Steam app 1414910 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:12 UTC
"Try all you can, through hell and fire's end..."Forge yourself the best weapon you can, and jump into the ever-changing dungeon searching for your memory and the truth of this world!Roguelike X Smithing X Souls-like. Turn-Based Strategic Dungeon Crawling RPG
700 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
11 months, November 2025 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 431 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 269 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith was released on 28 Nov, 2025.
This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: General Mature Content
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50 developer announcements, Jan 2023 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
Fixed the bug where Emergency Saves saved in the Safehouse could not be loaded properly.ATTEMPTED TO fixed the bug where units being knocked back by Vortex on Ground will have their textures stay at the same tile.ATTEMPTED TO fixed the bug…
Patch notesFixed the bug where the campfire in outposts will sometimes appear in weird locations.Fixed the bug where when units recover from Friendly state, their Hidden state will also be deprived.
Patch notesAfter defeating Bosses in Endless Labyrinth, a battle message will now appear showing how much Souls you obtained, just like in the main game.Overlapping map objects will now seperate themselves automatically.Fixed the bug where under…
Patch notesTime to show off your skills in the BOSS ATTACK community event!Upload your marvelous fight with the bosses, and get an EXCLUSIVE animated wallpaper!📅 EVENT PERIOD2026 / 9 / 2 0:00 ~ 2026 / 10 / 12 23:59 (UTC+8)📘 HOW TO PLAYRecord a video…
IblisForce Stop feature added in the Battle / Visual Settings. When set to ON, hi-speed movement will be automatically disabled when in danger, such as enemy discovery and trap activation. Release the button to move. Note: Does NOT apply to…
Patch notesComplication adjusted. Now Complication will be triggered to enemies every time you inflict status ailments, even if they are already afflicted with the same status ailments.Fixed the bug where in fixed maps in Chapter 6, using teleport…
Patch notesFIxed the bug where the battle message for acquiring Souls after defeating Bosses is shown incorrectly.Other miscellaneous fixes.
Patch notesHello everyone. This is Hanji, the producer of Cursed Blacksmith.Below is a VERY LONG letter I wrote to express my feelings throughout the whole production of the game. I repeat, it’s VERY LONG. Please take your time if you decide to give…
IblisNow when Boss enters Regeneration state, the number of HP it recovers will be shown on-screen. (HINT: Bosses have a limit of HP recovery.)You can now see how many times you have forged a weapon at the Item Index.You can now check which…
Patch notesFixed the bug where the statue of Furnace won't refresh its usage under certain conditions.Fixed the bug where in the ??? Mode, enemies' HP aren't set properly.Fixed the bug where in the ??? Mode, Monster Girls' Max HP and Attack aren't set…
Patch notesThe wait is over! The FREE Epilogue update for The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith is now available!To celebrate the update, we have a HISTORY LOW 25% OFF DISCOUNT starting from August 9th, 8:00 PDT!Whether you beat the game half a…
IblisWe're joining the Steam Summer Sale with a 20% discount, the biggest we have had so far!If you haven't tried the critically mixed (?) experience, now's never better!On another note, it has been quite a while since the last update for Cursed…
IblisWe're joining the Steam Spring Sale with a 10% discount!It's been almost four months since the initial release of Cursed Blacksmith, and we have put out dozens of updates featuring balance tweaks, new features, QoL improvements and such.We…
IblisFixed the bug where when using materials such as Dark Stones to forge weapons will have unexpected results. Fixed the bug where selecting specific materials in the Special Enchantment Pedestal will cause the game to crash.
Patch notesFixed the bug where after triggering the Distort trap, the traps in the Labyrinth may overlap due to the map changing. Fixed the bug where the selection cursor duplicates when pressing Organize Items in the storage menu.
Patch notesFixed the bug where choosing materials with specific additional effects will cause the game to crash.
Patch notesUPDATE: 2/18 15:20 GMT+8The build was not updated to the latest one in this post, and is now updated properly. We apologize for the inconvenience.When an Add. Effect related to a specific ability such as "Perception" is obtained through…
Patch notesName for Additional Effect about triggering Stun check during knockback to fit actual feature.Fixed the bug where under specific circumstances, the items shown in the shop before Chapter 6 Boss will be grayed out.Fixed the bug where under…
Patch notesDamage dealt by throwing Explosives at Bosses adjusted.Effect of throwing Corrupted Elixirs at Bosses adjusted.Fixed the bug where the cost of Armament Finisher isn't affected correctly by the duration of Cursed Armament.Fixed the bug where…
Patch notesFixed the bug where using Low-Class Forging when your total tenacity is 1 will cause the game to softlock.If you experience softlock when opening the load menu due to the above bug, please delete the emergency save file "save90.rpgsave" in…
Patch notes*CAUTION*The save file structure from v1.06 onwards differs from versions prior to v1.05. Once a file is saved in this version it cannot be used with versions prior to v1.05.Additionally, the new save file structure will not be compatible…
IblisTeleportation when taking damage via additional effects will now have more impactful distance and timing.Teleportation via potions, traps etc. will now avoid short-range teleportation unless there is no other choice.Mysterious Statues now…
Patch notesParameter increments for specific Bosses every 80 floors in Endless Labyrinth adjusted.The dagger thrown by using Instant Strike will now be affected by specific additional effects about throwing items.Teleportation when taking damage via…
Patch notesSeveral Magic Implantations from Stanga buffed.Animation for Blast Shadow adjusted.\ Fixed the bug where upon entering new floors, enemies may spawn above water ponds or holes.Fixed the bug where under certain circumstances, Exp. Weapon…
Patch notesBALANCE CHANGESAccessory Durability consumption adjusted. Average consumption rate and chance decreased.Number of Stanga's Magic Implantation options increased to 6. (Applicable after loading a save file and passing days…
Patch notes\ Fixed the bug where the weapon interface in the left side of the screen will sometimes move to the middle.Fixed the bug where enemies' attack will be affected by their Poison stacks under certain circumstances.Fixed the bug where enemies…
Patch notesFixed the bug where the Chapter 5 Boss' buff will sometimes persist.Fixed the bug where certain visual effects are not shown correctly.Other miscellaneous fixes.
Patch notesBALANCE CHANGESPlayer level cap increased to 999. (Note: Elemental resistance will no longer increase after level 100.)Player Max HP and Max SP caps increased to 9999. HP Recovery and SP Recovery caps increased to 200.CASUAL / ASSISTED…
Patch notesFixed the bug where after you are no longer in the Hidden state, all enemies in the map will automatically target you.Fixed the bug where your transportation will constantly be weakened.Other miscellaneous fixes.
Patch notesBALANCE CHANGESStorage capacity increment from Rezia per chapter increased.Soul cost for Shanoa's weapon maintenance adjusted.Turns will no longer advance when reviving due to the additional effect Recovers HP when downed.Rules for item…
Patch notesFixed the bug where when Hive Slime uses her Skill Surging Bounce, she sometimes jump to an undefined axis and cause the game to softlock graudally.Fixed the bug where the Chapter 4 Boss sometimes doesn't come back to the map.Text fixes for…
Patch notesFixed the bug where after triggering the Distortion Traps, units summoned by you will attack you.Fixed the bug where using the yellow Magic Circles in fixed maps in Chapter 6 will cause the BGM to disappear.Fixed the bug where Cursed Sword…
Patch notesNEW FEATURECasual Mode Added. In this mode, you can annihilate every single enemy with your significantly buffed Cursed Sword Skills for almost infinite use.A mirror is added in the Arena. You can use the mirror to lower the difficulty or…
Patch notesIn this update, we focused on increasing the chance of items appearing. This is to encourage players to try crafting more weapons, use Skills and more against hordes of enemies. On the other hand, we tried some adjustments on every ones'…
Patch notesFixed the bug where certain actions will cause the game to softlock in the tutorial.Fixed the bug where the game will crash showing an error message "checkDead" under certain circumstances.Fixed the bug where when enemies are preparing…
Patch notesIn this update, game-breaking bugs are fixed, and we try to reward players for crafting and breaking new weapons by buffing the Scraps and Essences, and add more ways to obtain powerful items. Hopefully you can also take on a journey of…
Patch notesWe've received several reports of game-breaking bugs, which after investigation was triggered because of the use of external tools. While we won't stop anyone using these, working on bugs because of this isn't what we should do to better…
Iblis【INVESTIGATING】Fixed the bug where the player character can't move under certain circumstances.【INVESTIGATING】Fixed the bug where crafting weapons may cause the game to crash, possibly because of an error from the graphic…
Patch notesThe Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith is now available on Steam! We're also holding an opening sale for a week, ending on December 5th, 2025. 10% off! On behalf of everyone here in Ason, we would like to thank every single fan for…
IblisThe Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith will be releasing on Steam on November 28th, 2025!That's it, nothing else to share today. After the Steam release, we will continue with releases on other platforms, such as DLSite and much more.…
IblisHello everyone, it's time for another quick status update, since the placeholder release dates on store pages are approaching.We understand that a lot of players are looking forward to the actual release as time goes on, but we have to once…
Iblishttps://discord.gg/BzfjQT5dUTRemember when we told you that we're opening up the Discord server to all users? Well it's been a month of this and that, but we're ready to open the door! Everyone who's interested in Cursed Blacksmith is…
IblisHello everyone, I'm the producer.It's about time for another status update. Although I've said this many times before, the game isn't finished yet, and I'm truly sorry to everyone who's been waiting. As we mentioned on our social media…
Iblis{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38715293/35c5ed89f69734309e7c1b66036a804321bb3cbe.png Hello everyone, this is the producer of Ason. I'm here to deliver another status update. Sadly as usual, I need to start with apologizing. We are sorry that we still…
IblisHi everyone. First and foremost, we unfortunately have to announce that we couldn't make the Q3 release that we talked about a while ago. Details will be provided below if you are interested. But for now, please allow me to show some new…
Iblis{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38715293/7969456197c26eaecdea0bcc9f5e0978dacf1c84.jpg This is it. The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith hits the (digital) shelves on 2024! Whether you are an OG fan far from when this page is created, or a new…
Iblis{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38715293/cdbf96b112bea948c9ef653e2720df64a72dffb1.png Hello everyone! It has become a bit of tradition here, but we're here once again for a status update. Last month, we finally pulled through; the latest major update…
Iblis{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38715293/d48690c9effba8908028705f1a5aa12fdc806347.png Hello everyone! Long time no see! Again! We are here to deliver a quick update on our current development status. Last month, we just finished another major update…
IblisEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith - Art + Music Collection | Windows | 09 Aug 2026 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | game.exe | any |
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gameinstall | /save | *.rpgsave |
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