Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge

Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge

Released Jul 2025

Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge is a mix of a simulator, strategy, and auto-battler. Become a master smith, craft various weapons, and enhance them with magical runes. Equip a team of adventurers with your hand-made tools, send them on missions, gather loot to upgrade your forge, and save the land!

74% positive · 117 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Blacksmith: Ignite the Forge launched on July 14, 2025. In the weeks immediately following release, the developer was very active — shipping a day-two patch (v1.0.1 on July 16), several hotfixes through late July, a feature update (v1.1 on July 21), and another feature patch (v1.2 on August 18, 2025). This burst of post-launch patching is typical of a studio responding to community feedback right after release. The pre-launch development post from October 31, 2024 described broad plans for the full game (combat overhaul, new weapons, bosses, etc.), and those plans were all plausibly fulfilled by the July 14, 2025 release itself — which shipped with 27 weapons, boss fights, the revamped combat system, and the reworked forge aesthetic that were previewed. The most recent communication from the developer is the v1.2 patch on August 18, 2025. Since then — approximately ten months as of today, June 19, 2026 — the developer has not posted any news, announced any upcoming content, or listed any unreleased DLC. There is no season pass, no announced expansion, no unreleased DLC on the store, and no developer roadmap pointing to future content. The game has no history of a sustained major-content cadence beyond the initial post-launch polish period. Given the silence since August 18, 2025 and the absence of any outstanding commitments, the game appears to have launched as a complete product and reached its final content state with the v1.2 update.
Evidence
v1.2 patch released with new advisor voiceovers, adjusted sharpening mechanics, and additional tooltips. This is the most recent developer communication on record.
news post · Aug 18, 2025 source content shipped
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Developer confirmed July 14, 2025 as the release date, describing the launch build as the culmination of their development journey including 27 weapons, new ores, boss fights, and a reworked forge.
news post · Jul 1, 2025 source content shipped
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Awaken Realms
Achievements
23
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

                                               RUN YOUR OWN FORGE!

Become a master blacksmith who owns and develops a full-fledged forge! In your smithing fortress, there are various rooms of different types at your disposal, such as the mines, smithing room, tavern, shop, or battle-preparation chamber.

                                              CRAFT LEGENDARY WEAPONS

Collect various metal ores in the mines. Smelt them in your furnace to get alloys with special effects. Then it’s time for some proper smithing! Take your hamer and hit the alloy during a special minigame to reshape and forge it into a powerful weapon. Harness rune magic to enhance it with even more special affixes. Depending on the precision of your work, weapons will be of different qualities. And the better their quality, the more effective (and deadlier) they are.

                                      HIRE AND EQUIP A TEAM OF MERCENARIES

To put your weapons to good use, assemble a team of mercenaries and arm them with your creations. Adventurers have different combat skills that support various playstyles and enhance team building. As your companions also possess different statistics, make sure to equip them with the right weapon type to maximize their potential.

                                     SEND YOUR TEAM ON COMBAT MISSIONS

Once the arrangements are ready, it’s time to send your team on missions to save the land from chaos! When your mercenaries embark on quests, they engage enemies in auto-battler-type combat, so the pre-battle preparations will be crucial to succeed. Expect to face both regular opponents, as well as unique and dangerous bosses. Each victory grants experience and makes your team even stronger. But be careful—if any of your warriors fall in combat, you will lose them and their gear forever!

                              GATHER RESOURCES & EXPAND THE FORGE

During expeditions, you gather valuable loot such as gold and metal ores, and receive special rewards, including new weapon templates. Use that to expand and develop your forge, buy new materials in the shop, craft even more various weapons, and bring your smithing skills to perfection! You can also test your craft during the daily blacksmithing challenges, which require extra attention to detail. Complete them to get gold and precious resources. Remember, the better smith you become, the higher the chances of your team being victorious!

                                        DEFEND YOUR PROVINCE FROM CHAOS

Every day, the forces of evil grow in strength, making the enemies you encounter more threatening. Each victory gives your province some extra time to survive and prepare for the final encounter with chaos incarnate. Mastering your smithing skills, good resource management, and thoughtful team-building strategy will be crucial to being victorious and saving the world from annihilation!

Blacksmith, do you have what it takes to save the world? The fate is in your hands (or in your hammer)!

Last evaluated Jun 19, 2026
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