We just got the test print for the artbook back and it's looking so pretty! It’s been sent for final printing now, so we’ll hopefully get those home soon. The postcards are also ready to be printed now that we have the final KS thank you card (this month’s header image). They’re all gonna look so cool; we hope you’ll enjoy them! 

We’re gonna make another update 14 days before we ship to give people time to update their address if needed.

Steam Community Items

We got approved for Steam Community Items, so we’ve also been working on getting those ready! Here are the emojis of the love interests that will be released. We hope you’ll enjoy using them across the site!

Thank You!

We’ve been saying this a lot lately, but we’re just so grateful that there are so many people out there who have jumped into this world we’ve created. Seeing everyone’s MCs and how they interact with the cast is so heartwarming that it’ll keep us warm and motivated as we get started on new adventures!

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you in June for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

The adventure begins!

Arcadia Fallen II is now out on Steam, GOG, EGS, itch.io, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Series x and S!!

Become the hero you want to be in this fantastical roleplay visual novel, where life as a mage student is about to change forever!

On behalf of the Galdra team, thank you for playing! We hope you’ll enjoy the journey!🤗

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone

Happy Release Month! Arcadia Fallen II releases on April 9 and we’re all so very excited to see this story we’ve been working on for so long go out into the world! Thank you to all of you for following our journey!

The full game is now available on Steam for beta testers! Early-access works the same as previous tests: you go to Steam and update your Demo and you’re ready to go! Whether you’ve already played the first half of the game, or you’re gonna be diving in for the first time, we hope you’ll enjoy your journey and we’re very excited to hear what you think! 

Remember to be kind to your fellow players and refrain from posting spoilers anywhere public. There’s a spoiler channel in our Discord for you all to use, together with a channel to report bugs if you happen upon one of those. Thank you all for being awesome!^^

We just received final confirmation that Arcadia Fallen II will launch on on PS5 & PS4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S together with the PC and Nintendo Switch release on April 9! 

This is about to get a little nerdy here, but we’re porting the game ourselves and we just wanna take a moment to give our programmer Daniel a round of applause for successfully porting and building to PC and ALL major platforms so they could all launch the same day! 

Due to NDA shenanigans, it’s difficult to explain just what kind of absolute crazy wizardry this man has performed to make this possible!

We’re glad that Playstation and Xbox players will be able to join the adventure with everyone else on April 9!

While we’re eagerly waiting for the release date, we’re also getting ready to send out Kickstarter rewards. We’ve been working hard on putting together an art book with lots of concept art, early sketches and fun notes from the team. Players can buy the digital version for PC when the game releases, but we’re also gonna be sending it for printing soon for backers who pledged for the physical art book. 

And while we’re at it! We’ve already got pins and charms ready to be shipped! Look at how sparkly they turned out. All we’re missing now are the art prints and the artbook, and then we should be ready to start sending out rewards!

We’ll send out a notice 14 days before we start shipping, giving everyone time to update their address if needed.

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you for the game’s release on April 9!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Change is coming to the magical Seven Winds Academy. How will you face it? And who will be at your side?

About Arcadia Fallen II:

A roleplay visual novel

5 romanceable companions

Boarding school shenanigans

Fighting tyranny with the power of friendship (and a truckload of spite)

Releases April 9th on PC and Nintendo Switch!

Wishlist now!

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone,

Lots of exciting stuff is happening this month... The most important thing is that we’re gonna announce Arcadia Fallen II’s release date tomorrow! We’ve been prepping what we think is a really cool trailer to reveal the entire voice cast, too!  We hope you’ll all like and share our announcement tomorrow on your favorite socials, so that we can make a big splash!^^ 

We’ve updated the public demo on Steam, so the extended demo is now finally and truly done with all the features of the full game. We hope you’ll enjoy it while you wait for the release.

The game is now pretty much ready for launch. We’re still doing extra QA to weed out missing sounds and tiny grammar issues to make things absolutely perfect, but our main focus now is on porting Arcadia Fallen II to all the different platforms. That means lots and lots of testing. Wish us luck as we work on this final stretch!

Beta testers will get access to the full version of the game roughly a week before release, so you’ll be able to do the math tomorrow when the date is revealed, and, of course, we’ll post another separate update for you when you’re granted access!

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you tomorrow for the big trailer reveal and again in April for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone,

January felt super productive! So many cool things are coming together as we finish up the CGs, polish sound effects and adjust expressions. Beta backers can get a sneak peek of what we’ve been cooking in our latest beta build!

We just pushed another beta testing build for those Kickstarter backers with beta access. This version has two additional chapters, which brings us to about the midpoint of the game. It will also include the first public version of Arcadia Fallen II’s sneaking mini-game!

Just like how our alchemist in the first Arcadia Fallen could help out by brewing potions, our be-scarfed hero of Arcadia Fallen II can help Ragnar find his way through the Academy’s pipes to reach their Night Run destination.

Turn tiles to make a path through and maybe take a detour or two to pick up some late-night gossip along the way~

Ragnar now has portraits! Since Ragnar is very cute and tiny on his perch on the player’s shoulders, he needed custom portraits to zoom in on his adorable features. Don’t you just wanna squeeze those cheeks? ^^

Every day we’re getting closer to release, and that means it’s about time for us to put together our credits list! We’d like to remind Kickstarter backers who haven’t filled out their surveys to do so, so that we can put your name on the list!

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you in March for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hello Everyone!

Happy New Year! With bright snow falling outside and a mountain of leftover Christmas candy by our desks, we’re starting the new year by hunkering down in our burrows, getting a lot of good work done, to finish the game!

In the final month of 2025 we wrapped up the last voice acting session for the game! It has been so much fun working with everyone and we're looking forward to sharing these amazing actors’ hard work with you once the game releases.

For now there’s still more work to be done as Jesper edits everything and puts it into the game; a busy month ahead indeed!

There are a lot more characters in Arcadia Fallen II and this month we’ve been working on the sprites for a bunch of minor characters who show up throughout the story.

We’ve also been working on gala outfits this month! Those are too spoiler-y to show, however, but everyone turned out very dapper so we hope you’ll enjoy!

Chapter 4 and 5 are now as finished as the first chapter we have released for beta, but we’re still fiddling with a mini-game, so we’ll wait with releasing a beta update until that part is ready as well, so we can get your feedback. Thanks again to our beta testers for reporting the bugs you’re finding! It’s incredibly helpful ^^

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you in February for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone!

It’s the final month of the year! November blew by like a storm and the office has been a little chaotic as we’ve been working to get all the different parts of Arcadia Fallen II together. So as the year is coming to a close, let’s do a status update on our progress!

We had a few logistical hiccups this month, which meant our beta demo for Chapter 3 had to be delayed a bit, but the good news is it’s out NOW on Steam. If you're a backer you can find the guide to access it in this month's Kickstarter update!

The delay meant that we were able to add a few extra features. The game menu is done, with the full character creator including hairstyles and body types. Save/Load also got an upgrade. And a bunch of new voice acting is also in there!

We hope you’ll enjoy playing through this next chapter and thank you for your patience!

We're still working on getting a new public demo out on itch.io for non-backers, and we'll be sure to let you know when its live as well!

We mentioned in an earlier DevLog that the game’s release might be delayed to next year to give us time to add all the cool features we unlocked through community goals, plus just general delays, because planning how long game development takes is hard. So that is what we’re gonna do! We’ll keep you updated on when we settle on a final date, but we’re fairly sure it will be early 2026!

This month, we reached what we call content freeze. That means all text is in the game, close to all the voice acting has been recorded, and all sprites and CGs are in the game, although some of them are still sketches. All foley sounds and music are in the game, and mini-games are designed, though some are still really buggy ^^0

So that means what we’re gonna be doing the next couple of months is polish, polish, polish. We’re gonna be testing for bugs, adjusting sounds, finalizing CGs and replaying the game over and over until we’re satisfied with the quality.

We did a bunch of stuff this month, but one thing we’re very proud of is the new character creator! We can’t wait to see all the wonderful students you’re all gonna be making with this!^^

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you in January for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone!

We’re celebrating Arcadia Fallen’s 4th anniversary this month! What a journey it’s been! Thank you all for following our adventure and patiently waiting as we head into the final stretch of work on Arcadia Fallen II^^

We’ve been working on our next test build for our beta testers. This one is gonna feature a new chapter, lots of bug fixes and a completely upgraded game menu. The beta testers will get access to Chapter 3 of the story, but we’re also putting up the Steam demo again with all the improvements and the same Extended demo length. So be sure to keep an eye out for an extra update later this month!^^

We’ve finished up the sprites for the male body type! That makes the third and final body type you can customize your character with. Next up is making different hairstyles for everyone!

This month we did a full week of recording for the game and boy was it a treat! We were laughing, we were crying. Everyone is bringing their absolute best and we can’t wait for you all to hear it.

Jesper is going to be busy for the next many weeks editing all the voice acting, but he did find a moment to add an old favorite to this month's timelapse. Enjoy ~

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you in December for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone!

The spooky season is upon us! The leaves are turning orange, the weather is chilly and we’re huddling together in our little office with warm drinks and fresh apples, getting a lot of good work done.

This month, we’ve been updating more of the game interface. Here are some of the new menu designs. Getting the menus right is no small part of a game such as ours, and the goal is to make them both functional and visually pleasing. We hope you’ll enjoy the final designs^^

We’re preparing ourselves for the first session of voice acting, which is super exciting! This means part of the manuscript has to be locked because we can’t make changes once it has been recorded, so a lot of time this month has been dedicated to polishing up those scenes. We believe the script is turning out great, so we’re looking forward to getting started on recording!^^

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you in November for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone!

August was a super busy month for us, with the release of our extended demo and a trip to Gamecom in Cologne. Let’s talk about it!

We released the extended demo first for beta testers and then for everyone else a week after, and you can still play it on Steam right now if you wanna explore Chapter 2 of the Arcadia Fallen II adventure! 

Thank you to everyone who has been writing us feedback and reporting bugs on the Discord! It’s immensely helpful for us to make the game the best it can be!^^

We went to Gamescom in Cologne and it was massive! So many amazing games, especially in the Indie Arena Booth where we were stationed! A big shoutout to our booth neighbours Moonlight Peaks, Hellheart Breaker, Adaptory , The August Before and Crowded for being massive sweethearts by being each others’ hypemen when our feet were hurting and our voices cracking from talking too much! xD

We had so much fun talking with all the guests and watching people play the demo. Extra mega shoutout to those dropping by to say they played and liked the first game! You seriously made our day!

Seeing people smiling at the game dialogue, and bopping their heads to our music makes all the hard work building a game worth it, so thank you!

Fall is here, so we’d like to finish this devlog up with a new, fall-themed background: the woods outside the Academy! You can almost hear the leaves crunching under your feet~

After we came home to Denmark, we took a week off to recuperate after all the traveling madness, enjoying some long walks and naps xD We’re ready to jump back into production mode this month, so we hope you’ll look forward to the next devlog.

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you in October for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hi Everyone!

The Gamescom Extended Demo is now live for everyone on Steam! We hope you’ll all enjoy exploring the new chapter of the story, together with all of the other improvements!^^

If you’re attending Gamescom. You can find us at the Indie Arena Booth in hall 10.2 together with many other cool indie studios! Hope to see you there!

Cheers~

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone!

In the midst of the summer heat, interrupted by the occasional rainstorm, we've been busy bees getting everything ready for our trip to Gamescom! As deadlines loom, we’re having to prioritize, but it’s also exciting to see the results of our hard work. Without further ado, let’s talk Extended Demo and our plans for August!

We’re super excited to be part of the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. and as part of this event we’ll be releasing a new demo for Arcadia Fallen II.

The extended demo was one of the community goals for our Kickstarter campaign. As we moved closer to Gamescom, it became clear that including all of the features we wanted wouldn’t be possible.

The Kickstarter went incredibly well and we reached a bunch of cool stretch goals, like adding Catherine as a love interest. All the added features also meant more development time.

So, we’ll be releasing everything that’s ready in a new extended demo. Then, at a later date, we’ll release an ‘Extended extended demo’ with all the features we wanted to include but couldn’t finish in time, like character customization and another mini-game related to the amazing Ragnar the Great!

You might now be wondering about a release date for Arcadia Fallen II. We’re still aiming for that late 2025 deadline, because it forces us to make tough prioritizations and resist the temptation to just keep adding features. But if we can see that the game will benefit from us taking a few more months to polish it, then we will do so. We’ll of course keep you in the loop, whatever our final decision^^

Thank you all for your patience and understanding!

Everyone will be able to play the new demo when it launches on Steam for Gamescom on August 18th, but all you wonderful people who pledged for beta testing perks will already get access this coming weekend! We’ll be sending out another Kickstarter update for you with instructions on how to access the beta as soon as it goes live, so be sure to keep an eye out^^

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you in September for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hi Everyone!

Another busy month with some really cool news for us to share! So let's not waste any time and get right into it!

We’re finally able to announce that we’re taking Arcadia Fallen II to Gamescom in August as part of the Indie Arena Booth! We are so excited to go to Cologne again. Last time, we were there to share Arcadia Fallen in 2022 (OMG where did the time go? xD). We had such a great time, and we’re looking forward to chatting with gamers and developers alike again.

For us, the Indie Arena Booth is the gem of Gamescom and we’re so proud to be part of their lineup, just look at all these cool games! https://indiearenabooth.de/gamescom2025/games 

There’s also gonna be an online exhibition on Steam for the folks who can’t be there in person, so we hope you’ll check it out and support all these awesome indie developers!^^

We’re continuing to update the graphical user interface, and this month we’d like to show you the new menus! The romance options now also have color-coded hearts (green for Kim, blue for Puk, etc.) to help make it clear who you’re flirting with. We hope you’ll enjoy^^

We have a new background! The Show Room is the main practice hall of the Illusionists. Here Professor Gordon will coach his pupils in the elegant moves of the Enchanted Fawn Dance and woe betide the poor dancer who doesn’t keep their toes pointed!

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you in August for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone!

It’s been another busy month in our new office. Things have finally settled down a little and we’ve got a steady internet connection again, yay! Moving further out into the countryside has given us easier access to nature, and a lot of our breaks are now spent outside looking at flowers. 11/10, it’s a great energy boost!^^ So let’s take a look at what we’ve been working on…

The female body type now has sprites! There’s still some work left on implementing everything in the character creator, but we hope you can appreciate her floofy hair and cute scarf. Ragnar sure does!

This month, Daniel implemented a search mechanic for the game. Now, when there’s an opportunity to snoop around say, a professor’s office, you can click the background to investigate! What secrets might you find?

Soren listens to a lot of cool music, and Jesper is having a lot of fun adding lively numbers to his collection. Listen to this month’s track here with the timelapse of the June header image.

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you in July for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team

[galdra-studios]

Hi everyone!

It’s been a busy month with settling into a new office, and figuring out how to work when half the equipment is in boxes and the internet isn’t working. Thankfully the weather is nice, so grab an ice cream and let’s see what we’ve been working on^^

The lovely people over at Valiant Studio have released their game Kreaturekind and we’ve joined a bundle with them on Steam! 

Debate monsters, recruit friends, and start a movement! In this wholesome and approachable card battler/deck builder, you use the debate skills in your card decks to convince opponents to join your cause. Balance your team and your decks carefully - or you won't be able to save magic!

If cozy deckbuilding in a world where you talk your way to solutions sounds good to you, you can find the bundle here.

This month we’ve been working on CGs, which are all very spoilery. In general we’re moving into the part of production where it becomes a bit difficult to share progress pictures because everything is spoilers xD However, we do have one new location to share. The Entrance Hall of the Academy. Just how many stories can these ancient walls tell? Mostly gossip, but those are the fun stories, right?

Jesper is busy at work putting in sound effects in the scene but he's also fiddling with music. Here's a new piece together with the time lapse of this month's header image.

We’ve set up our new office and it’s turned out so cozy!

Bonus picture of a cat that likes to visit and our new Mr. Tomato jr.

Thank you so much for following our journey! And we’ll see you in June for another DevLog!

Cheers!

- The Galdra Team