Alnico Smithery

Alnico Smithery is a solo-developed Early Access game that entered Steam Early Access on October 25, 2024. The developer (Pinapl) has remained communicative and active throughout the Early Access period. Two major content milestones have shipped since launch: Version 3.30 on July 25, 2025, which included a completely overhauled forging minigame, redesigned menus, experimental localization in 10 languages, and numerous gameplay additions; and Beta 3.40 on December 23, 2025, a rebalancing and polish update adding new sprites, achievements, and quality-of-life improvements. On October 25, 2025 — the game's one-year Early Access anniversary — the developer published a detailed roadmap covering everything still planned before the full 1.0 release: three new NPCs (Forge Supplier, Inventor, and Collector), five new structures (Basin, Grindstone, Tumbler, Crusher, and Generator), new items such as a wrench for rearranging the smithery, an enchanting system, alternate gameplay modes including a "Hard" mode, and various mechanic overhauls. In that same post, the developer explicitly answered the question "Is the game still being worked on?" with "Yes," and stated that if development were ever to stop, a formal announcement would be made. The developer has acknowledged that updates can be slow because this is a solo hobby project alongside a full-time job, but has maintained steady communication and patches since launch. As of today (October 8, 2026), the last developer communication on Steam was December 23, 2025 — approximately nine and a half months ago. While this is a notable gap in public Steam posts, the developer had previously noted that more frequent updates are posted to the community Discord, and has a documented pattern of quieter periods followed by substantial updates. The October 2025 roadmap commitments remain undelivered, and the developer has made no announcement indicating development has ended.